YouthDev

Name

YouthDev

Legal name

YouthDev, Inc

Website

https://youthdev.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development & IT Outsourcing

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Application Development & Modernization (BPAEAFAF)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Software outsourcing services
• Enterprise ERP solutions
• Agile development consulting
• Mobile application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Ho Chi Minh City

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development & Outsourcing: YouthDev generates revenue through software outsourcing and custom development projects. They work as a technology solution company that develops software products for clients using Agile methodology, providing transparent processes and high-availability scalable software products.
2. ERP Solutions Implementation: They provide and implement ERP solutions for businesses, including comprehensive enterprise resource planning systems for inventory control, customer relationships, human resources, accounting, and supply chain management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

YouthDev is a Vietnam-based software outsourcing and solutions company that designs, develops, and delivers custom software products for enterprise clients using Agile methodology. They build high-availability, scalable enterprise systems (ERP, video platforms, loyalty apps, payment platforms, e-learning, social listening) and provide ERP implementation services, combining custom development with proprietary product engineering.

Product overview

YouthDev is a technology outsourcing and solutions company founded in 2014 that operates a portfolio of client-delivered products and its own proprietary solutions. The company delivers enterprise systems (ERP, video streaming platforms, social listening, loyalty applications) and startup products (electronic payments, elearning, video social networks) primarily serving the Vietnamese market. Key products include the Buzzmetrics Social Listening System for social media analytics, the Mobifone 8GiaiTri video entertainment platform, MobilePay electronic payment app, Pi360 elearning system, Giant ERP for enterprise resource management, Extracare pharmacy loyalty app, and the Thatvidieu video social network. YouthDev positions itself as a technology-first company emphasizing scalable, high-availability software development using Agile methodologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Software Development & Outsourcing Services End-to-end custom software development and outsourcing services for enterprise clients, delivered using Agile methodology with transparent project management. Includes discovery, architecture design, development, CI/CD setup, automated testing, and ongoing refactoring for scalable, high-availability systems.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Implementation Comprehensive ERP solutions for businesses covering inventory control, customer relationships, human resources, accounting, invoices, bills, vendor purchase orders, and customer sale orders. Built on Odoo ERP and integrated with systems such as Microsoft ERP.
• Social Listening System Enterprise social media monitoring and analytics platform that collects over 20 million mentions per day and analyzes billions of records to deliver brand perception, sentiment, and customer mention insights for digital marketing campaigns.
• 8GiaiTri (Mobifone Video Entertainment Platform) Mobile and web video streaming platform for Mobifone subscribers featuring adaptive video streaming via FFMPEG, large scalable video storage, and complex SMS registration and subscription services.
• MobilePay Electronic Payment Application Mobile payment application enabling users to register, connect multiple bank accounts, make payments via QR code scanning, request payments, transfer money, and manage digital wallets.
• Pi360 E-Learning System E-learning platform consolidating knowledge from Harvard Business, McKinsey, and Philip Kotler frameworks alongside courses validated by industry professionals from Google, Facebook, Uber, Unilever, Nestle, and Pepsi, with integrations to Odoo, Moodle, and Google Classroom.
• Vietjet Gold Airplane Loyalty Campaign Cross-platform online game and loyalty member service built for VietJet Air that served over 5 million users within 1-2 hour campaign windows with peak real-time users approaching 10,000.
• Extracare Loyalty Mobile Application Native Android (Java) and iOS (Objective-C) mobile loyalty application for Pharmacity pharmacy chain that replaces traditional loyalty cards and integrates deeply with Microsoft ERP.
• Thatvidieu / BuzzHeat Video Social Network Video distribution social network that uses data mining and machine learning to collect, analyze, and filter video content from Vietnamese social networks while providing personalized recommendations based on user behavior, available on web and mobile.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% customer rating for marketable product delivery capability
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SmartOSC: Vietnam-headquartered e-commerce and digital transformation agency with Magento/Shopify focus and custom development services. Comparable in custom enterprise solutions and Southeast Asia enterprise client base.
• TMA Solutions: Vietnam-based software outsourcing and R&D services firm with US/EU customers across telecom, healthcare, and finance. Directly comparable in services portfolio, scale, and Vietnamese delivery model to YouthDev's enterprise systems work.
• KMS Technology: Vietnam- and US-headquartered software development firm offering custom software, QA/testing, and AI/ML services. Comparable in business model, technology stack emphasis, and bilateral US-Vietnam delivery model.
• Saigon Technology: Vietnam-based software outsourcing company offering custom software, mobile, web, and AI/ML development services. Highly comparable in custom development services, Agile methodology, and target enterprise segments.
• Rikkei (Rikkeisoft): Vietnam-headquartered IT services and software outsourcing company with offices across Japan and Germany. Direct competitor in offshore custom software development and enterprise solutions serving similar mid-to-large enterprise clients.
• Axon Active Vietnam: Vietnam-based offshore software development firm with Swiss roots, offering Agile custom software and product development. Comparable in custom development services, Agile-first delivery, and mid-market enterprise clients.
• HDWEBSOFT: Vietnam-based software outsourcing firm offering custom software, mobile app, and web development services to US/EU clients. Closely comparable boutique scale and enterprise software services focus.
• SotaTek: Vietnam and global software development company specializing in AI, blockchain, IoT, and custom enterprise solutions. Comparable in technology breadth and custom development services for enterprise and startup clients.

Broad incumbents

• N-iX: Global software solutions provider headquartered in Ukraine with delivery centers including Vietnam. Comparable in custom software development, cloud, data, and enterprise system integration offerings, and larger in scale.
• FPT Software: Vietnam's largest IT services firm with a global delivery network across enterprise digital transformation, ERP, and cloud. Closest broad incumbent to YouthDev's custom development and ERP services, but orders of magnitude larger and serving multinational clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/youthdevinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youthdev

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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