The Kaya Founders team with Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco officials: (from left, seated) investment associates Danielle King and Gabrielle Rodriguez, Paolo Vera, entrepreneur-in-residence Gabby Ayala; (from left, standing) investment director Toby Floro, Kaya Founder founding managing partner Paulo Campos, Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, Consul General Neil Ferrer, Kaya Founders founding director and logistics solutions Locad founder Constantin Robertz, marketing manager Mica Gonzalez, CTO Mark Yao.

MAKATI CITY – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer recently met with early-stage venture capital firm Kaya Founders founding managing partner Paulo Campos, and founding director Constantin Robertz on July 19 at their headquarters in Makati City, Philippines.

Consul General Neil Ferrer with Kaya Founders founding managing partner Paulo Campos.
San Francisco PCG photos

Economic Officer Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona joined Consul General Ferrer in the meeting.

ConGen Ferrer thanked Kaya Founders for meeting and introducing its young team. “The Consulate welcomes Kaya Founders’ expansion and reach among early-stage startups, and we hope that more startups could be supported and could thrive to solve a number of societal challenges and address pain points,” said Consul General Ferrer.

Campos encouraged returning overseas Filipinos, or what he refers to as pawikan (sea turtles), to join in nation-building and give back to the country by investing talent and capital, and harnessing the benefits of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Both sides discussed potential collaborations, especially around amplifying the development and growth of the startup ecosystem in the Philippines.

Established in 2021, Kaya Founders has been supporting early-stage startups with its funds “Zero to One” and “One to Ten” funds. The venture capital firm focuses on investments in direct-to-consumers (D2C), business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces, e-commerce, healthcare, fintech, edutech, and agritech, among others. It has supported 44 companies to date. (PCGSF Release)