On October 22, Startup Wheel 2021 held a Semi-Final Round within the framework of Vietnam Startup Day 2021 - which includes both the competition itself and a matching event. The Startup Wheel Finalist Jury Council has 10 to 20 years of experience with the startup and innovation ecosystem in Vietnam and the region, with professional experience and multi-dimensional experience from many positions such as individual investors, executives of venture capital funds, entrepreneurs of leading Vietnamese and international corporations.
The jury critiqued the many participants to amount to the final 15. Ten startups being from Vietnam and 5 from other areas of Asia. Dtonic was one of two Korean companies to make it into the top 5 to make it to the final found of the competition.