Smart, agri-tech startup bags PLDT Enterprise Award

products developed by cutting-edge innovation units, PLDT Enterprise is also fully committed to empowering the youth.

“PLDT Enterprise’s partnership in TECH PLANTER in the Philippines 2023 has been truly instrumental in fostering innovation in our country, and its commitment to supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and startups is commendable,” says Ludhovik Luiz Madrid, Research Development Division at Leave a Nest Philippines. “Their dedication to empowering the next generation of tech pioneers is paving the way for solutions that will shape our nation. We are grateful for PLDT Enterprise’s partnership and support in nurturing the entrepreneurial ecosystem and advancing technologies that solve deep issues in Philippine society.” with our Internet of Things capabilities, and ARES’ vision connects well with this drive.”

“We are excited to collaborate with PLDT Innolab and get the good work started. Our drive to win in the competition really stemmed from our desire to elevate the lives of farmers through innovation, and we are grateful for this opportunity from TECH PLANTER and PLDT Inno- lab,” says Jemarson Abel, the team lead of ARES.

The PLDT Enterprise Award grants ARES access to the labs and facilities of the PLDT Innolab for six months to develop and refine their product in collaboration with highly-capable mentors. Through this collaboration, PLDT Enterprise and ARES can continue to promote sustainability through the winning group’s innovative solution that ushers a new generation towards creating a sustainable yet smart city by helping to enact innovations centered on bringing smart agriculture.

Further together through technology

Beyond supporting local startups through technology solutions and

“To co-innovate and collaborate with young minds of startups and academe has always been in the DNA of PLDT Innolab,” says Melvin Jeffrey Chan, Vice President & Head of Enterprise Innovations, Business Development, Consulting & Presales at PLDT Enterprise. “We believe in the youth’s vast imagination and capability to produce new and world-class ideas to help the community, and we’re glad that we can become partners in codevelopment through our cuttingedge technologies and expertise at PLDT Enterprise.”

PLDT Enterprise continues to enable the startup community to go Further Together with PLDT Innolab’s deep expertise in innovation development to pursue groundbreaking solutions to bring positive impact to community.