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๐Ÿ“ Fourth District NCR, National Capital Region, Philippines๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 18 investments๐Ÿ“… 14 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Jan 2023๐• @upgrade_to_unlock
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Consultant (Agricultural Co-ops, AgriTech, AgriBusiness, AgriInvestment)
Jan 2023
Cooperative Development Authority is a government administration company based out of 1184 Quezon Ave , Diliman, Lungsod Quezon, Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines.
Delegate for Innovation & Investment
2022
The ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership (AASYP) seeks to build on the strong relationship between ASEAN and Australia by inspiring the next generation of scholars, business people, public servants and social entrepreneurs to engage with the region. In 2014, ASEAN and Australia elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership at the government to government level. The creativity, ambition and power of youth should be harnessed to tackle regional challenges and areas of mutual interest. AASYP aims to inspire Australian and ASEAN youth to engage with each other to learn more about the region, ASEAN affairs and ASEAN-Australia cooperation. It also aims to bring greater visibility to the contributions of youth in strengthening the ASEAN-Australia relationship, to encourage collaboration amongst youth actively working to address regional challenges, and to share opportunities.
Board Member
2021
Through learning and networking opportunities, the Rotary Fellowship for Global Development encourages Rotarians and other individuals to support global development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Fellowship organizes seminars and learning events, maintains a newsletter/blog related to various aspects of global development, and organizes networking opportunities for its members. It aims to collaborate with other Rotary-affiliated organizations.
AngelHack Ambassador
2021
Since 2011, AngelHack has been a trusted ally in developer relations, innovation programs, and talent recruitment for technology leaders. AngelHack was founded on the idea of bringing creators together. Our first project was a hackathon โ€“ a space developers could discover opportunities, entrepreneurs could shape their ideas into reality, and innovative companies could engage with a vibrant ecosystem of code creators and change makers. Since then, AngelHack has introduced quests, developer events, incubators, and much more โ€“ bringing the global developer community together with companies, government entities, and non-profits in over 100 cities worldwide to bring impact on a global scale.
Investor
May 2020
Seedbox is an online investing platform that enables Filipinos to invest in mutual funds and UITFs at their convenience. We are powered by ATR Asset Management, a leading investment company adviser, and the Indivara Group of Indonesia, one of the largest technology group of companies in the Asia Pacific region.
Investor
Dec 2017
The philosophy at Stratis is to focus on how blockchain can streamline business processes. At the same time, we realize the importance of reducing the complexity of blockchain adoption and implementation. Blockchain concepts such as โ€œreducing the need for trustโ€ and โ€œincreasing transparencyโ€ are approached from an applied blockchain perspective. Applied blockchain breaks down use cases so the most effective enterprise blockchain solutions can be devised.
Investor
Mar 2017
Qtum is a hybrid blockchain application platform. Its core technology combines a fork of bitcoin core, an Account Abstraction Layer allowing for multiple virtual machines, including the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), and a Proof-of-stake Consensus protocol, aimed at tackling industry use cases.
Investor
Dec 2016
The Spectrecoin Foundation CIC is a UK registered 'Community Interest Company'โ€‹ (no.11884217). This means that we are a strictly not-for profit endeavour focused solely on developing our software, Spectrecoin. The remit also covers an effort to promote the wider adoption of the software. We are subject to UK rules, regulation and company law and the foundation is also responsible for managing the 'Spectrecoin Development Fund'โ€‹ to further the aims of the foundation.
Investor
Dec 2016
"Cloud based innovation, boutique consulting and knowledgeable outsourcing for the energy sector"โ€‹
Investor
Feb 2016
Lisk provides a cost-efficient, fast, and scalable Layer 2 (L2) network that is secured by Ethereum. As a long-standing Web3 infrastructure project, Lisk has been democratizing blockchain accessibility for developers and end users globally since 2016. Its core focus is to solve local problems in Emerging Markets by bringing solutions around real-world assets (RWA), off-chain assets (OCA), and DePIN onchain. As a member of the Optimism Superchain Lisk is contributing to onboarding the next 1 billion people to Web3.
Investor
Nov 2015
IOTA Foundation is a non-profit organization and creator of the Tangle, a permissionless, multi-dimensional distributed ledger, designed as a foundation of a global protocol for all things connected. Led by a team of talented developers and passionate industry experts, IOTA developed an advanced ledger that moves beyond Blockchain to effectively address the challenges of scalability, energy resource requirements and data security, as well as transaction fees. With this groundbreaking architecture, the open-source Tangle ecosystem is designed to become the catalyst for new economic systems and business models enabling a convergence of several key vertical industries, including supply chain, mobility and automotive, eHealth as well as smart energy/connected cities. We are constantly looking for talents. Check our website to see the current open positions: www.iota.org/the-foundation/work-at-the-iota-foundation
Investor
Oct 2015
Neo is an open-source community-driven blockchain platform. It is the most developer-friendly, feature-complete blockchain platform for building decentralized applications. Neo enables developers to digitize and automate the management of assets through smart contracts. It also provides powerful native infrastructures such as decentralized storage and oracles, creating a solid foundation for the Next-Gen Internet. Learn more at: https://neo.org
Investor
Dec 2014
Secure, fast, affordable, sustainable distributed cloud object storage for businesses.
Angel Investor
Mar 2014
Using proven crypto and blockchain technology honed over a decade, Rippleโ€™s enterprise-grade solutions are faster, more transparent, and more cost-effective than traditional financial services. Our customers use these solutions to source crypto, facilitate instant payments, empower their treasury, engage new audiences, lower capital requirements, and drive new revenue. Founded in 2012, Ripples vision is to enable a world where value moves as seamlessly as information flows todayโ€”an Internet of Value. Ripple is the only enterprise blockchain company today with products in commercial use. Rippleโ€™s global payments network includes over 300 customers across 40+ countries and โ€จsix continents.
Private Investor
Mar 2013
๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค Since 2004, we have recognised a major challenge in the start-up world: many brilliant ideas struggle to secure the seed funding they need to grow, and entrepreneurs find it hard to connect with the right investors who can support their journey. ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง Driven by a passion for entrepreneurship, we created an online platform to make it quick and easy for startups to connect with a global network of angel investors. Thatโ€™s how Angel Investment Network was born. ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ *One of the worldโ€™s largest angel investment networks *Over 1.5 million entrepreneurs *More than 300,000 investors *Growing every day ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ: *Use our simple, user-friendly form to build your pitch *Access tips and guides to help you through every step ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: *Browse thousands of deals on our website *Filter opportunities by keyword, location, industry, investment size, and more *Connect directly with entrepreneurs to explore investment possibilities ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง 2023: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ Our free app gives investors instant access to our global network anytime, anywhere. Itโ€™s designed to help you: *Discover new deals on the go *Connect with entrepreneurs quickly *Grow your investment portfolio effortlessly Available now on the App Store and Google Play. https://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk/investor-app Join us on this exciting journey of innovation and growth. Together, we can shape the future of entrepreneurship and make a lasting impact. Best wishes, James & Mike
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2023
Founder, CEO and Chair for the ASEAN Youth Good Governance and Citizenship Awards
Jan 2023
We are the Philippine National Chapter of ASEAN Youth Organization, Southeast Asiaโ€™s largest youth-led nonprofit organization. With the other 15 AYO National Chapters, AYO Philippines aims to impact 10 million lives in the ASEAN region by 2025 with our three pillars: Youth Empowerment, Economic Enhancement, and Social Volunteerism.
Consultant (Agricultural Co-ops, AgriTech, AgriBusiness, AgriInvestment)
Jan 2023
Cooperative Development Authority is a government administration company based out of 1184 Quezon Ave , Diliman, Lungsod Quezon, Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines.
2022
Delegate for Innovation & Investment
2022
The ASEAN-Australia Strategic Youth Partnership (AASYP) seeks to build on the strong relationship between ASEAN and Australia by inspiring the next generation of scholars, business people, public servants and social entrepreneurs to engage with the region. In 2014, ASEAN and Australia elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership at the government to government level. The creativity, ambition and power of youth should be harnessed to tackle regional challenges and areas of mutual interest. AASYP aims to inspire Australian and ASEAN youth to engage with each other to learn more about the region, ASEAN affairs and ASEAN-Australia cooperation. It also aims to bring greater visibility to the contributions of youth in strengthening the ASEAN-Australia relationship, to encourage collaboration amongst youth actively working to address regional challenges, and to share opportunities.
Mentor
2022
FasterCapital is a global venture builder and online incubator dedicated to co-funding and co-founding innovative startups. Established in 2014, we are now #1 venture builder in terms of number of startups that we have helped, money invested and money raised. We have supported over 1129 startups in raising more than $2.5 billion, while directly investing over $696 million in 288 companies. Our comprehensive support system includes a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and strategic partners, allowing us to transform ideas into scalable, market-ready businesses. ๐Ÿš€ What We Do We co-build and fund startups through our key programs: Raise Capital: Connect founders with global investors and support fundraising, valuations, and negotiations. Tech Cofounder: Build MVPs and full-scale products, turning ideas into market-ready solutions. Grow Your Startup: Drive marketing, sales, and business expansion for sustainable growth. Franchise Program: Help businesses scale by replicating successful models into new markets. Real Estate Program: Enable innovation and investment in prop-tech and real estate ventures. IP Program: Protect, manage, and monetize intellectual property for startups and entrepreneurs. UAE Company Creation: Guide founders to start and establish businesses in the UAE with full legal and operational support. FasterCapitalโ€™s online presence is massive โ€” with 40 million visits monthly, and a domain authority of 80. ๐Ÿ“š LearnHub โ€” Our Knowledge Powerhouse FasterCapital proudly presents LearnHub, our comprehensive learning platform covering capital raising, investment, business, and entrepreneurship. LearnHub houses: 5+ million articles 7 million topics 1 million keywords 1.5 million Q&A entries 100 million images & infographics LearnHub is regularly cited across leading business media โ€” featured on outlets like Wikipedia, Investopedia, Nasdaq, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Time, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Forbes, Inc., and many more.
Grand Awards Judge
2022
Society for Science is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to the public engagement in scientific research and education. Our vision is to promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, inspire. Inform โ€“ To deliver the events and news of the scientific world daily. Through online and print media, we keep the world informed of the latest scientific news and advances. Educate โ€“ To further the many disciplines of science by reaching students, teachers, and the public. Inspire โ€“ To encourage and nurture the next generation of scientists, engineers and teachers, through our acclaimed science competitions. Founded in 1921, the Society for Science has through its award-winning publications, Science News and Science News Explores, and its world-class science education competitions including the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, and the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.
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