Start Up Podcast PH

Jewel Villadiego is Chief Operations Officer at Yspaces.

Yspaces offers a flexible solution, allowing you to establish a professional presence without the overhead costs of a traditional office. Yspaces seamlessly adapts to your needs as your business grows, providing access to physical workspace, meeting rooms, and networking opportunities.

This episode is recorded live at Yspaces BGC in Taguig.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:21 Yspaces

08:10 Problem being solved

14:10 Product/service

30:35 Stories behind the startup

39:40 Milestone

40:09 Challenges

42:38 Lessons learned

Eli Rabadon is Founder at GANAP Center for Innovation and Enterprise.

GANAP Center for Innovation and Enterprise is a business incubator supporting Digital Kabuhayan startups. GANAP Center does hands-on partnership with the startups, providing mentorship, business fundamentals, and even tech infrastructure such as software development services, cybersecurity, and payment gateways. GANAP Center just launched its Cohort 0 - with startups developing apps, websites, digital platforms, and even games.

This episode is recorded live at Yspaces BGC in Taguig.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

04:17 Ano ang GANAP Center for Innovation and Enterprise?<...

Pat Buna is Founder & CEO at trellis PH.

trellis PH is an AI-enabled, people-focused, end-to-end HRIS platform for your payroll, time tracking, and other requests. trellis PH is built by operators, for operators - an AI-first HR platform built on decades of real scaling experience.

This episode is recorded live at Asian Institute of Management - Dado Banatao Incubator in Makati.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:06 Ano ang Trellis PH?

10:00 Problem being solved

25:54 Product/service

34:14 Stories behind the startup

54:38 Milestone

57:16...

Bryan John Yu is CEO at ATL Aerospace. Cenon Ng is COO at ATL Aerospace. Thomas Smith is Senior Technical Consultant at ATL Aerospace. Atty. Karl Cadiz is CLO at ATL Aerospace. Jenny Salar is Business Development Head at ATL Aerospace.

ATL Aerospace Corporation is a Philippine commercial company established to develop and operate world-class space infrastructure and deliver integrated space-enabled solutions that support the complete satellite communications and mission lifecycle. ATL Aerospace is a partnership between proponents from LBS Technologies Asia Pacific - an 80-year old company building infrastructure for the telecommunications industry (cell towers), and...

Pastor Ron Bayron is CEO & Founder at The ABBA Initiative.

The ABBA Initiative is a Philippine software and service company helping MSMEs and enterprises simplify payroll, HR, accounting, inventory, and tax compliance through its YAHSHUA products and services. With over 17 years of experience and 400+ companies served, it brings connected tools and AI into everyday business operations. Its tools connect employee records, attendance, salary calculations, stock tracking, and financial reports, with features built for Philippine regulations. AI assists with payroll and compliance queries using company data.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:22 The ABBA...

In this first ever startup news episode, we analyze the upcoming GCash IPO! We analyze the numbers behind GCash - how GCash makes money, what do their financial reports say, what the IPO means for GCash.

Tune in with us in this special news episode with Julian Schumacher (Founder & CEO of OneLot)!

This episode is recorded live at Yspaces BGC in Taguig.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

00:30 Julian Schumacher

06:50 GCash

11:00 Network effects

12:43 How GCash makes money

22:08 Regulation #1: QRPH

30:31 Regulation #2: Gambling<...

Esti Cerutti and Theo Ignacio are from the Growth Team of PIXEL for Creators.

PIXEL for Creators is empowering the content creator community through monetizing tools, and more. A Filipino-made tech product, PIXEL for Creators is passionate on helping hobbyists, vloggers, streamers, podcasters - basically all types of digital content creators - earn money from what they like doing, without being intimidating and exploitative. PIXEL for Creators does this through their subscription platform and their core features - PIXEL Bloc for crafting and sharing stories, PIXEL Snap for showing portraits and moments, Question and Answer for interacting...

Joscel delos Cielos is CEO of Claritas.

Claritas is the next-generation platform for outsourced professionals, helping growing to enterprise organizations build, scale, and thrive in the Philippines and beyond. Forget stalled projects and disruption caused by delayed hiring or resignations. Our plug-and-play teams integrate seamlessly with your operations, bringing the expertise and execution you need, when you need it. From launch to expansion, we give you people solutions to move faster, solve challenges, seize opportunities, and create more value at every stage of growth.

This episode is recorded live at Yspaces BGC in Taguig.

Brylle John Ballados is Founder at Pabilisis.

Pabilisis is a digital marketplace built around the Filipino traditions of Pasabuy, Pabili, and Pabitbit. It connects buyers who need items purchased or carried with travellers offering trip capacity. Designed to bring requests, offers, payments, and transaction tracking into one platform, Pabilisis aims to make informal exchanges more organized, transparent, and convenient for Filipinos at home and abroad. ✈️ Buy from anywhere. Bring it to you. 🛍️ Secure payments, real-time progress & easy communication. Your Request. Someone’s Journey. 💜

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:19 Pabilisis

10:29 Problem being solved<...

Neil Arthur Alaan is Lead Programmer and Jhay Oliver Lauzon is Lead Artist & Game Director of Hinumdumi by Night Owl Games. Marde Campado is CEO of Sinawali Showdown by Thunderstack Studio.

In this episode, we talk about game development in Butuan City! Hinumdumi is a horror game with Filipino childhood nostalgia elements being developed by Night Owl Games. Sinawali Showdown is a TCG and strategy game preserving the Filipino sport Arnis developed by Thunderstack Studio.

This episode is recorded live at the 2026 Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Week in Caraga at Robinsons Butuan in Butuan...

Ramon King III is Co-Founder at LOKAL.

LOKAL is an AI and growth solutions company helping businesses adopt and implement technology, backed by over nine years of growth work across the Philippines and Australia. Its newest venture, Ely, is a managed AI service built initially for hotels and hospitality businesses. Ely helps promote properties, answer guest inquiries, support direct bookings, and manage customer interactions across digital channels—all monitored and supported by real people.

This episode is recorded live at Yspaces BGC in Taguig.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

00:56 LOKAL

Mhegan Niez is CTO at PadyaKalikasan by iKilos Bayugan.

PadyaKalikasan is iKilos Bayugan's flagship campaign to build a bicycle-friendly community in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, as part of the youth organization's broader push for climate-resilient, low-carbon development. The initiative encompasses equipping the community with bicycle repair stations and bike parks, integrating environmental awareness through film, and establishing networks with the local government to implement policies for dedicated bike lanes, alongside integrating a bike-sharing system on a university campus. Its flagship implementation, launched through a partnership with Caraga State University with support from the Korean Safety and...

Johan Jedaker is Founder at Better Support.

Better Support helps growing businesses scale with dedicated, highly skilled Filipino professionals who work exclusively for your company, directly within your systems, workflows, and working hours. From customer and technical support to operations, virtual assistance, marketing, graphic design, social media, and video editing, Better Support handles recruitment, employment, payroll, HR, onboarding, and long-term employee support behind the scenes. With carefully selected talent, 97% employee retention, and potential cost savings of up to 70% compared with local hiring, businesses can expand their teams faster while maintaining quality, stability, and control.

In...

John Jandayan is Founder at Ascribo.AI.

Ascribo.AI is an AI-powered translation workbench designed to make multilingual communication faster, more flexible, and easier to manage in one place. It allows users to translate text, documents and PDFs, speech, and website content while providing workflow-aware controls for tone, terminology, and specialized contexts such as business, education, medical, legal, and other professional applications. Developed by Filipino emerging-tech startup BrightPath Technologies, Ascribo.AI is built to support individuals, teams, and organizations with practical, repeatable translation workflows and scalable tools such as interpreter capabilities, API access, and team-oriented features.

Ela Buenaventura is Forward Deployed Engineer at TriSeed. Sai Atienza is General Manager at TriSeed. Mairene Sumalague is Machine Learning Engineer at TriSeed.

TriSeed is a Filipino-founded US-based technology consulting and software development company specializing in AI, machine learning, data engineering, cloud modernization, and custom software solutions. As experts in building production-grade AI systems powered by Claude, TriSeed helps organizations automate workflows, eliminate manual reporting, and accelerate decision-making through intelligent AI agents. From cloud migration and enterprise software development to staff augmentation and strategic consulting, TriSeed delivers scalable, secure, and data-driven solutions that improve operational efficiency and...

Norwin Lacson is Founder at NOLA SMS Pro.

NOLA SMS Pro helps Philippine businesses and GoHighLevel agencies reach customers through automated SMS without relying on expensive international SMS providers. It lets you send SMS directly from GoHighLevel workflows and the Conversations inbox, so you can automatically trigger appointment reminders, follow-ups, order and pickup notifications, customer updates, and promotional messages based on CRM events. Messages are routed through local Philippine SMS infrastructure, helping reduce SMS costs to as low as ₱1 per 160-character segment compared with significantly higher international rates. Businesses can also use an approved branded Sender ID so...

Roseanne Agustin-Cera is Project Leader at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI.

PSU Aligwas TBI aims to cultivate a central hub where entrepreneur and startups can develop cutting edge solutions by supporting business with a sustainability-focus, creation of resilient food systems through our commitment banner "SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM SOLUTIONS".

This episode is recorded live at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI in Pangasinan State University - Bayambang Campus, Bayambang, Pangasinan.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:53 Ano ang PSU Aligwas TBI?

12:33 What does the incubator do for startups?

23:38 Who are the startups that...

Roseanne Agustin-Cera is Project Leader at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI.

PSU Aligwas TBI aims to cultivate a central hub where entrepreneur and startups can develop cutting edge solutions by supporting business with a sustainability-focus, creation of resilient food systems through our commitment banner "SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM SOLUTIONS".

This episode is recorded live at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI in Pangasinan State University - Bayambang Campus, Bayambang, Pangasinan.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

01:53 Ano ang PSU Aligwas TBI?

12:33 What does the incubator do for startups?

23:38 Who are the startups that...

Trinmar Boado is Founder & CEO of Likha ERP by Zyberlab Solutions Inc.

Likha ERP by Zyberlab Solutions Inc. is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software made with a modular perspective that makes it easily customizable to a variety of industries following a common process. Likha ERP can currently serve school systems, healthcare systems, and food manufacturing and processing systems. Likha ERP is made for growing businesses whose processes are becoming more complex and those having difficulties with hundreds or thousands of transactions, invoices, and job orders.

This episode is recorded live at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI...

Jobel Rosales is Founder of NutriWrap Bites.

NutriWrap Bites is an eco-friendly gourmet vegan wrapper with nutritional benefits. Infused with squash and malunggay (superfoods!), the wrapper is a healthier alternative that can be used for dumplings, empanada, lumpia, and more, such as for restaurants and hotel kitchens. NutriWrap Bites also addresses the occasional oversupply of squash in some farms in Pangasinan. In particular, NutriWrap Bites is a perfect combination with Pangasinan's mami and Alaminos Longganisa.

This episode is recorded live at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI in Pangasinan State University - Bayambang Campus, Bayambang, Pangasinan.

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Jumar Baratang is Founder of NutriFish.

NutriFish is powdered freshwater fish with heart-healthy flavors blended into traditional Filipino cuisine where health, flavor, and Filipino pride come together. Rich in Omega3 and good for the heart! In powdered form, anyone can make fish soup in an instant - a healthy alternative for our meals!

This episode is recorded live at DOST-PSU Aligwas TBI in Pangasinan State University - Bayambang Campus, Bayambang, Pangasinan.

In this episode:

00:00 Introduction

PSU ALIGWAS TBI

Website: https://aligwastbi.psu.edu.ph

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We did a self-hosted podcast episode with Villgro Philippines, inBEST Ventures, and ARQ Capital! In this special episode, Priya, David, and Abigail share about their thoughts and experiences on investing on startups - its challenges and misconceptions especially with regard to seeing financing through the gender lens.

This episode is recorded live at the Villgro Philippines office in Makati City.VILLGRO PHILIPPINES

Website: https://villgrophilippines.org

Facebook: https://facebook.com/villgrophilippines

INBEST VENTURES

Website: https://inbestventuresph.com

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/inbestventures

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