By Princes Elaine Y. Espongja, BA-ELS 4

The College of Engineering is rejoicing once again as their students win big at the Philippine Startup Challenge 2021. Two teams of three represented CPU for the said event. The ‘Team Sqoop’ comprised of Francis Mattew Gappe, Marsry Jan Sevilla, James Ivan Suminguit; and ‘Team Tabang’ of Sachiko Gubat, Teofy Rabanes, Rachel Joy Lam – are all on their 4th year of Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering.

Team Sqoop bagged Best Logo, Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (Student Category) Regional Pitching Competition, and was included in the Top 6 Shortlist Teams for Region 6.
On the other hand, Team Tabang was announced as 1st Runner Up, Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (Student Category) Regional Pitching Competition; Best Defense, Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (Student Category) Regional Pitching Competition; National Semi-Finalist, Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (Student Category) National Pitching Competition.

The Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (PSC 2021) is a startup competition that aims to encourage and support Filipinos to create innovative and relevant ICT products and services that may potentially develop into viable business ventures as well as solve social problems. Interested to join? Check this link for more information https://dict.gov.ph/philippine-startup-challenge-2021/ #DICT #ICTPh #ConnectConnectConnect #PSC2021