# Luis Sia

> Luis Sia is a pre-seed investor at PayMongo backing Apps, SaaS and Beauty. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PayMongo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paymongo)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-sia-356877148/

Luis Sia is a pre-seed investor at PayMongo focused on Apps and SaaS. Luis Sia - Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ PayMongo

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $228k–$500k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Beauty | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BeautyBuddy | BeautyBuddy is a SaaS enabled, social-powered marketplace designed to streamline operations and drive discovery for beauty services in SEA. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Peddlr | Jumpstarting Philippine Micro and Small businesses to digital world. Peddlr is a free POS app for micro and small entrepreneurs in the Philippines and South East Asia that helps them earn more and better manage their businesses. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Nov 12, 2021 |  |
| AcadArena | AcadArena is building student gaming communities across Southeast Asia. | $227.5K | Pre-Seed | Jul 09, 2021 |  |
| MadEats | MadEats is an online restaurant that offers a variety of food products and online delivery services. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Makati, Manila, Philippines. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 27, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Buko Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/buko-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Iterative](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iterative-capital-e970) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [335 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/335-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Foxmont Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foxmont-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hustle Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hustle-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kaya Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaya-founders-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PayMongo

VC Fund · Taguig, Philippines

PayMongo is a financial technology company building the financial operating system for the Philippines’ digital economy. It offers a powerful suite of tools that enable businesses of all sizes—from startups and SMEs to large enterprises—to accept payments, manage transactions, fund operations, and accelerate growth.PayMongo began as a paymentgateway offering simple, developer-friendly APIs for online payments. Since then, it has evolved into a comprehensive platform that supports both online and offline commerce, helping entrepreneurs and enterprises alike streamline their financial operations. Its product offerings include online payments via cards, e-wallets, and over-the-counter channels, QR Ph-powered in-store payments, capital lending solutions, and real-time transaction management.The company is a licensed Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and operates through its subsidiary, PayMongo Payments, Inc. It partners with major platforms like Lazada and has enabled tens of thousands of Filipino businesses to thrive in a rapidly digitizing market.

5 contacts available at PayMongo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandra Mae De Ocampo | Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandra-mae-de-ocampo |
| Cris Nagandang | Software Engineer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cris-nagandang |
| Francis Plaza | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francis-plaza |
| Isabel Ridad | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isabel-ridad-224e |
| Jaime Hing | Co-Founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaime-hing |

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## FAQ

### What does Luis Sia invest in?

Luis Sia invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Beauty startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Philippines. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Luis Sia's check size?

Luis Sia typically joins rounds of $228k–$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 Luis Sia participates in.

### When did Luis Sia last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Luis Sia closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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