Singapore’s ASEAN Fintech Group (AFG), a venture firm that specializes in fintech, announced its acquisition of Philippines digital payments provider JazzyPay valued at $1.8 million. A registered digital payments provider, JazzyPay is […]
Ayala Corp.’s Active Fund, a venture capital fund in the Philippines, has joined a team of investors to secure $26 million in Series B venture capital funding for spear-phishing and human hacking […]
Studies have shown that the greatest motivators for millennials are finding purpose and a sense of responsibility in their work. Being more adept with technology has also helped them to find innovative […]
Philippine Startup Week 2021, the country’s largest startup conference, is set to hit the virtual stage Nov. 15-19, 2021. The week-long event, organized by the Department of Trade and Industry, Department of […]
PLDT and Smart have narrowed down to 10 startups the finalists for its Start Up Innovation Challenge launched a few months ago. Nudgyt, Packetworx, Uproot Urban Farms, Lyon.com.ph, KargaX, @steer platform, Olivia Technology Group, Inc., DaliPay, Wela […]
F(DEV), a corporate-led venture builder in the Philippines, marks its first anniversary by launching its new venture portfolio targeting big gaps in the market with technology-driven business models. As technology takes on […]
Photo from SM Supermalls website SM Supermalls’ The SM StartUp Package hopes to provide and aspiring entrepreneurs the visibility they need both in-person and digital. Launched last week, The SM StartUp Package […]
Fintech app Tala just raised a $145 million Series E fundraise led by Upstart with participation from the Stellar Development Foundation. New investors Kindred Ventures and the J. Safra Group, along with […]
Global communications company Infobip recently hosted an Asia Pacific (APAC) focused webinar for the launch of Infobip Startup Tribe program, which saw participation from various startups and ecosystem players from across the […]
Photo by Tom Fisk from Pexels Quincus, an enterprise SaaS firm, has successfully closed an undisclosed Series B fundraise. The Series B investment puts the company’s valuation to well over $100 million. The investment round […]
1Export, a tech-enabled exporting company based in the Philippines, has raised an $800,000 seed round to scale their technology and expand to Indonesia. The funding was led by Foxmont Capital Partners, a […]
Image from Carousell Blog Online classifieds platform Carousell raised $100 million in fresh investments, which will enable it to further expand its reach in Southeast Asia (SEA). STIC Investments, a leading Korean […]
Launched in May 2021, the Infobip Startup Tribe program aims to find and bring together the world’s most innovative startups to help fast-track their growth and development. On Sept. 15, the global […]
TEG Holding Pte. Ltd., through its leading brand, Mineski Global, an esports and gaming organization in Southeast Asia (SEA), has announced a $10.6-million Series A funding round led by Exacta Capital Partners […]
Image from Veremark website Veremark, the global pre-employment screening service that helps companies verify employee credentials, has raised a $2.8 million seed round in follow-on investment from ACF Investors, Triple Point Ventures, […]
In support of the country’s start-up communities and innovative ideas, PLDT and Smart recently announced their search for the next game-changer with the launch of the “PLDT & Smart Startup Innovation Challenge.” […]
Yield Guild Games (YGG), a decentralized gaming guild of players and investors who generate a yield from NFT-based games, has raised a $4.6 million investment led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz […]
For the inaugural “AQELERATION: B2B Startups Disrupting Industries” program, QBO Innovation Hub and Microsoft picked three Philippine startups (Steer, Mayani, and Last Mile Incorporated) that will receive intensive training, dedicated mentorship, and […]
By securing P10 Billion Series C financing SoftBank Group, Heritage Provider Network, Irving Investors, and Highside Capital Management, Intervenn Biosciences will continue to develop and commercialize a blood-based test for cancer research. […]
NextPay, a digital financial solutions platform in the Philippines, has secured $1.6 million (over P80 million) in seed funding from Singapore-based venture capitalist Golden Gate Ventures and private investment vehicle Gentree Fund. […]
Virtual event management company EventX is stepping up its efforts to further its hold in the industry closing a $10 million Series B funding co-led by HTC, a virtual reality (VR) leading […]
QBO Innovation Hub, the first public-private partnership platform for Filipino startups, recently partnered with Microsoft to launch a nationwide program designed to accelerate the growth of selected startups developing enterprise solutions. “AQELERATION: […]
To impart its learnings for the past 25 years, hygiene products company Sanitary Care Products Asia (SCPA) picked three Philippine startups that embody people-first philosophy and value human contribution to the growth […]
Local startup incubators are recognized for their efforts in boosting the startup ecosystem in the Philippines. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and innovation hub QBO named the top-performing Technology Business […]
Financial technology (fintech) company Xendit throws its support to startups in the Philippines by launching the “Level Up” accelerator program that will equip them with tools and skills to scale. Tracing its […]
Five startups in the Asia Pacific region were chosen to join Visa’s first accelerator program, which seeks to find innovations in digital payments. Brankas, Curlec, DigitSecure, ModusBox, and Open are tasked to […]
In launching the HIIGENE program, Sanitary Care Products Asia (SCPA) hopes to boost the Philippine startup ecosystem and encourage more Filipinos to become entrepreneurs. HIIGENE or Human Investment x Impact Grant for […]
Indonesia-based digital payments infrastructure startup Xendit secures $64.6 million in a Series B round led by Accel, a global venture capital firm, raising its total funding to $88 million. YCombinator, a seed […]
IdeaSpace, a founder-focused non-profit running startup support programs, is encouraging technopreneurs from different industries to send their applications to be part of its 2021 acceleration program. Now in its ninth year, the […]
Jeff, an omnichannel ecosystem for daily services, is looking at expanding its footprint in the Philippines. Last year, amid the threats of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish startup opened at least 185 […]
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