MANILA, Philippines, March 11, 2020—Philippine start-up accelerator IdeaSpace has formally launched an Opportunity Fund to invest in startups within and outside of the IdeaSpace portfolio. The Opportunity Fund aims to cater to early stage to pre-series A startups, particularly to founders who may be looking for funding to help make key business and strategic decisions.  IdeaSpace President Butch Meily sees the Opportunity Fund as a vehicle for IdeaSpace to support founders and startups as they

We have recently moved our events online to ensure that we can still support the needs of founders even during these troubled times.  We kicked off our first-ever online Grit & Grind by discussing work from home or remote work arrangements with IdeaSpace alumna Au Soriano, Founder, and CEO of PinoyTravel, which allows domestic travelers or shippers to book buses or send cargo online. Some of the other topics that we’re looking to cover during

Philippine start-up accelerator IdeaSpace has announced its investment in the top three teams for this year’s start-up competition, after a rigorous four-month acceleration program where 20 start-ups worked with mentors to refine their business and financial model, product, operations, and communications. This year’s investees include Airship Logistics, a ready-to-use, low-cost end-to-end solution targeted to courier companies looking to improve their operations management; Cocotel, a tech-based aggregator offering property management, construction and design support, and marketing