Hanoi, Vietnam – Vietnam’s fintech start-up GIMO today has announced the first close of its Series A funding with a US$5.1 million investment led by TNB Aura.   Other investment firms joining the round are returning investors including Integra Partners, Resolution Ventures, Blauwpark Partners, ThinkZone Ventures, and Y Combinator.   GIMO’s latest financing follows a year of […]

Airing on 31st July 2022, “The 9th+ hour” episode centered on the work-life stories of factory workers in Binh Duong province, part of the Southern Key Economic Region in Vietnam.   This was the first episode of “The 9th+ hour” show that GIMO co-produced with the General Confederation of Labor and Vietnam Television.   Participating in the […]

HO CHI MINH CITY, July 29, 2022. GIMO and the Trade Unions of Ho Chi Minh City’s Industrial and Export Processing Zones signed a partnership agreement to uplift workers’ financial lives.  The signing took place during the 93rd Founding Anniversary Ceremony of The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (July 28, 1929 – July 28, 2022) […]

GIMO has been recently made the cut into Y Combinator (YC) – the high-profile Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator with an acceptance rate of only 1.5-2%.   With an acceptance rate of less than 3%, YC is one of the most renowned launchpads in the world and has backed over 3,000 companies since its inception in […]

HANOI, Vietnam – November 23rd, 2021 GIMO, Vietnam’s fintech startup offering on-demand pay for blue-collar workers, announced on Tuesday that it had successfully raised $1.9 million in a Seed+ round led by Singapore’s Integra Partners. The round also saw participation from Resolution Ventures, Blauwpark Partners, and TNB Aura VN Scout. According to GIMO’s Co-founder and CEO […]

HANOI, Vietnam – October 6, 2021    GIMO has officially launched the new instant payment feature in partnership with Viet Capital Bank, enabling users to receive their earned wage in just 30 seconds starting from October 6, 2021.  As one of the pioneers in the Earned Wage Access playing field in Vietnam, GIMO has provided local […]

HANOI, VIETNAM – July 06, 2021  To provide our users with a more fantastic experience as well as more business insights, GIMO’s mobile app and website has come back with a new look, and indeed, it is better than ever.   To make sure your experience will be pleasantly and seamlessly wonderful, we have added multiple assistive new features. […]

HO CHI MINH, Vietnam – May 10, 2021  GIMO surpasses more than 200 startups to get in the top 13 of SK Startup Fellowship (SKSF) 2021.  The SK Startup Fellowship Program (SKSF) objective is to identify high-potential early-stage startups and offer them financial and in-kind assistance. At the same time, the Program aims to establish […]

HANOI, VIETNAM – March 24, 2021  GIMO, an on-demand pay solution provider in Vietnam, has secured seed funding from Thinkzone Ventures, Bk Fund and Angel Investors.  “As an early investor of GIMO, ThinkZone Ventures is delighted to share the same aspiration with BK Fund and other strategic angel investors. We can see appealing market opportunities […]