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Sep 30, 2025
If you’ve been to Geeks on a Beach before, you know it’s more than just a tech conference - it’s a launchpad, a sandbox, and a call to action for founders across the Philippines and beyond. Since 2013, GOAB has spotlighted game-changers, deal-shakers, and scrappy startups with the kind of hustle that built Grab and Shopee. And this 2025? We’re doubling down.
Next Up: The Startups of StartupIsland.ph
This year, we’re handing the mic (and the spotlight) to a bold lineup of startups from StartupIsland.ph (SIPH)—a proudly homegrown incubation program powered by DTI Region 7, in collaboration with The Company Cebu, Cebuano Ventures, and other private industry partners.
Born in Central Visayas and built by the community, SIPH has been brewing startups since 2018 - supporting founders through every challenging, magical stage of startup life. Think: real mentorship, product thinking, business strategy, and the kind of market expansion playbooks much needed by young businesses.
From early-stage builders to post-revenue trailblazers, the SIPH founders will take center stage at GOAB 2025 with:
🔍 One-on-one business matching (October 2)
🧠 A dedicated mentoring session
If you’re a VC, enabler, community builder, or fellow founder—you’ll want to meet these geeks.
🗓 Startup Island Session at GOAB will be on October 2, 2025, 11:30am to 12:25am
📍 Triphora Breakout Room, Jpark Island Resort Hotel
🌐 Wanna connect? Visit StartupIsland.ph, email startupislandph@gmail.com, or say hi to the team at GOAB.
Featured Startup Island-backed Founders at GOAB 2025
NegoHack – A behavior-first ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and resilience coach for microenterprises. Facebook | 📧 Negohackph@gmail.com
BioConnectify – A marketplace connecting researchers and students with trusted lab suppliers. Website | 📧 gerald@bioconnectify.com
SKLoud App – A digital platform for smarter, more transparent SK governance. Facebook | 📧 cbarral_ceo@skloudsds.com
Studio Pinya – A creative publishing and content studio spotlighting Filipino stories. Website | 📧 neilynrosebongalan@gmail.com
TechStart TV – A community-driven media and vlog platform showcasing Cebu’s tech ecosystem. Website | 📧 matheu.andrew143@gmail.com
Pedicab Solutions Inc. / Pedi App – A Booking platform for tricycles and motorcycles offering safe, cashless rides. Website | 📧 b1.reagan@pedi.ph
LokalPrice – A platform that bringing local prices online to help consumers shop smarter. Website | 📧 dreamersonlaurongaray@gmail.com
SetHOA – A Super App for HOAs (Homeowners’ Associations) and condo corporations to streamline community operations and resident engagement. Website | 📧 rheansuarez@gmail.com
Modulon AI – A customizable AI chatbot platform to automate website interactions. Website | 📧 ninekenzx@gmail.com
HiveRooms – A travel marketplace connecting consumers directly with accommodations, venues, and activities. Website | 📧 herbert@hiverooms.com
BUGSAi – An AI and geospatial platform for sustainable fisheries and marine ecosystem management. Website | 📧 epifelwardnino.amora@bisu.edu.ph
Foxcity Super App – A Super App integrating food delivery, e-commerce, rentals, transport, and more. Website | 📧 clarkceo.foxcityph@gmail.com
Ferryin – A digital booking app for ferries and ships. Facebook | 📧 jan@ferryin.com
Farmtri AI – An AI-powered agri-intelligence platform helping smallholder farmers build resilience. Website | 📧 Marini@farmtri.ai
Bodego – A cloud-based inventory and warehouse management system. LinkedIn | 📧 credocleo28@gmail.com
FemeNova Health – A women’s health platform focused on fertility, menopause, and family care. Facebook | 📧 camille.femenova@gmail.com
Sprouteam – An AI-first learning and career growth platform for digital professionals. Website | 📧 iamromenicolas@gmail.com
Kaguro.ph – A digital marketplace for DepEd-aligned teaching resources. Website | 📧 support@kaguro.ph
Escape the Day Job Games – An Indie game development startup. Facebook | 📧 escapethedayjobgames@gmail.com
SugboDoc Technologies Inc. – A digital health startup offering global SaaS EMR (Electronic Medical Record) and HIS (Hospital Information System) solutions. Website | 📧 ryan.gelig@gmail.com
CARA PH – A clinical AI Record Assistant streamlining medical consultation documentation. | 📧 jaypaulaying5@gmail.com
GetFood – An online business management solutions for food businesses. Facebook | 📧 edryanalburo@gmail.com
Narravibe AI (PinGuard) – A mobile security app protecting phones from theft and intrusions. Website | 📧 joseph.deplacer@gmail.com
Wecoways – A smart waste collection platform with upcycling into sustainable products. | 📧 renaldsalin15@gmail.com
Why This Collab Matters
At GOAB, we don’t just host events—we help build ecosystems. Featuring the SIPH cohort means more than giving founders visibility. It’s about accelerating regional innovation hubs as a powerhouse of resilient, tech-enabled, globally minded startups.
From digital commerce to govtech to climate solutions—these startups are solving real problems, and they’re doing it from the islands.
Meet StartupIsland.ph (SIPH)
StartupIsland.ph is a DTI-backed, community-owned startup program built on 3 pillars:
Mixers, Mentoring, and Matching—all designed to help founders validate faster, grow stronger, and connect smarter.
Since launching, the SIPH Mentoring Program has graduated over 70 founders—many of whom are now scaling products that serve both local and global markets.
Need help building something that matters? They’ve got mentors from:
Cleaningly
Symph
CebUXD
1Export
P&A Grant Thornton
Gobi-Core Philippines Fund
Founder Institute
and many more…
Whether you’re shipping your first MVP or prepping for your first round—SIPH is where local innovation finds global ambition.
Join Us at GOAB 2025
From code to capital, from Cebu to the world—this is your sign to show up.
