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Ventures HomeOur Team Investments News Careers History Contact Us ENG VN Fueling Vietnam’s Technology Start-ups Who We AreVentures Ventures is the venture capital investment platform of Group focused on investing in Vietnam-related technology start-ups and incorporating them into a fully integrated digital ecosystem. 17+ Years in Vietnam & SEA / US Exposure 7 Investment Professionals 100+ Years of Experience 50+ Start-up Investments Read More 2007 The Early Years (Fund 1) DFJV was a joint venture with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a renowned Silicon Valley VC, which invested in early-stage companies focusing on Vietnam’s growing technology, media, and telecommunication spaces. DFJV was one of Vietnam’s first venture capital investors. Key Partnership 3.7x MOIC 17.2% IRR 2018 In Pursuit of Digital Revolution (Fund 2) Building on the success of DFJV, Ventures was formed through a strategic partnership with Mirae Asset and Naver. Fund 2 focuses on tech start-ups in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, with a core investment thesis centered around value creation by resolving inefficiencies that have long existed in traditional sectors using tech-enabled solutions. Key Partnership 19 Portfolio Companies 2024 Moving Forward (Fund 3) Our History Seeing the need for growth-stage capital in Vietnam, Ventures Growth Fund is expected to launch in 2024 with a primary focus on providing growth capital for promising start-ups to help them achieve new breakthroughs and meet the high growth demands of Vietnam’s digital economy. We aim to invest in leading, asset-light digital technology companies that are providing unique solutions for industry pain points as well as creating impact at scale across growth markets. TEAM MEMBER Investment Committee View All Don Lam Group, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner Don Lam Group, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner Don Lam Group, Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner Mr. Don Lam, a founding partner of , has worked in Vietnam for more than two decades. He has overseen ’s growth from a single USD 10 million fund manager in 2003 into a leading investment management firm in Southeast Asia. Additionally, Mr. Lam established the Foundation, whose mission is to empower the children and youth of Vietnam by providing opportunities for growth through health and education programmes. In addition to his role at , Mr. Lam is the Deputy Chairman of the Private Sector Development Committee (Committee IV under the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform), and Vice Chairman of the Institute for Circular Economy Development Before founding , Mr. Lam was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (Vietnam), where he led the corporate finance and management consulting practices throughout the Indochina region. He has a degree in Commerce and Political Science from the University of Toronto and is the recipient of an honorary doctorate in business from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Mr. Lam is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Canada and is a Certified Public Accountant and holder of a Securities License in Vietnam. Andy Ho Group, Chief Investment Officer Andy Ho Group, Chief Investment Officer Andy Ho Group, Chief Investment Officer Andy Ho serves as Chief Investment Officer of Group and Managing Director of the Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), which is traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. Since joining in 2007, Andy has helped VOF’s net asset value surpass the USD 1 billion mark, deployed over USD1 billion on privately negotiated deals and led over USD 700 million in exits via strategic trade sales. Andy is a leading authority on investing in developing markets, privatizations, and private equity deals in Vietnam, regularly speaking at events around the region and appearing in the media. Prior to joining , Andy was director of investment at Prudential Vietnam, where he looked after the company’s capital market portfolio and developed its bank investment strategy, which provided a return of four times over an 18-month period. He also served as manager of Prudential’s mutual fund, PruBF1. Andy also held various management positions at Dell Ventures (the investment group of Dell Computer Corp.) and Ernst & Young. Andy earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder, and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the U.S. Brook Taylor Group, Executive Director and Asset Management CEO Brook Taylor Group, Executive Director and Asset Management CEO Brook Taylor Group, Executive Director and Asset Management CEO Mr. Brook Taylor has lived and worked in Vietnam since 1997 and has over 20 years of management experience, including more than eight years as a senior partner with major accounting firms. Previously, he was deputy managing partner of Deloitte in Vietnam and head of the firm’s audit practice. He was also managing partner of Arthur Andersen Vietnam and a senior audit partner at KPMG. Mr. Taylor’s expertise spans a broad range of management and finance areas, including accounting, business planning, audit, corporate finance, taxation and risk management. He holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington. Trung Hoang Ventures, Partner Trung Hoang Ventures, Partner Trung Hoang Ventures, Partner Mr. Trung Hoang is a Partner at Ventures. He has more than 25 years of experience in business consultancy, corporate operations and venture capital across Southeast Asia and Silicon Valley. As one of the first venture investors in Vietnam, Mr. Trung was the deputy managing director of DFJ and generated 3.7x MOIC and 17.2% IRR for the fund. During his career, he has served on multiple boards of technology startups that have successfully expanded across the region and have undertaken successful local IPOs ( 100× multiple). Previously, he was the former Head of Business and Management Consulting at PwC Indochina covering Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Trung holds an MBA from the Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. View All OUR INVESTMENT Portfolio Companies View All View All NEWS Latest News View All Ventures invests in Quickom 7 March 2024 Validus banks new funding to boost SME financing in Vietnam 6 February 2024 Syngum raises more than USD 40 million in interim close of oversubscribed financing round 6 February 2024 Ventures invests in Protos Labs 24 October 2023 View All 115 Nguyen Hue, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam +84 28 3821 9930 investment.vc@vinacapital.com Copyright © 2023 - Ventures. All Rights Reserved. Column 1 HomeOur Team Investments Column 2 News Careers History Contact Us...