Rtn. Joshua Rueben Aragon

Joshua Aragon is a hands-on Chief Executive Officer (CEO), a manufacturing engineer, and an EMBA graduate of Asian Institute of Management with expertise in business development, strategy & operations, water & wastewater treatment, real estate, biomedical manufacturing, and the hospitality industry. Through strategic foresight, drive, and determination, he founded high-growth startups,

Zagana is a Farm-to-Kitchen platform with the mission to establish a food-secure Philippines at competitive prices while providing better livelihood to our farmers. Our aim is to build sustainable distribution network of micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) from farm to city-level and offers a 30min delivery for the convenience of our users.

Pushkart.ph, an online grocery service partnering with major supermarket chains in the Philippines.

Before that, he competed his first start-up, Lapatronix, a minimally invasive laparoscopy surgical tool that won Gold in the Intel-DST Asia Pacific Challenge held in Bangalore, India and proceeded to compete in the Intel GlobalChallenge held in UC Berkeley, USA.

As a leader and self-sufficient innovator, Josh is comfortable in any role, from the executive boardroom to the manufacturing floor. He is a savvy negotiator known for strong business development and relationship-building skills. Josh's innate ability to build high-performance teams, including his strategically selected executive management staff, has served as a growth catalyst and infused productive energy into the workplace.

Pushkart.ph was awarded as the Top 10 Startups in Techtonic, Top 10 Startups in YES! Startup Summit, Top 6 Startups in ASEAN50 Slingshot: Startups to the RESQUE and a finalist for the Best Newcomer of the ASEAN RiceBowl Startup Awards 2017.