KMC Solutions, a leading provider of flexible office spaces, held its third annual KMC Startup Awards 2025 gala night on November 13, 2025, to recognize trailblazing startup companies in the Philippines. The event was a key activity during the 2025 Philippine Startup Week.
The competition saw 140 entries nationwide, with 24 finalists ultimately receiving gold, silver, or bronze distinctions across eight major categories focused on innovation, growth, and leadership.
Fintech platform LenderLink led the gold awardees, winning both Startup of the Year and Customer Experience Excellence. Judges praised the company for addressing critical access gaps in lending and establishing new standards in user-first financial services.
Other gold winners recognized for their contributions across different sectors include:
- LITHOS Manufacturing: Won Culture and Community Excellence for employee-first practices and commitment to local industry development.
- Serbiz: Secured Tech Innovator of the Year for solutions that streamline field service operations and empower grassroots workers.
- ZendEase: Hailed as Growth Champion for rapid domestic and international scale-up.
- Philippine Coding Camp: Took home the Innovation in Marketing award for creative education campaigns promoting digital literacy.
- Kredit Hero, Inc.: Won the FutureTech Leadership prize for contributions to next-generation financial technologies.
The silver awardees included Mylo Speech Buddy (winning in three categories: Startup of the Year, Growth Champion, and Innovation in Marketing), Flying Tigers Express’ CEO Dave Overton (Breakthrough Leader of the Year), Rezbin (Culture and Community Excellence), Pili AdheSeal Inc. (Tech Innovator of the Yea), NextPay Customer Experience Excellence), and Serbiz (FutureTech Leadership).
Bronze winners included Rezbin (Startup of the Year, FutureTech Leadership), BCremit’s Co-founder Jose Angelo “Gio” Calma (Breakthrough Leader of the Year), Bambuhay, Twala, Jia Financing, Inc., and Dehusk (in two categories: Innovation in Marketing and Customer Experience Excellence).
The awards night was co-presented by OneCFO, in collaboration with partners including Ideaspace | QBO, MAIN.PH, Kaya Founders, and Uniquecorn Strategies.
Michael McCullough, Co-founder of KMC Solutions, reflected on the awards’ relevance, urging new ventures to use the platform to foster strong connections within the Filipino startup community.
“At KMC, we remain committed to supporting this community — to building an environment where founders and teams can think boldly, work together, and grow,” McCullough said.
He further emphasized the broader mission of the awards:
“What began in 2023 as a way to shine a light on emerging founders has grown into a movement — one that recognizes imagination, resilience, and the determination to turn ideas into reality.”
With this year’s theme, “Innovation Without Limits,” McCullough encouraged participants to break boundaries: “We believe that meaningful solutions can start anywhere, and that progress comes from the courage to create what has not existed before.”
The KMC Startup Awards, first launched in 2023, aims to spotlight innovators transforming industries and expand the Philippines’ entrepreneurial ecosystem.