PHL is ‘most exciting’ venture capital market in Southeast Asia - BusinessWorld Online

PHL is ‘most exciting’ venture capital market in Southeast Asia - BusinessWorld Online

By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES is the “most exciting” market for venture capitalists in Southeast Asia due to its young workforce and strong macroeconomic fundamentals, according to local venture capital firm Kaya Founders. “The Philippines is now the most exciting venture ecosystem because of our young population, steady economic growth for the last 20 years and its rapidly digitalizing workforce,” Paulo Campos III, founding…

Kaya Founders backs five startups in the Philippines

Philippine-based early stage venture capital firm Kaya Founders has on Tuesday announced three new investments and two follow-on investments to start 2025, bucking the trend around Southeast Asia’s muted funding and dealmaking activities for early-stage companies over the past few quarters. The firm said in a statement that the latest companies to join the its portfolio include fintech company LenderLink, an alternative credit data provider for …

Kaya Founders invests in five startups, expanding portfolio in key Philippine sectors

Kaya Founders, a Philippine-based early-stage venture capital firm, has announced investments in five startups, signaling continued activity in the region’s early-stage tech sector. The investments include three new portfolio companies and two follow-on investments, reflecting Kaya’s focus on supporting tech-enabled ventures in the Philippines.The firm, which operates two funds—the Zero to One Fund for pre-Seed startups and the Seed to Series A …