# Anfin

> Anfin is a Ho Chi Minh City-based fintech building a mobile multi-asset trading platform for Vietnam's retail investors. By offering fractional shares - letting people buy slices of blue-chip stocks for as little as 10,000 VND (about $0.40) - plus ETFs, commodities, social features and bite-sized education, it lowers the barrier for a young, first-time investing generation. Backed by Y Combinator (W22), Goodwater Capital and Global Founders Capital, Anfin has crossed a million app downloads and roughly 100,000 funded accounts.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- **Founders:** Phuoc Tran (Co-Founder & CEO), Hiep Nguyen (Co-Founder), Chi Pham (Co-Founder), Michael Do (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~40-46 employees
- **Products:** Fractional share trading, Multi-asset trading, Social investing features, Investment education, Stock profiling & risk assessment
- **Notable:** Selected for Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch, one of few Vietnamese fintechs to join YC, Surpassed 1 million app downloads, Reached roughly 100,000 funded accounts

## Products & services

- **Fractional share trading** — Anfin's flagship feature - lets users buy slices of stocks for as little as 10,000 VND (~$0.40), sidestepping Vietnam's 100-share minimum lot. Average trade is about $20.
- **Multi-asset trading** — Access to roughly 300 Vietnamese stocks, 9 ETFs, and commodity trading through direct integration with regulated brokerage partners.
- **Social investing features** — Live audio rooms, a ranked newsfeed, community discussion and a bull-and-bear system that surfaces top traders.
- **Investment education** — Bite-sized market fundamentals and content aimed at Gen Z and millennial first-time investors.
- **Stock profiling & risk assessment** — Proprietary tools that profile stocks and evaluate risk to help beginners make informed decisions.
- **Anfin VIP** — A subscription tier providing premium features and recurring revenue for the company.

## Achievements

- Selected for Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch, one of few Vietnamese fintechs to join YC
- Surpassed 1 million app downloads
- Reached roughly 100,000 funded accounts
- Raised ~$6M total across seed and pre-Series A rounds
- Introduced fractional share trading to lower the entry barrier for Vietnamese retail investors

## Latest updates

- **2021-10** — Anfin launched, founded by Phuoc Tran, Hiep Nguyen, Chi Pham and Michael Do.
- **2021-11** — Received $125,000 investment from Y Combinator ahead of the W22 batch.
- **2022-01** — Closed a $1.2M seed round led by Goodwater Capital and Global Founders Capital and joined YC W22.
- **2022-06** — Raised $4.8M pre-Series A led by Y Combinator and angel Clement Benoit; added new features for stock investing.

## Links

- Website: https://anfin.vn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anfin-vn
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/anfin.vn

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