Shell LiveWIRE 2025 Philippines: Top 10 Tech Startups
This year’s competition showcased innovative ideas focused on sustainable waste solutions, alternative energy sources, and improved energy efficiency. Participants highlighted the environmental impact of their projects, emphasizing the importance of creativity and sustainability in addressing today’s environmental challenges.
Agridom
Delivers end-to-end smart farming services using drones, digital tools, and local support. Its solutions—spraying, seeding, and mapping—increase efficiency and cut costs. Through training, partnerships, and franchising, Agridom makes advanced farming accessible even in remote areas, helping farmers adopt sustainable, data-driven practices that boost yields and income.
CEO: Dom Subang
COO: Jennifer Subang
Balanced Futures
Build tools for emerging digital markets, starting with Loomify—a mobile command center for social sellers on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and more. Loomify simplifies and optimizes sales management across platforms, helping sellers spend less time tracking orders and more time closing deals.
CEO: Gabrielle Dotado
COO: Jan Llenz Dagohoy
CFO: Azzedine Abrencillo
CTO: Angelica Marie Casuela
Exoid Robotics
Creates fully customized smart home and IoT systems tailored to each client’s lifestyle. Integrating lighting, climate, security, and more, their intuitive setups are controlled via apps, voice, or automation. From design to support, Xoid ensures a seamless, hassle-free smart living experience.
Managing Director: Michelangelo Barroga
Greentech Ecobooster PH
A patented innovation focused on the commercialization of a solution that addresses the weakest point of internal combustion engines, this technology significantly improves fuel efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. It represents a breakthrough in sustainable engine performance, offering a practical path toward cleaner, more efficient combustion without major engine redesigns
Inventor and R&D: Rommel Bernardo
CEO: Raymund Acedera
Cofounder & Strategic Network: Rollan
Systems & Communications: Rowena Bernardo
Nascent Technologies Corp (Nascent Batteries)
Develops Nova, a safer, recyclable sodium-ion car battery replacing toxic lead-acid models. They focus on local battery tech and manufacturing while offering energy storage solutions and battery services—promoting sustainable, inclusive energy and a net-zero future.
Head of ESS Solutions and Services: Benjemar Flores
CEO: John Echauz
CSO: Joey Ocon
Pili AdheSeal Inc.
A flagship product of a green technology company offering sustainable adhesive and sealant solutions for all materials and industries. Made from 155 million kg of annual Pili Tree resin waste, it serves as a 2-in-1 eco-friendly sealant and adhesive that is cost-effective, non-toxic, and pleasantly scented. With strong performance and versatility, it supports sectors like construction, transport, defense, electronics, and packaging. Post-use, its residue converts into fertilizer that boosts plant growth by 10–15%, and it reduces carbon emissions by 40% compared to conventional products—promoting circular and climate-friendly practices.
CEO & President: Engr. Mark Kennedy Bantugon
COO: Engr. Michelle Kae Celine Jo-anne Bantugon
CTO: Engr. Sheena Mael de Leon
CRDO: Dr. Jeremiah Millare
CIO: Mark Kent Bantugon
RevEarth
A startup providing energy auditing and greenhouse gas emissions inventory services for businesses and academic institutions. Their mission is to create carbon-neutral cities by promoting sustainable practices, reducing emissions, enhancing energy efficiency, supporting renewable energy, and engaging stakeholders in climate action.
Founder: Jansel Neil Navarro
Technical Consultant: Dan WIlliam Martinez
Ramilo Renewable Commodities Corporation
Produces bio-briquettes from agricultural waste, turning farm residues into clean fuel. They’re building an automated pilot facility, partnering with local farmers to create income and reduce poverty, and promoting sustainability through clean cooking stoves and a carbon credit platform.
Founder & CEO: Luis Ramilo
Tambanokano Aqua Farm
Created the innovative Crab Condominium system, featuring modular and sustainable crab farming methods enhanced with IoT monitoring. This approach boosts crab survival and growth, ensuring stable, increased incomes for fishers while preserving marine biodiversity.
Founder & CEO: Mary Grace Silverio
Zayls
A cloud-based, lightweight B2B SaaS ERP designed for importers, wholesalers, and distributors. This platform helps SMEs digitize and automate end-to-end operations, using AI and machine learning to simplify processes and improve business efficiency.