Check out the DOST program’s ideas and enterprises, which range from automated logistics booking for farmers to programming education platforms.
On Thursday, June 17, the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology announced the 14 firms that will get a total of P43 million in research and development funding.
For their first request for entries for their Startup Grant Fund Program, which will begin in December 2020, the department received 54 applications. Nine of the 14 come from Luzon, three from Mindanao, and two from Visayas.
The following are the details:
Agrabah — a “agriculture technology platform” that will enable farmers and fishermen with automated logistical booking.
Mosaic is an online marketplace for culinary companies and suppliers to buy and sell food and beverages.
CAWIL AI is a software system for documenting and tracing fish catches that uses artificial intelligence to identify fish species.
Burket PH is a Philippines-based AI-powered buyer-supplier matching platform.
Zippee is a truck owner and franchisee booking platform.
Insights – By reducing supply chain operations from eight to four phases, the DeliverE platform hopes to boost agriculture supply chain efficiency by 63 percent.
Bizkit is a business platform that aims to “streamline processes and information throughout the organization and offer real-time data visibility of business state.”
CodeChum is an online platform that teaches teachers and students how to program.
Infinite LMS is a learning management system powered by analytics that may be utilized for online learning as well as the sharing of materials and resources.
Tinkerhouse is the company behind TinkerClubs.com, a K–6 learning portal dedicated to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) workshops, projects, and learning kits.
Lesstics — a roofing tile material made from waste single-use plastics that is said to be cost-effective and sustainable.
ROBIN (Recycle On-Demand Bin) is a “reverse vending machine” that collects PET bottles and aluminum cans in exchange for points.
IOL is a software-as-a-service solution that attempts to make it easier for cooperatives in the Philippines to meet regulatory requirements.
OBX – a local disaster reporting and response system that is being developed to detect and track the location of reported emergency situations, as well as to expedite emergency response deployments.
Sustainable industries, supply chain and logistics management, learning, work from home and productivity tools, content and talent development, and public service digital tools were among the startups chosen by DOST to coincide with their program subject “Jumpstarting the Economy in the New Normal.”
You can submit proposals for the second phase of submissions, which will be held from June 15 to July 15, 2021, here.
The fund aims to assist entrepreneurs with prototype development, feasibility studies, product specification creation, user need validation, and strengthening their intellectual property (IP).
Source: Rappler