# Core Capital

> Core Capital is a VC fund in Manila backing E-Commerce and Media and Entertainment. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manila, Philippines
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.corevc.ph/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Core-Capital-397819080775077/

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.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$4.3M |
| Series A | $5M–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 4 | 50% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 13% |
| Gaming | 1 | 13% |
| Sports | 1 | 13% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines | 6 | 75% |
| Singapore | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Humble Sustainability | Humble Sustainability provides products and accessories reuse and recycle services. | $100K | Seed | May 20, 2024 |  |
| ProCredit | 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 | 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 | FlowerStore group aims to be largest gifting e-commerce company in Southeast Asia |  | Seed | Nov 11, 2021 |  |
| CloudEats | 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 Holdings | 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 | 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 Holdings | Kumu is a social entertainment platform that aims to amplify Filipino creativity, community, and commerce. | $5M | Series A | Apr 14, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gobi Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gobi-partners) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Foxmont Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foxmont-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [M Venture Partners (MVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3t-venture-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Openspace Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openspace-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Abenson](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abenson) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ABS-CBN GLOBAL LTD.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abs-cbn) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Philippines. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Core Capital's check size?

Core Capital typically joins rounds of $100k–$4.3M at Seed and $5M–$5M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Core Capital participates in.

### When did Core Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Core Capital closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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