# Alex Banh

> Alex Banh is a Series A investor at IPV Capital backing Mobile, Art and Finance. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IPV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ipv-capital)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbanh
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/alexbanh

Alex Banh is a Series A investor at IPV Capital focused on Mobile and Art. Venture Investor/Serial Entrepreneur/Startup Coach with extensive experience in software, internet businesses, venture capital and real estate development. Performance oriented with a keen interest in assisting early-stage, high growth business opportunities. Particular focus on facilitating business in Asian emerging markets (China,Indochina: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos) and technologies (software , internet businesses).Specialties:Launching startups, product development, business development, government liaisons fund raising, and financing.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 2 | 50% |
| Art | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Singapore | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Binded | Binded lets creators claim their copyrights on the blockchain and protect them for free. A creator uploads their art or photos to Binded via our website or integrations with creative tools like Instagram. We create a timestamp in the Bitcoin blockchain and give a​ certificate as proof. We are developing technology to create uniquefingerprints for all copyrighted works and store them on the blockchain. Like Youtube’s Content ID system for the entire internet. For every copyright claimed, we scan the web and show matches for possible copyright infringement. In 5 years we hope to be the main way copyrights are registered and utilized. | $547K | Seed | Mar 15, 2016 |  |
| V-Key | V-Key is a global leader in software based digital security, providing solutions for mobile identity, authentication, authorization, and payments for major banks, payment gateways, and government agencies.V-Key uses an innovative, internationally patented cryptographic software – V-OS – the world’s first virtual secure element -- to enablebusinesses to create powerful customer experiences by combining high security and convenience in diverse areas of mobile application, including (1) cloud based payments, (2) trusted authentication for mobile banking, and (3) other secured mobile applications for user access, identity, and data protection. They work with financial institutions, government agencies and enterprises to secure critical information and processing on a mobile application regardless of the mobile device and without the use of hardware elements, democratizing application security for end users. | $12M | Series B | Nov 17, 2014 |  |
| TradeHero | Founded in 2012 by app developer MyHero, TradeHero's mission is to provide a platform for traders to monetize their investment expertise, by democratizing trading in a social and gamified mobile app. TradeHero is a free stock market simulation app, which draws real-world data from stock exchanges to create an unrivalled global socialinvestment network. Users can compete with friends from their social networks, or on the global leaderboards with users from across the world. The app brings novice and knowledgeable traders together, allowing novice traders to subscribe for stock tips via push notifications, and top traders to earn subscription fees from followers. Followers can subscribe, for a small monthly fee, to follow and receive trade feeds from their chosen Heroes via push notifications on their mobile device. These push notifications detail each Buy and Sell action of the Hero, allowing followers to receive expert trading tips and personal insight into successful investment strategies. TradeHero will share subscription revenue from followers equally with Heroes, thus allowing Heroes to monetize their trading expertise. | $10M | Series A | Sep 26, 2013 |  |
| V-Key | V-Key is a global leader in software based digital security, providing solutions for mobile identity, authentication, authorization, and payments for major banks, payment gateways, and government agencies.V-Key uses an innovative, internationally patented cryptographic software – V-OS – the world’s first virtual secure element -- to enablebusinesses to create powerful customer experiences by combining high security and convenience in diverse areas of mobile application, including (1) cloud based payments, (2) trusted authentication for mobile banking, and (3) other secured mobile applications for user access, identity, and data protection. They work with financial institutions, government agencies and enterprises to secure critical information and processing on a mobile application regardless of the mobile device and without the use of hardware elements, democratizing application security for end users. | $4M | Series A | Sep 25, 2012 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bantam Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bantam-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ramen Underground](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ramen-underground) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Starts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-starts) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sterling.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sterlingvc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vectr](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vectr) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IPV Capital

VC Fund · Shanghai, China

IPV Capital is a China based venture capital firm dedicated to delivering exceptional investment performance by backing high growth technology firms.

5 contacts available at IPV Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Banh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-banh |
| Alfred Chu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfred-chu-2 |
| Fang Roger Li | Partner &Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fang-roger-li |
| Ning Zhou | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ning-zhou-2 |
| Terence Tan | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/terence-tan-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Alex Banh invest in?

Alex Banh invests primarily in Mobile, Art and Finance startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Singapore. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alex Banh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alex Banh closed in Mar 2016. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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