Kaya Founders
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage, Pre-IPO
Geographical Focus
Japan, Australia, Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Timor-Leste
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Education
- Agriculture
- FinTech
- E-commerce
- Logistics
- SaaS
- Digital Health
- InsurTech
- Sustainability
- Financial Inclusion
- Clean Energy
- Mental Health
- Human Performance
- Digital Access
- Supply Chain Financing
- Care Economy
- Wealth Creation
- Career Development
Investment Size:
100,000 to 500,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2021
Kaya Founders is an early-stage venture capital firm formed through a partnership of seasoned entrepreneurs and operators. The firm is dedicated to building impactful, enduring companies that harness the power of technology to solve pressing problems in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. They invest, accelerate, and build with the goal of supporting exceptional founding teams from Day 0.
The firm's investment strategy focuses on sectors such as e-commerce, fintech, education, healthcare, SaaS, and agriculture, targeting startups at various stages from pre-seed to growth. Notable investments include e-commerce enabler Etaily, logistics startup Locad, banking-as-a-service provider Netbank, and payments firm PayMongo, backed by US fintech Stripe. Kaya Founders aims to invest in 10 to 20 additional startups across the Philippines and Southeast Asia over the next three years.
Kaya Founders has recently added new ventures such as Datung, ProTech, LenderLink, and SunFund, reflecting its focus on financial inclusion and sustainability. These startups tackle issues from fair financing for MSMEs to affordable insurance, credit data access, and clean energy solutions. The firm has also partnered with the Startup Venture Fund (SVF) of the National Development Company (NDC), the investment arm of the Philippine government, to expand capital access for local startups and foster innovation-led economic growth.
Requirements
- Technology-driven startups
- Early-stage companies
- Focus on Southeast Asia
- Commitment to financial inclusion and sustainability
Contact
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Portfolio Companies
- Etaily
- Locad
- Netbank
- PayMongo
- Datung
- ProTech
- LenderLink
- SunFund
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