¶ Oak Drive Ventures Incorporation
"Value isn’t just found. It’s also created."
Oak Drive Ventures combines decades of operational and investment experience to create value across various industries.
¶ Asymmetric Risk Reward Investing
- Through rigorous research, insight and discipline, we look for opportunities where potential gains far outweigh the risks.
¶ Thinking Long-Term
- We play the long game. We build and invest in businesses that we expect to compound for many years to come. The future excites us, which is why we love that our venture investments keep us up-to-date with the cutting-edge.
¶ Chasing Operational Excellence
- We focus on daily execution to deliver outstanding results.
¶ Cultivating Partnerships
- Growth, learning, collaboration. We partner with the most promising entrepreneurs and investors we can find.
¶ Upholding Fairness
- The best relationships are built on a foundation of trust. We believe that treating our partners, employees and stakeholders fairly is a social responsibility as well as good business practice.
¶ Our Company
- In 2010, Oak Drive was founded to provide management support to a growing stable of operating companies. Today, these companies employ close to a thousand individuals in the Philippines. Our investment portfolio has also kept pace, expanding profitably to East Asia and the United States.
- Oak Drive seeks to identify underappreciated opportunities where timely investment, thoughtful positioning, and active governance can generate superior risk-adjusted returns.
¶ Forward-Looking
- Globalization and technological advancement are shaping the future in exciting and unpredictable ways. How do we ensure long-term viability in an ever-changing world? We secure steady footing through our durable, value-creating businesses. Investing in innovative start-ups keeps us on our toes and ahead of the curve.
- Neither strictly value investors nor venture capitalists, we are investors who strive to use discipline and insight to identify opportunities that best fit our areas of expertise.
¶ Our Team
-ODVI Company Outing at The Strand Botique Resort. Boracay, Aklan.
¶ Executives
¶ Gabriel R. Singson, Jr., President
- Jay got his M.B.A. in finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his undergraduate degree in business management from Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to Oak Drive, Jay spent close to a decade as COO of Macondray & Co, Inc., where he played an active role in the acquisition and public listing of Del Monte Philippines, Inc. He has also served as the Undersecretary for Privatization for the Department of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines.
- When not at work, he enjoys dancing salsa and fantasizing about his next travel adventure.
¶ Vanessa Siao David, COO
- Vanessa is a Certified Public Accountant with a B.S. in accountancy from Centro Escolar University. She first joined Oak Drive as an accountant in 2008, was promoted to comptroller in 2010, and became the COO in 2013. Prior to this, she was a financial analyst for Becton Dickinson Philippines.
- She loves swimming and spending time with her family, trying new cuisines and going on vacation.
¶ John P. Sevilla, Director
- Sunny got his master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University, and his undergraduate degree from Cornell University, where he dual majored in economics and government. Sunny has experience working in financial markets with Goldman Sachs, the government with Department of Finance and Bureau of Customs, and the nonprofit world with Synergeia Foundation.
- In his spare time, he likes exploring Manila using every means of transport available (that isn’t a car!).
¶ Michelle C. Tarroza, Head of Business Incubation
- Mich earned her bachelor’s degree from St. Scholastica’s College in Manila, where she studied both psychology and guidance counseling. She has over twenty years of experience in general management, sales, and business development from diverse industries including advertising, business process outsourcing, and human resource consulting.
¶ Rommel R. Acosta, Portfolio Manager
- Rommel graduated from the University of the Philippines. Though he initially intended to be a lawyer, reading the writings of Warren Buffett inspired him to change his focus. Rommel has spent much of the last fourteen years – ten of them with Oak Drive – looking for the most promising investments globally.
- When not at work, he enjoys reading history and climbing mountains.
¶ Our Portfolio
- Leveraging a decade of experience managing our core domestic portfolio, Oak Drive actively invests in the most promising and innovative venture capital opportunities in East Asia and beyond.
- Learn more about how we are driving long-term value, as both a local operator and regional investor.
¶ Natural Wonders
- Oak Drive Capital acquires beautiful properties in key tourist destinations around the Philippines to develop, lease out or joint venture. We focus on sustainable developments that will create value for generations to come.
¶ Award-Winning Hospitality
- Oak Drive Capital owns and manages highly regarded tourism properties in El Nido, Boracay and Puerto Princesa. These unique properties have become mainstays of their local communities.
¶ SPIN Designer Hostel. El Nido, Palawan.
- SPIN is an award-winning hostel that caters to adventurous backpackers and specializes in experience tourism. SPIN Designer Hostel was voted Hostelworld’s best hostel in the Philippines for their 15th annual HOSCAR awards.
¶ Canvas Boutique Hotel. Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
- Known for its hand-painted murals and distinctive design, Canvas is located in a prime location just minutes from the airport. The City Government of Puerto Princesa named Canvas the ‘Best Performing Hotel’ in Puerto Princesa.
¶ The Strand Boutique Resort. Boracay, Aklan.
- The Strand offers tourists a relaxing resort experience within walking distance of Boracay’s world-famous nightlife.
¶ Art and Technology
¶ Outcomm
- Outcomm offers a diverse range of advertising services, from providing creative brand design and social media management, to delivering optimal media placement.
- A leader in outdoor advertising, Outcomm owns and manages almost 200 prime billboard faces and LED boards in the Greater Metro Manila area, and is now pioneering innovations in indoor and transit marketing.
¶ Venture Investments
- From the Philippines' first digital bank to Malaysia's premier co-working facility, our investee companies are at the forefront of new ways of conducting business.
- Learn more about the young companies that we believe in.
¶ Colony - Where work meets sophistication.
- Colony is transforming office spaces in Southeast Asia, developing and managing hospitality-inspired co-working facilities with world-class amenities.
¶ PDAX - The Philippines’ first digital asset exchange.
- PDAX is a cryptocurrency exchange that allows investors of all sizes to trade digital assets, deploying cutting-edge technology to make financial services more accessible to Filipinos.
¶ FlySpaces - Southeast Asia’s number one workspace booking platform.
- Flyspaces is Southeast Asia’s largest online marketplace for office space, connecting its users to thousands of unique spaces across the region.
¶ Eximius - Our work. Your peace of mind.
- Eximius BPO provides high-quality back office services for real estate companies around the world.
¶ Tonik - Transforming the way money works.
- Tonik is the first digital-only bank in Southeast Asia, and plans to launch in the Philippines in 2020.