# Pham Chi Nhu

> Pham Chi Nhu is the Vietnamese co-founder and CEO of Coolmate, a clothing business established in 2019 with Nguyen Van Hiep and Nguyen Hoai Xuan Lan. A Foreign Trade University graduate and former Deloitte employee, he previously ran Basic Wear 4Men. His work centres on everyday apparel, direct customer relationships and building a Vietnamese brand for international markets.

- **Role:** CEO and co-founder at Coolmate
- **Organizations:** Coolmate, Deloitte Vietnam, Basic Wear 4Men
- **From:** Que Vo, Bac Ninh, Vietnam
- **Nationality:** Vietnamese
- **Education:** Bachelor studies in finance and banking; LinkedIn also lists customs and tax, Foreign Trade University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Coolmate., Named among Vietnam’s ten Outstanding Young Faces for 2025, confirmed by Foreign Trade University in 2026., Included in Tatler’s 2026 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow Vietnam list.

## Career timeline

- **After university** — Worked in financial control at Deloitte Vietnam.
- **2017** — Started Basic Wear 4Men, a menswear venture that operated for about two years before failing.
- **2019-03** — Co-founded Coolmate with Nguyen Van Hiep and Nguyen Hoai Xuan Lan.
- **2024** — Coolmate secured a $6 million financing.
- **2025-03** — Coolmate launched women’s activewear.
- **2025-11** — Coolmate announced a Series C led by Vertex Growth.
- **2026-03** — Coolmate opened its first physical store at Hanoi Centre.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Coolmate.
- Named among Vietnam’s ten Outstanding Young Faces for 2025, confirmed by Foreign Trade University in 2026.
- Included in Tatler’s 2026 Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow Vietnam list.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Vietcetera published an interview feature on product development, inventory and international growth, including Nhu’s account that the US operation had gradually approached break-even.
- **2026-07** — Appeared on Vietnam Innovators episode 119 with host Tu An.
- **2026-06** — Coolmate acknowledged unauthorised use of Tao Creative Studio’s Happy Uncles artwork, apologised and suspended sales of remaining stock from a 1,138-shirt production run.
- **2026-03** — Coolmate opened its first store at Hanoi Centre; Nhu described local partners’ work on the store concept and RFID deployment.

## Links

- Website: https://www.coolmate.me/nhu/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhu-pham-04639057/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NhuPC

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