Start Up Podcast PH

Chezka Zapanta is the Founder of Trilz. Trilz delivers the best quality content that covers Web 3.0 and anything blockchain. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:31 Ano ang Trilz? | 01:50 Let’s talk first about your previous crypto startup: CryptoFutura. What is this? How did it go? | 05:35 You’re a college student. Why start a startup? | 09:33 Why start Trilz? How do you want to distinguish Trilz from all the ot...

Jem Chua is the Head of Operations at MetaCare. MetaCare is the first Web3 health, wellness, and lifestyle e-commerce super-app where you can buy medicine and book teleconsultations and health & laboratory tests all in one. MetaCare is democratizing access to healthcare through the cheapest and most convenient way possible. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:35 Ano ang MetaCare? | 02:51 What problems in hea...

Priya Thachadi is Co-Founder & CEO at Villgro Philippines. Villgro Philippines is a gender-smart impact incubator and investor. Villgro funds and mentors innovative social enterprises that are building solutions to improve the lives of the poor. Set up in 2001, Villgro has supported over 400 social enterprises in India and is now taking its unique incubation model and knowledge of building a s...

Katherine Castro is the Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at Beppo. Beppo is the all-in-one financial app for freelancers, from tracking budgets, to sending invoice to clients, and filing and paying taxes. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:37 Ano ang Beppo? | 01:20 Why freelancing? Share your stories as a freelancer! :) | 07:22 How can freelancers manage their finances (invoice, budget, taxes) through Beppo...

Gia Santos is the CEO and Co-Founder at BookSpine PH. BookSpine PH is a social startup fostering a more conscious society by making books accessible and sustainable. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:30 Ano ang BookSpine PH? | 01:30 Let’s talk about books! Were there books in your childhood that lighted up your love for books? :) | 03:24 BookSpine PH is a social startup. Why pursue this advocacy of making book...

The IdeaSpace Philippines Accelerator Program Cohort 10 is having its Demo Day this March 2, 2023, which is also in celebration for IdeaSpace Philippines 10th anniversary! Ano nga ba ang IdeaSpace? What will happen in the Demo Day? Let's know with Shor Macalbe, Program Manager for Startup Development at IdeaSpace Philippines! IN THIS EPISODE | 00:00  Introduction | 00:49 Ano ang IdeaSpace Philippi...

Leah Rasay is the Founder and CEO of Husay. Husay is an artist management platform for Filipino artists and creative workers. Husay helps artists build sustainable careers by matching and managing their learning and earning opportunities. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:35 Ano ang Husay? | 01:41 What do you think makes the Filipino artist special? | 04:11 What do you think about the perception of the art ind...

Nathan Senn is the founder of DBuzz. DBuzz is a decentralized censorship-resistant microblogging social media app built on the $HIVE blockchain. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:42 Ano ang DBuzz? | 01:54 Why create a new microblogging social media app? What is wrong with the current social media apps? | 05:09 What really is blockchain? | 07:55 What is the advantage of a decentralized censorship-resistant soci...

Barry O’Reilly is Co-Founder and Chief Incubation Officer at Nobody Studios, two time bestselling author of Unlearn and Lean Enterprise, and part of the Eric Ries Lean Series and Harvard Business Review, which is a must read for CEOs and Business Leaders. Nobody Studios is a high-velocity crowd-infused venture studio that's disrupting the world of startups. Their mission is to create 100 companies...

Brian Ng is Co-Founder and CEO at Zayls. Zayls is a next-generation online sales and warehouse inventory management system designed for wholesalers and distributors. Plus, there are many customization options! IN THIS EPISODE | 00:31 Ano ang Zayls? | 01:37 Which type of SMEs can take advantage of Zayls’ platform? How can it benefit them? | 08:54 What is Zayls’ edge over other sales & inventory...

Theo Roque is the CEO at Honest Farmer Club. Honest Farmer Club is an NFT PFP project with diverse farm-themed NFT collections with GameFI and IRL utilities. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:24 Ano ang Honest Farmer Club? | 03:00 How did the idea of farming, Web 3.0, and NFT’s come together? What’s the story behind? :) | 05:38 What is the Honest Farmer Club NFT project all about? | 08:18 The Honest Farmer Clu...

Jay Olos is the Founder and CEO at OneCFO. OneCFO is a tech-enabled and AI-driven platform for bookkeeping, taxes, and CFO services for small businesses and startups in Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:40 Ano ang OneCFO? | 02:37  Ano ba muna ang CFO? In a startup, what does a CFO do? | 05:20 Paano malalaman ng isang startup or small business na kailangan niya ng CF...

Kristianne Reyes and Melody Paurillo are co-founders at KaHero. KaHero is a FREE cloud-based mobile POS and inventory system for your business, helping thousands of Filipino SME’s move forward. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:31 Ano ang KaHero? | 02:33 Ano ba muna ang POS (point of sale)? | 04:10 How does the KaHero mobile app for POS & inventory management work? | 05:47 KaHero has many users in the Phil...

Ethan Rose is the Founder of Pouch.ph. Pouch.ph is the PHP lightning wallet, powered by Bitcoin's lightning network. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:20 Ano ang Pouch.ph? | 02:37 What got you into the Philippines? :) | 06:00 How did you learn about Bitcoin and software development? | 10:21 What really is Bitcoin? | 15:32 What is the Bitcoin lightning network? | 18:44 What's special with the Pouch.ph wallet? |...

John Francis Reyes is the Founder, CEO, and Finance Lead at LifePrentice. LifePrentice is a peer-to-peer platform aiming to help young people improve their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health through wellness programs tailored to fit the needs of the youth. LifePrentice is part of the IDEA Incubation Program by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. IN TH...

Valerie Fischer is the Chief Training Officer and Co-Founder at The Conversion Engine. The Conversion Engine is your all-in-one business powerhouse where you can easily set up drag & drop websites, sales funnels, online booking and e-mailing tools, e-commerce stores, and many more. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:22 Ano ang The Conversion Engine? | 03:22 Who can take advantage of The Conversion Engine’s...

Neil Soria is one of the Co-founders and CEO of Sociov. Sociov is an Alumni Engagement Platform with a specific focus on supporting academic institutions to provide career development services through soft skills mentorship. Sociov is part of the IDEA Incubation Program by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:40 Ano ang Sociov? | 02:51 Why focus on soft...

Carl Munsayac is the CEO and Co-Founder at AltSwitch. AltSwitch is a blockchain-based company creating the future of decentralized apps and services. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:30 Ano ang AltSwitch? | 04:15 What sets AltSwitch apart from other PH Web 3.0 startups? | 06:05 What is a smart contract? What are decentralized apps? | 10:22 In terms of other smart contract ecosystems like Ethereum, Cardano, So...

Enrique San Juan is Chief Marketing Genie/Officer at Oh My Genie!. Get everything you need in as fast as 30 minutes. Oh My Genie! ULTRA Fast is an AI-enabled last-mile delivery technology that aims to solve the Php 1 trillion losses in the online and e-commerce retail space in the Philippines. Oh My Genie! is also part of the IdeaSpace Accelerator Program Cohort 9 and has received a grant from DOS...

Cindy Burdette is the CEO and Co-Founder at ALLCARE. ALLCARE is a platform that makes company benefits like HMO and insurance accessible to more Filipinos. ALLCARE won 2nd place at the recently concluded Ignite PH’s Wildfire Pitch Competition. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:36 Ano ang ALLCARE? | 02:34 What really is the essence of company or employee benefits? | 06:16 Who are these non-regular workers that...

Bing Tan is the CEO and Co-Founder at Packworks. Packworks is the fastest growing B2B platform for community based micro-retailers with the widest network of 200,000 sari-sari stores in the Philippines and growing. Packworks won at Ignite 2022’s Wildfire Pitch Competition and will be representing the Philippines at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale next year. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:53 Ano ang Packw...

Ron Oliver Clarin is the Founder and CEO of ROC.PH. ROC.PH is offering unlimited website, digital marketing, graphic design, and virtual assistant services for a fixed monthly fee. ROC.PH won 1st runner-up at last year’s Philippine Startup Challenge Region 4-A Pitching Competition. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:43 Ano ang ROC.PH? | 02:00 ROC.PH is offering UNLIMITED website, digital marketing, graphic desi...

Ana Calubad is Co-Founder and Managing Director at Britana Technologies. Britana Technologies is a SAAS company building enterprise-grade IT business applications for small and medium enterprises. Britana Technologies is part of the IDEA Incubation Program co-implemented by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:39 Ano ang Britana Technologies? | 01:11 An...

Felix Asuncion is the Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder at Tetrix. The Tetrix Network is an interconnected ecosystem that aims to bridge the gap among all blockchain projects. Began in 2020, Tetrix is an effort to change the way blockchains are designed and developed for the digital space where communities, enterprises, governments, and individuals interact and coexist in the same ecosystem wit...

Danica Octa is the Founder and CEO at Metamorphosis Group. Building your life, starting with your career. Metamorphosis Group is a tech-enabled career consultancy firm, dedicated to promoting career development in the Philippines. Metamorphosis Group is part of QBO Innovation Hub’s QMMUNITY and one of the top 12 finalists of the Arise Plus Ye! Accelerator Program co-implemented by IdeaSpace, QBO,...