Start Up Podcast PH

Genecio Woo is Founder at The B Academy PH. The B Academy PH is a family tech startup focusing on parenting coaching and support for people requiring special care - transforming the childcare, special needs, and therapy industry in the Philippines. The B Academy PH also provides assessment, screening, and consulting to detect and provide intervention for people with special needs and cognitive dis...

Josh Henry is Founder at MyTutor Learning Hub. MyTutor Learning Hub is offering supplemental tutoring services for neurodivergent learners. They now have two tutorial centers (with homey feels) in Iloilo City, and is looking to expand more. They excel in their way of teaching - adjusting well to the way how their students learn. This episode is recorded live at ISAT U KWADRA TBI. ISAT U KWADRA TBI...

Noel del Castillo is Founder and CEO at SeeYouDoc. SeeYouDoc is a digital integrated healthcare platform where anyone can find the medical service they need, book appointments with doctors, do teleconsultations, avail care plans, and more. They also provide tools for doctors and healthcare provider networks to help better manage their professional practice. SeeYouDoc also has an electronic medical...

Jeshua Choong is Founder at carching. Janine Uy is Country Manager at carching. carching is a platform where companies can market their brands and car drivers can earn extra income. This is done by designing participating cars with unique, creative advertisements of the brands. carching is a Malaysian-based startup, now expanding operations in the Philippines. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:13 Ano ang carch...

Paul Pajo is Director & TBI Manager at Benilde HIFI. Alexander Abear is Incubation Management Unit Head at Benilde HIFI. Benilde HIFI DOST-TBI is a startup incubator in College of St. Benilde in Manila. Benilde HIFI is trailblazing Benildean innovation. Supporting startups in the creatives industries, Benilde HIFI is pushing towards social innovation and inclusion. Watch the episode to learn m...

Dars Juson is Co-Founder & Creative Director at REPAMANA.REPAMANA is a circular social enterprise based in Quezon City, Philippines, dedicated to repurposing discarded hotel textiles into a variety of products, including ready-to-wear garments and renewed hotel amenities. Founded by creative entrepreneur Darius "Dars" Jireh Juson, along with collaborators Allesandra Gutierrez and Earl Marquez,...

Earl Marquez is Co-Founder & Creative Director at Akosi Music. Akosi Music is a Philippine-based physical music distribution company that merges technology with tangible collectibles to support emerging artists. They produce "Music Cards," collectible items embedded with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, granting fans access to exclusive content from their favorite artists with a simp...

Allyza Cepeda is Founder at Jane Dough. Jane Dough Desserts, a women-powered food startup, is renowned for its exquisite Popcarons®. These are delectable mini macarons that come in out of this world flavors, such as Dessert Kare-kare and Calamansi Fluff. Each meticulously crafted with attention to detail, these delights are shipped by Jane Dough Desserts nationwide - the first to do so at a bigger...

Tin Ferrera is Founder at RaceYa. RaceYa is the one-stop digital platform for sports. RaceYa is providing end to end technology for everything you need for your sporting event - for event organizers (registration, online marketing, and showing of results) and users (upcoming events and register online). IN THIS EPISODE | 02:03 Ano nga ba ang RaceYa? | 02:48 What are important updates since our las...

Kristianne Reyes is Co-Founder at KaHero. KaHero is a point-of-sale (POS) mobile application for businesses such as restaurants, clinics, and more. The KaHero POS app also includes a cashflow management system and inventory system for the benefit of its users and can handle multiple branches. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:16 Ano nga ba ang KaHero? | 04:49 What are updates since our last interview? | 08:06...

MK Bertulfo is Founder at FHMoms. FHMoms is a social enterprise offering digital e-learning courses about freelancing, virtual assistance, accounting & bookkeeping, entrepreneurship, parenting, and a lot more for Filipina homebased moms. FHMoms is a huge community - over 530,000 - helping each other apply for jobs, upskill, and be connected with hiring companies. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:59 Ano ng...

Kathleen Yu is Founder at Nudgyt. Nudgyt pivoted to a new product, still integrating AI and behavioral science, but now a platform to help people and organizations scale their thinking and training processes. Nudgyt creates AI avatars that people can interact with to practice, train, and improve their response in certain scenarios. This can help organizations evaluate and further train their peopl...

Marini Fernandez is Co-Founder at Farmtri. Farmtri offers smart technology, encompassing precision farming and supply chain optimization, to optimize the processes of farmers, restaurants, and market vendors. In effect, they streamline the agricultural value chain, making food more accessible and affordable to everyone. IN THIS EPISODE | 01:01 Ano ang Farmtri? | 03:59 What is the problem being sol...

Ruffa Carreon is Co-Founder at Uplift Code Camp. Uplift Code Camp is offering programming bootcamps and self-paced courses with mentorship to those who want to upskill or shift into a tech career. Uplift Code Camp also partners with companies to provide tech talent training as well as matching. They offer bootcamps and courses on full stack web development, frontend development, and Java developme...

Crystal Camarao is Executive Director at No-code Philippines. No-code Philippines is empowering the no-code and low-code community in the Philippines. No-code Philippines holds regular meetups, events, conferences, and hackathons to educate Filipinos in the concept of no-code, empower and upskill users, and provide a venue for networking and mentorship. No-code Philippines advocates no-code for sm...

David Ramos is Founder and Head of Growth at Xurge Digital Media. Xurge Digital Media is a growth and performance marketing agency for impactful brand growth. More than just brand awareness, they help startups and SMEs generate leads, identify and connect with their market, and altogether increase sales. They work hand in hand with the companies in developing marketing strategies and implementing...

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 se...

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 s...

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...

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 TH...

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!...

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 gr...

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:...

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...

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 cu...