TWALA: BOILERPLATES AND FACTS Updated October 20, 2026 ONE LINE Twala is a Philippine legal technology company and a Supreme Court-accredited Electronic Notarization Facility: AI document management, eSignature, and eNotarization in one platform. SHORT BOILERPLATE Twala is a Philippine legal technology company and a Supreme Court-accredited Electronic Notarization Facility (ENF). Its platform brings AI contract generation and review, eSignature, electronic notarization, and secure storage together, with every document sealed and independently verifiable through HashOrigin™ technology. Founded in 2020, Twala serves more than 600 companies and 1.3 million individual users. STANDARD BOILERPLATE Twala is a Philippine legal technology company providing secure digital signatures, electronic notarization, identity verification, and AI-powered document solutions. Built on blockchain and public key infrastructure (PKI), its platform enables individuals, businesses, and government institutions to execute and manage legally binding digital transactions securely and efficiently. Twala is an accredited Electronic Notarization Facility (ENF) under the Supreme Court of the Philippines’ 2025 Rules on Electronic Notarization. A DOST-backed startup, Twala is supported by DOST-PCIEERD through its Startup Grant Fund Program and maintains R&D partnerships with DOST-ASTI. Twala is part of the AWS Startup Program. Twala has been recognized as Tech Innovator of the Year at the 2025 KMC Startup Awards, named to the Esquire Philippines 2024 Trailblazers List, and honored by ARTA as an Ease of Doing Business Champion in 2024. Twala is also a member of the Cloud Signature Consortium, a global digital standards organization. ABOUT LEX Lex is the AI inside Twala, and Twala’s mascot: a pixel page with a folded corner, two eyes, two lines of text, and two legs. Ask about a file, a folder, a board, or a whole workspace, and Lex answers from your documents, names the files it used, and searches Philippine laws and jurisprudence when your files leave a gap. Lex never speaks; it answers in 8-bit chirps and pixel moves. AT A GLANCE Company: Twala Legal name: Ohelio Inc. Founded: 2020 Based in: Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Chief executive: Engr. Jeffrey Reyes, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Accreditation: Electronic Notarization Facility (ENF) accredited by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on August 5, 2026, under the 2025 Rules on Electronic Notarization (A.M. No. 24-10-14-SC) The name: From tiwala, Filipino for trust Formerly: TwalaSign Website: twala.ai BY THE NUMBERS 1.3M+ Individual users 600+ Companies served 80% Faster turnaround time 40% Savings in time and materials per agreement PRODUCTS Twala: The platform: everything teams need to upload, chat with, generate, annotate, sign, eNotarize, and collaborate on documents in one workspace. Ask Lex: The AI inside Twala, with Lex, Twala’s AI mascot. Lex answers from your documents, names the files it used, and searches Philippine laws and jurisprudence when your files leave a gap. Twala Notary: Electronic notarization, in person or remote, through a Supreme Court-accredited Electronic Notarization Facility, with identity checks and the notarial register built in. HashOrigin™: The cryptographic foundation under every document: PKI digital signatures seal the file, and its fingerprint is anchored on Polygon, so anyone holding a copy can verify it. LEADERSHIP Engr. Jeffrey Reyes, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey has more than 16 years of experience in the software industry. He was named to the Esquire Philippines Trailblazers List for 2024 and gave the keynote “Rewiring Trust in the Age of AI” at ASTICON 2025. Atty. Herminio “Third” Bagro III, Co-founder and General Counsel Third teaches Constitutional Law at the UP College of Law and serves as the US-ASEAN Business Council’s Philippines Chief Representative. He is a former Undersecretary at the Presidential Management Staff and the Department of Trade and Industry. Alexander Paul Quinit, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Alexander leads technology at Twala, from document intelligence to digital identity verification, and has worked with a number of local and overseas startups. He specializes in AI and blockchain, and holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and certifications in blockchain technology. QUOTES “The Philippines deserves a digital future built on trust, not paperwork. That’s why we started Twala: to give every Filipino institution the tools to move at the speed of trust.” Engr. Jeffrey Reyes, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer “With the legal framework and accredited technology now available, there is no more excuse for keeping transactions on paper when they can be completed digitally.” Atty. Herminio “Third” Bagro III, Co-founder and General Counsel “We built Twala so a document never has to leave the platform to be trusted. It’s drafted, signed, notarized, and sealed in one place.” Alexander Paul Quinit, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer “The value of electronic notarization will be measured in the time people save and the legal help they can reach. We wanted the first documents notarized on Twala to reflect that purpose—agreements supporting legal aid and preparing the profession for digital practice.” Engr. Jeffrey Reyes, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer MILESTONES 2020: Twala is founded, and its work with the Supreme Court on electronic notarization begins that July. Feb 2022: First-ever Grand Champion of the La French Tech Startup Competition, supported by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the government of France. Jun 2022: IdeaSpace invests ₱1 million in Twala. Aug 2022: Receives a ₱4.6 million startup grant from DOST-PCIEERD. Mar 2023: Joins the Cloud Signature Consortium, a global digital standards organization. Aug 2023: NATCCO signs a two-year contract with Twala to digitalize the cooperative sector. Mar 2024: Named to the Esquire Philippines 2024 Trailblazers List. Oct 2024: Named an Ease of Doing Business Champion of 2024 by the Anti-Red Tape Authority, the only non-government awardee among 21. 2025: Tech Innovator of the Year at the KMC Startup Awards 2025. Jan 2026: Signs a national partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Aug 5, 2026: Accredited by the Supreme Court of the Philippines as an Electronic Notarization Facility. Oct 19, 2026: Records the Philippines’ first two eNotarized documents. AWARDS AND PROGRAMS Startup Grant Recipient: Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) Esquire Philippines 2024 Trailblazers List: Recognized for its leadership in secure digital transformation and contributions to national legal innovation Ease of Doing Business Champion of 2024: Awarded by the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for its pivotal role in enabling digital trust services that promote regulatory efficiency and innovation in public service Grand Champion: First-ever champion of the La French Tech Startup Competition 2022, supported by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the government of France Top 3 – Ideaspace Startup Acceleration Program: Recognized for outstanding innovation and potential in one of the Philippines’ premier tech acceleration programs Top LegalTech Startup: Featured by multiple innovation forums and industry publications Cloud Signature Consortium Member: Participates in global standard-setting for cloud-based digital signatures Google for Startups Program: Received USD 200,000 worth of Google Cloud services and expert technical support, reinforcing Twala’s scalability and cloud infrastructure Selected LegalTech Exhibitor: Featured at SAASCON PH, Philippine Startup Week Top 100 Startups, and Singapore Echelon 100 Tech Innovator of the Year 2025: KMC Startup Awards 2025 WRITING ABOUT TWALA Twala: Capital T in writing. The wordmark is lowercase, but never set “twala” or “TWALA” in text. Ask Lex, Lex: Lex is the AI inside Twala. Lex is “it”, never he or she, and it’s said “lecks”. Twala is the product; Lex is the AI inside it. Twala Notary: Twala’s electronic notarization service. Write eNotary, eNotarization, and eSignature as shown. HashOrigin™: Written exactly so, with the ™ on first mention. Never “Hashorigin”. HashProof is its former name. ENF, ENP: Electronic Notarization Facility (what Twala is accredited as) and Electronic Notary Public (the lawyer who notarizes). Spell both out on first mention. TwalaSign: The product’s earlier name. Use it only when writing about Twala’s history. MEDIA CONTACT info@twala.ai (subject: Press inquiry) https://www.twala.ai/press