SME Development Fund (SMEDF) indirect lending
Chương trình cho vay gián tiếp của Quỹ Phát triển doanh nghiệp nhỏ và vừa (SMEDF)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Low-interest loans delivered through partner commercial banks: 1.2% a year (short term) and 4.4% a year (medium and long term), up to 7 years. The Fund lends up to 80% of the total investment capital of a project (applicant funds at least 20%).
You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need
Quỹ Phát triển doanh nghiệp nhỏ và vừa (SMEDF)
public · national
Deadline: Open all year — Standing indirect lending programme; apply through banks that have a framework contract with the Fund.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 20% yourself.
Who can apply
- small enterprises
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
- Locally registered entity required
Innovative startup SMEs, SMEs joining industry clusters and SMEs in value chains, with a feasible business plan, at least 20% own capital in the project and meeting legal collateral requirements.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)
Source. https://smedf.gov.vn/
"Mức lãi suất cho vay của Quỹ là 1,2%/năm (vay ngắn hạn), 4,4%/năm (vay trung và dài hạn), thời gian vay tối đa không quá 07 năm. ... DNNVV khởi nghiệp sáng tạo: Có dự án, phương án sản xuất, kinh doanh (SXKD) khả thi; Đảm bảo nguồn vốn chủ sở hữu tham gia dự án, phương án SXKD tối thiểu 20% tổng vốn"
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
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