The LP View: ThinkZone fund backers say Vietnamese startups need local investors to solve local issues

The LP View: ThinkZone fund backers say Vietnamese startups need local investors to solve local issues

From left to right: Dinh Duc Thang, Chairman and CEO of Stavian Group; Pham Dinh Doan, Chairman of Phu Thai Holdings and Pham Minh Huong, Chairwoman of VNDIRECT

In late February this year, the Vietnamese early-stage venture capital firm ThinkZone Ventures closed its second fund at $60 million, making it the biggest homegrown VC vehicle backed by local conglomerates.

Local limited partners (LPs) including IPA Investments Corporation, Phu Thai Holdings, and Stavian Group backed the fund, which has plans to invest in tech startups in the pre-seed to Series A stages.

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