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Paulo Campos <\/p>\n
Kaya’s founding managing general partner\u00a0<\/p>\n
Philippine-built, region-ready<\/p>\n
Campos said more startups in the Philippines are now scaling outside the country with real traction across regions.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0ProTech Devices is present in seven countries, showing the potential for this business to scale across borders. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Etaily and Sourcy are planting flags in multiple markets as Philippine e-commerce enablers push into regional operations.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Plastic Credit Exchange and Firstmate Technologies are \u201cheadquartered in the Philippines but tackling the US market very successfully.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Edge Tutor is \u201cconnecting Filipino tutors with tutoring centers all over the world,\u201d now serving clients in an expanding set of countries.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Locad\u2019s latest funding round was led by a Middle East venture capital firm, supporting its expansion into Gulf markets via its fulfillment cloud platform.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Governance: Kaya\u2019s non-negotiable foundation<\/p>\n
Campos said governance remains a core pillar of Kaya\u2019s investing strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things we ensure, and part of our fiduciary duty to you as our investors, is the need to ensure that we focus strongly on sound corporate governance, even at the earliest stages of the journey,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe invest as early as the idea stage, at day zero, but \u00a0even then we work closely with our founders to ensure that we\u2019re putting in strong foundations in these companies.\u201d<\/p>\n