A once-in-a-generation challenge to save the Philippine startup ecosystem
James Lette, Executive Director of Manila Angel Investors Network
The challenge facing the Philippines is unprecedented. A global health crisis wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has become an economic calamity due to the...
SafePass and SafeForm envision a safe next normal
Patricia Mirasol
Earlier in May, Regtech startup UNAWA launched two digital solutions to aid businesses reopen and operate safely post-lockdown. SafePass and SafeForm are envisioned to...
FHMoms, serving and empowering the nation’s working mothers
Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
MK Bertulfo had had enough of her daily grind as a working mother. Caught between rush hours for a call center job that barely...
Four things every employer should have on their workplace safety checklist
Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
As the ongoing pandemic forced countless employees to work remotely, the strain and anxieties these new arrangements have had on firms forced many SMEs...
Investagrams goes virtual for its fourth Investa Summit
Team SparkUp
Investagrams invites digital audiences to join top entrepreneurs and expert traders in their upcoming virtual event: Investa Online Summit.
Growing a budding startup community through bayanihan
Mark Ferrolino
Bayanihan, or the spirit of communal unity and collaboration, is a core essence of the Filipino culture. This ancient local custom lives on among Filipinos even in the modern age as they work hand-in-hand to achieve a common, ultimate goal. In a similar way, such kind of spirit is what the local startup community needs — collective action from the government, the academe, and private institutions across the spectrum — to sustain rapid development.
SparkUp to Hold Second SparkUp Summit for the Local Startup Community
Team SparkUp
As our young local startup community continues to grow, bayanihan is needed more than ever to guide and sustain its rapid development. Just as our forefathers banded together for a common cause, we too must work hand-in-hand to uplift the Filipino startup ecosystem.
SparkUp holds 6th SparkUp Series leg at Ateneo de Manila University
Team SparkUp
At the most recent stop of SparkUp’s Spark Series, Ateneo de Manila University, last Sept.12, a trio of talks helped illuminate who the Gen...
What I learned building my startup out of a second-hand styrofoam box
Jude Salvador Buelva
When I dropped out of UST due to academic difficulties, I was devastated. My self-esteem was at an all-time low and I felt I’d...
Zero to trading hero: Learn to invest with these online platforms
Giancarlo Viterbo
After a sharp decline in 2018, the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index (PSEi) rebounded in the first half of 2019, making it the third...
Robot-bellboys and smart-concierges: What’s next for hospitality?
Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
Hospitality is an intrinsic part of being human. From pre-colonial communities welcoming foreign traders to our shores to Filipinos opening their homes to their...
Stronger together: Embracing the hard-of-hearing in your business
Mariel Alison L. Aguinaldo
Helping Hands Cafe and Fruitas on building deaf-inclusive workplaces