Patamar Capital

Patamar Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializing in early to growth-stage investments in South and Southeast Asia. With over a decade of experience, the firm focuses on the “mass market,” targeting low and middle-income populations. Its current fund, Patamar Fund II, aims to invest in 20-25 early-stage and growth-stage companies across key sectors such as financial services, niche eCommerce, and technology-enabled businesses in health care, education, and agriculture. The firm’s Asia-based investment team, which operates full-time in six countries, leverages local expertise and networks to identify and enhance investment opportunities. A significant portion of the investment capital comes from local investors, including prominent families in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. This strategic approach enables Patamar Capital to effectively invest in, operate, expand, and exit from its portfolio companies within the region.

Lee FitzGerald

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Dondi Hananto

Partner

Beaudean Seil

Co-Founder and Partner

Nathan Sivagananathan

Partner

Shuyin Tang

Partner

Geoff “Chester” Woolley

Managing Director, Partner and Chief Executive Officer

Past deals in Philippines

SwipeRx

Series B in 2023
mClinica develops mobile platforms that strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain, generate data, improve patient adherence to medication, and build the capacity of the pharmacy workforce. Since 2017, mClinica has connected 150,000 pharmacy professionals and 40,000 pharmacies through a single digital channel. Their users reach approximately 150 million patients each month. mClinica currently operates across Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore with capacity for expansion. Their team is composed of over 120 team members including experts in public health, data science, and pharmacy. mClinica is supported by impact investors like the Global Innovation Fund (backed by USAID, UKAID, DFAT, Swedish Government, and the Omidyar Network) and Patamar Capital (formerly Unitus Impact) as well as other investors from the US, Europe, and Asia. mClinica implements projects both digitally and on the ground to connect the world’s pharmacies and transform global health. mClinica follows a social enterprise business model in which they seek double-bottom line returns – maximizing both financial returns and social impact. mClinica’s rapid growth and success is increasingly recognized. mClinica was the recipient of the Data Driven Apps Award of the World Government Summit in 2019, USAID-FHI360 Data for Resilience Award, Pierre Fabre Foundation Prize for eHealth Innovation, and Hack Osaka. The company has consistently been recognized as one of the most innovative startups in healthcare in Asia Pacific.

Peddlr

Seed Round in 2022
Peddlr is a company focused on facilitating the digital transformation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines. It offers a free mobile point-of-sale (POS) system that streamlines business management for entrepreneurs. With a simple two-click setup, the app allows users to manage both online and offline orders, send payment links, and utilize an escrow feature called "SafeBox" to enhance security for transactions. Additionally, Peddlr provides essential tools such as inventory management, expense tracking, and reporting capabilities, enabling small business owners to efficiently oversee their operations without incurring costs.

Kalibrr

Convertible Note in 2019
Kalibrr is a recruitment business innovating services and technologies to help companies consistently recruit the best talent. They achieve recruitment transformations through an end-to-end portfolio of services including a premium jobs portal, world-class recruitment system, employer branding and powerful online assessments. Founded by Paul Rivera and Dexter Ligot-Gordon in January 2012, Kalibrr had received a significant in seed funding from Sillicon Valley startup incubators and investors such as; Kickstart Ventures, eBay's Pierre Omidyar, Globe Telecom's, Sillicon Valley Y Combinator and Filipino Angel investor Nix Nolledo of Xurpas.

Topica Edtech Group

Series D in 2018
Topica Edtech Group (Vietnamese: “Tổ hợp Công nghệ Giáo dục Topica”) is a multinational educational technology company. It provides online education solutions including Bachelor's Degree programs (Topica Uni), English speech tutoring courses (Topica Native) and technology platform for massive online open courses in a variety of fields (Edumall). Topica Edtech Group headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam and has expanded into the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and the United States.

Kalibrr

Convertible Note in 2018
Kalibrr is a recruitment business innovating services and technologies to help companies consistently recruit the best talent. They achieve recruitment transformations through an end-to-end portfolio of services including a premium jobs portal, world-class recruitment system, employer branding and powerful online assessments. Founded by Paul Rivera and Dexter Ligot-Gordon in January 2012, Kalibrr had received a significant in seed funding from Sillicon Valley startup incubators and investors such as; Kickstart Ventures, eBay's Pierre Omidyar, Globe Telecom's, Sillicon Valley Y Combinator and Filipino Angel investor Nix Nolledo of Xurpas.

ErudiFi

Seed Round in 2018
ErudiFi is a mission-driven technology company focused on making education affordable in Southeast Asia. Operating as Danacita in Indonesia and Bukas in the Philippines, ErudiFi has helped secure funding for thousands of students through tech-enabled partnerships with leading universities and vocational schools. By improving access to education, we believe we can drive generational transformation and build a better tomorrow.

SwipeRx

Series A in 2017
mClinica develops mobile platforms that strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain, generate data, improve patient adherence to medication, and build the capacity of the pharmacy workforce. Since 2017, mClinica has connected 150,000 pharmacy professionals and 40,000 pharmacies through a single digital channel. Their users reach approximately 150 million patients each month. mClinica currently operates across Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore with capacity for expansion. Their team is composed of over 120 team members including experts in public health, data science, and pharmacy. mClinica is supported by impact investors like the Global Innovation Fund (backed by USAID, UKAID, DFAT, Swedish Government, and the Omidyar Network) and Patamar Capital (formerly Unitus Impact) as well as other investors from the US, Europe, and Asia. mClinica implements projects both digitally and on the ground to connect the world’s pharmacies and transform global health. mClinica follows a social enterprise business model in which they seek double-bottom line returns – maximizing both financial returns and social impact. mClinica’s rapid growth and success is increasingly recognized. mClinica was the recipient of the Data Driven Apps Award of the World Government Summit in 2019, USAID-FHI360 Data for Resilience Award, Pierre Fabre Foundation Prize for eHealth Innovation, and Hack Osaka. The company has consistently been recognized as one of the most innovative startups in healthcare in Asia Pacific.