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IGNITE 2023 - October 12-13 - Thursday and Friday
Events Venue - Fairmont Makati Philippines
Address: 1, Raffles Drive, Makati Ave, Makati, 1224 Metro Manila
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Events Venue - Fairmont Makati Philippines
Address: 1, Raffles Drive, Makati Ave, Makati, 1224 Metro Manila
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"We sponsored and joined IGNITE 2020 CYBER because of the value that IGNITE offers under the theme of Education Tech. GLICODE® is globally distributed app by Glico that makes kids learn digital coding while playing and eating delicious candy. I expect more collaborations will happen via IGNITE to bring innovation for further prosperity of the Philippines."
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The IGNITE conference brings in the most active investors and sharpest innovators from across the world, don’t miss your chance to attract those connections!
The IGNITE conference brings in the most active investors and sharpest innovators from across the world, don’t miss your chance to attract those connections!
Pitch Events
Startups
to Pitch
October 12, 2023 - Thursday
- Day 1
- Day 3
- Day 5
- Day 5
Social Good
Top 3 Tech Startups
Mark Sultan Gersava
CEO
Bambuhay
Dino Yuzon & Jennifer Magboo-Yuzon
Co-Founders
Suds Sustainable Pods
Jonecca San Pascual
CEO
Pieza PH
Top 6 Community Enterprises
Bambusa De Oro
GPAC
Moto in Can
Water Lily Weaving
Republik Junk
SARBO Inc
Sponsors A-List
Carbonamics
Benita and Catalino Yap Foundation (BCYF) Innovation Award Winner
Blitzkrieg Animal Holistic center
Judges
Emmy Lou Versoza-Delfin
Director
DICT
Carlo Delantar
Founding Partner
Core Capital
Juancho Jimenez
Senior Associate
Openspace Ventures
Rey Abilo
VP of Finance/CRO/Treasurer
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation
Sebastian Quiniones Jr.
Executive Director
Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.
Digital Transformation
Kentaro Hara
APAC Market Expansion Manager
Credit Engine
Raghvendra Jain, Ph. D.
Co-founder and CEO
Optimays
Larry Laroza
Sales Manager
Instalimb
Takeshi Aida
CEO
RevComm
Kazumasa Nakashima
CEO
Global Mobility Service Inc.
Jeffrey Tsui
CEO
Visual Alpha
Abby Slater
Product Manager
Kotozna
Yasuo Taniguchi
CEO
Long Term Industrial Development
Kohei Yoshioka
CFO
IDDK
Gustavo Dore
CEO
WorkStyleTech
The Judges
Winchell Wong
Associate
Gentree Fund
Adharta Anggono
Investment Associate
Indogen Capital
Steven Miao
Investment Analyst
SOSV
Human
Resources & Tech
Ryan Gondokusumo
CEO
Sribu
Weicheng
COO
CakeResume
International/Late Stage Startup
Ryan Gondokusumo
CEO
Sribu
Kentaro Hara
APAC Market Expansion Manager
Credit Engine
Igor Inocima
COO
WorkStyleTech
Raghvendra Jain, Ph. D.
Co-founder and CEO
Optimays
Patrick Gentry
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Sprout Solutions
Larry Laroza
Sales Manager
Instalimb
Denise Thi
Co-founder and CMO
Metain.io
Yasuo Taniguchi
CEO
Long Term Industrial Development
The Judges
James Pacaba
Partner
Morningtide Capital Partners
Xavier Marzan
CEO & Managing Director
f(dev)
Kieran Martin
Partner
Index Asia
Yutaka Kitade
Senior Partner
Uniplat
Nicha Suebwonglee
Venture Capital Business Development Manager
Amazon Web Services
Samuel Chong
Investment Manager
TNB Aura
SWC x Wildfire
Pitch Competition
Henry James Sison
Founder, CEO & Chief Farming Officer
Agro-Digital PH
Cindy Rose Burdette
Co-founder & CEO
ALLCARE
Bryan Giger
Co-founder & CEO
Dashlabs.ai
Ira Kiener
Co-founder & CEO
Dealogikal
Jerome Palaganas
CEO
Nanotronics
Jan Pabellon
COO
Smile API
Bing Tan
Co-founder & CEO
Packworks
Miggy Azurin
Chief Marketing Officer
Splitmo by 4Gives
Jeffrey Reyes
CEO
Twala
Christian Casino
Chief Sales Officer
Wela School Systems
The Judges
James Tan
Managing Partner
Quest Ventures
Jose Flores
Co-Founder
Plug and Play Tech Center
Christiaan Kaptein
Partner and Investment Committee
Integra Partners
Amarit Charoenphan
Angel Investor, Mentor, & Venture Partner
Mandalay Venture Partners
Navin Danapal
SEA Director
SOSV/ MOX
Rathiya Issarachaikul
Chief Operating Officer
RISE
Katrina Rausa Chan
Executive Director
IdeaSpace Foundation & QBO Innovation Hub
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Meet The Previous Host
Rene "RJ" Ledesma Jr.
President
Mercato Centrale Philippines Inc
Our Previous Keynote Speakers
Hanno Stegmann
Managing Director & Partner
BCG Digital Ventures
Paul Papadimitriou
Founder
Intelligencr
Shigetoshi Aoyama
Executive Vice President
JETRO
Denise Thi
Co-founder and CMO
Metain.io
Kazumasa Yoshida
Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mynavi Corporation
Meet the Previous Speakers
Lorelie Quiambao Osial
President and CEO
Pilipinas Shell
Hiro-aki Mimura
President and CEO
Visual Processing Japan
Kazuo Nakamura
Executive Director
JETRO Manila
Rafaelita “Fita” M. Aldaba, Ph. D
Undersecretary - Competitiveness and Innovation Group
Department of Trade and Industry
Felicia Imperio
Business Promotion Assistant
JETRO Manila
Glenn Estrella.
Head of Ideation and Acceleration
917Ventures
Georgia Martelino
Startups and Digital Natives Lead
Microsoft PH
Yang Yang Zhang
Country Head, Managing Director
Xendit PH
Mohan Belani
Co-Founder and CEO
e27
Steven Tong
Director
SAP.io Foundry Singapore
Katrina Rausa Chan
Executive Director
IdeaSpace Foundation & QBO Innovation Hub
Kohki Sakata
CEO
IGPI Singapore
James Tan
Managing Partner
Quest Ventures
Matthew Kolling
Head of Venture Development
Aboitiz
Fam Alonto
Venture Builder
917Ventures
Carla Yap-Sy Su
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
917Ventures
Ina Gervasio
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
917Ventures
The winner of Startup World Cup Regional Competition will represent the Philippines in the SWC Grand Finale 2023 in Silicon Valley and compete for the $1 million investment prize!
Previous Startups
Henry James Sison
Founder, CEO & Chief Farming Officer
Agro-Digital PH
Cindy Rose Burdette
Co-founder & CEO
ALLCARE
Bryan Giger
Co-founder & CEO
Dashlabs.ai
Ira Kiener
Co-founder & CEO
Dealogikal
Jerome Palaganas
CEO
Nanotronics
Jan Pabellon
COO
Smile API
Bing Tan
Co-founder & CEO
Packworks
Miggy Azurin
Chief Marketing Officer
Splitmo by 4Gives
Jeffrey Reyes
CEO
Twala
Christian Casino
Chief Sales Officer
Wela School Systems
Meet the Previous Wildfire Judges
James Tan
Managing Partner
Quest Ventures
Jose Flores
Co-Founder
Plug and Play Tech Center
Christiaan Kaptein
Partner and Investment Committee
Integra Partners
Amarit Charoenphan
Angel Investor, Mentor, & Venture Partner
Mandalay Venture Partners
Navin Danapal
SEA Director
SOSV/ MOX
Rathiya Issarachaikul
Chief Operating Officer
RISE
Previous Prize Judge
Katrina Rausa Chan
Executive Director
IdeaSpace Foundation & QBO Innovation Hub
The Previous Judges
Emmy Lou Versoza-Delfin
Director
DICT
Carlo Delantar
Founding Partner
Core Capital
Juancho Jimenez
Senior Associate
Openspace Ventures
Rey Abilo
VP of Finance/CRO Treasurer
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation
Sebastian Quiniones Jr.
Executive Director
Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc.
James Pacaba
Partner
Morningtide Capital Partners
Winchell Wong
Associate
Gentree Fund
Adharta Anggono
Investment Associate
Indogen Capital
Steven Miao
Investment Analyst
SOSV
Xavier Marzan
CEO & Managing Director
f(dev)
Kieran Martin
Partner
Index Asia
Nicha Suebwonglee
Venture Capital Business Development Manager
Amazon Web Services
Yutaka Kitade
Senior Partner
Uniplat
Samuel Chong
Investment Manager
TNB Aura
Program Outline
- Introduction to Venture Capital and the Business Model
- Developing an Investment Thesis
- Startup Evaluation
- Marketing as a VC
- The Due Diligence Process
- Crafting an Investment Memo
- Valuations and Returns
- Emerging Markets Access
Meet the Instructor
Mr. James Tan
Managing Partner at Quest Ventures
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People you can Network with
Andreas Dymasius
Senior Investment Associate
Skystar Capital
Anja Abrogar
Global Founders Capital
Investment Associate
Rishika Chandan
Managing Director
Venturi Partners
Carlo Delantar
Co-Founder and Partner
Core Capital
Jeffrey Ling
Head of Startups
Ministry of Awesome (NZ)
Paolo Limcaoco
Principal
Accion Venture Lab
Mayank Parekh
Founder and CEO
M Venture Partners
Dr. Tanuja Rajah
Principal
M Venture Partners
Donald Wihardja
CEO
MDI Ventures
Herston Elton Powers
Co-founder and Managing Partner
1982 Ventures
Scott Krivokopich
Co-founder and Managing Partner
1982 Ventures
Abbey Rashida Tiu
Manager, Startup Development
Taiwan Startup Stadium
Allen John Ku
Director
Startup Island TAIWAN
Juancho Jimenez
Senior Investment Associate
Openspace Ventures
Thomas G. Tsao
Co-founder
Gobi Partners
Christiaan Kaptein
Partner and Investment Committee
Integra Partners
Jose Flores
Co-Founder
Plug and Play Tech Center
Brenda Valerio
Philippines Country Manager
New Energy Nexus
Amra Naidoo
General Partner and Co-Founder
Accelerating Asia
Andreas Antonopoulos
Partner
Venture Growth Partners
Charles Kim
Team Leader of Global Strategy Center
Y&Archer
Youngjin Seo
Investment Analyst
Y&Archer
Ku Kay Mok
Senior Partner
Gobi Partners
William Bao Bean
General Partner at SOSV; Managing Partner at MOX
SOSV & MOX
Kieran Martin
Director
Index Asia
Karena Belin
CEO and Co-Founder for WHub; Co-Founder and COO for AngelHub
WHub and AngelHub
Samuel Jeanblanc
Regional Manager for Japan & North Asia (Google Maps) & Mentor at MAIN
Google Maps & MAIN
Marvine Sy
Partner
Morningtide Capital Partners
Ruoyao Zhang
Senior Investment Analyst
MOX
James Lette
Advisor & Former Executive Director
MAIN
Kenichi Sugi
Managing Partner
Miyabi Ventures
Richie Wirjan
Executive Vice President
Kejora-SBI Orbit
James Pacaba
Managing Partner
Morningtide Capital Partners
Kian Ban
International Development Director
Creative Valley
Takahisa Ohira
Head of Asia Region
Delotte Tohmatsu Venture Support
Ryusuke Hirota
Partner
Spiral Ventures
Jun Wakabayashi
Associate
AppWorks
Wayne Wee
Analyst
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India
Benedict Tan
Investment Associate
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India
Samuel Chong
Investment Manager
TNB Aura
Jack An
Investment Analyst
AppWorks
Sarvesh Nevatia
Executive Director
Venturi Partners
Chandra Firmanto
Managing Partner
Indogen Capital
Nguyen Phi Van
Chairwoman
Vietnam Angel Network
Manny Ayala
Managing Director
Endeavor Philippines
Mark Sng
Vice President
Gentree Fund
Winchell Wong
Investment Associate
Gentree Fund
Mohan Belani
CEO and Co-Founder
e27
Adlin Yusman
Managing Director
Endeavor Malaysia
Raya Buensuceso
Managing Director
Kaya Founders
Yutaka Kitade
Senior Partner
Uniplat
Mark Yao
Chief Technology Officer
Kaya Founders
Yuan Fang
Investment Director
Bace Capital
Pui Yan Leung
Partner
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India
Raymond Hor Chee Hong
Director
Sun Sea Capital
Marilen Tantamco
Portfolio Director
JG Digital Equity Ventures
Twwo Jaruthassanakul
Investment Manager & SEA Lead
SeedStars
Jason Ramirez
Senior Associate
Kickstart Ventures
Ysabel Chua
Associate
Forge Ventures
Tiang Lim Foo
Co-Founder and Partner
Forge Ventures
Kaspar Hidayat
Co-Founder and Partner
Forge Ventures
The Previous Road to Ignite Speakers
Kazuhiko Yoshimatsu
Gen.Manager & Chief Representative
Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. Singapore
Shoichi Sakatani
Deputy General Manager (Singapore Branch)
Tokyo Stock Exchange
Sarvesh Nervati
Executive Director
Venturi Partners
Jason Gaisano
Co-founder and Country Partner of Gobi-Core Philippine Fund
Core Capital
Ryu Hirota
Partner
Spiral Ventures
Jeffrey Seah
Partner
Quest Ventures
Kengo Somei
Accountant Manager, New Listing
Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Koichi Saito
General Partner
KK Fund
Artie Lopez
Co-Founder
Brainspark Philippines
Marcus Neo
CEO
Omni Plus
Mili Semlani
Content Head
e27
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Previous Media Partners
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