# Mekong Capital

> Mekong Capital is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Retail. See 51 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Total investments: 51
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Fund size: $246M
- Last fund: Nov 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/mekong-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Mekong_Capital
- Website: http://www.mekongcapital.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mekongcapital

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $21M–$30M |
| Private Equity | $5.4M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 12 | 24% |
| Retail | 7 | 14% |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 8% |
| Health Care | 4 | 8% |
| Service Industry | 4 | 8% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 29 | 57% |
| Private Equity | 9 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 4% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 39 | 76% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chad Ovel | Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chad-ovel |
| Chris Freund | Partner and Founder | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-freund |
| Max-F. Scheichenost | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-f-scheichenost |
| Ellen Van | Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellen-van-799e |
| Le Truong | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/le-truong |

## 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 |  |
| 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. | $47M | Series C | Mar 01, 2023 |  |
| Entobel | Entobel has developed a bioconversion model based on what nature has done for millions of years. By converting low-value biomass into high grade products thanks to insects (species: Hermetia illucens – Black Soldier Fly), Entobel technology represents the missing link in our global food chain. | $30M | Series B | May 09, 2022 |  |
| Entobel | Entobel has developed a bioconversion model based on what nature has done for millions of years. By converting low-value biomass into high grade products thanks to insects (species: Hermetia illucens – Black Soldier Fly), Entobel technology represents the missing link in our global food chain. | $30M | Series B | May 09, 2022 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Rever.vn | Rever is a technology company operating in the field of Real Estate, officially launched in early 2016. With a team of senior personnel in many fields, Rever develops online real estate distribution system based on the map, providing the perfect brokerage service, creates a smart and high-performance process of buying, selling, renting real estate,based on a combination of modern technology and commodity consultants. head. | $10.2M | Private Equity | Aug 18, 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 |  |
| MAROU CHOCOLATE | MAROU crafts the finest single origin Vietnam dark chocolate while working directly with local cacao farmers. |  | Private Equity | Mar 31, 2021 |  |

10 of 51 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dragon Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dragon-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Granite Oak](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/granite-oak-advisors) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kaizenvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaizen-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vietnam Oman Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/state-general-reserve-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Mekong Capital invest in?

Mekong Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Mekong Capital's check size?

Mekong Capital typically joins rounds of $21M–$30M at Series B and $5.4M–$15M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mekong Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Mekong Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Mekong Capital?

The team at Mekong Capital includes Chad Ovel (Partner), Chris Freund (Partner and Founder) and Max-F. Scheichenost (Partner), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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