Da Nang, Vietnam — November 30, 2025 — The Hacker Residency Da Nang 2025 program officially wrapped up its month-long innovation program on November 29 with a dynamic Demo Day featuring 13 international startup teams who spent 30 days building AI-native and software products on the Son Tra Peninsula. Launched by Silicon Valley–founded Hacker Residency Group (HRG), this year’s cohort brought together founders from the United States, Singapore, India, Korea, Canada, and across Southeast Asia.
As both a sponsor and co-organizer, DataHouse played an active role throughout the program, reinforcing the company’s commitment to elevating Da Nang as a rising regional technology hub.
The HRG prgram welcomed a strong lineup of global technology partners, including CodeRabbit, OpenRouter, n8n, Stainless, Parallel, Cognition, Anything, and Exa. Their participation highlights the growing appeal of Da Nang to international builders.
From November 1 to 30, participants lived and worked in Da Nang, embracing a builder-first model focused on rapid prototyping, continuous iteration, and transparent progress sharing. Throughout the month, founders took part in weekly product demos, received one-on-one mentoring on fundraising, go-to-market strategies, and technical implementation, and connected with investors from the U.S., Singapore, and Southeast Asia.
During the Demo Day, Mr. Vo Duc Anh, Deputy Director of the Da Nang Innovation Startup Support Center (DISSC), shared the city’s long-term vision toward 2030, which aims to support approximately 600 innovation projects, nurture at least 500 startups, and see the rise of at least one unicorn from the local ecosystem. He emphasized that Da Nang’s ongoing sandbox policies, improving business landscape, and the upcoming Da Nang International Financial Center are all key initiatives supporting global technology builders.
This year, DataHouse distinguished itself through its hands-on involvement across the residency. Beyond its sponsorship, the company collaborated closely with HRG on logistics, supported on-site operations, and connected participants with local stakeholders. Through these efforts, DataHouse further strengthened Da Nang’s visibility within the global innovation landscape.
Hacker Residency Da Nang 2025 spotlighted the fast-growing momentum behind AI-native and indie-hacker-driven product development. From cinematic AI video creation to multi-agent systems, next-generation productivity platforms, and health-tech innovations, this year’s solutions reflected the diversity and creativity of global builders choosing Da Nang as their launchpad.
Planning for the 2026 batch is already underway, signaling deeper collaboration between HRG, DataHouse, and the region’s expanding startup ecosystem.
As Da Nang, Vietnam continues its transformation into a coastal innovation capital, the success of Hacker Residency 2025 marks a meaningful milestone, strengthening the city’s global technology identity and reinforcing its role in the future of innovation across Asia.
