PHSW21 Highlights | PHSW22

Philippine Startup Week 2021 Highlights

Past Speakers

VP. Leni Robredo

VP. Leni Robredo

Vice-President of the Philippines

Fortunato "Boy" T. de la Peña

Fortunato "Boy" T. de la Peña

Secretary, Department of Science and Technology

Minette Navarrete

Minette Navarrete

Co-founder and President @ Kickstart Ventures, Inc.

Sec. Ramon M. Lopez

Sec. Ramon M. Lopez

Secretary, Department of Trade & Industry

Country Head, Grab

Grace Vera Cruz

Country Head, Grab

Roland Ros

Roland Ros

Co-founder @ Kumu

John Rubio

John Rubio

Country Director, Facebook Philippines @ Facebook

Francis Plaza

Francis Plaza

Co-Founder & CEO @ PayMongo

Mel Nava

Mel Nava

CEO and Founder @ 1Export

Franco Varona

Franco Varona

Co-founder and Managing Partner @ Foxmont Capital Partners

Cathy Yap-Yang

FVP and Group Head of Corporate Communications @ PLDT

David Almiro

David Almiro

CEO @ Multisys

Ambe Tierro

Senior Managing Director @ Accenture

Stefano Fazzini

CEO and Co-Founder @ Metromart

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Katrina Chan

Director @ IdeaSpace Foundation & QBO Innovation Hub

Empowering Climate Resilient Businesses and Communities by Komunidad

A leading venture capital fund focused on backing transformative technology companies in Southeast Asia, Openspace has been an active investor in the Philippine startup ecosystem for close to five years, investing in disruptive companies such as Kumu, Sarisuki and BeautyMNL. Openspace’s Founding Partner Hian Goh and Director of Investments Gervin Yang share insights gained from investing in some of Southeast Asia's biggest technology businesses and how Philippine startups can apply these on their own paths to scale.

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Testimonials

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"Openspace Ventures was pleased to be a partner for Philippine Startup Week 2021. As a longtime active investor in the Philippines, we were thrilled to connect with founders, fellow investors, and other stakeholders to share ideas on how we could collaborate and uplift the country’s startup ecosystem. We look forward to partnering with Philippine Startup Week organizers again in the years to come as the ecosystem enters an exciting stage of growth in 2022."

Juancho Jimenez, CFA
Venture Capital Investments, Openspace Ventures Philippines