Start Up Podcast PH

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...

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 potenti...

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-imple...

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 int...

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 Awarenes...

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 realit...

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. This...

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 wh...

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 o...

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. B...

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...

Matt Queblatin is Founder at Animattify. Animattify is a startup transforming traditional print ads into stand out one-of-a-kind animations. 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 the story behind the startup? | 36:40 What is the vision? | 45:10 How can our listeners find more information? ⁠...

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, they also create their own projects su...

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 servi...

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, dishwa...

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...

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 st...

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 integra...

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. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:53 Ano ang Upcast? | 06:24 What is the problem being solved? | 10:08...

Jun Tibi is Co-Founder of Raketship Cargopooling. In this episode, we talk about the struggles of Raketship Cargopooling - their failed acquisition, challenges in developing its technology, and how they plan to move forward from this setback. Raketship Cargopooling is a logistics-tech company that utilizes peer-to-peer delivery to move parcels across the country. This is made possible through the...

Mike Miranda is Founder at Drive Manila. Drive Manila is Philippines' largest peer-to-peer car rental community. Drive Manila is a SEC-registered company specializing in transportation and tours, connecting people who can rent out their vehicles to people who want to rent vehicles. This episode is recorded at UPSCALE Innovation Hub. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:38 Ano ang Drive Manila? | 01:45 What is...

Let's know from the BS Entrepreneurship Program of MSU-IIT (Class 2025) how it is to learn practical entrepreneurship in college! Listen from the general managers behind the companies Beaute - Beauty in Jute, HooLay, Redenim, Glamoura, With Love, Velle, Lumina, and Laysho. Learn how they studied entrepreneurship with the very practical and on-the-ground program of MSU-IIT. This episode is reco...

Harold John Laborte is Founder at Capilli. Capilli is turning human waste hair to hair mats for oil spill prevention and grow mats for farming. Capilli is a social enterprise extracting social, economic, and environmental value by upcycling human waste hair. This episode is recorded at iDEYA Center of Innovation and Technopreneurship at MSU-IIT. IN THIS EPISODE | 00:42 Ano ang Capilli? | 02:05 Wha...

Muneer Hinay is Co-Founder at Kids Who Farm. Kids Who Farm is encouraging future youth farmers and advocating self-sufficient communities, mainly through its three pillars: Food Production and Environment, Food Waste Management, and Sustainability. Kids Who Farm is doing these through its education initiatives and easy implementation practices for urban farming. This is a kwentuhan episode - no fo...

Andrews Libradilla is Co-Founder at eCitizen Philippines. eCitizen is a mobile app for fast emergency response. Users can use the eCitizen app to instantly report an emergency (fire, medical, crime, natural disaster) with their real-time geolocation, which the local LGU can easily respond to. Download the eCitizen app now! This episode is recorded at iDEYA Center of Innovation and Technopreneurshi...