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Singapore investor Venturi Partners targets more consumer firms in 'core' PHL market
Business World Philippines
|September 22, 2025
SINGAPORE consumer-focused investor Venturi Partners is scouting for more consumer brands in the Philippines on which to deploy its second fund worth $225 million, noting that it considers the consumer market here to have strong prospects.
"I think the Philippines is one of our core markets. It is our second market after India, and that is because we believe strongly in the consumer opportunity in the Philippines," Venturi Partners Founder and Managing Partner Nicholas Cator told Business World.
"We believe strongly in the local founders and entrepreneurs. And we are looking forward to continuing to deploy our second fund in a number of Filipino consumer brands," he added.
He said Venturi Partners sees opportunities across all channels in the Philippine consumer market.
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