Startup presentation for Mapping Ecosystem

Startup

1. TARLAC CITY Start-Up Ecosystem Mapping Presented by: MARLON GAMIDO

2. AIRBNB Founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia first launched the site in 2007 Today, Airbnb’s market cap is over $74 billion, and is a testament to the concept of sticking with a great idea.

3. INSTAGRAM Founder Kevin Systrom began Instagram, the photo-sharing app, under the name Burbn and accrued 25,000 users in a single day. Instagram then gained 100,000 users in the first week and 1 million less than two months later.

4. MAILCHIMP The founders, Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius, were operating a web design business when several customers inquired about how they could incorporate  email marketing  into their website. After utilizing old code one of the founders had developed for a previous project, they were able to create  Mailchimp  as a side project that would eventually parlay into an endeavor valued at roughly $4.2 billion.

5. UBER The idea for Uber, the popular ride-sharing app, was developed by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, two previously successful startup founders, in 2008. Uber Technologies was officially established in 2009 and quickly became the world’s most valuable startup

6. PINTEREST Founders Ben Silbermann, Evan Sharp, and Paul Sciarra didn’t stop there; Pinterest grew to be an $15 billion company Pinterest is still a unique (and lucrative) platform that focuses on sharing, saving, and organizing interests rather than life updates which continuously sets them apart from the competition.

7. Kumu Holdings: Kumu is a social entertainment platform with the goal of fostering Filipino creativity, community, and commerce. Details of the startup: State: Manila City: Manila Started in: 2017 Founders: Rexy Josh Dorado, Roland Navarro de Ros Industries: E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment, Social Media, Video, Video Streaming Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $21,550,000 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 10 (Endeavor Catalyst, Openspace Ventures, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Foxmont Capital Partners, Kickstart Ventures)   Foxmont Capital Partners, Kickstart Ventures)

8. Uploan : Employers can use Uploan's end-to-end "Salary Loan Management Platform." Details of the startup: State: Manila City: Manila Started in: 2017 Founders: Benoit Portoleau-Balloy , Liam Grealish Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Lending Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $25,600,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 (Lendable, Infinity Ventures Japan)

9. Mynt: Payments, remittance, loans, business solutions, and platforms are among the services offered by Mynt. Details of the startup: State: Rizal City: Taguig Started in: 2015 Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Micro Lending Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $175,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 (Bow Wave Capital Management)

10. PayMongo : PayMongo is a payment processing firm that offers a payments API for use in mobile apps and websites. Details of the startup: State: Rizal City: Taguig Started in: 2019 Founders: Edwin Lacierda, Francis Plaza, Jaime Hing, Luis Sia Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $14,700,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 8 (Founders Fund, Stripe, Y Combinator, Soma Capital, Global Founders Capital)  Combinator, Soma Capital, Global Founders Capital)

11. Voyager Innovations: Voyager Innovations is a technology firm that specializes in the creation and distribution of digital services. Details of the startup: State: Cavite City: Mandaluyong Started in: 2013 Founders: Orlando Vea Industries: Developer Platform, Innovation Management, Internet Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $335,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 5 (Tencent, International Finance Corporation, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, PLDT, PLDT capital)