These Filipino startups are part of Forbes Asia’s ‘100 to Watch’ list
The biggest brands and personalities often get featured on Forbes. But in its newest listicle, Forbes Asia has decided to place the spotlight on small and up-and-coming businesses. In its inaugural 100 to Watch round-up, it decided to focus on startups and companies that are making a name for themselves across the Asia-Pacific region. There were four Filipino companies that made it to the list.
Due to COVID-19, economies worldwide are struggling, but the businesses that made the cut are described to be on a steady path. Forbes Asia’s inclusion of the final picks was selected from over 900 submissions. These companies had to be based within the Asia-Pacific region, minimum one year old, privately owned, for profit, and doesn’t have more than $20 million (approximately Php. 1,008,970,000) in their recent annual revenue or total funding through August 1st.
Below are the details of the Filipino companies that were included:
1. Kalibrr
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Category: Education & Recruitment
Year founded: 2013 • CEO: Paul Rivera
Key backers: Omidyar Network, Wavemaker, Y Combinator
Kalibrr is an AI-powered recruitment company that caters to 5 million job seekers in Indonesia and the Philippines. It aims to make the hiring process simpler, faster, and better for corporations and applicants.
2. CloudEats
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Category: Food & Hospitality
Year founded: 2019 • CEO: Kimberly Yao
CloudEats is operating 60 restaurant brands in its versatile “cloud kitchens.” The startup is also creating its own brands, and curated recipes and concepts through customer feedback.
3. Chatgenie
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Category: E-commerce & Retail
Year founded: 2020 • CEO: Ragde Falcis
Launched a month before Metro Manila’s first pandemic lockdown, ChatGenie links digital platforms and Grab’s delivery into Facebook Messenger to allow customers to shop by sending a direct message.
4. Paymongo Philippines
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Category: Finance
Year founded: 2019 • CEO: Francis Plaza
Key backer: Y Combinator
Digital platform PayMongo is tailored for merchants that accept all types of online payments. The fintech startup has served around 7,000 mostly micro, small, and mid-sized MSMEs that are expanding into e-commerce.
To view all the companies that made it to the list, click here.
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