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 scale that is shelf stable without needing refrigeration in transit. Jane Dough has shipped over 10k items in just 7 months since its e-commerce launch. Allyza Cepeda is Founder at Jane Dough.

RaceYa is the one-stop digital platform for sports. RaceYa is providing end to end technology for everything you need for your sporting event - event organizers can be provided their digital needs such as registration, online marketing, and showing of results, and users can see upcoming events and register online. RaceYa also evolved into an aggregator and marketplace for anyone in the ecosystem - suppliers for sports events, sellers of sports items, coaches, and many more. By digitally enabling the entire ecosystem, RaceYa helps everyone find the athlete in them, and further their being athletes. Tin Ferrera is Founder at RaceYa.

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. Kristianne Reyes is Co-Founder at KaHero.

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. FHMoms also hold regular community meetups, networking events, and a lot more projects that benefit the community. MK Bertulfo is Founder at FHMoms.

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 people for specific jobs - customer service, medical response and hospitals, and so on. Kathleen Yu is Founder at Nudgyt.

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. Marini Fernandez is Co-Founder at Farmtri.

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 smart innovation, agile startup validation, as well as having citizen developers who can create amazing apps at our own fingertips. Crystal Camarao is Executive Director at No-code Philippines.

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 them. David Ramos is Founder and Head of Growth at Xurge Digital Media.

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. Will Añonuevo is Founding Chairman of The Goodwill.

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 through capacity building and coaching, and will select 15 enterprises in Phase 2 for a tailored investment readiness and growth support, for access to capital and funding in Phase 3. Villgro Philippines is a gender-smart incubator that funds, mentors, and nurtures enterprises addressing the most pressing social and climate issues. 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!

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. Randy Tan is Founder at LookingFour.

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! Carl Quema is Founder at Luka's Steak Corporation.

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 reviews and having partnership agreements with schools. Victor Villafuerte is Founder and President at Kippap Learning.

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. Edel Alva is Founder & CEO at Wizher.

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!

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, and proactively provide a good customer buying experience, altogether improving customer engagement and retention. ChatGenie can be used my mid-size to large businesses to streamline and improve their sales & customer service operations. Ragde Falcis is Co-Founder & CEO at ChatGenie.

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. Paul Soliman is Co-Founder, CEO, and CTO at BayaniChain.

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. Mark Sng is Partner at Gentree Fund.

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. Erica Lu is Founder at Produkto PH.

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. Kevin Philip Gayao is Founder and CEO at IOL Inc.

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 chemistry laboratory experiments. Lovely Reformado is Project Lead at Imahe Labs and Startup Lead of UC InTTO (University of the Cordilleras Innovation and Technology Transfer Office).

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. Eva Ritchelle Padua is CEO and Co-Founder at Dulche Chocolates.

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. Ryzel Erin Felizco and Carl Justin Masedman are Co-Founders at Para Po.

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. Michael James Deus is Founder at MJSolar.

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 fabricate their smart garbage bins for deployment all around the city. Kyle Russel Lucero, Samuel Sta Cruz, and Aeryk John Mosquete are Co-Founders at BARAKI.

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. Nathaniel Lubrica is Founder at Calami-T.