Author: Santiago Arnaiz
Santiago Arnaiz
Santiago is a multimedia journalist covering innovation across frontier startup ecosystems. After graduating from New York’s Columbia Journalism School, he served as the digital platform editor of BusinessWorld, under the Philippine Star group. There he helped shape the publication's business and editorial strategy as it transitioned into the digital age. He leverages this experience he's gathered from working alongside the regional business community's top leaders, as well as his resource-gathering and analytical skills as a trained investigative journalist, to his current role as the Independent Investor’s managing editor.
Carmen’s Best founder, Paco Magsaysay, talks about his personal experiences building and scaling Carmen’s Best, best known for their premium artisanal ice cream. He goes in-depth on the company’s recent acquisition by the Metro Pacific Group, the changes that shift has brought in his life, and what it means to be a lifelong underdog.
Co-founder and CEO Josef Werker talks about Humble’s mission to promote a more circular, sustainable future, their recent $750,000 seed round, and his own personal advocacy for championing psychological safety in the workplace.
AHG Lab co-founder Bjorn Pardo talks about his background as a serial entrepreneur, his pioneering work in corporate venture building, and his most recent venture builder focused on PropTech+.
Andrew Murphy maps out where the Philippines stands on the regional stage and what it will take for its early stage business community to soar.
VIDEO | Raffi Simon (Rafikimono) and Cara Sumabat (Halohalo) share how to build brands that truly resonate.
Through this partnership, DyipPay has a chance at becoming the undisputed leader among Central Luzon’s automated fare collection systems. But do they have the resources to meet that opportunity?
With this partnership, up to 5,000 Pru Life UK employees may use Sociov’s coaching platform to empower Filipinos through financial planning.
The world is waiting to see what’s next for the Philippines. The nation’s early-stage entrepreneurs stand at a similar crossroads. What’s next is anyone’s guess.
With an impressive Gentree-led seed round, BuiltaMart is building the future of e-groceries—one hub at a time.
Backed by Buko Ventures and IdeaSpace, the HR platform startup aims to onboard its first 10,000 users by Q3 of this year.
Pepper.ph’s two-pronged business of learning content and curated products presents a targeted funnel of audiences to e-commerce customers.
To fuel their continued expansion in Indonesia, 1Export is planning to raise $3 million in pre-Series A funding between the third week of May and the end of June 2022.