When Women Invest: Investor Profiles from Southeast Asia
Summary
These case studies highlight how private capital fund managers active in Southeast Asia are incorporating gender into their investment decision-making and investment management processes. Concrete examples from their portfolios showcase how smart investment approaches can help drive women’s economic empowerment across the region.
These case studies are developed by Global Private Capital Association (GPCA) in partnership with Investing in Women (IW), in their joint effort to advance gender lens investing (GLI) among capital providers and fund managers in Southeast Asia. Through research, peer-to-peer learning, executive workshops and expanded networking opportunities, the partnership seeks to increase the adoption of GLI among both mainstream and impact investors.
To raise visibility of women investors deploying private capital in the region, in 2024, GPCA in partnership with IW also launched the Southeast Asia Women Investors Directory, the first of its kind in the region.
These case studies are originally published in the GPCA website. Related case studies on women entrepreneurs were also published by GPCA.
Highlights
Investors featured:
- LeapFrog Investments, an impact-focused private equity firm primarily investing in Asia and Africa, backs high-growth companies in financial services, healthcare and climate solutions.
- Foxmont Capital Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in startups in the Philippines, ranging from healthcare to fintech.
- Navis Capital Partners invests across Southeast Asia and selectively in Australia and New Zealand through private equity and credit strategies focused on education, healthcare and industrial manufacturing.
