As the first Filipino Stanford Law graduate, Juan Paolo Villonco gives back to his homeland by providing opportunities for the Philippine’s economy to grow through his venture studio, Ignition.
Inspired by Stanford University’s venture studio, which provides innovative programs, mentorship, workspaces, matchmaking and a community of highly motivated, skilled and creative minds for Stanford students, Ignition is a localized version of it and improved for the Filipino setting.
Ignition is a firm that not only invests in startup business, but also provides office space, innovation programs, workshops, networking, matchmaking events and more. In short, Ignition provides everything an entrepreneur could ever need.
Like the Stanford Venture Studio, the core value of Ignition is its curated community of the most talented and disruptive minds in the country. It provides innovative programs to up-skill Filipino entrepreneurs and facilitates local and global matchmaking between start-ups, investors and talent pools. On top of this, Ignition also offers high-quality business support services such as accounting, financial advisory, and regulatory compliance. Through this, it allows Ignition’s community of entrepreneurs to focus on their business idea and give them a higher chance of success.
“The goal is to democratize entrepreneurship and enable Filipinos to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams by giving them ample support. We, at Venture Studios, aim to make their dreams come true by providing them with opportunities to do so. It’s the support one needs, and we’re happy to help them,” reflects Paolo.
Juan Paolo graduated with a Law and Economics degree from Ateneo De Manila University, has worked at the prestigious Siguion Reyna Montecillo and Ongsiako Law Firm, is currently a consultant for government and private sector on the future of work, technology, environment, and energy issues as well as the Director of Business Development of the TIPCO group of companies.
Ignition Venture Studio is located at North Penthouse, Marajo Tower, 312 26th St. Ave., Bonifacio Global City, tel. 944.6200.
