IdeaSpace recently announced the top 16 startups forming the 2020 cohort for our acceleration program. This year’s cohort includes startups engaged in developing agriculture, e-commerce and marketplaces, education, healthcare, and human resources solutions.  Congratulations to the founders and teams behind Agro-Digital PH, CerebroLMS, Farmvocacy, Giving Hero, Humble, Maharlikart, Mash & Co, MedHyve, Quid District, TADAH, Take Five Outdoors, Tank Masters, Urban Greens, Vetmo, Workbean, and Worky.ph!  

As the world came to a standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across different sectors and industries struggled to survive. The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector is among the most affected, and to support them as they embrace change and innovation, BusinessWorld’s SparkUp will be holding its BusinessWorld Insights SparkUp Entrep Series with the theme “Innovating towards a Better Normal.” On June 24, the discussion will revolve around the theme “Future-Proof: Thriving

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need for a better way forward. As part of our work with our alumni founders, we are looking to create links between our startups and the companies within the Metro Pacific group. Our startups focus on different SDGs such as Zero Hunger, Good Health, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work & Economic Growth, among others. We hope to bridge startups and corporations to enable greater collaboration and help heavily

Last year, IdeaSpace introduced Innovation Mornings, an exclusive talk for the employees and leaders of the First Pacific group.  On April 29, 2020, we held our first Innovation Mornings session for the year, focusing on planetary health and its connection to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over 40 participants took part in our first Innovation Mornings talk, with representatives from Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, PLDT, Smart, CignalTV, Metropac Movers Inc., Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Davao