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GABRIEL JON

ICAWALO

Founder of Homi

HOMI

The smarter way to run your hotel

HOMI is a smart hotel management platform that provides a seamless experience for both guests and hotel staff — from booking and food ordering to billing and housekeeping operations. It integrates all hotel processes into one digital ecosystem for efficient service and improved guest satisfaction.

Successfully secured contracts with almost 20 hotels for system deployment.

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From Aspiring Innovator to Successful Technopreneur: Our HOMI Journey

Every big success starts with a bold idea—and ours began with a vision to transform the hospitality industry through technology. Before HOMI became a recognized hotel management solution, it was just a concept fueled by passion, curiosity, and the dream of building a smarter, more efficient hotel experience for both guests and businesses.

This journey took its first real step when we joined STEP APP TBI as part of the Alumni Cohort, entering the program as an incubatee. With guidance, mentorship, and access to an ecosystem of innovators and industry experts, we began shaping our idea into a real, scalable solution.

Inside the TBI, we faced challenges, refined our product, validated our concept, and strengthened our business model. The support pushed us to evolve—not only as developers and designers but as future technopreneurs. We learned how to pitch, collaborate, innovate, and most importantly, listen to the needs of our future customers.
And that’s where growth began to accelerate.

From developing our first prototype to deploying our system in multiple partner hotels, our journey reflects resilience, innovation, and continuous improvement. Today, HOMI is proud to contribute to the digital transformation of the hospitality sector—providing smart booking solutions, automated workflows, and seamless guest management experiences.
What started inside STEP APP TBI is now a real-world impact story.

We didn’t just build a system—we built a vision for smarter hospitality, one hotel at a time.
From incubatee to technopreneur—this is just the beginning.

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STEP APP TBI, Project Staff

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STEP APP TBI, Project Manager

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STEP APP TBI is funded through a grant received by Sultan Kudarat State University under the Higher Education Institution Readiness for Innovation and Technopreneruship (HEIRIT) Program of DOST

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