CHOW PAREDES

Gym junkie, tennis lover and yogi, Chow Paredes hails from a family of lawyers but decided to join the real estate industry in 2006 as a sales agent and worked her way up. THE BIZ The 35-year-old entrepreneur is bringing real estate into the digital age with Zipmatch, the company she co-founded with John Dang in 2013. The platform gives buyers, sellers and agents all the information they need about residential properties in the Philippines. In addition to compiling comprehensive articles and lists, the Explore feature allows buyers to view the property with a 360-degree virtual tour. IT’S HOT A first round of fundsourcing has already secured investments from Monk’s Hill Ventures and 500 Startups. Some might call that a full house.