Vietnam

Acumen is a venture philanthropy organization that invests in visionary entrepreneurs building transformational companies from seed to scale. They focus on funding bold entrepreneurs who are creating inclusive solutions across sectors like sustainable agriculture, quality education, renewable energy, healthy communities, dignified jobs, and gender equality. Their mission is to break the cycle of poverty through patient capital investments in high-innovation, high-impact enterprises. They operate by deploying philanthropic capital to shape markets and support entrepreneurs who are addressing the world's toughest poverty-related challenges, investing where traditional funders won't. Acumen Ventures has established itself as a significant force in the impact investing ecosystem since 2001, with an A to Z directory of portfolio companies spanning over two decades. They matter because they've reinvented the rules of return, prioritizing impact alongside financial sustainability and helping to demonstrate that venture philanthropy can drive meaningful systemic change in underserved communities globally.

Mekong Capital is Vietnam's pre-eminent Private Equity firm, founded in 2001 with extensive investment track record in the country. The firm specializes in consumer-driven businesses and focuses exclusively on the Vietnamese market, making it the most experienced private equity firm in Vietnam. Mekong Capital's investee companies are typically among the fastest growing and market leading companies in Vietnam's consumer-driven sectors. The firm employs a Vision Driven Investing approach, emphasizing vision as paramount in their investment strategy and focusing on growth capital opportunities in Vietnam's expanding economy.