ThinkZone Ventures: The VC Firm Shaping Vietnam’s Next Startup Wave

ThinkZone Ventures is a Hanoi-based venture capital firm founded in 2018, focused on backing technology startups from Seed to Series A. More than a conventional investor, the firm positions itself as a hands-on growth partner, offering founders access to mentorship, fundraising support, strategic introductions, corporate partnerships and accelerator programs designed to help young companies scale faster and smarter.

Over the past few years, ThinkZone has evolved into a broader investment platform. What began with its early venture funds has expanded into a multi-vehicle strategy that now includes BK Fund and Global Minds Fund I. That expansion signals ambition, but it also reflects something more important: ThinkZone is building the kind of infrastructure that can shape how Vietnam’s next generation of startups is funded and grown.

Why They Stand Out

ThinkZone stands out because it offers more than capital. In Vietnam’s fast-developing startup market, access often matters just as much as funding. ThinkZone has built its edge around precisely that reality, giving founders a gateway into local corporations, strategic partners and regional investors who can unlock commercial momentum.

Its platform is designed to solve practical growth problems. Through its accelerator and broader ecosystem, ThinkZone supports startups with investment, operational guidance, fundraising preparation and introductions to both corporates and venture firms. That makes it especially valuable for founders who need more than runway and are looking for a partner that can help them navigate distribution, partnerships and expansion.

The firm’s portfolio also reflects a wide lens on innovation. Rather than clustering around a single vertical, ThinkZone has backed startups across fintech, edtech, mobility, AI, healthtech, cybersecurity, manufacturing and biotech. This breadth suggests a team that is not simply chasing trend cycles, but building a diversified view of where Vietnam’s most promising technology businesses are emerging.

Why Watch

ThinkZone is a firm to watch because it is scaling in step with Vietnam’s venture market and, in some ways, ahead of it. Its move to take over management of BK Fund in 2025 broadened its reach into deep tech and university-linked innovation, opening a channel into one of Vietnam’s most technically rich founder pipelines. The launch of Global Minds Fund I that same year further sharpened its ambitions, signaling a stronger push toward startups with international relevance and Vietnamese roots.

That timing matters. Vietnam’s startup ecosystem is entering a more mature phase, with stronger investor participation, recovering early-stage activity and growing policy support for venture capital. In this environment, firms that can combine local execution with regional and global perspective are likely to matter more than ever. ThinkZone appears to be positioning itself precisely for that role.

Its recent activity also points to a broader strategic horizon. The firm has shown interest in cross-border collaboration, innovation partnerships and ecosystem-building efforts that go beyond writing checks. For founders and observers alike, that makes ThinkZone more than a fund to track. It makes it a window into where Vietnam’s innovation economy may be heading next.

Meet the team

Do Bui, Founding Partner and CEO
A serial entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, Do Bui has helped shape ThinkZone into a founder-first platform with deep ties to Vietnam’s startup and corporate landscape.

Nam Doan, Investment Director
Nam Doan has played a key role in evaluating startups, running accelerator initiatives and supporting investments across some of ThinkZone’s notable portfolio companies.

WOWS Take

ThinkZone Ventures is fast becoming one of the most compelling venture platforms in Vietnam. Its strength lies not only in the capital it deploys, but in the network, operational support and market access it brings to the founders it backs. With exposure across fintech, edtech, AI and deep tech and with an expanding investment platform that now stretches from early-stage acceleration to broader fund strategies, ThinkZone is building real influence in one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic startup markets.

For founders, investors and ecosystem players watching Vietnam’s next wave of breakout companies, ThinkZone is a name worth paying close attention to.

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