Start Up Podcast PH

Eli Rabadon is the Founder & CEO of DvCode Technologies.
DvCode Technologies is a Philippine IT Solutions company specializing in blockchain smart contracts, digital wallets, cybersecurity, game app development, network infrastructure building, and the Web 3.0 ecosystem. DvCode Technologies’ flagship project is GladiatorDex, a web-based PvP, fast-paced, auto-battler, play-to-earn game.
In this episode:
00:54 Ano ang DvCode Technologies?
02:32 Let's talk about your exciting flagship project: GladiatorDex! Paano nga ba linalaro ang blockchain game na ito?
06:52 Ano nga ba ang NFT's and how do they change the way of gaming especially in the Philippines?
11:40 Ano ang pinagkaiba ng GladiatorDex sa ibang play-to-earn games?
18:30 I want to play! How can our listeners download GladiatorDex?
19:10 Let's talk about DvCode Technologies. Why did you start the company in the first place? Tell us your story! :)
27:19 Kamusta ang Web 3.0 community sa Pilipinas?
38:10 Ano ang mga kayang gawin ng DvCode Technologies as an IT solutions company?
39:31 What is the vision for DvCode Technologies?
42:07 How can listeners know more about DvCode Technologies?
DVCODE TECHNOLOGIES
Website: www.dvcode.tech
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dvcode.tech
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Victor Villafuerte is the President and Co-Founder at Kippap Education.
Kippap Education is changing the way people learn, currently producing quality videos on engineering, math, and physics for students in the Philippines.
In this episode:
00:24 Ano ang Kippap Education?
02:00 How exactly are you changing the way people learn?
04:31 Why is Kippap the Netflix of Education? :D
06:15 What are some principles you have in mind when creating educational material/videos?
07:48 Kippap Education is currently focusing on engineering, math, and physics, particularly for the Civil Engineering Board Exam. Why is this the startup's path?
09:50 What's the secret behind the 30,000+ followers on Facebook and 25,000+ subscribers on YouTube? Really amazing!
12:50 Why take the content creator + startup founder path instead of working full-time as a civil engineering practitioner?
15:30 Kippap Education recently joined UPSCALE Innovation Hub's Incubation Program and Arise Plus Ye! Boost Accelerator Program. How was the experience in these programs?
18:43 How are you developing Kippap Education as a business/startup?
20:30 What's next for Kippap Education?
23:47 How can listeners know more about Kippap Education?
KIPPAP EDUCATION
Website: www.kippapeducation.wixsite.com/cereview
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kippapeducation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/KippapEducation
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Rebekah Uy Kieng is the Business Development Lead and Co-Founder at FilPass.
FilPass is an innovative Filipino pioneer startup that utilizes blockchain technology to issue and authenticate documents for schools through the use of digital-identity wallets with school partners such as DLSU – Lipa, AMA University, and the PHINMA Education Network.
In this episode:
00:52 Ano ang FilPass?
01:41 Ano nga ba ang blockchain tech?
03:00 What problems in schools are FilPass solving with blockchain tech?
06:15 Can we know more about the digital ID wallets that FilPass is implementing for schools & students? How can people use this?
08:00 Who are the current partner schools of FilPass?
09:37 FilPass is also offering health certificate accreditation for COVID-19 documents. Can we know more about this?
11:32 Can we know some backstories about FilPass?
14:03 How is the experience of developing FilPass's business and networks in the Philippines?
17:20 FilPass is also providing promos & discounts to our listeners when they register for a digital ID! Tell us about this! :)
19:17 What can we look forward to with FilPass?
23:18 What really is the vision of FilPass?
24:03 How can listeners know more about FilPass?
FILPASS
Website: www.filpass.ph
Facebook: www.facebook.com/filpass
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Jiro Reyes is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bitskwela.
Bitskwela is a Filipino-led edutech platform that strives to make Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education accessible to all Filipinos of any ethnicity.
In this episode:
00:42 Ano ang Bitskwela?
01:34 Ano nga ba ang Bitcoin? Ano ang cryptocurrency?
04:36 Why should people know more about Bitcoin & cryptocurrency?
08:21 What led you to start Bitskwela - a Bitcoin & cryptocurrency learning platform for Filipinos?
15:36 How do you make learning Bitcoin easy at Bitskwela?
20:47 How is the crypto community in the Philippines?
23:43 NOT FINANCIAL ADVISE: What can you say about the volatility and market state of Bitcoin & crypto now?
28:09 Going back, how did your personal journey with Bitcoin start?
30:17 What's next for Bitskwela?
32:22 How can listeners know more about Bitskwela?
BITSKWELA
Website: www.bitskwela.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/bitskwela
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Atty. Gino Jacinto is the Chief Operating Officer at UNAWA.
UNAWA is a legal & regulatory tech startup offering ease of doing business at the fingertips of every Filipino company by digitizing their key transactions from automated workflows, legally-binding e-signatures, and remote notarization.
In this episode:
00:34 Ano ang UNAWA?
01:12 As a lawyer by profession, can you tell us some backstories towards joining UNAWA?
06:22 “Ease of Doing Business at Your Fingertips.” In the first place, why is it hard for companies to do business in the Philippines?
13:34 Can we know more about the remote notarization service that UNAWA is offering through UNAWA RNotary?
18:24 Can we know more about the legally binding e-signature service that UNAWA is offering through UNAWA SignSecure?
26:00 Can we know more about the digitized forms and automated workflows service that UNAWA is offering through UNAWA SafeForm?
30:23 The overarching theme of UNAWA is Philippine SME digitization. What really is the vision of UNAWA?
36:43 How can listeners know more about UNAWA?
UNAWA
Website: www.unawa.asia
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unawa.asia
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Dexter Galban is the CEO and Founder of Alaga Health.
Alaga Health is the Philippines’ first digital health marketplace & health service hub, bringing you healthcare anytime, anywhere, in every way. Alaga Health just recently won 3rd place at the Arise Plus Ye! Boost Accelerator Demo Day co-implemented by IdeaSpace Philippines, QBO Innovation Hub, the Department of Trade and Industry, and the International Trade Center.
In this episode:
00:57 Ano ang Alaga Health?
02:06 Gaano nga ba ka-importante na gawing digital ang health services?
04:47 What was the problem that inspired building Alaga Health's digital health marketplace?
07:47 What are the health services that can be availed digitally in Alaga Health?
11:15 How does the marketplace work? What is the value for healthcare service providers and clinics to join the marketplace?
17:12 For the user, what is the picture if he/she wants to use the web/mobile app of Alaga Health?
19:22 What is the story behind Alaga Health?
24:30 What keeps the founders motivated in winning various competitions and further building Alaga Health?
26:35 Alaga Health recently won 3rd place at the Arise Plus Ye! Boost Accelerator Demo Day. How was the experience in this program?
30:05 What really is the vision for Alaga Health?
31:45 How can listeners know more about Alaga Health?
ALAGA HEALTH
Website: www.alagahealth.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/alagahealth
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Dr. Jerome Palaganas is the CEO and Co-Founder of Nanotronics.
Nanotronics is a deep-tech startup pioneering the production of nanotechnology material for use in various industrial applications such as sustainable packaging material. Nanotronics is part of the ADVANCE Acceleration Program co-implemented by PhilDev Foundation and the Department of Trade and Industry.
In this episode:
01:06 Ano ang Nanotronics?
02:40 What is nanotechnology?
05:02 How can nanotechnology be used to develop sustainable packaging material?
08:17 What are some industrial applications of nanotechnology-derived material?
12:25 Can we know your journey from being a scientist to a startup founder? :D
20:40 Nanotronics has joined various programs including PhilDev's ADVANCE Acceleration Program. How did Nanotronics benefit from these programs?
22:20 How is the experience of introducing nanotechnology and sustainable packaging materials to the PH startup ecosystem?
24:36 What is the future for Nanotronics and the sustainable material industry?
27:15 What do you think about the state of research & development in the Philippines? How do R&D and the startup ecosystem play together?
30:37 Can you give some advice to startup founders especially those in the science and R&D field?
33:00 How can listeners know more about Nanotronics?
NANOTRONICS
Website: www.nanotronics3.com
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Jun Tibi is a Co-Founder of Raketship Cargopooling.
Raketship Cargopooling is a logistics-tech company that utilizes its peer-to-peer delivery network to move parcels across the country. This is made possible through the Raketship mobile app and by working with partner-drivers – private vehicle owners who are willing to share their empty cargo spaces whenever they go on long-distance trips.
In this episode:
00:49  Ano ang Raketship Cargopooling?
02:15  Ano nga ba ang cargopooling?
05:09  How does peer-to-peer cargopooling work? How does scheduling/matching happen? Are there limitations on cargo delivery?
08:46  Can anyone sign up as a partner-driver? Ano ang benefit for a partner-driver?
10:45  Who are the users of Raketship Cargopooling?
13:35  How does the Raketship app work? :)
20:37  What really is the value that Raketship Cargopooling is providing for the logistics industry?
22:28  Can we know some backstories behind Raketship Cargopooling?
25:23  What are the challenges that Raketship is facing with regard to introducing new technology?
30:27  What can you say about the rising car gasoline/fuel prices in the Philippines now?
31:47  What are the future plans of Raketship Cargopooling?
33:45  How can listeners know more about Raketship Cargopooling?
RAKETSHIP CARGOPOOLING
Website: www.raketship.app
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RaketshipPH
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Victor Llamas is the CEO at Anavari Publishing. Chris Mariano is the VP of Marketing at Anavari Publishing.
Anavari Publishing is an independent publishing startup for visual novels and comics.
In this episode:
01:15  Ano ang Anavari Publishing?
03:45  How does publishing in the comics industry work?
06:55  How can an aspiring artist join Anavari Publishing?
09:33  How does the business model of comics publishing work?
14:25  Can we know about the Anavari Universe?
16:05  Where can an interested person buy Anavari's digital comics and NFTs?
17:40  What do you think about the art industry in the Philippines? Do we have many talented artists? Do we lack support/appreciation?
25:50  Why did you start an indie digital comics publishing startup?
33:04  What is the grand plan for Anavari Publishing?
36:20  How can listeners know more about Anavari Publishing?
ANAVARI PUBLISHING
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Anavaripublishing
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QBO Innovation Hub is a Philippine startup enabler that's bringing bayanihan culture into the tech space, aiming to develop, grow, and scale a competitive Philippine startup ecosystem.
QBO is celebrating its 6th year anniversary this August 8!
Katrina Rausa Chan is the Executive Director at QBO Innovation Hub.
In this episode:
00:00  Introduction
00:44  Ano ang QBO Innovation Hub?
03:50  What are the programs and services that PH startups can take advantage of when they're part of the QMMUNITY?
08:04  How can interested startups be part of the QMMUNITY? Can anyone join?
10:56  QBO's culture is remarkable - competitive yet collaborative & inclusive. Can we know more about this?
15:41  QBO recently launched Startup Pinay - an initiative to empower more female entrepreneurs. Can we know more about this?
21:29  QBO is also doing an Ecosystem Mapping all over the country. Can we know more about this?
27:26  Happy birthday QBO! What are the proudest moments/stories for QBO these past six years?
30:42  What is the state of the PH startup ecosystem?
34:08  What really is the vision of QBO Innovation Hub?
38:24  Is it fun being the executive director of QBO? :D
40:56  Are there career or internship opportunities at QBO?
42:18  How can listeners get more information about QBO Innovation Hub?
QBO INNOVATION HUB
Website: www.qbo.com.ph
Facebook: www.facebook.com/QBOphilippines
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