Start Up Podcast PH

Ayeza Pamintuan is the founder of Chatuto, a chat-based learning platform for board exam takers available in Facebook Messenger. Ayeza is a college instructor at ACCESS Computer College. Chatuto is part of the UPSCALE Innovation Hub's Incubation and Accelerator Program and is also featured in the UPSCALE Startup Showcase app. We talk about learning styles, chatbot technology, experiences in the UP...

Jason Alacapa, MD (CEO) & Paul delos Trinos (CTO) are co-founders of metaHealth, a health technology think + do tank and trailblazer of health technology assessment (HTA) in the Philippines. Jace is a John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professional doctorate researcher and Obama Foundation (Asia Pacific) Leader. Paul is a Scientia PHD Scholar for health economics at the Kirby Insti...

Amiel Camingal is the founder of Hive Energy PH, manufacturer of solar power stations providing uninterruptable power supply with clean and sustainable energy. Amiel is a graduate of BS Electronics Engineering in Bulacan State University. Hive Energy PH was part of the New Energy Nexus Clean Energy Startup Program and was also featured in Bayan Mo, Ipatrol Mo for providing electricity to underserv...

Ruel Amparo is the founder of Cropital, a crowdfunding platform enabling investors to provide financial support to smallholder farmers in the Philippines. Ruel is a graduate of BS Industrial Engineering in UP Diliman and a Forbes 30 Under 30 (Finance Asia) honoree. Cropital was part of the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Center's (MaGIC) ASEAN Accelerator Program and awarded Philippine...

Raymond Rodis is the founder of Digest, a one-stop-shop for Philippine legal services making law more accessible to the Filipino people. Raymond is a corporate lawyer and has also founded another successful multi million consultancy company -- ASPIRE Consultancy Services. Digest has reached two thousand active users per day in its dedication to make legal services affordable, convenient, and respo...

Jill Manapat is the founder and chief saliksiker of Saliksik, a research curation and crowdfunding platform that aims for more efficient innovation adoption in society. Jill is a part-time lecturer and founder of the Humanitarian Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and Design (HEED) course and research group in the University of the Philippines Diliman. Saliksik is currently partnered with DOST, delive...

Gerald Marin is the founder of FoPo: Food Powder, a startup that solves the food waste problem and advocates sustainable production. Gerald studied Management of Applied Chemistry in Ateneo and joined the Erasmus Mundus Masters in Food Innovation and Product Design in France, Ireland, Italy, and Sweden. FoPo won awards in the Ben & Jerry's Our Core Crowdfunding Campaign, Thought for Food S...