SHIPZY PH Talks Distribution, Data, and Collaboration at Founders Night 2026

 

Building a network where businesses and partners connect to make everyday operations simpler, smarter, and more practical.

SHIPZY Philippines joined founders, entrepreneurs, and business leaders at Founders Night 2026, organized by ZONE Offices in partnership with SHIPZY, for a night of candid conversations on how companies can adapt, collaborate, and keep moving in a fast-changing market.

Held under the theme “How Startup Founders Can Lead in a Fast-Changing Market,” the event brought together speakers and guests for frank discussions on leadership, entrepreneurship, technology, and the very real challenges that come with running and growing a company.

Among the speakers were Miguel Lopez, Co-founder of The Catalyst Group; Kris Villongco, General Manager of Cue; David Bonifacio, Managing Partner of TNB Aura; Bastien Gerber, Founder of ERAS; Edgar Bundalian, CEO of Goodman Tech Solutions Inc.; and Rain Ibajo, CEO of SHIPZY PH.

For Rain, the conversation kept circling back to something many businesses only think about after the sale is already done: distribution.

Logistics Is More Than Moving Goods

Sales may bring in customers, but getting a product to them — reliably, and on time — through effective distribution is just as important.

“Everyone thinks that sales is the most important part, and of course, it is. But distribution is also one of the most important parts of doing business,” Rain shared during the discussion.

She pointed out that logistics is often viewed simply as transportation. In reality, a lot happens before a product reaches its destination, from storing inventory and preparing orders to arranging transportation and making sure deliveries arrive as expected.

“Logistics is no longer just transportation,” she said.

That gap is exactly where SHIPZY sees its opportunity — to make logistics easier to coordinate.

The company brings together warehousing, fulfillment, transportation, delivery, and technology through one connected platform, helping companies manage different parts of their logistics through a single partner. The aim is to make the process easier to coordinate and give clients clearer visibility across the different stages of moving goods.

Using Technology With Purpose

Technology and artificial intelligence also took center stage, particularly around how businesses can make better use of the tools already within reach.

“The similarity between AI and people is that we both rely on data. What is expensive is having a tool and not realizing how powerful it can be,” Rain shared.

For SHIPZY, that means putting technology where it genuinely helps people work better — not adopting tools simply for the sake of having them.

The company uses technology across areas such as warehouse management, order management, business account management, and logistics coordination. It is also exploring AI to streamline internal workflows and make operations more efficient.

Why These Conversations Matter

One of the most striking parts of Founders Night 2026 was the mix of people in the room.

The audience included representatives from financial institutions and banks, OOH and creative advertising, NGOs, sports organizations, logistics, technology, and other sectors. Different industries, but strikingly similar challenges: how to adapt, where to find the right partners, how to use new tools, and how to keep operations moving as the market changes.

Rooms like this matter because they bring together perspectives that do not usually meet in the same place. A logistics company can learn from an advertising professional. A startup can hear how another business approached a challenge. An organization can meet a potential partner simply through a conversation after a session.

Not everything has to be built from scratch. The right partners can provide access to expertise, resources, networks, or capabilities that move a business forward without it having to build everything on its own.

For SHIPZY, that kind of collaboration is especially relevant to logistics, where businesses often work with multiple providers and moving parts. Building stronger connections across the business community opens up opportunities to work together and find more practical ways to get things done.

Continuing the Conversation

Founders Night 2026 was more than a series of presentations. The conversations carried on between sessions, with people exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, and getting to know one another.

Through its partnership with ZONE Offices, SHIPZY also had the chance to meet people from various fields and hear first-hand about the opportunities and challenges they are dealing with in their own industries.

As SHIPZY continues to build its logistics platform in the Philippines, the company remains open to conversations with businesses and organizations looking to explore new ways to work together. In the end, it is the connections we make and the conversations we have that matter — and that is often where new ideas and possibilities begin.

SHIPZY PH. Moving What Matters.

About Shipzy Philippines

SHIPZY Philippines is an all-in-one logistics platform built by Filipinos for Filipino businesses, bringing together warehousing, fulfillment, transportation, delivery, and technology to simplify the movement of goods. With a larger ambition of helping Filipino businesses grow by removing logistics complexity, SHIPZY aims to make logistics more seamless, efficient, and accessible, so businesses can focus on what matters most.