Minette B. Navarrete

Minette is the Managing Partner and Founder of Kickstart Ventures, the Philippines’ largest corporate
venture capital firm, investing globally on behalf of Globe Telecom, Kickstart’s 100% owner, and Ayala
Corporation, which anchors Kickstart’s third fund, the ACTIVE Fund. She is vice-chair of Ayala Corporation’s Innovation Council and a member of the Board of Directors of AdSpark, Globe’s digital advertising subsidiary. She is a Director on the boards of Kickstart portfolio companies Edamama and
Clarity. She has held CEO / COO positions in various industries, ranging from scrappy Philippine startups to iconic multinationals, before serving as Senior Vice President at Globe, establishing the digital multimedia business, and spinning out innovation investments via Kickstart. Prior to joining Globe, Minette was Philippine Managing Director of online game publishing startup, Level Up!; Levi Strauss & Co.’s Country Manager for the Philippines and Guam; and President & CEO of Shangri-La Plaza Corporation. She cut her teeth in global FMCG giants, Unilever and L’Oréal, and was included in Forbes “50 Over 50” in 2023. Minette holds a Bachelor of Science degree, Major in Management
Engineering, from the Ateneo de Manila University.