# Cherryanne Angoy

> Cherryanne Lee Angoy is the founder and CEO of AIMHI (AI Meets Human Intelligence), a women-led construction-tech startup based in Tagum City, Mindanao, Philippines. After 16 years in the US tech industry, including leadership roles at Verizon, she returned home and set out to fix construction's oldest headache - projects that run late, over budget, and below profit. AIMHI's AI-powered Builder Suite gives contractors real-time insights, cost tracking, and risk alerts, with an offline mode built for job sites where cell signal disappears. The company has raised grants from DOST-PCIEERD and Accenture and won the E3 Chairman Recognition Award in Kuala Lumpur.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at AIMHI (AI Meets Human Intelligence)
- **Organizations:** AIMHI (AI Meets Human Intelligence), StreetBy, Verizon
- **Nationality:** Filipino
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of AIMHI, billed as the Philippines' first AI-powered construction project management app, Raised a combined P4.3M grant from DOST-PCIEERD and Accenture (2023), Awarded 500K AWS credits (2022)

## Career timeline

- **~2005-2021** — Spent roughly 16 years in the United States in the technology and wireless industry, holding leadership roles at Verizon across digital marketing, sales, and operations.
- **2021** — Returned to the Philippines and co-founded ecommerce startup StreetBy.
- **2021** — Co-founded AIMHI with Monica Llamas-Turrecha in May 2021 to bring AI to construction project management.
- **2022** — AIMHI awarded 500K AWS credits and featured on Davao's Byaheng Du30; Atty. Ma. Janice Tejano joined as Chief Legal Counsel.
- **2023** — Raised a combined P4.3M grant (P3.8M from DOST-PCIEERD, balance from Accenture); selected for UP Diliman UPSCALE Innovation Hub.
- **2023** — Won the E3 Chairman Recognition Award in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- **2024** — Named Startup of the Year 2024; continued building local AI talent with DOST-PCIEERD support.
- **2025** — Launched the AIMHI Builder Suite mobile app with offline mode for low-connectivity construction sites.

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of AIMHI, billed as the Philippines' first AI-powered construction project management app
- Raised a combined P4.3M grant from DOST-PCIEERD and Accenture (2023)
- Awarded 500K AWS credits (2022)
- Won the E3 Chairman Recognition Award 2023 in Kuala Lumpur
- Selected for the UP Diliman UPSCALE Innovation Hub (2023)
- Named Startup of the Year 2024
- Built a women-led startup advancing the economy of Mindanao in the male-dominated construction sector

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — AIMHI launched the Builder Suite mobile app with offline mode for low-connectivity construction sites, priced for small and mid-sized contractors.
- **2024-07** — DOST-PCIEERD continued backing the Tagum City-based platform to boost local AI talent.

## Links

- Website: https://aimhi.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherryanne-lee-angoy-8953aa37/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njbJuM0Ygzs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherryanneangoy/

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Last updated: 2026-06-25