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Pitch Events
Startups
to Pitch
October 10, 2022 - Monday
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 Host

Rene "RJ" Ledesma Jr.
President
Mercato Centrale Philippines Inc
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 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!
Startups to pitch

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 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
Prize Judge

Katrina Rausa Chan
Executive Director
IdeaSpace Foundation & QBO Innovation Hub
The 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 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
Community Partners
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