Our Team
We invest in your vision and connect you with the right people to make it happen.
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Minette Navarrete
Founder & Managing Partner
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Dan Siazon
Founder & Managing Partner
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Joan Yao
General Partner
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Mike Maté
General Partner
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Jecky Pelaez
Partner, Legal and Compliance
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Jan Kendrick Ong
Investment Associate
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Janna Legere
Investment Analyst
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Bit Santos
Partner, Portfolio Operations
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Jed Zafra
Portfolio Development Associate
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Marrione Camacho
Head of Strategic Partnerships
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Pia Angeli Bernal
Strategic Partnerships Manager
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Carlo Yaptinchay
Senior Strategic Partnerships Associate
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Celina Durante
Head of Communications
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Yani Venturanza
Marketing & Communications Associate
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Mick Aguirre
Principal, Strategy & Sustainability
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Monica Sugay
Strategy, Investor Relations, and Insights Associate
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Jerome Zapata
Human Resources Director
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Carmina Reapor
Financial Planning and Accounting Director
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Janis Nolasco
Office Manager
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Loren Laroco
Finance Specialist
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Eya Mac Yee
Administrative Assistant
The Kickstart Investment Committee
We believe in funding an unobstructed future. We understand the struggles of startups and have made it our goal to give visionaries an opportunity to succeed in the market.
We formed an independent Investment Committee, with members who are all experts in their respective fields, to ensure a progressive, future-forward and efficient decision-making process.
Ernest Cu
Chairman of the Board, Mynt
Tony Zameczkowski
Vice President for Business Development, Netflix Asia Pacific
Minette Navarrete
President, Kickstart Ventures
The ACTIVE Fund Investment Committee
Ernest Cu
Chairman of the Board, Mynt
Ramanan Raghavendran
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Amasia
Minette Navarrete
President, Kickstart Ventures