Chris Freund
Partner and Founder @ Mekong Capital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Chris Freund is a private equity investor at Mekong Capital in Ho Chi Minh City focused on Health Care and Manufacturing. Chris Freund - Partner and Founder @ Mekong Capital
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Chris Freund invests in
Stages Chris Freund invests in
Countries Chris Freund invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 3 (20%)
- Manufacturing 3 (20%)
- Retail 2 (13%)
- Fitness 2 (13%)
- Medical 2 (13%)
Stage
- Private Equity 5 (33%)
- Funding Round 4 (27%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (20%)
- Series B 1 (7%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (7%)
Country
- Vietnam 12 (80%)
- United States 1 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Gene Solutions is a genetic testing company in Vietnam and the market leader for reproductive health tests, which respond to critical healthcare needs, such as helping parents detect chromosomal disorders during pregnancy, or preventing genetic problems, and helping to conceive a child (in-vitro fertilization – IVF). | $15M / Private Equity / Oct 05, 2021 | ||
| LIVESPO GLOBAL is world-leading company in the commercial development and manufacturing of Bacillus clausii. | $8.8M / Private Equity / Jul 12, 2021 | ||
| HSV Group is a supplier of cosmetics and fashion. They offer products that are available for shopping online. They provide products for birthdays, the mid-autumn festival, sickness, filial piety, maternity, and annual travel. | Private Equity / Jul 05, 2021 | ||
| Mutosi Group is a manufacturer and distributor of household products, water care, gas care, environmental care Quality management. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 09, 2021 | ||
| 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. | $6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 09, 2020 | ||
| Pizza 4P's is a chain of Japanese Italian pizza restaurants. | Private Equity / May 14, 2019 | ||
| Founded in 1987, BTJ – a member of Ben Thanh Group – is one of the oldest companies in gold & gem stone retail in Vietnam. Seeing the huge potential in jewelry market in Vietnam, especially in design & customer experience, in 2016 the company recruited a group of professional managers from big jewelry markets and multinational companies tojoin BTJ’s management team to develop a new chain of fine jewelry retail. With the investment from MEF III, BTJ is building on its existing BTJ retail brand to launch a new chain of fine jewelry retail in Vietnam named PRECITA.With the launch of PRECITA brand, BTJ is looking forward to redefine industry standards of value to customers and product integrity. PRECITA focuses on beautiful designs imported from big jewelry markets & latest Western trends, together with exclusive local designs for local customer needs.PRECITA advantages come from the professional leadership team; the highly experienced international experts with many years in big jewelry markets; and long standing relationships with state-of-art international suppliers. The CEO of PRECITA is Ms. Shipra Jain with 16 years of jewelry retail & e-commerce experience. | $6.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 27, 2016 | ||
| 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. | Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 15, 2015 | ||
| Asia Chemical Corporation (ACC) is a leading distributor of high-quality specialty ingredients, chemicals, commodities and other materials, sourcing from worldwide suppliers and selling to a wide range of leading enterprises in Vietnam.The Company specializes in providing products and services to various industries including Food &Seafood, Dairy & Beverage, Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical, Bakery & Confectionery, Feed & Veterinary and other industrial applications including Paint, Textile and Personal Care etc. | $3.8M / Mar 09, 2011 | ||
| FPT Software – the Software Powerhouse - Vietnam’s largest and one of the fastest growing software outsourcing companies. - Over 6,000 software outsourcing projects and a total volume of 2.5 million man-days in the last 10 years. - A broad presence in diverse global markets. - Specialist in shaping world-class networks of global deliverycenters. | $5.4M / Private Equity / Jun 24, 2010 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Mekong Capital
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.
Mekong Capital Contacts
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Chad Ovel
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Chris Freund
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Max-F. Scheichenost
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Ellen Van
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Le Truong
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FAQ
What does Chris Freund invest in?
Chris Freund invests primarily in Health Care, Manufacturing and Retail startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Chris Freund last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Chris Freund closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 15 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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