Issue Paper: Financing for Filipino Social Enterprises (Investors) [1 MB]
Issue Paper: Financing for Filipino Social Enterprises (Investors)
JUNE 2021
Results and findings from the ISIP roundtable discussion with investors and funders.
Executive Summary
Investors, on the other hand, defined the characteristics of an ‘investment-ready’ SE, such as having strong, resilient founding teams with the capability to be flexible, grow, and pivot; demonstrating traction; and having a realistic exit strategy for investor capital.
However, investors also shared inhibitors of SE growth such as limited deal flow in the Philippines, misalignment of enterprise and investor valuation, and limited ability of SEs to demonstrate required rate of return on investment.