# Pho Pham

> Pho Pham is a seed investor at IDG Ventures Vietnam backing Online Portals and Trading Platform. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IDG Ventures Vietnam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-ventures-vietnam)
- Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/pho-pham/2/666/967

Pho Pham is a seed investor at IDG Ventures Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City focused on Online Portals and Trading Platform. Pho joined IDGVV in 2006 to evaluate technologies and public policies. He is now a
Senior Associate of the fund.During his tenure at the fund, Pho has led several series-A investments and served as CEO of two portfolio companies: Muaban.net (2008-2009), and Music Faces Entertainment JSC (May 2010-current).Prior to joining IDGVV, Pho servedfor five years as an IT Consultant at the
University of Southern California (USC). While earning his degrees at USC,
he also co-founded the USC Taekwondo program and served as advisor for the
Vietnamese Student Association. He holds publications on US-Vietnam foreign policy and e-government, including the 2005 United Nations Special Report on e-Government.Pho earned a Master of Public Administration with IT Management emphasis at
the School of Policy, Planning and Development at USC. His undergraduate studies were International Relations and Computer Science, also from USC.Pho enjoys cooking, fishing, and all things related to USC.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Online Portals | 1 | 50% |
| Trading Platform | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| STAG VIETNAM | STAG is a trading platform that provides practice trading stocks, stock investing, and personal financial management services. | $600K | Seed | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Everest Education | Everest Education was founded by Tony Ngo (Harvard Business School and Stanford University) and Don Le (Stanford University) to transform education in Vietnam by personalizing learning and preparing students academically and mentally for an international education. They are offer Math and English enrichment courses, as well as tutoring to studentsfrom Grade 1 to Grade 12 using our proprietary blended learning approach. They are also offer English, STEAM, and design thinking camps through our network of partner schools. |  | Series B |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NH Securities Vietnam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nh-securities-vietnam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Resolution Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/resolution-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IDG Ventures Vietnam

VC Fund · Hanoi, Vietnam

"IDG Ventures Vietnam (IDGVV) is the first technology venture capital fund in Vietnam. With $100M under management, IDGVV helps entrepreneurs grow innovative companies on a global basis. We are an independent partnership making investments on behalf of our limited partner, International Data Group, or IDG, the world's largest IT mediacompany. IDG Ventures operates as a global family of six locally-managed funds totaling approximately $2 billion under management. As one of the few truly global venture firms, IDG Ventures has made over 220 investments spanning North America, Europe and Asia over the last 15 years."

5 contacts available at IDG Ventures Vietnam.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pho Pham | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pho-pham |
| Binh Pham | Legal Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/binh-pham |
| Duc Tran | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duc-tran |
| Frederic de Bure | Venture Partne | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-de-bure |
| Henry Nguyen | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henry-nguyen |

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## FAQ

### What does Pho Pham invest in?

Pho Pham invests primarily in Online Portals, Trading Platform and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Pho Pham last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pho Pham closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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