# Chris Freund

> Chris Freund is a funding round investor at Mekong Capital backing Health Care and Manufacturing. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mekong Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mekong-capital)
- Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfreund

Chris Freund is a funding round investor at Mekong Capital in Ho Chi Minh City focused on Health Care and Manufacturing. Chris Freund - Partner and Founder @ Mekong Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 3 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 20% |
| Retail | 2 | 13% |
| Fitness | 2 | 13% |
| Medical | 2 | 13% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 6 | 40% |
| Private Equity | 5 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 12 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gene Solutions | 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 | LIVESPO GLOBAL is world-leading company in the commercial development and manufacturing of Bacillus clausii. | $8.8M | Private Equity | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| HSV Group | 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 | 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 | 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 |  | Jun 09, 2020 |  |
| Asia Chemical Corporation | 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 | 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 |  |
| Loc Troi Group | Company Profile Coming from a Provincial Department of Plant Protection, AGPPS (An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Company) was established in 1993 and equitized in December 2004. From a small company with 23 people and start-up capital of 750 million VND, until now, AGPPS has become a leading distributor in Vietnam’s agricultural sector withscopes of business. | $4.4M |  | Dec 30, 2008 |  |
| The Gioi Di Dong | Vietnam's largest mobile phone retail chain, with 478 mobile phone stores and 37 large-format consumer electronics stores, and more than 20% market share nationwide. | $3.5M |  | May 28, 2007 |  |
| Minh Hoang Garment JSC | Minh Hoang Garment JSC., (MHG), founded in 1992, is a privately-owned Vietnamese garment manufacturer.From humble beginnings, with a start-up capital of $5000 and only a few dozen workers, MHG has grown over the years to a multi-million dollar global business. Throughout this time, the driving principle behind MHG has remained the same:guaranteeing a high level of quality and service at the best price.MHG is widely regarded as one of Vietnam’s leading producers of sports apparel, active-wear and outerwear, supplying some of the top brands worldwide. We specialize in the production of woven garments, including complex and hi-tech apparel (seam-sealing, welding, laser cutting, etc.).MHG is also one of Vietnam’s pioneers and leaders in Lean manufacturing, having fully converted all of our production lines to Lean since 2006. Taking a bolder step of transforming from OEM to ODM, we are looking forward to an even brighter success.From Sportswear to Casualwear, MHG can offer you top-class manufacturing and peace of mind through Quality, Price and Service. Each product is a piece of art to match your needs. | $1.9M |  | Apr 15, 2005 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Granite Oak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/granite-oak-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mekong Capital

VC Fund · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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.

5 contacts available at Mekong Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chad Ovel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chad-ovel |
| Chris Freund | Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-freund |
| Max-F. Scheichenost | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-f-scheichenost |
| Ellen Van | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellen-van-799e |
| Le Truong | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/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 Funding Round and Private Equity 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.

### 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.

### 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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