We also organize business matching sessions, most recently with the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and with Mr. Manny Pangilinan. For the MAP event, we worked with our Tier 1 startups, which among IdeaSpace alumni is a select group of startups that have demonstrated significant strides in their business and technology development, business growth, and maturity.
Meanwhile, we also set up a meeting early in 2020 with Mr. Pangilinan to introduce the top three startups from the 2019 cohort that IdeaSpace has invested in—Airship, Experience Philippines, Cocotel—and to identify potential areas of collaboration between the Metro Pacific group’s business and the top three startups’ businesses.
We also enjoy a strong relationship with PLDT Innolab to identify promising startups to pursue collaborations with PLDT to co-develop or co-market products and solutions for the different customer segments and industries that they serve.