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The $4 million investment is part of Dat Bike's Series B round, bringing the company's total raised capital to $51 million. The company plans to allocate resources directly to core operational areas, including finalizing the supply chain, increasing factory capacity, and stepping up R&D, aiming to increase domestic market share and gradually expand to regional markets. Earlier, in September 2025, Dat Bike announced it had raised $22 million in a Series B round led by FCC, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company, and Rebright Partners (Japan, Singapore), with Jungle Ventures participating. In the past two years, Dat Bike's operating data show production capacity increasing fivefold. According to the company’s promotional information, adopting a vertically integrated model helps the manufacturer control design and assembly, reduce the share of imported components, and optimize time-to-market. The company’s 3S store network is already present in major cities, and it aims to develop 100 points of sale by the end of 2026 to ensure distribution coverage. In terms of product, the domestic electric motorcycle manufacturer focuses on operational performance to compete directly with gasoline-powered vehicles. The flagship Quantum S-series achieves 285 km of travel on a single charge with a four-hour charging time, and a declared battery life of 25 years. TVS Securities (Thiên Việt) analysts assess that the potential for clean-energy vehicle adoption in Vietnam is very large, based on more than 77 million motorcycles in operation and about 3 million new bikes sold each year. The investment further extends TVS’s portfolio in Vietnamese tech companies, alongside prior investments in MoMo and Finhay. The deal marks the first time a Vietnamese investment bank has participated in the electric motorcycle sector.
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