Mekong Capital plans US$200mil agriculture fund next year


Officials from Thanh Hoa Forest Ranger sub-department patrol in Xuan Lien National Park. Mekong Capital is interested in firms specialising in sectors such as forestry, organic fertiliser and ocean health. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI: Mekong Capital Ltd., a Vietnam-focused private equity firm, plans to launch a regenerative agriculture fund in 2026 with as much as US$200 in capital, according to its founder and partner Chris Freund.

"We’re making progress getting that fund off the ground and currently at a stage where we’re working on the pipeline” of potential companies to invest in, Freund said in an interview.

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