AI in the Philippines
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Tracking the builders, funders, and policies shaping Artificial Intelligence in the Philippines. Not just the news, but the underlying mechanisms of local adoption, applied prototypes, and who is actually moving the needle.
Local Startups & Founders
The teams actively building foundational or applied AI layers within the country.
Cerebro
Justine Itugot
Integrates school administration with a digital content library, helping K-12 institutions transition to modern, tech-driven academic operations.
CodeChum (GradeChum)
Jemar Jude Maranga
Leverages AI to read, evaluate, and automate the checking of handwritten student assessments, bridging traditional and digital efficiency.
Farmesto Technologies
Alvin Valdez
Develops an AI-powered automated dosing and climate control system for greenhouses to maximize farm efficiency and resource usage.
GreenVisions
Uses AI to monitor crops on a large scale, providing farm diagnostics to predict yields and identify pests before harvest losses.
Duon Technologies
A homegrown wayfinding tool providing real-time indoor navigation and AI-driven analytics on visitor movement.
Collo Property Technology
Jay Basco
Automates the 'rent-to-receipt' process, providing a seamless digital experience for property managers and tenants by handling leases and utility billings.
WEHLO
Provides advanced hydromet sensors for hyper-local weather and water level monitoring, granting communities granular data for climate resilience.
Sprout Solutions
Gian dela Rama
Building enterprise AI agents that automate big chunks of BPO workflows (like 70% in some cases).
Anycase AI
Beato Bongco
Uses retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to make legal research way faster and smarter for PH users and law firms.
Senti AI
Ralph Vincent Regalado
Pioneering AI company in the Philippines focused on localized AI and sentiment analysis for Southeast Asian languages.
SOFI AI
Sophia Nicole Sy
Making AI accessible for small businesses and women entrepreneurs to innovate and personalize customer experiences.
Predictive Systems Inc.
Allan Tan
Building GenAI tools for enterprises and voice-enabled assessment platforms for students.
CirroLytix
Dominic 'Doc' Ligot
Applied AI projects in public health and food security, recognized by NASA and WHO. Shaping the responsible AI conversation in the PH.
Venture Capital & Funding
Firms and syndicates deploying capital specifically into local AI ventures.
Foxmont Capital Partners
A prominent local VC firm often investing in tech and digital transformation, actively monitoring the growth of AI-first companies.
Kickstart Ventures
The corporate venture capital arm of Globe, scouting for tech ventures (including applied AI) that can scale across the ecosystem.
Applied Prototypes (Local Context)
Systems built to solve specific Philippine infrastructure, educational, or societal problems.
Enterprise Adoption
Private companies successfully integrating agentic or predictive AI into their Philippine operations.
Policy, Governance & Allies
Politicians, lawmakers, and government frameworks supporting ethical AI adoption and infrastructure.
DOST-TAPI
The Technology Application and Promotion Institute acts as a strategic partner, funding international IP patents, providing grants (GALING, TECHNiCOM), and venture capital for deep tech founders.
AI & Data Ethics PH
Dominic 'Doc' Ligot
Advocacy community focused on responsible AI, data ethics, privacy, and social impact in the Philippine context.
