Core Capital
VC Fund
Manila, Philippines
Core Capital is a venture capital firm in Manila, Philippines. Core Capital provides early stage financing for technology companies with a focus on the Philippines. The firm invests through its first fund the Gobi-Core Philippines Fund, co-managed with Gobi Partners.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $10M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Core Capital invests in
Stages Core Capital invests in
Countries Core Capital invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $100k–$4.3M
- Series A
- $5M–$5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 4 (44%)
- Media and Entertainment 2 (22%)
- Video 1 (11%)
- EdTech 1 (11%)
- Gaming 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (44%)
- Series A 3 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (11%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Country
- Philippines 7 (78%)
- Singapore 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humble Sustainability provides products and accessories reuse and recycle services. | $100K / Seed / May 20, 2024 | ||
| ProCredit is a tech-enabled SME lender that emerging markets SME-lending experience, having held senior credit roles at Citigroup, Standard Chartered, ANZ, and the Asian Development Bank. | $4.1M / Pre-Seed / Feb 26, 2024 | ||
| Etaily provides brands with a complete solution to digital transformation through to a simple e-commerce platform, utilizing the products and services housed within its four pillars.The four pillars make up our completely end-to-end e-commerce solution with products and services across: technology, operations, digital brand services and data allunder one roof. Brands also have an opportunity to choose modular elements of our end-to-end offering to resolve specific skill gaps within their e-commerce infrastructure. | $4.3M / Seed / Jan 26, 2022 | ||
| FlowerStore group aims to be largest gifting e-commerce company in Southeast Asia | Seed / Nov 11, 2021 | ||
| CloudEats operates cloud kitchens and in-house restaurant brands. Its cloud kitchens are in non-retail and cost-efficient spaces, with operations and layouts specifically designed for food delivery. As of March 2020, the company has five cloud kitchens in the Philippines that house 70 in-house restaurant brands. All food brands are available on allfood delivery platforms including Grab Food, Foodpanda and Lalafood. | $5M / Series A / Oct 29, 2021 | ||
| Kumu is a social entertainment platform that aims to amplify Filipino creativity, community, and commerce. | $73.6M / Series C / Oct 26, 2021 | ||
| Tier One Entertainment was founded in 2017 by e sports veteran Tryke Gutierrez, cosplay and gaming superstar Alodia Gosiengfiao and seasoned entrepreneur Brian Lim. Together, they sought to revolutionise Southeast Asia's e sports landscape, bringing their expertise in creating winning formulas to turn their talents into gaming superstars. | Seed / Apr 28, 2021 | ||
| Kumu is a social entertainment platform that aims to amplify Filipino creativity, community, and commerce. | $5M / Series A / Apr 14, 2020 | ||
| Edukasyon is an Edtech platform empowering Filipino youth to make self-aware education decisions that lead to a fulfilling career and life.Edukasyon.ph is an education technology platform in the Philippines. It aims to empower more than 20 million Filipino Gen Z youth to make self-aware education decisions that lead to a fulfilling career andlife. Its online platform enables students to access senior high schools, colleges and universities, scholarships, online courses, internships, and other learning resources. In partnership with hundreds of educational institutions, corporations and foundations, Edukasyon.ph equips the youth with information to help them create and shape their own paths, as they discover more about themselves and the opportunities available to them. Edukasyon.ph, which also operates the website FindUniversity, www.finduniversity.ph, engages more than 10 million Filipino Gen Z youth each year.Edukasyon.ph is supported in part by impact investors, family offices and angel investors across Asia and Europe, including Mustard Seed, Villgro Philippines, French Partners, KSR Ventures, Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, EduLab Capital Partners, Obunsha Ventures, Alternate Ventures, Foxmont Capital Partners, Lorinet Foundation and First Asia Venture Capital. Edukasyon.ph has received several recognitions for its work, including the 2017 Financial Times / IFC Transformational Business Award for Achievement in Sustainable Development, with a focus on Education, Knowledge and Skills, as well as the 2017 ASEAN Youth Social Entrepreneurship Awards. Edukasyon.ph was also included in the 2016 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Accelerator Program.Launched in 2015, Edukasyon.ph now has a team of more than 90 and is headquartered in Manila, with offices in Cebu and Davao. For more information, visit www.edukasyon.ph. | Series A / Dec 01, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does Core Capital invest in?
Core Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment and Video startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 round sizes does Core Capital invest in?
Core Capital typically joins rounds of $100k–$4.3M at Seed and $5M–$5M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Core Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Core Capital took part in.
When did Core Capital last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Core Capital closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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