🇵🇭 Manila Ganas x DB x Accion Ventures: Local vs Global VC
👋🏽 Hey Philippine founders, funders, and ecosystem friends! Ganas Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund, is coming to Manila as part of the Ganas Global Tour and we’re teaming up with Christeen Rico and Shumate Royo at Dream Bigger, a platform that unlocks values-aligned partnerships to accelerate sustainable and scalable Filipino-led solutions to the Philippines’ most urgent problems, and Paolo Limcaoco at Accion Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in fintech startups in emerging markets. And we want you there!
⏰ Duration: 2 hour
Format: Panel + Q&A + Networking
👋 Welcome & Introductions: Quick intros from Ganas Ventures, Dream Bigger, Accion Ventures and our panelists
💬 Panel Discussion: Local vs Global VC perspectives: what investors look for, how they invest, and what it means for founders in the Philippines and beyond
❓ Audience Q&A: Your chance to ask questions and get real insights from the panel
🤝 Casual Networking: Connect with speakers and fellow founders after the session
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Who's bringing this together?
🌎 Ganas Ventures is a Latina-led VC fund investing in early-stage, community-driven startups. Now, they are going global—visiting 11 countries to listen, build trust, and co-create opportunities for underestimated founders everywhere. Leading the Manila event: Lolita Taub, General Partner at Ganas Ventures. Learn more here. Want to join the Ganas Global Community? You can, here!
🇵🇭 Dream Bigger unlocks values-aligned partnerships for Filipino-led startups, catalyzing high-trust, high-impact relationships across the global Filipino diaspora. Bringing this vision to life: Christeen Rico (Founder/CEO), Katre Francisco (Founder), and Shumate Royo (Director of Community).
💰 Accion Ventures invests in fintech startups transforming emerging markets. Representing Southeast Asia: Paolo Limcaoco, Early Stage Fintech Investor.
🎤 Our panel will be expertly moderated by Niña Terol, Founder of FoundHer by Imaginable Impact, a movement that Cchampions the Filipina founder to close gender gaps in startups.
🏢 Venue Partner: The Company Manila, a premier coworking space championing the Philippine startup ecosystem.
🍷 Refreshments by Kurot Aperitivos to fuel our connections and conversations.
Together, we're creating a space where Philippine founders can access the insights, connections, and capital they need to thrive.
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