PAGSANYOG 2025: Startup Pitching and Showcase
May 23, 2025, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City ย | ย via TARA Agri-Aqua FB Page
May 23, 2025, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City ย | ย via TARA Agri-Aqua FB Page
The Caraga State University-Technology Business Incubation Unit spearheaded the university-wide pitching competition, branded as ๐ท๐จ๐ฎ๐บ๐จ๐ต๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐: ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, held on May 23, 2025, at the New Administration Conference Hall, Caraga State University.
This annual competition aims to unite students who identify relevant real-world problems, propose solutions addressing these issues, and develop viable venture ideas based on their findings.
This year, ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐จ๐ฐ, an AI-powered, context-based tool for real-time translation developed by BS Computer Science students ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ด๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, and ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ช. ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐, secured first place.
๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ผ๐จ, a cloud-based and mobile AI platform for real-time monitoring and reporting of environmental violations, created by BS Geodetic Engineering students ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐, and ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐, won second place.
Tied for third place were ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, an AI-powered smart home system monitoring elderly movement and emergencies by BS Information Technology students, ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, and ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐; and ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐, a mobile app enabling homeowners to subscribe and schedule weekly food waste pickups to improve waste management in underserved areas, developed by ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐, and ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, BS Information System students.
The Pagsanyog panel of evaluators included ๐ด๐. ๐น๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐, Program Chairperson of the Bachelor of Agricultural Technology, College of Agriculture and Agri-industries; ๐ด๐. ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐-๐๐, an alum of the TBI incubation program and co-founder of Stella.AI, a national winner of DICTโs Philippine Startup Challenge; ๐ด๐. ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐, Project Development Officer of DICT-Caraga; ๐ฌ๐๐๐. ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐, Senior Science Research Specialist of DOST-Caraga; and ๐ซ๐. ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, the newly installed TBI Director.
Pagsanyog 2025 was a success, receiving a record-high ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โthe highest submission volume in the history of the TBI. This milestone reflects the growing innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem at the University, with increasing student participation each year.
Student teams rehearse their startup pitches in preparation for Pagsanyog 2025.
VPRDIE Dr. Jeffrey T. Dellosa delivers his message to participants, highlighting the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship