# Top 20 ESports Startup Investors in Philippines in June 2026 ## Kevin Lin - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University. ## Hustle Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Carlos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors. ## 1kx - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software 1kx is an early-stage investment firm focused on ecosystem growth. ## DWeb3 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Digital fund focused on crypto & digital assets investments related to blockchain technology, Decentralized Finance DeFi, web 3, NFT, metaverse, Bitcoin, & more ## Luis Sia - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Apps, SaaS, Beauty Luis Sia - Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ PayMongo ## Buko Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Gaming, Health Care Value-add angel funding for Philippines startup founders. ## Mirana - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Mirana Ventures is a leading global investment fund that provides long-term capital and strategic partnerships to visionary founders and fund managers in the Web3 space. ## Gabby Dizon - Type: Angel - Location: Pasig, Rizal, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Gabby Dizon is the Chairman and co-founder of Alto.io, a Singapore-based game platform that connects games to the blockchain. He helped pioneer the Philippine game industry as part of the team that released the first Filipino-made game in 2003. Gabby is also CEO of game developer Altitude Games and former President of the Game DevelopersAssociation of the Philippines. Gabby helps champion the game development industry in Southeast Asia and is an active member of the Philippine startup community. ## IVC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency Who we are We are investors and entrepreneurs helping define the next generation of Blockchain startups. Our Focus Passionate founders. Disruptive models. Borderless markets. Exponential effects. Our Geography Starting from... ## Francis Plaza - Type: Angel - Location: Makati, Manila, Philippines - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, Education, Gaming Francis Plaza currently works as an Advisor to the Boards for PayMongo. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ## Karel Vuong - Type: Angel - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming Karel is a Canadian entrepreneur and angel investor. He is currently the Co-Founder of Renaissance, a product studio working to bring greater choice and agency to education through bold experiments and disruptive products.Prior to Renaissance, Karel co-founded Treasure, a leading crypto project operating at the intersection of AI andentertainment. He was a Senior Associate and Chief of Staff at Sagard and Portage where he worked closely with Paul Desmarais III on special projects and across operations, investor relations, capital formation, marketing and communications, and more. Prior to Sagard, was the first employee at Diagram to launch a $30M venture builder and served as a founding member incubating portfolio companies, Dialogue (IPO - TSX:CARE; later acquired by Sun Life) and Collage (acquired by People Corporation).Karel is a computer science dropout who began his career in product management and software engineering at various startups and tech companies in Toronto, Waterloo, and the San Francisco Bay Area. ## TNB Aura - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Information Technology, Retail, Education TNB Aura is a thesis-led venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore, backing future-focused startups across Southeast Asia through data-driven methodologies. ## Roland Navarro de Ros - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Audio, Coffee, Gaming Roland Ros is the founder of KumuMedia Technologies, a livestream technology company for over 10+ million GenZ & Millennial Filipinos. Since its launch in 2018, Kumu has reached the #1 Grossing Social App in the Philippines. It has also cracked the Top 10 in Canada, Hong Kong, Kuwait, UK and Norway, as well as Top 20 in several other marketslike the United States, Saudi Arabia, Italy, and Australia. He also currently serves as an investor and advisor for several start-ups; and is passionate about helping others.Prior to KumuMedia Technologies, Roland was Vice President of Spark Revenue, an Inc. 500 listed performance marketing & growth acquisition platform. Prior to Spark Revenue, Roland was VP Business Development for MediaTrust, an online performance advertising exchange and technology company. Prior to MediaTrust, Roland was Partner & VP Business Development at Tracking202, up until the company was acquired by Bloosky Interactive. Roland started his career as a Business Development Associate with GE Money Bank, where he oversaw a $400 million dollar book of business.Roland serves as a Trustee for the Ros Foundation. He has a BA in Asian American Studies from UC Santa Barbara, and studied as an Executive Scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. ## Blockchain Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Partners to crypto builders since 2013. ## Endeavor Catalyst - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce Endeavor Catalyst is the co-investment fund set up to invest exclusively in led companies ## Michael Chow - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, eSports, Education Michael Chow is the Co-Founder of XRM Media. ## Holly Liu - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Software Holly Liu is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of PKO Investments. She attended the University of California Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles. ## Hashed - Type: VC Fund - Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco. ## Patrick Lee - Type: Angel - Location: Millbrae, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Media and Entertainment, Comics Patrick Lee is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fanverse. He previously worked at PKO Investments as a Co-Founder and Managing Partner. [NAME] attended the University of California, Berkeley. ## Kingsway Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain Kingsway Capital is a investment management firm.