Nursing students bag championship in regional startup pitching competition
(L-R) Dr. Wilma Milo Tejero-Libarios, SU College of Business Administration dean; Maika G. Matsumoto, SUCN student; Anthony A. Ozoa, SUCN student; Dr. Betty Cernol McCann, SU president; Christian A. Ozoa, SUCN student; Audrey Kiara D. Delfin, SUCN student; Asst. Prof. Janice Antoniette V. Forster, SU Technology Business Incubator (TBI) manager; and Neil Anthony Malijan, SU TBI project staff, at the Office of the SU President on October 16, 2023.
Silliman University College of Nursing (SUCN) students Audrey Kiara D. Delfin, Maika G. Matsumoto, Anthony A. Ozoa, and Christian A. Ozoa won as champions of the Philippine Startup Challenge 8 (PSC8) Regional Pitching Competition last October 13, 2023 in Cebu City.
The team of SUCN students bested 24 other teams and 21 other schools in Central Visayas in the live pitching of their startup proposal called “Blood Barkada,” a blood donation application. The team was chosen to compete from 247 student applications and 130 mentor registrations.
The team also won the “Best Logo” award.
The team will represent Region 7 in the PSC8 national pitching competition semifinals wherein all entries of regional champions will be reviewed remotely over a one-week period. Only 10 teams will be selected to compete in the finals in December 2023 in Cebu.
The team is mentored by Dr. Wilma M. Tejero-Libarios, SU College of Business Administration dean, and is an incubatee of the SU Technology Business Incubator (SInergy TBI).
PSC is DICT’s flagship annual startup pitching competition among Senior High School and College students. It aims to encourage and support the Filipino Youth in creating innovative and relevant ICT products and services that may potentially develop into viable business ventures and solve social problems.
The certificate and trophy received by Team WOWIE, composed of SUCN students Audrey Kiara D. Delfin, Maika G. Matsumoto, Anthony A. Ozoa, and Christian A. Ozoa, as champions of the Philippine Startup Challenge 8 (PSC8) Regional Pitching Competition last October 13, 2023 in Cebu City. Behind is a logo of their startup called “Blood Barkada.” (Photo from the SUCN Association Facebook page)
