Trendy Startups
We all know that startups are a risky venture, even more so if you’re a startup business in the Philippines. You basically start a company without the assurance of profit or return of investment.
There’s no “tried-and-tested” business strategy or a “cookie-cutter” approach on how to run a startup. It’s either you strike gold or you strike out. That’s the only thing about startups that you can be sure about.
In the Philippines, a lot of entrepreneurs hope to get that pot of diamonds at the end of all their efforts.
While there have been numerous casualties on the journey of startups, there are some that stood above the rest. We’re here now to look at 20 startups that not only survived but generated enough to classify themselves as the cream of the crop, according to Inc.
| COMPANY NAME | OVERVIEW | FOUNDER/S | CO. AGE | SECTOR |
| Acudeen | P2P marketplace for invoice discounting | Magellan Fetalino III | 1 | FinTech |
| Ayannah | Cross border social commerce | Mikko Perez | 9 | FinTech |
| Booky Manila | Restaurant booking platform | Ben Wintle | 3 | Consumer Digital |
| CASHCASHPINOY | E-commerce platform that offers discounted deals | Frederic Levy | 7 | Consumer Digital |
| CloudFarm | IoT solution for farm monitoring and analysis | Franch Maverick Arellano Lorilla | 1 | Technology |
| CloudSwyft | Cloud based training and assesment | Dann Angelo De Guzman | 2 | EdTech |
| Coins.ph | Blockchain-enabled mobile wallet | Ron Hose | 4 | FinTech |
| Cropital | Online platform to crowd fund agriculture | Ruel Amparo | 2 | FinTech |
| Dragonpay | Online payment service provider | Robertson Chiang | 7 | FinTech |
| First Circle | Online lending platform for short term SME loans | Patrick Lynch | 2 | FinTech |
| Get.place | Platform to match property seekers with real estate brokers | Tim Michael | 1 | Consumer Digital |
| Inteluck | Fleet management and location based tracking | Kevin Zhang | 3 | EnterpriseTech |
| Kalibrr | Job hunting platform | Paul Rivera | 10 | EnterpriseTech |
| Lenddo | Credit scoring based on social media data | Jeff Stewart | 6 | FinTech |
| Lifetrack | Cloud-based RIS/PACS Platform | Eric Schulze | 5 | EnterpriseTech |
| Loan Solutions | Platform that matches borrowers and lenders | Jean Patrick Bisson | 3 | FinTech |
| mClinica | Connects pharmacies through mobile technology | Farouk Meralli | 5 | HealthTech |
| MedGrocer | Integrated ePharmacy and Medicine Benefits Manager | Jerome Uy | 1 | HealthTech |
| Medix | Cloud based EMR and dental management solution for dentists | Marc Medina | 5 | HealthTech |
| Micab | On demand cab hailing app | Eddie Ybañez | 5 | Consumer Digital |
| MoneyMax | Financial comparison platform | Quentin Bouche | 4 | FinTech |
| Mynt | Mobile money and micro-loans | John Rubio | 2 | FinTech |
| PawnHero | Online pawn shop service provider | David Margendorff | 3 | FinTech |
| PayMaya | Mobile wallet with virtual Visa card | NA | 2 | FinTech |
| Paynamics Technologies | Merchant payment solutions provider | Ronald Gerald Magleo | 7 | FinTech |
| Pen Chat | Instant social messaging | Ian Vernon | 2 | Consumer Digital |
| Rappler | Social news network | Maria Ressa | 5 | Consumer Digital |
| Reekoh | Custom IoT development platform | Dale Rankine | 2 | Technology |
| Restograph | Business intelligence tool for restaurants | Brian Dimarucot | 2 | EnterpriseTech |
| Sakay | App for transportation planning | Philip Cheang | 4 | Consumer Digital |
| Salarium | Cloud based payroll management | Judah Z Hirsch | 4 | EnterpriseTech |
| Satoshi Citadel Industries | Bitcoin payment, payment card and remittance services | John Bailon | 3 | FinTech |
| Squadzip | Business development platform for customer focused teams | Roman Mercado | 3 | EnterpriseTech |
| Sustainable Alternative Lighting | Saltwater powered lamp | Aisa Mijeno | 4 | Technology |
| TAXUMO | Tax calculation and reports | Ginger Arboleda | 1 | EnterpriseTech |
| TravelBook | Online booking platform for hotels and vacation rentals | Hiroyuki Murai | 5 | Consumer Digital |
| U-hop | Smart shuttle service | Marvin Dela Cruz | 2 | Consumer Digital |
| Vinteo | Video analytics solutions for retail customers | Greg Hermo | 2 | EnterpriseTech |
| ZAP (ZAPGroup Inc.) | ZAP provides merchants a white label loyalty program and automated re-marketing | Dustin Cheng | 5 | Consumer Digital |
| ZipMatch | Online listing platform for residential properties | John Dang | 5 | Consumer Digital |
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