Our Fund
We believe that the Philippines is capable of a post-pandemic economic boom that can be truly inclusive.
Investing in the Philippines to modernize agriculture and mariculture, as well as providing much needed broadband infrastructure, will be key to this growth. We anticipate that investing for impact in the country will rise as a result of its growing, educated population, stable financial markets, and large unmet social needs. With Ignite Impact Fund, you can be part of this coming economic growth in the Philippines.
Our Focus
The Philippines — an investment grade country with many undervalued assets such as its stunning array of marine biodiversity and a growing talented workforce.
The Philippines is the predominant gateway to ASEAN for American firms due to its large, young, tech-savvy population. However, the Philippines is also one of the poorest nations in ASEAN with over 11.7% of the Filipino people – primarily farmers and fisherfolk – living under the international poverty line and having no forms of acceptable identification. 61% are living on $7/day and have access to some basic services since they are voters. The country’s inefficient local governance and dependence on overseas Filipino workers have made the economy the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in the ASEAN region.
Why the Philippines?
Our Investment Strategy
We invest in companies that...
Are Fast Growing
We look for companies that are in the fastest growing revenue segments in the Philippines
Create Jobs
We look for companies that provide the greatest upside value-add through job creation.
Commit To Impact
We look for companies that are committed to the fund’s proprietary IRIS+ compliant environmental, social, and governance metrics
Aim For Sustainable Development
We look for companies that help achieve any of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Our Impact Strategy
The fund will maximize impact by using a combination of our proprietary metrics tailored over 15 years to the Philippine impact ecosystem and mapping of the SDG indicators with the IRIS+ system to integrate social and environmental factors into investment decisions alongside risk and return.
Our Portfolio & Partners
At the Ignite Impact Fund we believe in partnering with communities and development experts so our portfolio companies can focus on profit with a purpose.
Our Portfolio
Quicksilver Satcom Ventures Inc.
Quicksilver Satcom Ventures Inc. is the national satellite broadband internet provider. Its purpose is to provide internet connectivity services to unserved and underserved communities in the Philippines utilizing Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT) and satellite technology.
Plentina
Plentina is an online lending app that uses machine learning models to gauge the creditworthiness of loan applicants. It makes “buy now, pay later” work in emerging markets where few have credit scores and merchants can’t easily integrate technology.
BioPrime
BioPrime 5-5-5 is a unique all-natural fertilizer and soil conditioner, produced in the United States using nano technology, that promotes and stimulates crop growth while using 50% less chemical fertilizer. The results have a significant positive impact in terms of lower input costs and increased crop yield.
Our Partners
CIMB
CIMB is an ASEAN universal bank and the 2nd largest bank in Malaysia. Through its investment bank in the Philippines, CIMB-Bancom enables our potential portfolio companies to list on both the Philippine and Singapore stock exchange.
Roxas Kalaw
Our anchor community development partner which has a 60 year proven track record of poverty alleviation in the Philippines through its Community Operating System which balances household income and environmental impact.
