Cavite, Calabarzon, Philippines
Dr. Justine Itugot is a licensed professional teacher who gained more than a decade of classroom teaching and school administration experience in different private institutions before devoting his full attention to e-learning. He is the founder and CEO of CEREBRO®, an EdTech startup incubated at the University of Santo Tomas - TOMASInno Center, helping solve teachers' workload issues with ready-to-use digital lessons and curriculum-aligned test banks. Under his leadership, CEREBRO® was able to receive the following recognitions: ✓ Winner, Ogilvy Philippines Brand Camp 4 ✓ Awardee, DOST-PCIEERD Excellence in Project Implementation and Completion 2024 ✓ Top 2, DTI's Venture Pilipinas Startup Pitch Competition 2021 - People's Choice Awards ✓ Top 6, eLearning Forum Asia 2023 - Technology Innovation Award ✓ Top 8, ARISE Plus Ye! Boost Accelerator 2022 ✓ Top 10, PLDT-Smart Startup Innovation Challenge 2023 ✓ Top 10, Startup World Cup x Wildfire 2023 ✓ Top 10, Slingshot x Venture Pilipinas 2023 ✓ Top 12, Ideaspace Acceleration Program 2020 ✓ Top 20, QBO's RESQUE Startups vs. COVID-19 ✓ Top 50, Seedstars x Financial Times SDG Challenge 2021 ✓ Top 100, Philippine Startup Week 2021, 2022 & 2025 ✓ Top 100, Tech in Asia Conference Singapore 2022 ✓ Top 100, Echelon Asia Summit Singapore 2023 ✓ Finalist, The Final Pitch Season 8: Tech Edition ✓ Nominee, ASEAN Startup Awards 2021 ✓ Grantee, DOST-PCIEERD Startup Grant Fund Cycle 3 ✓ Grantee, DOST-TAPI Expanded Venture Financing Program 2024 Through his achievements, he was named by the international lifestyle magazine, Tatler, as one of Asia's Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow for the year 2024 for his contributions to the Philippine education sector.
Cerebro transforms schools into smart campuses by unifying academic and administrative operations in a single platform. ▪ Received USD 120k+ funding from the Philippine government for R&D and commercialization ▪ Created 12k+ educational materials at 95% alignment with the Philippine curriculum ▪ Implemented EdTech solutions in 120+ schools in the Philippines and abroad
Cerebro EdTech Solutions Inc. (Canada) provides a digital platform featuring ready-made lessons designed for Canadian schools. This project is a joint endeavor of Cerebro Solutions Inc. (Philippines) and Canadian International Ventures Inc., which aims to expand Cerebro's reach in the North American region.
The DOST-TOMASInno Center is the technology business incubator of the University of Santo Tomas funded by the Department of Science and Technology. As a startup mentor, I provide technical assistance to students, faculty members, staff and alumni who are undergoing the center's incubation program with the goal of spinning off their projects into commercial ventures.
Caritas Bookstore & Publishing House has been engaged in the production and retail of digital and print publications for the past 40 years. It has also operated physical bookstores within the campuses of its partner-schools. ▪ Published 120+ titles of educational books and e-books for K-12 levels ▪ Secured an official publishing license from the National Book Development Board ▪ Accredited as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provider for teachers ▪ Operated physical bookstores within the campuses of partner-schools
The University of Perpetual Help System is a family-owned Catholic higher education institution that caters to more than 40,000 students and 4,000 academic staff. ▪ Established the University’s Alternative Learning System (ALS) program ▪ Facilitated the University’s transition to e-learning ▪ Supervised a team of 21 teachers during the University’s ISO 9001:2015 certification