Ken Ngo co-founded and manages the Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, one of the first early-stage VC funds focused on the Philippines, where he backs necessity sectors like health, education, and fintech with a camel, not unicorn philosophy that prioritizes solving real problems over chasing high valuations. Before venture capital, he founded a hotel management and real estate company in Cebu and served as JCI Philippines' Most Outstanding President, bringing both entrepreneurial experience and civic leadership to his role as a regional ecosystem-builder pushing startup activity beyond Metro Manila into the Visayas and Mindanao.