# Binh Tran

> Binh Tran is a seed investor at AVV (San Francisco) backing Software and Machine Learning. See 19 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AVV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascend-vietnam-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 19
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 5%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binhqtran
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/binhtran
- Website: https://x.com/binhtran

Binh Tran is a General Partner of Ascend Vietnam Ventures and a Partner for 500 Startups Vietnam, a seed-stage fund investing in Vietnam-connected startups. Prior to 500 Startups, Binh was a Co-founder of Klout and Evalulogix. He attended the UC Irvine.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$7.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 26% |
| Machine Learning | 4 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 21% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 21% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 16% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 42% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Series E | 2 | 11% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 58% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 5% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vaudit (Formerly BlokID) | BlokID is a developer of blockchain-powered privacy protection solutions. | $7.3M | Seed | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| Vaudit (Formerly BlokID) | BlokID is a developer of blockchain-powered privacy protection solutions. | $1.3M | Seed | Jan 31, 2024 |  |
| Finblox | Finblox is the alternative crypto investment and savings account. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| Finblox | Finblox is the alternative crypto investment and savings account. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 09, 2021 |  |
| CatalyzeX | Productivity tools for machine learning R&D | $1.6M | Seed | Sep 22, 2021 |  |
| POC Pharma | POC Pharma is a SaaS company helping the stakeholders in the Pharmacy Channel to digitally manage their go to market strategy. | $4.5M | Seed | Apr 28, 2021 |  |
| Turing | Turing.com connects world-class remote software engineers with world-class companies. 200+ companies, including those backed by Google Ventures, Andreessen, Founders Fund, Kleiner, and Bloomberg, have hired Turing developers. Over 1M+ developers from across 150+ countries have chosen Turing as their preferred platform for landing remote jobs. | $32M | Series B | Sep 14, 2020 |  |
| Nearside | Nearside provides financial and software services for SMBs. The company offers lines of credit to small business owners who may not be able to get credit from more traditional sources and empowers business owners with the tools and support they need to achieve success, enabling clients to access credit. | $5M | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| Workstream | Workstream is the leading HR, Payroll, and Hiring platform for the hourly workforce. Its smart technology streamlines HR tasks so franchise and business owners can move fast, reduce labor costs, and simplify operations—all in one place. 46 of the top 50 quick-service restaurant brands—including Burger King, Jimmy John’s, Taco Bell—rely onWorkstream to hire, retain, and pay their teams. Learn more at workstream.us. |  | Seed | Apr 25, 2018 |  |
| Workstream | Workstream is the leading HR, Payroll, and Hiring platform for the hourly workforce. Its smart technology streamlines HR tasks so franchise and business owners can move fast, reduce labor costs, and simplify operations—all in one place. 46 of the top 50 quick-service restaurant brands—including Burger King, Jimmy John’s, Taco Bell—rely onWorkstream to hire, retain, and pay their teams. Learn more at workstream.us. |  | Seed | Apr 18, 2018 |  |

10 of 19 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AppWorks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/appworks-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [10K Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10k-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [137 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/137-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Chicago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CoinFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About AVV

VC Fund · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tech focused seed stage firm in Vietnam

3 contacts available at AVV.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Binh Tran | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binh-tran |
| Eddie Thai | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eddie-thai |
| Hau Ly | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hau-ly-1437 |

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## FAQ

### What does Binh Tran invest in?

Binh Tran invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Binh Tran's check size?

Binh Tran typically joins rounds of $1M–$7.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Binh Tran participates in.

### When did Binh Tran last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Binh Tran closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 19 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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