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Binh Tran
InvestorCo-founder and General Partner at 500 Startups Vietnam · General Partner at Startups · General Partner at AVV
Ho Chi Minh City
Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $1M
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About
Co-founder and General Partner of AVV. Previously co-founded 500 Startups Vietnam, leading 40+ seed investments including Turing, ELSA, and Mudflap, and earlier co-founded and was CTO of Klout, acquired for over US$200M in 2014.
Contact· published on Binh's own website
Invests in
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechFoodTechFuture of WorkSaaS
Experience
- Vietnam Private Capital AgencyFounding Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- AVVCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 500 Startups VietnamCo-founder and General Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area and Vietnam
- KloutCo-founder2008 — 2014San Francisco, California, United States
- Evalulogix, LLCCo-founder2004 — 2008Manhattan Beach, California, United States
- ICMPartner, Director of Technology2002 — 2007Manhattan Beach, California, United States
- Player One, Inc.Senior Game Programmer1998 — 2001Santa Monica, California, United States
- Software Development ContractingSoftware Engineer1995 — 1998Santa Monica, California, United States
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Investments
Investor
ApplyboardBase.vnBlitsyBunchCatalyzeXContextLogicCopper Cow CoffeeFinbloxLumanuNearsideOsaroOutreachPayJoyPOC PharmaProductfyRetrocausalTuringTuring.comVaudit (Formerly BlokID)WishWorkstream
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Binh Tran?
- Co-founder and General Partner of AVV. Previously co-founded 500 Startups Vietnam, leading 40+ seed investments including Turing, ELSA, and Mudflap, and earlier co-founded and was CTO of Klout, acquired for over US$200M in 2014.
- Where does Binh Tran work?
- Binh Tran is Co-founder and General Partner at 500 Startups Vietnam.
- What does Binh Tran invest in?
- Binh Tran invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, SaaS.
- What check size does Binh Tran write?
- Binh Tran typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What companies has Binh Tran invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Applyboard, Base.vn, Blitsy, Bunch, CatalyzeX, ContextLogic, Copper Cow Coffee, Finblox, Lumanu, Nearside, Osaro, Outreach, and 9 more.
- Where did Binh Tran go to school?
- Binh Tran studied at UC Irvine (BS, Computer Information and Sciences).
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