10 start-ups complete 917Ventures accelerator program by 500 Global

500 Global, one of the world’s most active investors, hosted Demo Day on January 18 in collaboration with the Philippines’ largest corporate venture builder, 917Ventures, marking the culmination of a 10-week virtual accelerator program designed to scale 10 917Ventures portfolio companies.

Held at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines, Demo Day showcased 10 of the country’s start-ups with exciting potential across e-commerce, fintech, marketplace, data, edutech, B2B Saas, media and entertainment.

They presented to a diverse audience of ecosystem stakeholders, industry leaders and government officials, with the potential for partnership opportunities with the Globe Group, the Philippines’ top digital solutions platform, and the Ayala Corp, one of the Philippines’ largest conglomerates.

“Congratulations to the founders for being selected and completing the program. Your dedication and determination are inspiring, and we wish you success as you continue on your journey,” said Ee Ling Lim, Executive Director of Market Launch, 500 Global.

Coached by 500 Global’s network of world-class mentors, the companies underwent training to create sustainable growth marketing strategies and build solid foundations to help them build their next stage of growth.

“We are excited to see what’s next for our portfolio companies that took part in this accelerator program. We have no doubt the 500 Global program will serve as fuel that will drive our portfolio companies to success,” said Vince Yamat, 917Ventures Managing Director.

The following are the 917Ventures portfolio companies that took part in the accelerator program:

■ Rappit: premium grocery app that promises more efficient deliveries and a better shopping experience.

■ Fundspace: loan platform that offers small and medium enterprises various financing options which cater to their exact needs, dependent on their financial health, cash flow patterns, and growth potential.

■ Carsada: used car marketplace that revolutionizes the customer’s experience in buying used cars.

■ Edventure: online learning platform that provides virtual oneon-one and personalized tutorials for students from preschool to Grade 10. The platform connects vetted, accredited tutors to students across the Philippines for subjects such as Math, Reading, and Science.

■ Kodego: transforms beginners and career shifters into highly-skilled professionals by providing them with education and training in various technologies

■ Housify: property marketplace that simplifies and speeds up the customer’s home-buying cycle, from search to turnover and moving in.

■ RUSH: ecommerce and Loyalty Saas on a mission to bring businesses closer to their customers.

■ Memoapp: all-in-one tool for memo tracking and approval requests.

■ Capitan: aims to be the growth and enablement partner of micro small and medium entreprises, guiding them in every step of their digital transformation so that they may survive and thrive in the digital economy.