Vietnam Impact
Investing Network

We are a not-for-profit network of impact investors
and impact ecosystem builders in Vietnam.

About VIIN

Vietnam Impact Investing Network (VIIN) was founded in 2022 by MYSC, CSIP, Beacon Fund and Fulbright University with the hopes to push boundaries for impact investing's development in Vietnam. We are a volunteer-run, not-for-profit and exclusive network of impact investors and impact ecosystem builders in Vietnam.

About Vietnam Impact Investing Network

Our mission

Our Mission is enabling members to make more impactful investments.

01.

Being an effective network for Impact Investors in Vietnam to share knowledge, connections, lessons and more.

02.

Adding value to impact entrepreneurs / businesses by promoting the awareness of impact investing, facilitating their connection with potential investors and providing guidance to effective collaboration with impact investors.

03.

Growing the overall standards of Impact Investing in Vietnam by demonstrating and communicating best practices within and beyond the network.

Core values

Ethics
Integrity
Collective good of the ecosystem
For-others
Humility

Organisational structure

VIIN is structured as a volunteer-based network with an Organising Committee. The VIIN Organising Committee consisted of representatives of founding members and actively-contributing VIIN members.
The Organising committee’s responsibility is to:
  • Strategic planning involving the growth of the network membership, of its partnership and of its impact to the ecosystem.
  • Manage logistics - meeting dates, locations, etc.
  • Arrange agendas and chair meetings. Provide notes and follow-up actions from meetings.
  • Prepare other VIIN members in advance for contributing on learning topics.
  • Make strategic suggestions on activities of the VIIN.

How we operate?

What VIIN hopes to deliver in particular in order to fulfill our Mission
How VIIN operate
For Impact Investor
  • Build a network of IIs and familiarity with each other’s operations so as to understand technical/management topics that members can support each other with (either in group setting or 1-1) and to enhance informal pipeline sharing on non-competitive basis.
  • Build connections between IIs and facilitators/networks/ecosystem builders (eg. NGOs, accelerator programmes, donors, philanthropists etc.)
For Social Impact Businesses
  • Promote the awareness of impact investing among Social Impact Business, facilitate their connection with potential investors and provide guidance to effective collaboration with impact investors
  • Consider how to build investment readiness of “impact-led business” (i.e. many of these have no capital raising strategy), and how to build impactfulness of “business with impact”, including via sharing on technical issues and consultants/technical support organisations/service providers to both Impact Investors and to investees.
For Impact Ecosystem
  • Grow overall profile of Impact Investing in Vietnam, by showcasing the funds and investees (‘be a single platform to showcase IIs and the types of investment they are making’), in order to attract a) more capital and b) impact-led businesses to seek funding and growth (and more impact!). (maybe by building a VIIN portal).
  • Through the above activities, deliver personal development for young professionals in impact investing space. By participating in this group, each member has the chance to learn and exchange knowledge & network with other VIINs. Collectively, we aim to build a professional, high-standard impact investing sector In Vietnam VIIN sector in Vietnam.

Build a network of IIs and familiarity with each other’s operations so as to understand technical/management topics that members can support each other with (either in group setting or 1-1) and to enhance informal pipeline sharing on non-competitive basis.

Build connections between IIs and facilitators/networks/ecosystem builders (eg. NGOs, accelerator programmes, donors, philanthropists etc.)

Promote the awareness of impact investing among Social Impact Business, facilitate their connection with potential investors and provide guidance to effective collaboration with impact investors

Consider how to build investment readiness of “impact-led business” (i.e. many of these have no capital raising strategy), and how to build impactfulness of “business with impact”, including via sharing on technical issues and consultants/technical support organisations/service providers to both Impact Investors and to investees.

Grow overall profile of Impact Investing in Vietnam, by showcasing the funds and investees (‘be a single platform to showcase IIs and the types of investment they are making’), in order to attract a) more capital and b) impact-led businesses to seek funding and growth (and more impact!). (maybe by building a VIIN portal).

Through the above activities, deliver personal development for young professionals in impact investing space. By participating in this group, each member has the chance to learn and exchange knowledge & network with other VIINs. Collectively, we aim to build a professional, high-standard impact investing sector In Vietnam VIIN sector in Vietnam.

What we do

Bi-monthly Meetup: A 90-120 minutes meeting in person in HCMC, with a rotating host providing lunch. Video conferencing available for non-local members.

Typical agenda: 
- Introduce next meeting topic & designate leader
- Member activities updates and discussions
- Learning session with Q&A
discussion forums
Discussion Forums and Events focusing on impact investing in Vietnam
knowledge sharing
Knowledge & Insight Sharing with the public community through this website. Stay tuned for updates!

Meet our members

Christina Ameln
Christina Ameln
VIIN Organising Committee
Director, Insight & Academy
AVPN
Ngan Tran
Ngan Tran
VIIN Organising Committee
Senior Associate, Vietnam
AVPN
Trang Ngo
Trang Ngo
VIIN Organising Committee
Communications Associate
Beacon Fund
Thanh Truong
Thanh Truong
VIIN Organising Committee
Investment Analyst
Beacon Fund
Yen Do
Yen Do
VIIN Organising Committee
(previously) Investment Manager
Beacon Fund
Oanh Pham
Oanh Pham
VIIN Organising Committee
Founder, CEO
CSIP
Thanh Le
Thanh Le
VIIN Organising Committee
Impact Investment Focal Point
CSIP
Hien Nguyen
Hien Nguyen
VIIN Organising Committee
Project Officer
CSIP
Park Jung Ho
Park Jung Ho
VIIN Organising Committee
Chief Sustainability Officer(CSO)
MYSC
Kim Won Hee
Kim Won Hee
VIIN Organising Committee
Partner/Impact ecosystem builder
MYSC
Kim Daeun
Kim Daeun
VIIN Organising Committee
Deputy Team Lead, Senior Associate
MYSC
Jeong Dasol
Jeong Dasol
VIIN Organising Committee
Senior Associate
MYSC
Alex Downs
Alex Downs
VIIN Organising Committee
Business and Investment Officer, Asia
DFCD
William McFarland
William McFarland
VIIN Organising Committee
Regional climate change and agri-food advisor - Asia
DFCD
Kelvin Vuong
Kelvin Vuong
VIIN Organising Committee
Investment Director
CFM
Lan Phan
Lan Phan
VIIN Organising Committee
Head of Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Fulbright
Anh Nguyen
Anh Nguyen
VIIN Organising Committee
Strategic Initiatives Manager, President's Office
Fulbright
Yen Nguyen
Yen Nguyen
VIIN Organising Committee
Strategic Initiatives | President’s Office
Fulbright
Trang Ngo
Trang Ngo
VIIN Organising Committee
Associate Vice President - Access to Finance
IIX
Son Nguyen
Son Nguyen
VIIN Organising Committee
Associate Vice President - Impact Partners (Investment Banking & Corporate Advisory)
IIX
Ellen Van
Ellen Van
VIIN Organising Committee
Principal
Mekong
Han Phan
Han Phan
VIIN Organising Committee
Investment Associate
Mekong
Henri de Reboul
Henri de Reboul
VIIN Organising Committee
Co Founder, CEO
Phitrust Asia
Phuong Pham
Phuong Pham
VIIN Organising Committee
Director, Vietnam
Sweef
James Rawles
James Rawles
VIIN Organising Committee
Project Manager
WWF
Oanh Le
Oanh Le
VIIN Organising Committee
Strategy Team Lead
CME (an investee of VOI)
Tam To
Tam To
VIIN Organising Committee
Head of Communication
Earth Venture Capital
Chi Tran
Chi Tran
VIIN Organising Committee
Senior Associate
Earth Venture Capital

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