# Minette Navarrete

> Minette Navarrete is a Series A investor at Kickstart Ventures backing Software and FinTech. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kickstart Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kickstart-ventures)
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minettenavarrete/

Minette Navarrete is a Series A investor at Kickstart Ventures focused on Software and FinTech. Minette is Vice-Chairman and President of Kickstart Ventures, Inc., the corporate venture capital subsidiary of Globe Telecom. She is a member of the Ayala Corporation’s Innovation Advisory Council, and of Globe’s Innovation Advisory Board. She is a Senior Vice President at Globe Telecom, focusing on New Business, and a member of the Board ofDirectors of AdSpark, Globe’s wholly owned digital advertising subsidiary. Minette has held a number of CEO/COO positions in various industries, ranging from scrappy Philippine startups to iconic global companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 21% |
| FinTech | 2 | 14% |
| Publishing | 2 | 14% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 14% |
| Video | 1 | 7% |

34 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 29% |
| Seed | 3 | 21% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines | 4 | 29% |
| Canada | 2 | 14% |
| Singapore | 2 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lydia.ai | Lydia AI is a health AI insurtech startup on a mission to insure the next billion people by making insurance personalized, easier to buy and more inclusive. Insurers work with Lydia AI to leverage new sources of data to make risk predictions which are used to personalize individual experiences, accelerate underwriting practices and develop newinclusive digital products with innovative Pay How You Live Benefits. The company has launched the first series of digital Lydia AI health score insurance products in Taiwan and plans to expand across Asia. Established in 2015, Lydia AI is backed by Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, Information Venture Partners and 500 Global with offices in Toronto and Taiwan. |  |  | Dec 27, 2024 |  |
| Edamama | Edamama is a Philippine based e-commerce platform designed for mothers. | $10M | Series A | Nov 20, 2023 |  |
| RuralNet | RuralNet is a digital API-driven platform that assists by providing a wide range of insurance and other financial services. | $2.2M | Seed | Oct 17, 2023 |  |
| Roslin Technologies | Roslin Tech is on a mission to improve protein production through disruptive technologies. Our core capability is in animal stem cells; we have developed the world’s perpetually self-renewing, pluripotent stem cells for animals (iPS cells) which will accelerate the development of cultivated meat for the consumer market. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 16, 2023 |  |
| Transcelestial Technologies | Transcelestial is developing the fastest, long-distance, point-to-point wireless communication network possible. It will be delivered as a space data network for terrestrial and satellite applications, which will use lasers to transfer data at up to 1000x faster than what is currently available. The network will be difficult to jam and will notneed any spectrum pre-allocation or regulation. | $10M | Series A | Feb 16, 2023 |  |
| Edamama | Edamama is a Philippine based e-commerce platform designed for mothers. | $20M | Series A | Aug 12, 2022 |  |
| Mosaic Solutions | Mosaic is a leading provider of profit optimisation solutions— data analytics, inventory management, point of sale and purchasing — offered primarily to the food and beverage sector across SE Asia. This includes multi-unit restaurant groups, cloud kitchens, hotels, and now retailers, as well. Mosaic’s cloud-based solutions work togetherseamlessly, as well as with complementary products, enabling a fully integrated restaurant management solution. Additionally, Mosaic’s analytics solution now is used across retail operations as a way for landlords to more closely monitor tenant and overall shopping centre performance. | $5M | Series A | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| SlashNext | SlashNext is the phishing authority and leading the fight to protect the world's internet users from phishing anywhere. SlashNext end-to-end phishing protection services utilize our patented SEER technology to detect zero-hour phishing threats by performing dynamic run-time analysis on billions of URLs a day through virtual browsers andmachine learning. Take advantage of SlashNext's services using mobile apps, browser extensions, and APIs that integrate with leading mobile endpoint management and IR tools. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. | $23.5M | Series B | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Edamama | Edamama is a Philippine based e-commerce platform designed for mothers. | $5M | Seed | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Transcelestial Technologies | Transcelestial is developing the fastest, long-distance, point-to-point wireless communication network possible. It will be delivered as a space data network for terrestrial and satellite applications, which will use lasers to transfer data at up to 1000x faster than what is currently available. The network will be difficult to jam and will notneed any spectrum pre-allocation or regulation. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 19, 2021 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gentree Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gentree-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Foxmont Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foxmont-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ayala](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayala-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IQT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-q-tel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Monk’s Hill Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/monk-s-hill-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robinsons-retail-holdings-inc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Kickstart Ventures

VC Fund · Makati, Philippines

Kickstart Ventures Inc. puts big company resources - capital, facilities, expertise and business connections - behind startups, so investees can launch faster, and achieve scale and profitability sooner.Kickstart Ventures, Inc. is a fully-owned subsidiary of leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom launched in March 2012 to help supportand develop a dynamic community of technopreneurs in the Philippines. It is committed to build innovative businesses in cooperation with like-minded individuals and organizations by providing funding, mentorship and education.

5 contacts available at Kickstart Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Siazon | SVP & Treasurer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-siazon |
| Minette Navarrete | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/minette-navarrete |
| Alex Alabiso | Director of Portfolio Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-alabiso |
| Joan Cybil Yao | VP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joan-cybil-yao |
| Loulou Khazen | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/loulou-khazen |

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## FAQ

### What does Minette Navarrete invest in?

Minette Navarrete invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Publishing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Philippines. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Minette Navarrete last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Minette Navarrete closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 14 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?

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