Joscel Delos Cielos is Chairman and Chief Business Officer at Apeiron. Apeiron is a leading provider of comprehensive corporate services tailored to the needs of start-ups and enterprise companies in Southeast Asia and beyond. With a strong presence in both Singapore and the Philippines, Apeiron offers end-to-end solutions designed to support businesses at every stage of their growth. Apeiron's services include: CFO Services, Business Registration and Regulatory Compliance, Payroll Management, R...
Feb 25, 2025•55 min
Will Añonuevo is Founding Chairman of The Goodwill. The Goodwill is the Kickstarter for advocacies. They're building a mobile app where advocacy project creators get matched with potential donors. In addition to this, they also regularly collect stories of good will from the community and tell it to a wider audience. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:54 Ano ang The Goodwill? | 07:50 What is the problem being solved? | 13:26 What is the solution of the startup? | 23:19 What is the story behind the startup? | ...
Feb 21, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 208
The Nexus for Equity Accelerator Program is a hands-on accelerator program to be launched by Villgro Philippines. In this episode, we have a conversation with Denise Dalusong, Head of Gender and Inclusion at Villgro Philippines, to know more about the program. Applications still ongoing! The Nexus for Equity Accelerator Program aims to support gender-responsive enterprises creating tangible impact at the nexus of climate, gender, and health. The program will support 35 enterprises in Phase 1 thr...
Feb 18, 2025•48 min
Randy Tan is Founder at LookingFour. LookingFour launched a new marketplace - LookingFour Jobs, where employers can post their job openings, and job finders can easily find a job suitable for their skills. Affordable hiring para kay Bossing! LookingFour navigated the past years under fierce competition and with harsh economics, and they are also integrating AI for their marketplace features. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:33 Ano nga ba ang LookingFour? | 04:58 What are important updates for the startup? |...
Feb 14, 2025•52 min
Carl Quema is Founder at Luka's Steak Corporation. Luka's Steak Corporation is bringing you the premium steak experience at an affordable price - restaurant-quality steaks cooked at the comfort of your own home. Luka's Steak Corporation (or Luka's Butter Steaks) has grown to a system of franchises to many provinces in the Philippines. Try their mouthwatering aged butter steaks now! IN THIS EPISODE | 00:55 Ano ang Luka's Steak Corporation? | 01:40 What is the problem being solved? | 05:08 What is...
Feb 11, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 205
Victor Villafuerte is Founder and President at Kippap Learning. Kippap Learning is creating the highest quality educational content in the Internet - for board exam and college entrance exam reviews. Kippap Learning is digitalizing the education space, mainly by promoting learning at our own pace with content delivered by the best talents in the Philippines. Kippap Learning's business model grew from offering online civil engineering board exam review courses to now holding college entrance exam...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr
Edel Alva is Founder & CEO at Wizher. Wizher is digitizing laundry shops in the Philippines. They are offering a complete digital laundry management system wherein a laundry business owner can fully manage their multiple laundry shops from one device, with a POS system, inventory management system, and an app where customers can be notified on the status of their laundry. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:03 Ano ang Wizher? | 01:54 What is the problem being solved? | 09:24 What is the solution of the sta...
Feb 04, 2025•43 min•Season 2Ep. 206
We talked about our Top 10 Filipino Startup Picks since 2021! Sino nga ba sila? Ano ang criteria ng pagpili? Bakit sila ang napili namin? Listen to our first ever solo livestream episode! Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 04:16 Honorable Mentions (Top 20) 15:00 CodeChum 18:55 Tingi Station 23:12 Zayls 32:38 Dulche Chocolates 37:40 Hyperstacks 41:37 KaHero 46:32 Hier Payroll 51:05 MedsGo 56:28 Magwai 1:01:12 Mata Technologies START UP PODCAST PH YouTube: https://youtube.com/startuppodcastph Spotify:...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Ragde Falcis is Co-Founder & CEO at ChatGenie. ChatGenie recently launched their new Agentic AI Customer Engagement Platform, which makes use of Multi-Agent Chatbots to deliver customer service and sales at a much higher accuracy than before. Multi-Agent Chatbots, instead of just having one AI system, is composed of multiple AI systems that interact with each other to make sure questions by customers are interpreted accurately, give precise answers that potential customers are looking for, a...
Jan 28, 2025•54 min
Paul Soliman is Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO at BayaniChain. BYC, formerly, BayaniChain is a blockchain ecosystem that creates Prismo, designed to empower governments, enterprises, and communities with secure, scalable, and decentralized solutions. It enables tokenization of assets, such as stablecoins and physical goods, while integrating blockchain with real-world applications like the Department of Budget and Management's blockchain initiatives. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:00 Ano ang BayaniChain? | 03:0...
Jan 24, 2025•50 min•Season 2Ep. 205
Mark Sng is Partner at Gentree Fund. Gentree Fund is the private investment vehicle of the family behind SM Group, a leading retail, banking, and property development group in the Philippines. Gentree Fund actively engages with high growth companies keen on expanding within the Philippines and is seeking to support founders from across South East Asia looking to explore and learn about the potential of the Philippine market. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:52 What is Gentree Fund? | 02:25 What is a VC? How...
Jan 21, 2025•39 min
Erica Lu is Founder at Produkto PH. Produkto PH is a multi-vendor platform for Filipino ingenious entrepreneurs. More than just a retail concept, its objective is to entice Filipinos to support and patronize local homegrown products by showcasing the vendors through events. Produkto is also part of the IDEA (or Incubation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Assistance) for Creatives program co-implemented by the Department of Trade and Industry and Launchgarage this 2024. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:00 A...
Jan 17, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 204
Keeb Narciso is Business Development Manager at YEY & BlockchainSpace. Lesly Bries is Program Lead of Guilds Hall at YEY. YEY is an innovative platform at the intersection of technology and culture. It empowers communities by offering unique digital collectibles called "Shinys" that represent membership, exclusive rewards, access to events and measure community engagement through interactive campaigns. YEY provides proof of authentication for activities within fandoms, communities, and more ...
Jan 14, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 203
Kevin Philip Gayao is Founder and CEO at IOL Inc. IOL Inc. is an agile AI-enhanced software development company based in Baguio City. IOL Inc. prides on their fast delivery of software to clients thanks to their agile communication and feedback loop as well as their use of artificial intelligence in their operations. This episode is recorded at the TARAKI-CAR (Technological Consortium for Awareness, Readiness, and Advancement of Knowledge in Innovation) office in Baguio City. TARAKI-CAR is a sta...
Jan 10, 2025•48 min•Season 2Ep. 202
Lovely Reformado is Project Lead at Imahe Labs and Startup Lead of UC InTTO (University of the Cordilleras Innovation and Technology Transfer Office). Imahe Labs is developing an educational game for chemistry for senior and junior high school students, starting at the University of the Cordilleras in Baguio City. Imahe Labs is providing digital solutions for chemistry learning with virtual reality (VR) simulation technology for students to practice and gain confidence as in doing actual chemist...
Jan 07, 2025•47 min•Season 2Ep. 201
Eva Ritchelle Padua is CEO and Co-Founder at Dulche Chocolates. Dulche Chocolates, the first chocolate from Benguet, is a brand of healthy locally-made chocolates. They have a wide range of flavors of chocolate and dark chocolate with strawberry and matcha infusions as well. Their shop is located in Irisan, Baguio City, where visitors can eat brick oven pizza and shop for chocolate products. Dulche Chocolates are also available in certain reseller shops in Baguio City. This episode is recorded a...
Jan 02, 2025•46 min•Season 2Ep. 200
Ryzel Erin Felizco and Carl Justin Masedman are Co-Founders at Para Po. Para Po is a jeepney-centric mobile navigation app in Baguio City that provides information and jeepney avatar customization for tourists and local commuters. In the Para Po app, you can search a destination, and the app will tell you the jeepney line that will pass through there, showing its route, and the jeepney terminal where you can get the jeepney, showing the path you will walk from your current location. This episode...
Dec 30, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 199
Michael James Deus is Founder at MJSolar. MJSolar is a renewable energy company doing solar energy installation and trainings, Project SunShare - a blockchain-based sharing of power in communities, and electric bike conversions. Project SunShare received a financial grant from the DOST for development of the project. For the electric bike conversions, the UNDP is providing conversion kits, which one can avail to convert their bike into an electric bike. This episode is recorded at UC INTTO (Univ...
Dec 27, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 198
Kyle Russel Lucero, Samuel Sta Cruz, and Aeryk John Mosquete are Co-Founders at BARAKI. BARAKI is the Basurahan na Taraki - smart garbage bins. The BARAKI smart garbage bins are equipped with sensors that automatically notify the city maintenance office when it's time to collect garbage - preventing waste overflow, optimizing collection routes, and helping maintain the beauty of Baguio City. BARAKI started as a student project, and then they were hired by the Baguio City mayor to develop and fab...
Dec 23, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 197
Nathaniel Lubrica is Founder at Calami-T. Calami-T is the Cordillera Administrative Landslide Monitoring Integrated Toolbox, a project under the MULAT BLISTT program funded by DOST-GIA to provide information on active and rain-induced landslides. Calami-T is a complete system of connected sensors and dashboards that can be used by LGUs and private companies to predict and anticipate landslides and issue evacuations or other precautionary measures in time. This episode is recorded at UC INTTO (Un...
Dec 20, 2024•50 min•Season 2Ep. 196
Matt Queblatin is Founder at Animattify. Animattify is a startup transforming traditional print ads into stand out one-of-a-kind animations. AniMattify is part of the ADVANCE (or Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship) for Creatives program co-implemented by the Department of Trade and Industry and Launchgarage this 2024. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:18 Ano ang AniMattify? | 04:17 What is the problem being solved? | 09:45 What is the solution of the startup? | 16:20 What is ...
Dec 17, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 195
Eli Rabadon is Founder and CEO at DvCode Technologies Inc. DvCode Technologies is offering their IT-department-as-a-service solution to companies seeking to develop web, mobile, or any software application. Instead of being just transactional, their IT solutions team can become an IT arm that is part of the organization. Aside from their software development services encompassing cybersecurity, web and mobile application development, as well as blockchain and smart contract development, they als...
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min
EJ Sajo is TBI Manager at UPB SILBI. UPB SILBI - Social Innovation Laboratory and Business Inclusion - is a DOST-funded technology business incubator (TBI) in University of the Philippines Baguio in Baguio City, Cordillera Region. Startups in the Cordillera Region that are doing social innovation, crafts, and creatives, can be incubated in UPB SILBI. Watch the episode to learn more about the services that UPB SILBI provides for startups, the startup ecosystem in Baguio City, and the story behind...
Dec 09, 2024•48 min
Elke Cadangen is Co-Founder at Tingi Station. Tingi Station is your neighborhood low-waste sari-sari store where you can have your daily needs refilled in your container. No more single-use plastics or plastic bottles that end up in landfills. Currently, Tingi Station has two branches in Baguio City, and they're offering a variety of refillable items such as shampoos, liquid detergents, dishwashing liquids, and even food items such as sugars, nuts, etc. This episode is recorded at UPB SILBI in B...
Dec 05, 2024•44 min•Season 2Ep. 194
Kiko Miranda is Founder at KikoMonster Creative Studio. Based in Zamboanga City, KikoMonster Creative Studio is offering cost-effective communication solutions to organizations working toward Sustainable Development Goals. They transform text-heavy, technical content into exciting, clear, concise, and visually engaging materials across diverse communication channels. KikoMonster Creative Studio is part of the ADVANCE (or Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship) for Cr...
Dec 03, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 193
Marj dela Cruz Gomez is Co-Founder at Gallery ErGo. Gallery ErGo is the business and merchandise side of artist, Ernie Gomez, who was an apprentice for 15 years of renowned artist, Bencab. Gallery ErGo is making fine art and merchandise, such as ref magnets, bags, and t-shirts, that retain the high quality and value of ErGo's arts, at a very friendly and accessible price. Gallery ErGo has a studio in Pinsao Proper, Baguio City, and can be seen in most art fairs in Baguio City and even in Makati....
Nov 29, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 192
Mickael Cardoso is Founder and CEO at CloudCFO. CloudCFO is a tech-forward cloud-based finance and accounting outsourcing company for Philippine businesses. CloudCFO can handle the accounting, bookkeeping, and tax compliance needs of small and medium enterprises as well as provide them with financial and business insights. Having grown to a team of more than a hundred accountants, CloudCFO integrates AI tools and human talent in ensuring that they embody transparency and commitment in delivering...
Nov 26, 2024•49 min•Season 2Ep. 191
Roland Hipol is Founder at Upcast. Upcast is doing valorization of agricultural waste, specifically by turning coffee waste into useful products. Dr. Roland Hipol is a professor and scientist in UP Baguio, now commercializing the outputs of their research. This episode is recorded at UPB SILBI in Baguio City. UPB SILBI is a Technology Business Incubator for social innovation and business inclusion in University of the Philippines Baguio. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:53 Ano ang Upcast? | 06:24 What is th...
Nov 21, 2024•41 min•Season 2Ep. 190
We interviewed startups exhibiting at the Philippine Startup Week 2024 Startup Expo last Nov. 11-13 at Blue Leaf Events Pavilion, Taguig City! For Part 5, we asked them: "Kamusta ang Philippine Startup Week?" Check out the answers of: 00:00 ChatGenie 00:33 Kazam 01:28 Hive Energy PH 01:55 Secuna 02:32 Burket 03:35 Polka Motors 04:01 Agricrops MD (Stappl) 04:40 Wizher Check out our other videos! START UP PODCAST PH YouTube: https://youtube.com/startuppodcastph Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/sh...
Nov 20, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 15
We interviewed startups exhibiting at the Philippine Startup Week 2024 Startup Expo last Nov. 11-13 at Blue Leaf Events Pavilion, Taguig City! For Part 5, we asked them: "Kamusta ang Philippine Startup Week?" Check out the answers of: 00:00 Zayls 00:36 Itemcount 02:31 AniTech 03:10 Staykay 03:55 Flying Tigers Express 04:38 Collo 05:03 GoRocky 05:39 Reelist8 Check out our other videos! START UP PODCAST PH YouTube: https://youtube.com/startuppodcastph Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPv...
Nov 20, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 14
