Unicorn
VNLife (VNPay)
Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam · est. 2007
- Founded
- 2007
- Sectors
- fintech · payments
Hanoi-based fintech group behind VNPay, which powers mobile banking for 40+ Vietnamese banks and the VNPay-QR network (22m users, 150,000+ merchants), plus travel and retail-tech units. Became Vietnam's second tech unicorn after a US$250m Series B in 2021 co-led by General Atlantic and Dragoneer, following ~US$300m from GIC and SoftBank Vision Fund in 2019.
People & team
Founders
Le Tanh, Tran Tri Manh, Mai Thanh Binh, Tran Van Ky
Key people
- Tran Tri ManhChairman
- Mai Thanh BinhCEO, VNLife (2019)
- Status
- Active
- Type
- unicorn
- Founded
- 2007
Sources
4 sources- 01VNLife and VNPAY ownershipTuoi Treaccessed 2026-09-24tuoitre.vn
- 02VNLIFE, Vietnam's second unicornHSBC Vietnamaccessed 2026-09-24about.hsbc.com.vn
- 03VNLife raises over $250mn in Series BTuoi Tre Newsaccessed 2026-09-24news.tuoitre.vn
- 04GA, Dragoneer lead $250m Series B for VNLifeAVCJaccessed 2026-09-24avcj.com