Registered as a venture capital fund with the office of Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Thai Automotive VCF Co., Ltd. is the first of its kind in Thailand for the automotive industry. The Fund with a paid-up capital of 260 million baht will primarily invest in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in automotive industry in Thailand.

Thai automotive industry is one of the high-growth and promising sectors. The sector is characterized by numerous active and flourishing SME companies in need of additional capital as well as strategic and professional support. The Fund has been set up with the main aim to assist these SMEs to become successful ventures, not to exercise control of the invested companies. In essence, the Fund provides eligible SMEs with the opportunity to realize their growth objectives.


Professional Fund Manager and Advisors
Managed by highly qualified and experienced Fund Manager with advice from professional advisors, Thai Automotive VCF Co., Ltd. is able to provide valuable support to the investees. The support includes advice on business plans and/or strategies, assistance in match-makings with potential clients and/or strategic partners, and consultation on management and technology matters.

Investment Manager:
VNET Venture Capital
Management Securities Co., Ltd.
VNET Venture Capital Management Securities Co., Ltd. (“VNET Venture”) is a fund management company with license from the Ministry of Finance. VNET Venture is also a wholly owned subsidiary of Vnet Capital Co., Ltd. (“Vnet Capital”), a Thai private equity firm.

In line with good governance practices, Vnet Capital Co., Ltd. agrees not to compete or carry out any activities that will lead to any conflict of interests with the funds under management of VNET Venture.

Investment Advisor: JAIC Asia Holdings Pte.Ltd
JAIC Asia Holdings Pte.Ltd. is a Singapore based subsidiary of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. (“JAIC”), which is one of the largest Venture Capital firm in Japan. JAIC Group has been investing in South East Asia for almost 20 years. Especially in Thailand, JAIC has the largest exposure of the total investment amount of about Baht 8 billion. Based on such long term experience of fund manage, JAIC Group has in depth knowledge of the venture capital investment in Thailand and also varied of local networks.

Investment and divestment of the Fund is managed through its Investment Committee comprising highly qualified executives in venture capital industry. They are:

Mr. Sopon Boonyaruttapunth
Mr. Sopon Boonyaruttapunth is the President of Vnet Capital. and a Director of Thai Venture Capital Association. He has over 20 years of combined experience as an auditor, business advisor and business executive and has extensive experience and knowledge in several industries including automotive. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Ms. Saranya Benrohman
Director of VNET Venture. She has over 8 years experience in venture capital business with Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd.,and actively been involved in business development, debt restructuring and stock market listing, marketing and finance. She also achieved a training in venture business. development from Japan as well as MBA and BA Degrees in Marketing from Assumption Business Administration University.

Mr. Makoto Isshi
Mr. Makoto Isshi is the Managing Director of Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd. and President & CEO of Japan Private Equity Co., Ltd. He is also a member of the "Japan Association for Chief Financial Officers". His work involved consulting services concerning financial strategy involving Japanese companies planning to expand into Southeast Asia.

Mr. Hideaki Shimizu
Mr. Hideaki Shimizu is President of JAIC Asia Holdings Pte. Ltd and JAIC Asia Capital Pte, Ltd. He is also Chief Representative of Bangkok Representative Office of JAIC Asia Holdings Co., Ltd. In 2001, Mr. Shimizu submitted a recommendation report to the Fiscal Policy Office of Thailand and ADB, as a Venture Capital Specialist, based on research and studies of Thai SME financing.

The Investment Committee will be supported by a team of highly qualified venture capital professionals:

Qualifications of the applicants

Those applicants who meet all of the following criteria are qualified for investment screening by the Fund:

• Those producing motor vehicle-related products; component parts used in the automotive industry and/or products used in the production of such products and parts as well as such other companies which have a reasonable nexus with the automotive industry in Thailand;

• Those being or willing to transform themselves into professionally managed companies with good governance.

• Those willing to go public within the next 5 years.

Priority will be given to those SMEs with technology, be it “own” or “licensed”, and those with potential for listing in any of the stock markets within five years.

Please complete the application form below, we will promptly respond to your completed submission

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For more information and/or application for investment consideration, please contact:

VNET Venture Capital Management Securities Co., Ltd.
10th Fl., Sathorn Thani Building 1
90/22-23, 90/25 North Sathorn Road,
Silom, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500
Tel : 0-2636-8282
Fax : 0-2268-1483
E-mail : info@vnetventure.com