Paolo Limcaoco

Principal, Accion Venture Lab

2021 - Current

Investment Officer - Southeast Asia, Accion Venture Lab

2020 - 2021

Accion Venture Lab, seed-stage investment initiative of Accion, provides capital and extensive support to innovative, scalable fintech startups that improve the reach, quality, and affordability of financial services for the underserved.

Investment Manager

2018 - 2019

Investment Associate

2016 - 2018

ICats Investment Associate Fellow

2015 - 2015

Investment Intern

2013 - 2013

Collaborated with Ugandan entrepreneurs and small business owners to develop sound expansion plans Conducted due diligence on various new ventures and SMEs that were looking to raise capital from the Mango Fund Traveled to various Ugandan provinces to carry out site visits on Mango Fund current and potential clients Produced financial models for potential borrowers to try and understand the liquidity issues they may face and gauge their ability to repay the debt given changing assumptions Created an information memorandum for a passion fruit farm that was looking to raise new equity Generated the in-house Mango Fund financial model that is utilized to understand the loan portfolio and state of the fund after taking into account actual and expected performance of the various investments

Finance Consultant

2011 - 2012

Worked with the President and Co-founder to create the in-house financial model for the company that is being utilized for the company's fund-raising initiatives Created a cost calculator used by the sales team to produce a quick quote on new potential products requested by clients

Senior Associate, Investment Banking and Capital Markets Department

2007 - 2011

Produced detailed and flexible monthly financial models for companies looking to raise funds Analyzed the quantitative and qualitative aspects of over a dozen corporations to determine the optimal fund raising option and gauge future profitability and credit worthiness Presented various financial alternatives and expansion plans to corporations, taking into account given constraints and end goals Delegated tasks efficiently to colleagues and subordinates as a senior member of the IBCM department in order to ensure on-time submission of deliverables and successful project completion Arranged meetings and interacted directly with clients as the most senior member of the transaction team Drafted short information briefs, comprehensive Information Memorandums (IMs), presentations, and other documents for the purpose of marketing and selling clients to potential buyers, investors and funders Researched numerous local and international industries to aid in the evaluation of financing options