Kickstart Ventures
Venture capitalManila · Seed–Series C · 23 people tracked
Investment thesis
Kickstart Ventures focuses on empowering founders to bring transformative ideas to market by bridging global innovation with Southeast Asia's leading conglomerates and the markets they serve. The firm aims to help startups reach markets, networks, and partners needed to scale, delivering strategic value and financial returns to its partners through insight, investments, and partnerships. It envisions a Southeast Asia where innovation crosses borders, founders and corporations access opportunities they could not reach alone, and the region becomes a defining force in the future global economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 23 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 9 of 39 portfolio companiesSaaS ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3Fintech ×3Creator Economy ×2Media & Entertainment ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1
HQs:Philippines×2United States×2Canada×1United Kingdom×1Indonesia×1
Investments · 39 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Dialpad provides a platform that transforms customer conversations into actionable intelligence for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Ramon, US
Craig Walker(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)Lily Toy(Executive Officer)Mark Shulgan(Director)Marc Andreessen(Director)John Rector(Director)John Kim(Director)
Kalibrr is a job marketplace platform that connects job seekers with employers across the Philippines.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMakati, PH
Paul Rivera(Founder/CEO)inDanny Castonguay(Founder)inDexter Ligot-Gordon(Founder/COO)inAnna Irmina Navarrete(Director)Badri Pillapakkam(Director)Beau Seil(Director)
LotusFlare provides DNO Cloud, a cloud-based, microservices Business Support System (BSS) for Communication Service Providers to run digital telecom operations, monetize APIs, and sell eSIM connectivity.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
New York, US
Alex Finkelstein(Director)Michael Karnajaprakorn(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)Ramanan Raghavendran(Director)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Kickstart Ventures invest at?
- Kickstart Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is Kickstart Ventures's typical check size?
- Kickstart Ventures typically writes checks of $30K – $20M.
- What sectors does Kickstart Ventures focus on?
- Kickstart Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Kickstart Ventures located?
- Kickstart Ventures is headquartered in Manila, PH.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamJoan Yao, Kickstart Ventures | Anchor Roundtable: Women in Venture (XIII)
Anchor Taiwan · Joan Yao
adobo FOI 2019: Investing in the Future of Technology with Kickstart Ventures's Minette Navarrete
adobo magazine · Minette Navarrete
Joan Yao - Vice President of Kickstart Ventures
Tagcash · Joan Yao
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