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Top 15 Retail Startup Investors in Philippines

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 15 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Retail startups based in Philippines. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from Philippines. We update this investor list every month.

Top 15 Retail Startup Investors in Philippines

Investor	Retail Philippines investments
Kickstart Ventures	4
Gentree Fund	4
Foxmont Capital Partners	3
Alpha JWC Ventures	2
917Ventures	1
Cocoon Capital	1
Wavemaker Partners	1
Big Boy Cheng	1
Ernest Cu	1
New Day Ventures	1
Kaya Founders	1
Navegar	1
InnoVen Capital	1
Lisa Gokongwei	1
Brian Cu	1

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We invest in early- to growth-stage start-ups who offer solutions to existing pain points and provide forward-looking innovations that will help shape the future we believe in.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Philippines, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Edamama — Shop online for mama and baby essentials. Enjoy free shipping with minimum spend of P1,500. Buy online now!
RuralNet — RuralNet is a digital API-driven platform that assists by providing a wide range of insurance and other financial services.
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.

Gentree Fund is a VC Fund for Philippine startups that invests in early and growth stage, providing startup funding and key connections of Sy family principals.

Investment focus

B2B, Food and Beverage, Retail
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Edamama — Shop online for mama and baby essentials. Enjoy free shipping with minimum spend of P1,500. Buy online now!
DayaTani — DayaTani supplies farmers with comprehensive services to increase their productivity.
Kita Agritech — KITA is a unique eCommerce platform that provides wholesale savings and at the same time, success to grocers, retailers, coops and online sellers by providing more affordable access to essential products without having the shell out big capital.

Foxmont Capital Partners invest in Filipino-focused or Filipino-founded early stage technology startups that have proven that they can scale effectively and lead the Philippine digital evolution. Foxmont Capital Partners believe that if a Filipino startup can succeed in the Philippines, it can succeed anywhere.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Philippines, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Etaily — Etaily provides complete end-to-end omni-channel eCommerce services to ensure brands will successfully thrive in the digital economy
RuralNet — RuralNet is a digital API-driven platform that assists by providing a wide range of insurance and other financial services.
Toki — Discover a world of treasures at Tokiasia.com! Shop for exclusive collectible toys, LEGO sets, Funko Pops, sports cards, and sneakers. Find your passion now!

Alpha JWC Ventures is an Indonesia-focused value-adding venture capital firm with expertise in FinTech and the Consumer tech sector. Alpha JWC Ventures is an independent and institutional firm that believes in investing in a disciplined manner combined with an active portfolio management approach. The firm was founded in 2015 and is based inJakarta Pusat, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

KarirLab — Tips Karir, Cari kerja dan magang, buat resume ATS-friendly, evaluasi resume oleh ahli, dan ikuti webinar persiapan kerja.
Mythic Protocol — The Central Hub for Mythic Operatives to conduct their operations
Venti Technologies — Venti Technologies is a safe-speed autonomous vehicles developer company.

917Ventures is the largest corporate venture builder in the Philippines that ideates, launches, accelerates, and scales new business ideas that uplift the lives of Filipinos.

Investment focus

Shopping, Retail, Software
Pre-Seed
Philippines

Portfolio highlights

KodeGo — We are a Manila-based Coding Bootcamp offering online software engineering and full-stack web development program.
Fanlife — Fanlife is your gateway to the stuff you love. Official, exclusive merch, collectibles, albums, fan-made products.
Benta.TV — BentaTV will provide an online platform for merchants who are not techie, to make live-selling easier for them.

As an active, early-stage investor, we allocate substantial time to each new company post-investment by only doing 6 new deals per year.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Buymed — thuocsi.vn was established in 2018, is one of the successful startups in the field of medical technology Currently, it provides medicine to more than 1,000 pharmacies and clinics throughout Vietnam. As one of the workplace attracts young talents with the passion to apply 4.0 technology to Health.
Qashier — One Qashier solution streamlines POS & payment operations empowering businesses to thrive in the digital economy. Be More with Qashier.
The Iterative Collective — Indie Game Publisher with a focus on Southeast Asia!

Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore, Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Fasal — Fasal, an agri-tech platform, developed by Wolkus Technology Solutions, is an AI-powered platform for the Agriculture ecosystem that records a variety of growing conditions on the farm. It then uses artificial intelligence and data science to make on-farm predictions, before delivering the insights anywhere on any device including (iOS, Android,Tablet, and web).Its data-driven precision agriculture solution recommends real-time agronomic solutions to growers using on-farm and micro-climate data collected through agnostic sensors that helps farmers with cost savings in terms of water, energy, fertilizers, and pesticides.
Meiro — Meiro is a Customer Data Platform built for marketers of 21st century. Connect your customers' data easily into actionable profiles. Find out how!
LiveIn — LiveIn is a hospitality company that offers long term room rental. Enjoy quality assured room, cleaning services, maintenance and community activities. Find out more!

Filipino businessman Big Boy Cheng, known for his roles as a DJ, art influencer, and food vlogger, boasts an estimated net worth of $10 million. As the heir to Uratex, the largest foam producer in the Philippines, Cheng manages an exclusive collection of ultra-rare sneakers and streetwear valued at over $1 million.Cheng was born in Manila,Philippines, in 1981. He is the son of Robert and Natividad Cheng, the founders of Uratex.

Investment focus

Retail, Collectibles
Pre-Seed
Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Toki — Discover a world of treasures at Tokiasia.com! Shop for exclusive collectible toys, LEGO sets, Funko Pops, sports cards, and sneakers. Find your passion now!

Ernest Cu - CEO @ Globe Telecom

Investment focus

Portfolio highlights

Toki — Discover a world of treasures at Tokiasia.com! Shop for exclusive collectible toys, LEGO sets, Funko Pops, sports cards, and sneakers. Find your passion now!

New Day Ventures is a venture capital firm seeks to invest in early stage software companies.

Investment focus

Retail, E-Commerce, Consumer Goods
Series A
Philippines

Portfolio highlights

Edamama — Shop online for mama and baby essentials. Enjoy free shipping with minimum spend of P1,500. Buy online now!

Kaya Founders Investment operates as an investment firm.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Philippines, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Etaily — Etaily provides complete end-to-end omni-channel eCommerce services to ensure brands will successfully thrive in the digital economy
FR8Labs — Optimize your freight business with our AI Freight Forwarding Software. Boost efficiency and stay ahead in logistics.
Toki — Discover a world of treasures at Tokiasia.com! Shop for exclusive collectible toys, LEGO sets, Funko Pops, sports cards, and sneakers. Find your passion now!

Navegar is a private equity fund that invests exclusively in Philippine companies. It is managed by Nori Poblador and Javier Infante in partnership with Brummer & Partners, a leading European alternative asset manager. The fund’s investment team is based in Manila.Navegar provides growth capital to established businesses, with a targetinvestment size up to PHP 1 billion. In addition to investing capital, Navegar seeks to maximize the value of its portfolio companies by providing financial, operational and strategic guidance.The fund’s investors include development finance institutions and European family offices and has over PHP 5 billion in committed capital.

Investment focus

Retail, Outsourcing, Logistics
Series A, Series B, Series C
Philippines, Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Dali Discount — DALI DISCOUNT AG operates the first and fastest-growing discounter in Southeast Asia. DALI provides quality everyday goods at low prices in its stores.
Inteluck — Inteluck provides data-driven logistics platform services to enterprises across the Southeast Asia.Inteluck provides trucking, distribution, freight forwarding, contract logistics and customized supply chain services to shippers. We help shippers utilize resources, minimum logistics cost, improve logistics efficiency and reduce waste.Inteluckalso helps truckers get additional deliveries, maximize revenue, schedule backloads, obtain fast payment and instant financial services.Headquarters is based in Singapore and operates in other Southeast Asian countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Great Deals E-Commerce — WE PROVIDE E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS FOR BRAND AND RETAILERS The Leading E-distributor in the Philippines

InnoVen Capital is Asia's leading venture lending firm with offices in Mumbai, Singapore and Beijing. Started in India in 2008, the platform was re-branded InnoVen Capital following a buyout of the business led by Temasek Holdings and UOB Group in 2015. InnoVen Capital currently has investor commitments of US$200 million.In India, InnoVenCapital is positioned as the first and largest venture debt provider to venture capital backed start-ups in India across stages of growth and sectors. The Company has a credit rating of ‘IND AA-’ for its term borrowing and ‘IND A1+’ for its commercial paper issuances.InnoVen provides debt financing to high growth and innovative tech startups, and has since supported and provided over 190 loans to more than 150 start-ups across India and Southeast Asia. The platform offers multiple debt capital solutions, including venture debt, acquisition finance, growth loans, and syndication.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet
Funding Round, Debt Financing, Series A
India, China, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Niro — Niro is embedding personal credit products into leading consumer internet platforms. The fintech startup aims to disrupt the consumer lending ecosystem in the country by democratizing access to convenient and hassle-free embedded credit products for 624 million internet users in India.
Capillary Technologies — Capillary’s technology solutions help businesses get ahead of the digital evolution and stay ‘Always Consumer Ready’. The experience platform integrates Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to make it easy for brands to get deep understanding and insights into their consumers, engage consumers through personalized 1:1 communication,provide easy and connected cross-channel commerce experiences and build loyalty to reward and retain their best consumers.Over 300 marquee brands across 30+ countries, including Pizza Hut, VF Brands, Walmart, Al-Futtaim, KFC, Starbucks, Madura Garments, Courts and Samsung, trust Capillary to enable easy and seamless consumer experiences. With over 300 million consumers and 25,000 stores on the platform, Capillary is Asia’s leading SaaS product company. Over 700 Capillary associates across 11 global offices are continually innovating to find new ways for brands to make their consumers’ lives easier, and experiences memorable.Founded in 2008, Capillary is backed by Warburg Pincus, Sequoia Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Qualcomm Ventures, and American Express Ventures. Explore more at https://www.capillarytech.com/
Ace Turtle — We help retail businesses in India, Singapore & Malaysia convert multichannel sales & marketing strategies to omnichannel on marketplaces & own websites

Lisa Gokongwei-Cheng is a President at Summit Media. Attended Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism.

Investment focus

FinTech, Payments, Internet
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Philippines, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Edamama — Shop online for mama and baby essentials. Enjoy free shipping with minimum spend of P1,500. Buy online now!
Otis AI — Otis is the first AI-powered virtual assistant that helps run and optimize your digital marketing cross-platform, at scale and at a budget that works for your business.
VAMA — VAMA is a one-stop virtual platform that provides easy access to e-pujas, e-darshans, and astrology services, to devotees from across India and the world.

Brian Cu

Investment focus

B2B, Software, Recruiting
Pre-Seed, Seed
Philippines, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Toki — Discover a world of treasures at Tokiasia.com! Shop for exclusive collectible toys, LEGO sets, Funko Pops, sports cards, and sneakers. Find your passion now!
HireQuotient — With the vision to disrupt the hiring process for business roles globally, HireQuotient’s virtual interviewers help companies test business skills at scale in an engaging and realistic manner, saving clients millions of dollars and man-hours. It has been used by more than 30,000 candidates in over 42 countries, and generated significant timesavings for hiring organisations while improving candidate quality in interviews.
Lista — Manage your cash flow, maximize business potential and grow your business with Lista. Download now for FREE!

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