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Kaya Founders
Venture capital · Makati, Philippines · Asia Pacific
Kaya Founders is an early-stage venture capital firm formed through a partnership of seasoned entrepreneurs and operators. It invests in, accelerates, and builds technology companies targeting problems in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsphilippinessoutheast asiaearly-stagetechnologyfintech
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Or find every investor that fitsKaya Founders lists 33 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 4 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (35%), AI & Machine Learning (16%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (14%). 52% of its companies are based in Philippines. It invests most often alongside Foxmont Capital Partners, Antler and Iterative.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Kaya Founders, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Kaya Founders' whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 33. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 50% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 71th | 33 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 75th | 9% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 64th | 35% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 35% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 14% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Education | 4% | 7% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Legal & Compliance | 2% | 2% |
| Food & Agriculture | 2% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Foxmont Capital Partners | 8 |
| Antler | 4 |
| Iterative | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| 1982 Ventures | 2 |
| BEENEXT | 2 |
| Golden Gate Ventures | 2 |
| IdeaSpace Ventures | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers33100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Foxmont Capital Partners
Compare Kaya Founders head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Kaya Founders| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2026 | Seed | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Series B | |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Series B | |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Kaya Founders
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Kaya Founders' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
33 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides business loans and financial solutions to businesses and their employees. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Baskit makes capital, logistics, and distribution simpler for growing brands. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Datung provides business loans for established Philippine SMEs and salary loans for employees | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for securing and deploying software and AI models in customer environments while keeping them encrypted and protected from the host. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Edgetutor provides online tutors for English and math from the Philippines to learners worldwide | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Etaily provides e-commerce enabling and retail services to brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Dec 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Fr8Labs provides a freight management system for freight forwarders | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| GoEden sells various products for farming and gardening, including fertilizers, machineries, and seeds. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Locad provides logistics services including fulfillment, warehousing, and shipping for e-commerce brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides online doctor-guided care and treatment for various health issues, including sexual health, weight management, and hair regrowth | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kita turns messy borrower applications into decision-ready credit files, in any market you lend in. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kravers delivers freshly prepared and healthy meal plans daily across Metro Manila | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| LenderLink provides a credit information platform for accessing consumer credit data | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Otis AI manages planning, targeting, testing, optimization, and reporting to help businesses and agencies execute paid ads | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Mobeecars operates a used car selling platform in Southeast Asia | E-commerce & MarketplacesMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Mochi provides automated billing solutions for businesses | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Moneta reads borrower and collateral documents, reconstructs the borrower's financial reality, and delivers an explainable credit recommendation. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Kindred provides healthcare services for women, including consultations, wellness packages, and various medical treatments. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Netbank is a 'Banking as a Service' platform, allowing fintech to launch and scale fast in the Philippines. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Apr 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Offramp allows users to receive payments in USD from freelance platforms like Deel, Upwork, and Fiverr | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- kayafounders.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 10 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 33
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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