Manu — Co-founder · Avanya AI

Manu

Co-founder · Strategy & Development · Avanya AI

Co-founder

“Why are customized business solutions often out of reach for the very businesses that need them most?”

Manu is a co-founder of Avanya AI. His career has been built across corporate environments where resources, expertise, and strategic guidance were readily available — and he saw, repeatedly, the same gap: growing businesses struggling to access the same level of support because of the cost.

Avanya was started to close that gap. Together with co-founder Sandy, Manu helps organizations solve real challenges through tailored, practical, and affordable solutions — combining emerging AI technologies with sound business strategy and a human-centered approach.

Manu is currently pursuing AI studies at the Asian Institute of Management, alongside leading Avanya's strategy, partnerships, and growth across the Philippines, United States, and Canada.

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Background & expertise

Corporate strategy — Years of experience in corporate environments with structured strategy, resourcing, and execution at scale.

Business operations — Translating organizational vision into operating models that hold up in practice.

AI studies — Graduate AI program — Asian Institute of Management (in progress).

Cross-market exposure — Active across Philippines, United States, and Canada client work.

Strategy formulation, analytics, and dashboarding — making sense of complex numbers and turning them into clear, usable decisions.

What Manu brings to your project

Enterprise-grade thinking — Applies the structure and rigor of large-organization strategy to engagements of every size.

Outcome-first framing — Leads with the business question, then designs the AI around it — not the other way around.

Direct founder access — Every Avanya engagement is led personally by a founder, end-to-end.

Honest recommendations — Including telling clients when AI is not the right answer for the problem.

Long-term partnership — Avanya stays involved after launch — monitoring, iteration, and growth.

Focus

Building long-term strategies, designing tools, operating models, AI intervention & dashboards that aligns with the business goals

Currently

Co-founder — Avanya AI Solutions Philippines Inc.

Founder & Developer — Plan : Salu-Salo — group dining planning app, Metro Manila.

Graduate student — Masters in AI & Data Analytics Program — Asian Institute of Management.

Based in Manila, Philippines · serves clients globally.

Work with Manu directly.

Every Avanya engagement is led by a founder. Your project won't be handed to a junior team.

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Also on the team

Meet the co-founder.

Sandy

Co-founder · Strategy & Operations

Years building systems for startups and growing companies. Turns vision into processes, systems, and measurable results.

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