{"id":51391,"date":"2022-09-15T10:24:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T02:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=51391"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:24:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T02:24:50","slug":"investree-philippines-expands-to-visayas-and-mindanao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2022\/09\/15\/investree-philippines-expands-to-visayas-and-mindanao\/","title":{"rendered":"Investree Philippines expands to Visayas and Mindanao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Investree Philippines, the pioneer crowdfunding intermediary and funding platform in the country, is extending its reach beyond Luzon, expanding recently to Central and Western Visayas and Davao Region in Mindanao. The company seeks to serve and empower more small, medium enterprises (SMEs) in the said regions by providing accessible and affordable financing solutions that can help their businesses thrive as the economy reopens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With economic prospects still positive despite rising inflation and other pandemic-induced challenges, Investree Philippines hopes to reach more of the country\u2019s underserved markets,\u00a0support them in their business\u00a0goals,\u00a0and\u00a0prosper\u00a0in the new normal. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported 7.8 percent growth in the first semester of 2022 with the economy reopening, face-to-face work and classes resuming, tourism completely back on\u00a0track,\u00a0and investor confidence rising.\u00a0Investree Philippines sees these as opening opportunities for SMEs, which make up the majority of the businesses in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur mission since day one has been to support SMEs through accessible and secure financing solutions\u00a0and,\u00a0in so\u00a0doing, contribute\u00a0to the country\u2019s growth one SME at a time. We are broadening our reach outside of Luzon\u00a0and are\u00a0now building relationships with more entrepreneurs in Visayas and Mindanao to help more businesses across the country keep up with the changing times. We at Investree Philippines are here to work and grow with them,\u201d shares Investree Co-Founder and CEO Kok Chuan Lim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping <\/strong>boost the PH economy one SME at a time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With its expansion in the Visayas and Mindanao, which began this September, Investree Philippines is now fully equipped to support enterprises in the regions\u2019 various industries, including manpower, security services, F&B, school supplies, pharmaceuticals, and medical sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company optimizes data and technology to connect businesses with institutional investors that share the same mission of supporting SMEs. Investree Philippines\u2019 SME clients, including new ones in the Visayas and Mindanao, can now fulfill larger order volumes, deploy and train manpower, develop their business to cater to new target markets, and implement geographical expansion. They can likewise look to fast-tracking business growth in terms of product and\/or service development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company has aggressive growth plans for the near future, to further penetrate other regions in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building a more financially inclusive Philippines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investree Philippines, backed by Investree Singapore and local venture builder F(DEV), is the first in the industry to secure a permanent license from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It works with public and private partners such as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Asian Institute of Management (AIM), and SeekCap to nurture Pinoy SMEs. It also seeks to enter into new partnerships to reach more SMEs and at the same time boost financial inclusion in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To impart industry best practices and share insights on how collaborative endeavors can propel equal growth for businesses and investors, Investree Philippines is joining the 2022 Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP) Conference and the International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines 2022 this September as a delegate and exhibitor. It will also participate in the 12th PhilSME Business Expo this November as an exhibitor and guest speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe at F(DEV) take pride in Investree Philippines\u2019 achievements since its local inception in 2020 at the height of the lockdowns. Our main thrust remains bridging the financial gap faced by local businesses and underserved markets through innovative technologies and models,\u201d says F(DEV) Chief Executive Officer Xavier Marzan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investree Philippines welcomes interested SMEs, institutional investors, and anchors for partnership opportunities. Visit Investree Philippines\u2019 channels and learn more about its financing options at www.investree.ph<\/a> or contact cs@investree.ph<\/a>. Follow its social media channels @investree.ph <\/a>on Instagram and Investree Philippines on Facebook<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, and LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The company seeks to serve and empower more small, medium enterprises (SMEs) in the said regions by providing accessible and affordable financing solutions that can help their businesses thrive as the economy reopens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":51392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[7433,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-51391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-investree-philippines","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}