Ateneo team is grand champion in QBO Philippines' annual QOMPETE Intercollegiate Technopreneurs Challenge 2022

Students from the Ateneo de Manila University won Grand Champion in QBO Philippines’ annual QOMPETE Intercollegiate Technopreneurs Challenge 2022.  Petagon, Ateneo's team, comprises Third Year BS Information Technology Entrepreneurship (ITE) students Justin Luis Uy, Dione Gabrielle Gan, and Marjorie Ann Viola.

The Judges: Ms. Kat Chan of IdeaSpace Foundation (upper left), Ms. Georgia Martelino of Microsoft Philippines (upper right), Ms. Katie Dzugan of Venturewell (middle left).

The Team: Information Technology Entrepreneurship students Justin Luis Uy (middle right), Dione Gabrielle Gan (bottom left), and Marjorie Ann Viola (bottom right).

Petagon is a pet profiling application that integrates all pet care activities and necessities into a single platform. It is the team's class project in ITE's first major subject, ITMGT 45:  The Digital Economy.

Photo courtesy of QBO Philippines

QOMPETE, now on its second run, is QBO's program for university stakeholders involving workshops on startup fundamentals. The workshops cover ideation, validation, business modeling, and pitching. Participants are guided on developing innovative ideas through a hands-on and engaging environment. The program then culminates in a pitching competition where all participants will be asked to share their outputs, with the chosen team receiving a prize. 

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QBO Philippines is a public-private partnership led by the IdeaSpace Foundation and supported by the JP Morgan Foundation, the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). They aim to develop, grow, and scale a competitive startup ecosystem in the Philippines. They provide an avenue for collaboration and innovation with the vision of helping Filipino startups change the world.