Docufy

Founder: Hyacinth Mae Tabo Tabo

Start-up Description: Docufy is a mobile application and website-based services that provides on-demand printing services that process your requests online and deliver it to you door-to-door 24/7.

The Paper Project

Founder: Shanell Nikki Lim

Start-up Description: Kalinangan represents a fusion of sustainability and cultural heritage within the packaging industry. Specializing in high-quality, eco-friendly packaging solutions, Kalinangan infuses each design with the rich essence of Palawan culture. This blend not only emphasizes the importance of sustainable practices but also celebrates the unique heritage of Palawan, creating products that are both environmentally conscious and culturally resonant.

Triosiklo

Founder: Dredd Alejo

Start-up Description: Charcoal briquettes that are made of leftover bits of wood, sawdust, coconut shell and etc. mixed with additives and then compressed.

La Kniterras

Founder: Erika E. Dumas

Start-up Description: Turning local resources found in Palawan into Yarn

Pay Now, Travel Later

Founder: Orville Accad

Start-Up Description: is a full-service travel and tour agency in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, offering airline tickets, hotel accommodations, Palawan tour packages, travel insurance, ferry tickets, visa assistance, van transport, car rental, and cruise packages.

Silinga

Founder: Sharon Balmonte

Start-Up Description: A mobile application that talents can use to advertise themselves, help them find opportunities, receive talent fees, promotions, and get exposure to showcase their enthusiasm.

Fundr

Founder: Sandra M. Zulueta

Start-up Description: Fundr is an innovative financial technology platform that serves as a guiding light for aspiring or small businesses seeking capitalization.

Dream Craft Packages

Founder: Rhea Portugalisa

Start-Up Description: Dream Craft Packages is a one-stop event supplier focused on crafting unforgettable experiences for intimate gatherings. From beach days and home celebrations to office get-togethers and picnics in the park, we specialize in creating unique and hassle-free events.

KarinKuisine

Founder: Camille Mosteiro

Start-up Description: KarinderyaGo is an application that expands the opportunity to serve local cuisine while bridging the gap between the Karinderya businesses and customers.

Serenelinen

Founder: John Norman Ronquillo

Start-Up Description: Serenelinen is under the textile industry, which provides tailoring services and custom-made

Yeomju

Founder: Ailes Gabinete

Start-up Description: Yeomju offers various advantages, including the ability to improve their styles and express themselves uniquely. It might also increase their trends through their attire and have self-expression through personalization.

 

BookVan (currently GORA)

Founder: David E. Arrogancia

Start-up Description: BookVan is a ride-sharing mobile application and website platform that allows commuters in Palawan to book and reserve their seats in the shuttle vans within their vicinity in an online and offline set-up. “Bringing travel closer with you”

Raketero

Founder: Jhoeliver Y. Añober

Start-up Description: A web & mobile application that aims to create a centralized network that connects businesses, LGUs to the pool of freelancers, job seekers and students looking for a part-time job.

 

Opus.tech

Founder: Mitzi Almira V. Garcia

Start-up Description: "A homegrown IT startup company based in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan that aspires to provide business solutions through innovation." Tagline: dream. inspire. innovate.

OIIHERO

Start-up Description: Student-led engineering-related innovation

CEREBRO

Founders: Arnie D. Estrobo, Jed Alden G. Magbanua, Marites Iglesia, Rudyr Bacolod

Start-up Description: It is a free mobile application that locates professional services and connects them to their utilizers.

I-Food Avenue

Founder: Glamour Primrose Imperial

Start-up Description: I-Food Avenue is a company that operates through an online website that aims to advertise and market all types of food vendors to market their products and have customers order what they offer.

Happy Hive

Founder: Karl Dylan Aquino

Start-up Description: Happy Hive Solution is a Palawan-based social media community management and development company that is set to provide wide-ranging services to their clients on building a strong presence on all major platforms through content development and graphic design as part of their marketing strategy.

Hakbang Ph

Founder: Yofil ES C. Fundan

Start-up Description: Hakbang PH provides digital media services for clients, in the form of product and service shoots. Our advocacy and mission is to empower women
entrepreneurs, as well as to promote our local products and services here in Palawan.

Iconik

Founder: Paula Nikole Prado

Start-up Description: Iconik Travels and Events is a n e n d - t o - e n d t r a v e l integrator, helping you turn y o u r c o m p a n y e v e n t s (meetings, outings, and c o n f e r e n c e s ) a n d l o c a l c o m m u n i t i e s i n t o destinations.

 

GoPalengke

Founder: Shela Altura Calanday

Start-up Description: B r i n g i n g i n n o v a t i o n f o r betterment of the local trade in the agricultural sector, so farmers and producers can focus in what they do best : plant, nourish, harvest while we do the marketing, selling, packaging and distribution.

 

C-19

Founder: Dr. Arnie Estrobo
Start-up Description: C 1 9 - a n O R - g r a d e disinfectant that aims to reduce by 90 percent, if not completely eliminate the local transmission of COVID-19. It serves as a surface coating that stops microbial growth for 3-5 hours.

 

Tooners

Founder: Kim Ryan Tadlas
Start-up Description: A e-resources serves as a collaborative website providing convenient access to various ideas and comprehensive resources of educational paraphernalia
for every teacher, trainer, and practitioner through all kinds of downloadable educational-related documents, videos, and presentations.

 

Unbrand

Founder: JL Gaddi

Start-up Description: A Palaweño podcast features the journeys of entrepreneurs, leaders and individuals to showcase the challenges and victories of people who go through their daily grind and learn how we can apply them to our own daily lives.

 

E-life

Founder: Gary Lloyd Senoc

Start-up Description: E-life is an online platform that offers services such as hospitals, clinics, drugstores and medicine finders, online inquiries and deliveries of medicines and healthy goods t h a t a i m s t o  p r o v i d e convenience.

 

Palawan Property Spot

Founder: Ian Longno

Start-up Description: An online platform that aims to help workers, entrepreneurs, real estate buyers, and especially student in finding suitable places such as rental boarding houses, apartments, commercial bldgs, and house and lot sale in the most east and efficient way.

 

EZPZ

Founder: Nicole Montealegre

Start-up Description: A subscription-based IT hardware support, maintenance and hardware consultation via its web and social media platform.

 

Swivtric

Founders: Joshua Gabucayan, Francis Manlavi

Start-up Description: Swivtric, a hardware-based technology that allows electricity to be generated through kinetic energy

 

FueLit

Founder: Precious Airah Nunala

Start-up Description: FueLIT is a biofuel made out of the algae sargassum which is abundant on the shores of Palawan

 

Enstium

Founder: JB Von Avid

Start-up Description: a set of devices that collect microplastics in a specific body of water using a spectrophotometer and ferrofluids to lessen the microplastic contaminants that may cause health issues to the organisms in an ecosystem.

FarmKonekt

Founder: John Vincent Gastanes

Start-up Description: a community-based farm management information system with an app within the grassroots. An up-to-date and reliable database that the government may use to monitor yield and forecast harvest.

 

EcoKolek Project

Founder: She Roa

Starp-up Description: a community-based enterprise and platform that aims to develop and equip our informal waste collectors "eco-warriors" to become recognized community servant leaders that help bridge the gaps of waste management.

 

iHeart of Social Innovative Solutions

Founder: Ma. Lourdes Magdasoc

Start-up Description: a web and mobile-based ICT application that connects, engages, and collaborates with fellow Filipino social workers locally and abroad in providing and augmenting human development, social welfare programs and social innovation enterprises, research software development, as well as developing software applications particularly towards the child and youth protection system.

 

OffShore Media

Founder: Vonne Magbanua

Start-up Description: a Palawan-based social media marketing company that aims to be the country's leading independent digital media company which averages data and innovation to reach hundreds of millions of people.

 

Tralulu

Founder: Andrew Cua

Start-up Description: is a digital booking platform that connects travelers across Southeast Asia to quality local guides who can provide local experiences.

 

ITera

Founder: Fheter John B. Calanday

Start-up Description: provides ICT solutions to MSMEs and businesses particularly those catering to the tourism industry.

 

FAME

Founder: Arcelio "Junjun" Fetizanan, Jr

Start-up Description: Developed small-scale vessel trackers and monitors that also serve as communication devices, enabling small-scale fishermen to participate in electronic Catch Documentation Traceability (eCDT) and establishing increased communication and safety at sea

 

RivePH (former Palawan XP)

Founder: Fheter John Calanday

Star-up Description: is a ride-hailing application for tricycles, the main transportation in Palawan; ensuring the safety of the local and foreign tourists.

 

Pal-1-800

Founder: Neil Andrew Banlawe

Start-up Description: a website and mobile application that provides a customized trip based on the travelers' preferences.

 

Seek and Hire

Founder: Noel M. Callorina

Start-up Description: Seek and Hire Business streamlines the hiring process to match talented individuals with their ideal opportunities.

 

 

ABOUT PITBI Partners

 

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) - MIMAROPA

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) shall be the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, and administrative entity of the Executive Branch of the government that will plan, develop, and promote the national ICT development agenda. (RA 10844).

For more information, visit: https://dict.gov.ph/about-us/our-mandate/ / https://www.facebook.com/dictr4b/

 

 

DOST - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)

The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) is one of the three sectoral planning councils of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

It is mandated to serve as the central agency in the formulation of policies, plans, and programs as well as in the implementation of strategies in the industry, energy, and emerging technology sectors through the following S&T programs:

• Support for Research and Development
• Human Resource and Institution Development
• S&T Information Dissemination and Promotion
• Support for Technology Transfer and Commercialization
• Policy Development and Advocacy

For more information, visit: https://pcieerd.dost.gov.ph/ 

 

DOST-MIMAROPA

The DOST is the premier science and technology governing agency in the country with the mandate of providing central direction, leadership, and coordination of scientific and technological activities; as well as formulating policies, programs, and projects to support national development.

Region IV-B or MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental & Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) refers to the cluster of emerald islands and islets stretching across the warm tropical seas south of southern Luzon, composed of 2 cities, 71 municipalities and 1, 458 barangays.

For more information, visit: https://region4b.dost.gov.ph / www.facebook.com/DOSTMIMAROPA

 

 

 MIMAROPA Ventures Innovation Network (MVINet)

MVINET is a virtual consortium made up of SUCs in the Region-IV-B MIMAROPA and led by DOST MIMAROPA and governed by the Consortium bylaws. It aims to establish, support and drive innovation and venture creation through technology business incubators (TBIs)

 

Asian Association of Business Incubation (AABI)

Established in 2002, the Asian Association of Business Incubation (AABI) is a multilateral incubation network that focuses on building entrepreneurship collaboration framework in the Asia-Pacific region. Our mission is to promote cross-border collaboration among incubators, companies and related organizations in the Asia-Pacific region, encouraging sustainable partnership among relevant stakeholders and supporting ambitious tech-SMEs in scaling-up globally. Till now, AABI has collaborated with both AABI Association Members and AABI Incubator Members from 20+countries and regions. 

For more information, visit: https://www.aabi.info

 

University Incubator Consortium (UNIIC)

University Incubator Consortium is a joint initiative between our university consortium partners across the Asean, India and African region that aims to build capacity in supporting start-ups, promoting the exchange of knowledge and skills, and sharing of resources. Our program offers a diverse range of opportunities for participants to take their business ideas to the next level, including:

• Mutual visits with students/staff participation
• Access to supports and facilities in our state-of-the-art incubation centre
• Jointly organising ideation bootcamp, competition and accelerator programs
• Providing mentor sharing and training sessions for start-up and spin-off companies
• Providing advisory services on regulatory requirements and understanding of the market
• Providing guidance relating to regulatory requirements, venture capitalists or angel investors\
• Undertaking joint research in entrepreneurship
• Sharing curriculum and teaching materials relating to entrepreneurship programs
• Developing new programs relating to entrepreneurship.
• Our program is designed to create an access gateway that provide participants with the tools, knowledge, and networks necessary to turn their business ideas into successful companies.

For more information, visit: https://camtech.edu.kh/university-incubator-consortium-uniic