Top 5 Platforms Startup Investors in Vietnam (June 2026)

Founded in 1990, KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC) is one of Korea’s leading investment firms of venture capital and private equity funds with over USD 2.6 Billion of asset under management as of December 2023. KBIC is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea’s premier financial group with the largest domestic customer base as well as the widestnetwork of service branches in Korea.KBIC’s team is recognized for industry thought leadership, a broad network of powerful industry relationships, and a unique professional investment approach to investing. KBIC passionately support our portfolio companies with active guidance in all key aspects of team building, strategy, operations and governance

Investment focus

Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

Total investments: 321
Round size: Seed $335k–$7M; Series A $1.5M–$36M; Series B $3.4M–$40M
Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

Logpresso — Logpresso is an automated security operation platform that integrates on-premise, cloud, and SaaS environments.
AiM Future — AiM Future provides AI processors, software, and AI system integration services.
Gomi Corporation — Gomi Corporation is a Overseas market.

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HB Investment Inc. was founded on November 11, 1999 starting with paid-in Capital of KRW 10 billion.Since its foundation, HB Investment Inc. has been investing small and medium businesses that have the potential for steady growth and profitability and helping the invested companies to grow well by giving various consulting services. As a result,HB Investment Inc.constructed comprehensive portfolio out of various industrial areas, such as game, entertainment, as well as representative high-tech industries related to semiconductor, Internet, LCD, and a smart phone, bio, health care. In addition, HB Investment Inc. has experiences in implementing business Success-fully by organizing several partnership funds for recent years.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Stage:Series B, Series A
Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

Total investments: 134
Round size: Series A $1.1M–$14M; Series B $2.2M–$23M
Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

Robros — Robros is constantly creating technology to break through the barrier between people and robots in order to build a world in which everyone in the service industry can live a physically and emotionally happy life.
Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
BOS Semiconductors — Driving the Future of Automotive, BOS Semiconductors

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Mekong Capital is a Vietnam-focused Private Equity firm, specializing in consumer driven businesses. Mekong Capital’s investee companies are typically among the fastest growing and market leading companies in Vietnam’s consumer-driven sectors such as retail, restaurants, consumer products and distribution.Established in 2001, Mekong Capitalhas the most extensive private equity track record in Vietnam. Our funds have completed 30 private equity investments, of which 22 have been fully exited and 1 has been partially exited. Mekong Capital has managed 5 funds, one of which is currently making new investments. Mekong Capital has a team of 50+ full-time people in our offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, who have an average tenure at Mekong Capital of around 6 years. Three Partners with combined 31 years at Mekong Capital.Mekong Capital invests in fast-growing companies, with ambitious expansion plans, and a strong commitment to building management teams that will apply best practices and successfully execute on those expansion plans. These companies are typically well-established companies in their sectors, but which typically operate in fragmented and fast growing markets which present attractive growth opportunities.Mekong Capital is strongly committed to adding significant value at each of its investee companies – through operational improvements, building management teams, introduction of best practices and outside experts, and applying other elements of our Vision Driven Investing framework.

Investment focus

Industry: Manufacturing, Retail, Service Industry
Stage:Private Equity, Series B
Geography: Vietnam, Spain, Hong Kong

Investor stats

Total investments: 48
Round size: Series B $21M–$30M; Private Equity $5.4M–$15M
Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $246M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

F88 — F88 brand name was established in 2013. pioneered in professionalizing of pawn services in Vietnam, bringing fast, reliable and professional financial solution to consumers, blowing fresh winds to the traditional pawn market. With the model of nationwide pawn system, F88 currently provides loans with diversified mortgage assets such as cars,motorcycles, mobile phones, laptops, etc. F88’s competitive advantage lies at the professional management team with a strong commitment toward bringing customers reliable, professional, friendly and fast financial services, from which, to change social perceptions about traditional pawn market. With a wide network of stores, modern technology system, well-trained staffs and high quality services, F88 has been honored Gold Cup for reliable products, perfect service, preferred brands in 2016 granted by Intellectual Property and Creativity magazine – Intellectual Property Association of Viet Nam and Intellectual Property International Academy.
Pizza 4P's — Pizza 4P's is Vietnam-based Japanese Italian pizza restaurant. Always the best with our mission of "Delivering Wow, Sharing Happiness"
LiveSpo Global — LIVESPO GLOBAL is world-leading company in the commercial development and manufacturing of Bacillus clausii.

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STIC Ventures invests in small and mid-sized venture companies with core technologies and new business models.

Investment focus

Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Stage:Series A, Series B
Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

Total investments: 116
Round size: Series A $2M–$22M; Series B $5.2M–$46M
Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

Wavelord —
Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.
Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging influencers is explosively increasing. Feauturing allows brands and marketers to discover product fit influencers and helps matchingbased on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia including Japan and China.

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