Kickstart

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VCMatch tracks Kickstart as an investor focused on E-commerce, Fintech, and Enterprise SaaS companies, Seed and Series A rounds, Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan markets, and $12m to $180m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$12m to $180m

Stages

Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C

Focus Areas

E-commerce, Fintech, Enterprise SaaS

Geography

Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan

Investment Thesis

Kickstart positions itself as a corporate venture investor that backs tech startups with “transformative potential,” focusing on sustainable and inclusive innovation and solutions that address “real-world challenges and drive transformative impact.” The firm emphasizes value beyond capital — “create disproportionate value” — by providing portfolio companies with access to expertise and access to market, supported by corporate partners and an independent, “progressive, future-forward” Investment Committee to accelerate founder success.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Kickstart is most relevant for founders raising Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds in E-commerce, Fintech, Enterprise SaaS, and AI/ML, especially across Philippines, Singapore, and Taiwan, with public check-size signals around $12m to $180m.

Focus statement

Kickstart targets tech startups that "solve real-world problems through sustainable and inclusive innovation," investing across early and growth stages (Seed to Series C depending on the fund) and prioritizing sectors such as TMT, eCommerce, FinTech, AI/ML, enterprise software, health/edtech, smart homes/real estate, energy and environmental technologies, primarily in the Philippines and Southeast Asia with selective global reach (US, Israel, UK, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia).

Value Add

Largest corporate venture capital firm in the Philippines and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom — provides direct corporate backing and go-to-market channels.
Multiple tailored funds with explicit theses (e.g., ACTIVE Fund’s four theses: "The Frictionless Future," "From Automation to Augmentation," "Smarter Living," and "A World of Plenty"), enabling sector-specific and stage-appropriate investments.
Commitment to operational value creation: explicitly offers "access to expertise and access to market" beyond capital to create disproportionate value for startups.
Independent Investment Committee to ensure "progressive, future-forward and efficient decision-making," signaling governance structures that balance corporate alignment with venture discipline.