# AHG Lab

> AHG Lab is a VC fund in Manila backing Software and Real Estate. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manila, Philippines
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 44%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alternative-hg
- Website: https://alternativehousinggroup.com
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/alternativehg

AHG Lab is a VC fund in Manila focused on Software and Real Estate. AHG Lab is one of the largest independent venture builders in the Philippines that empowers startups and its founders through unparalleled end-to-end strategic, commercial, tech development, and back-end operational support so founders can focus on building their business. With AHG Lab’s unique hands-on venture-builder approach, ventures andpartners within its ecosystem are provided with limitless opportunities for synergistic alliances that dramatically increases the likelihood of success.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for AHG Lab. Shizune tracks 6 team members at AHG Lab. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/alternative-housing-group?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $60k–$500k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 33% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Legal | 1 | 11% |
| EdTech | 1 | 11% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines | 6 | 67% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rene Cuartero | Co-Founder and CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rene-cuartero |
| Revianne Sesante | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/revianne-sesante |
| Alyssa Casandra Wee | Portfolio Team | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alyssa-casandra-wee |
| Andrew Pineda | Chief Product Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-pineda-a5b6 |
| Kurt Gutierrez | Portfolio Team | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kurt-gutierrez-e7e2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LegalDex AI | AI Legal-tech startup |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2026 |  |
| ExamAthlete | Examathlete is a mobile app that provides guided meditations, breathing exercises, journaling, and articles to help students manage exam stress, improve sleep, focus, and mental performance during studying and tests. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2025 |  |
| DOON | DOON is a peer-to-peer self-drive automobile sharing platform that aims to offer a simple and adaptable vehicle renting experience. Rent a car from you, with your conditions. The number of days per month that your car will be hired out is entirely up to you. The restrictions on what the renter is permitted and not permitted to do with your car arealso established by you. And that also covers the insurance they must obtain for your vehicle throughout the rental time, just in case something goes wrong. Both the host and the renter's peace of mind are important at DOON. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Sep 20, 2024 |  |
| GoGym | GoGym Philippines operates tech-enabled gyms designed for neighborhoods. Its app lets users find gyms, pay for passes or plans, access workouts, and manage their fitness activities and rewards. |  | Seed | Jul 08, 2024 |  |
| Dormy | End-to-end marketplace for residential leasing, connecting renters with roommates and landlords through a tech-enabled inquiry-to-payment process with eKYC, eSignatures, and ePayments in one platform. | $60K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |
| Quotable AI | Shoppable Business is a trusted, hassle-free B2B eCommerce marketplace for buying and selling 100% authentic branded products and services in the Philippines.Shoppable helps any business or “business consumer” looking for branded products and services to procure for their own use and retailers/resellers looking for new products to sell intheir own stores.Shoppable is enabling B2B eCommerce through our specialized marketplaces, logistics infrastructure, financial products, and eCommerce tools.Our mission is to help sellers and brands in Southeast Asia by providing a platform that creates an unforgettable and authentic buying and selling experience, through the widest selection of categories.To be the #1 choice for B2B procurement and technology provider of choice in Southeast Asia with the largest supply of branded products and services. |  |  | Feb 01, 2022 |  |
| HelixPay | Helixpay specializes in providing e-commerce and ticketing solutions tailored for the Philippine market. It offers a technology-driven platform that enables event organizers and businesses to manage online and on-site payments, digital ticketing, and subscriptions. Helixpay's services are designed to enhance revenue retention and customerlifetime value through efficient payment systems and API integration capabilities. The company caters to creators, communities, and events, aiming to streamline the process of managing recurring payments and ticket sales. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| StackTrek | StackTrek uses automated technology to train young talent programming at scale and connect them with tech jobs. Philippines is the launch country.To date, the company has helped a wide spectrum of tech ventures – from growth-stage startups in U.S., to Series A funded companies in the Philippines, to MNCs in Hong Kong – build and scale programmingteams.StackTrek is venture-backed with business offices in Toronto, Hong Kong and APAC headquarters in the Philippines. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| REVAstaff | REVAstaff is a property software solution company that provides innovative industrial strength software for real estate services. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foxmont Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foxmont-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does AHG Lab invest in?

AHG Lab invests primarily in Software, Real Estate and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Philippines. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is AHG Lab's check size?

AHG Lab typically joins rounds of $60k–$500k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AHG Lab participates in.

### How do I contact AHG Lab?

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### Who are the partners at AHG Lab?

The team at AHG Lab includes Rene Cuartero (Co-Founder and CEO), Revianne Sesante (Co-Founder) and Alyssa Casandra Wee (Portfolio Team), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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