# Vinfast

> Vinfast is a VC fund in Hanoi backing Automotive and Autonomous Vehicles. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vinfast-llc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/VinFastofficial
- Website: http://vinfast.vn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TohopSanxuatOtoVINFAST/

Vinfast is a VC fund in Hanoi focused on Automotive and Autonomous Vehicles. Vinfast is the automotive brand of Vietnamese conglomerate, VinGroup. VinFast envisioned to drive the movement of the global smart electric vehicle revolution. Established in 2017, VinFast owns a state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing complex with globally leading scalability that boasts up to 90% automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam.Stronglycommitted to the mission for a sustainable future for everyone, VinFast constantly innovates to bring high-quality products, advanced smart services, seamless customer experiences, and pricing strategy for all to inspire global customers to jointly create a future of smart mobility and a sustainable planet.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 4 | 40% |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 3 | 30% |
| Battery | 2 | 20% |
| Software | 2 | 20% |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 20% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |
| Series D | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| China | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Stewart | Director - Manufacturing Supply Chain & Logistics | 0 | — |
| Linh Pham | Deputy CEO - Strategic Partnership & Technology Investment | 4 | — |
| Shaun Calvert | Deputy CEO - Manufacturing | 0 | — |
| Tony Sylvester | Director Of Manufacturing Engineering | 0 | — |
| Pham Vuong | Founder | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AM Batteries | AM Batteries manufactures Li-ion batteries using solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. | $25M | Series A | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| Autobrains | Autobrains revolutionary automotive visual intelligence platform is built on the foundation of a mature self-learning technology backed by more than 200 patents. Utilizing robust signature-based representation structures coupled with unsupervised learning methodologies, Cartica’s visual intelligence platform garners a comprehensive and detailedunderstanding of the vehicle’s environment. | $19M | Series C | Mar 10, 2022 |  |
| Autobrains | Autobrains revolutionary automotive visual intelligence platform is built on the foundation of a mature self-learning technology backed by more than 200 patents. Utilizing robust signature-based representation structures coupled with unsupervised learning methodologies, Cartica’s visual intelligence platform garners a comprehensive and detailedunderstanding of the vehicle’s environment. | $19M | Series C | Mar 10, 2022 |  |
| StoreDot | StoreDot develops battery technology that supports extreme-fast charging for electric vehicles and related uses. The company focuses on silicon-dominant lithium-ion cells designed to deliver a significant driving range with only a few minutes of charging. StoreDot provides sample cells to automotive manufacturers and collaborates with industrypartners to explore the integration of its technology into future vehicle platforms. The company also advances research aimed at reducing charging times further while maintaining performance characteristics. | $80M | Series D | Jan 04, 2022 |  |
| Karamba Security | Karamba Security's patented software detects and prevents cyberattacks on a wide variety of connected devices and systems, including automotive ECUs, Industry 4.0 controllers, enterprise edge devices, and IoT endpoints. Karamba's security solutions are embedded within devices and work automatically, without any need for customer operationand with negligible performance impact. | $10M | Series B | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| Eatron Technologies | Eatron Technologies is a rapidly growing technology start-up head-quartered in Warwick (UK) with a strong R&D centre in Istanbul (Turkey). Eatron develops and offers licenses for its unique software components to OEMs and Tier-1s worldwide who need production-ready automotive-grade software solutions in their journey to electrification andautonomy for any kind of vehicle. Founded by automotive industry veterans in 2018, the company has received over €2M of seed funding to date from ACT Venture Partners and Hirschvogel Ventures. Eatron currently has customer engagements in 3 continents. The company offers a unique platform to OEMs and Tier-1s who can license software components they need from Eatron for their autonomy and e-mobility applications. Unlike many other offerings, Eatron’s software components are designed from the ground-up in strict conformance to automotive software standards, which make them suitable for serial production programs. Eatron’s offerings include full-stack battery management software (BMSTAR®) featuring AI powered functions and diagnostics to support faster and dependable transition to e-mobility. It also provides a reference hardware specification which can be manufactured by its partners. In a related vertical, Eatron offers an L2+ ADAS software platform (L2STAR®), which includes AI powered features like automated lane-change and valet parking. The company believes L2+ ADAS will be the main growth driver in consumer cars for the foreseeable future (as opposed to full autonomy which is still years from mass adoption). | $11M | Series A | Nov 18, 2021 |  |
| Autobrains | Autobrains revolutionary automotive visual intelligence platform is built on the foundation of a mature self-learning technology backed by more than 200 patents. Utilizing robust signature-based representation structures coupled with unsupervised learning methodologies, Cartica’s visual intelligence platform garners a comprehensive and detailedunderstanding of the vehicle’s environment. | $101M | Series C | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Autobrains | Autobrains revolutionary automotive visual intelligence platform is built on the foundation of a mature self-learning technology backed by more than 200 patents. Utilizing robust signature-based representation structures coupled with unsupervised learning methodologies, Cartica’s visual intelligence platform garners a comprehensive and detailedunderstanding of the vehicle’s environment. | $101M | Series C | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| AM Batteries | AM Batteries manufactures Li-ion batteries using solvent-free electrode manufacturing technology. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. | $3M | Seed | Sep 20, 2021 |  |
| CalmCar Vision System | CalmCar Vehicle Vision is a Chinese intelligent driving vision system provider. They are specialized in developing intelligent vision system for ADAS, autopilot and autonomous driving with functions of Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Front Collision Warning (FCW), Pedestrian Collision Warning(PCW), Blind Spot Detection (BSD) and Traffic SignRecognition (TSR). | $150M | Series C | Jul 22, 2021 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Vinfast invest in?

Vinfast invests primarily in Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles and Battery startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Vinfast?

The team at Vinfast includes Ben Stewart (Director - Manufacturing Supply Chain & Logistics), Linh Pham (Deputy CEO - Strategic Partnership & Technology Investment) and Shaun Calvert (Deputy CEO - Manufacturing). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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