BUILD: Start Up Festival

The Philippine startup scene’s biggest names are gathering this March 9 and 10 at Build, the first-ever annual startup festival co-organized by Sinigang Valley and Esquire Philippines.

The two-day event will bring together the industry’s most notable founders and investors for a series of intimate and exclusive talks.

The startup festival will take place online, with virtual talks open to the public via Zoom and Facebook Live. Day one (March 9) will be open to the public on Zoom, and day two (March 10) will be live-streamed on Facebook live via Esquire, Kumu, and Sinigang Valley's respective Facebook pages.

Build will feature local and regional startup icons to participate in sessions that are packed with thought-provoking discussion, creative insights, and practical solutions that are anchored within the Philippine and Southeast Asian context.

Connect with the ecosystem’s brightest minds at Build: A Startup Festival happening on March 9 and 10.

Sign up for the event here. For more info, click here!

March 9

Building Community Through Tech: From Kumu to Sinigang Valley 1:55pm - 2:15pm

State of the Philippine Start-Up Ecosystem: 2022 Venture Capital Report 2:15pm – 2:55pm

Moderator: Franco Varona of Foxmont Capital Partners
Panelists: Paulo Campos of Kaya Founders, Field Pickering of Vulpes Ventures, Gervin Yang of Openspace Ventures, Katrina Razon of KSR Ventures

Opportunities in the Philippines: What We Can Learn From SEA and Indonesia 2:55pm – 3:35pm

Moderator: Anthony Oundijan of Boston Consulting Group
Panelists: Paul Santos of Wavemaker, Jefrey Joe of Alpha JWC Ventures, Aldi Haryopratomo of eFishery

Founder Spotlight: Steve Sy, Great Deals E-Commerce 3:35pm – 3:55pm

Moderator: Ben Wintle of Booky
Speaker: Steve Sy of Great Deals E-Commerce

A Founder’s Fundraising Journey to Series B and C 4:00pm – 4:45pm

Moderator: Constantin Robertz of Locad
Panelists: ER Rollan of Growsari, Rexy Dorado of Kumu, Nichel Gaba of PDAX

Impress the Press :45pm – 5:30pm

Moderator: Ron Baetiong of Podcast Network Asia
Panelists: PJ Caña of Esquire Philippines, Willis Wee of TechinAsia, Mohan Belani of E27

Founder Spotlight: Gabby Dizon, YGG 5:30pm – 6:15pm

Moderator: Leah Butler of Emfarsis
Speaker: Gabby Dizon of Yield Guild Games

March 10

Bootstrapping Your Way to Series A 1:45pm – 2:30pm

Moderator: Katrina Chan of QBO
Panelists: Nel Laygo of Peddlr, Ron Baetiong of Podcast Network Asia, Mel Nava of 1Export

Founder Spotlight: Bela Gupta, Edamama 2:30pm – 3:15pm

Moderator: Rissa Mananquil Trillo, entrepreneur
Speaker: Bela Gupta of Edamama

Raising Seed Stage, From an Investors’ Perspective 3:20 pm – 4:05pm

Moderator: Franco Varona of Foxmont
Speakers: Quenby Go of Manila Angel Investors Network, Jeremy Young of Gentree Fund, Paulo Campos of Kaya Founders, Jojo Malolos of JG Digital Equity Ventures & Data Analytics Ventures