# Ellen Van

> Ellen Van is a funding round investor at Mekong Capital backing Social and Farming. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mekong Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mekong-capital)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-van-cfa-82910195/?originalSubdomain=vn

Ellen Van is a funding round investor at Mekong Capital focused on Social and Farming. Ellen Van, an Investment Director at Mekong Capital, is driven by a profound belief in fostering sustainable growth that not only drives financial success but also nurtures the Earth and the people who depend on it. For Ellen, her work is more than a career; it’s a calling to create a lasting, positive impact on the world.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | 1 | 100% |
| Farming | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Environmental Consulting | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Husk Ventures | Generate new revenue streams for rural communities by upcycling rice husk to create sustainable products that contribute to a circular economy.Husk Ventures aims to increase the incomes of rice farmers’ and rural communities with access to innovative technologies and capacity building to convert rice husk into valuable products for local andinternational markets.The unique characteristics of rice husk (high lignin and silica content) make it an ideal material that benefit from being strong, fireproof, mould, and insect resistant.Some innovations exist in the market to create alternatives to wood by mixing rice husk with plastic or natural resins to create furniture or construction materials using similar technologies to wood plastic composites (WPC).Creating products using Rice Husk Composites is an opportunity to reduce deforestation and plastic consumption. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 15, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## 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 Ellen Van invest in?

Ellen Van invests primarily in Social, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ellen Van last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ellen Van closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 1 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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