# Roland Navarro de Ros

> Roland Navarro de Ros is a seed investor at Kumu Holdings backing Audio and Coffee. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kumu Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kumumedia-technologies)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rolandnavarro

Roland Navarro de Ros is a seed investor at Kumu Holdings focused on Audio and Coffee. Roland Ros is the founder of Kumu, a digital entertainment company for fans of Filipino creativity. With over 15 million users, Kumu has reached the #1 Grossing Social App in the Philippines. It has also cracked the Top 10 in Canada, Hong Kong, Kuwait, UK and Norway, as well as Top 20 in several other markets like the United States, Saudi Arabia,Italy, and Australia. He also currently serves as an investor and advisor for several start-ups; and is passionate about helping others.Prior to KumuMedia Technologies, Roland was Vice President of Spark Revenue, an Inc. 500 listed performance marketing & growth acquisition platform. Prior to Spark Revenue, Roland was VP Business Development for MediaTrust, an online performance advertising exchange and technology company. Prior to MediaTrust, Roland was Partner & VP Business Development at Tracking202, up until the company was acquired by Bloosky Interactive. Roland started his career as a Business Development Associate with GE Money Bank, where he oversaw a $400 million dollar book of business.Roland serves as a Trustee for the Ros Foundation. He has a BA in Asian American Studies from UC Santa Barbara, and studied as an Executive Scholar at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$5.1M |
| Series A | $7.5M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Audio | 1 | 17% |
| Coffee | 1 | 17% |
| Gaming | 1 | 17% |
| Brewing | 1 | 17% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines | 5 | 83% |
| Singapore | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| &you | &you connects users with doctors for online health consultations. Users can get advice and prescriptions for weight loss, sexual health, and hair regrowth. Approved treatments are delivered directly to the user's home. The service includes ongoing support for users through the website. |  | Pre-Seed | May 19, 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 |  |
| PickUp Coffee | PickUp Coffee is a start-up that aims to increase the accessibility of espresso and milk-based beverages. PickUp Coffee is located in Taguig, Philippines. | $40M | Series A | Apr 13, 2023 |  |
| AcadArena | AcadArena is building student gaming communities across Southeast Asia. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Lista | Lista is a fast-growing, venture-backed financial technology company, on a mission to help 110 million Filipinos make financial progress. As the leading credit and financial management application in the Philippines, we have pioneered direct access to credit scores and reports, offering consumers seamless and instantaneous insight into theirfinancial health.With over 2.5 million downloads, Lista is dedicated to providing individuals with comprehensive tools to enhance their financial literacy and elevate their credit standing.Lista is one of the promising startups in Southeast Asia, backed by top regional venture capital funds such as Openspace Ventures, East Ventures, Saison Capital, and 1982 Ventures, which have successfully invested in startups such as GoJek, Xendit, Tokopedia, Growsari, Shopback, and Kumu. | $5.1M | Seed | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Podcast Network Asia | Podcast Network Asia is a tech and media company that believes in creating value out of every listening moment. By making on-demand audio content accessible to more audiences, we’re enabling new opportunities for learning and inspiration. | $750K | Seed | Jan 25, 2021 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Foxmont Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foxmont-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Openspace Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openspace-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Saison Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saison-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [1982 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1982-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [1kx](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1kx) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kumu Holdings

VC Fund · Manila, Philippines

Kumu is a social entertainment platform that aims to amplify Filipino creativity, community, and commerce.

2 contacts available at Kumu Holdings.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Roland Navarro de Ros | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roland-navarro |
| Ann Garrido | VP Corporate Services | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ann-garrido |

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## FAQ

### What does Roland Navarro de Ros invest in?

Roland Navarro de Ros invests primarily in Audio, Coffee and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Philippines. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Roland Navarro de Ros's check size?

Roland Navarro de Ros typically joins rounds of $750k–$5.1M at Seed and $7.5M–$40M 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 Roland Navarro de Ros participates in.

### When did Roland Navarro de Ros last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roland Navarro de Ros closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 6 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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