On October 27, Philippine startup accelerator Ideaspace Foundation held what’s perhaps the most anticipated event of its annual incubation program: the demo day or D-day.
For those who have no idea what it means, D-day marks the culmination of a months-long program where a group of startups – handpicked from a pool of hundreds – undergo rigorous training to build, tear down, and rebuild their products.
“This is their graduation day,” Ideaspace executive director Diane Eustaquio says.
But D-day is more than that. By mere definition, it is the day when incubated startups demo or pitch their ideas to angel investors who may (or may not) provide them wings so their business can fly to the next stage.
A total of 10 startups funded and nurtured by Ideaspace demoed their products on this year’s D-day. While these startups offer products that are vastly different – from mobile apps to foldable bicycles and lamps powered by salt water – they certainly have things in common: they are all innovative, determined, and promising.
Here are Ideaspace’s 2014 “graduates” (in alphabetical order):
BluLemons Gaming Studio
No doubt, this startup is proud to be Pinoy. It develops mobile games that are all Filipino-themed, allowing users to learn more about the Philippine culture. Its most successful one – the OPM (Original Pinoy Music) Jam – makes players guess songs from popular Filipino artists such as Ogie Alcasid, Gary Valenciano, and Martin Nivera, to name a few. This is particularly appealing to Filipinos working and living overseas because it reminds them of home.
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