AHG Lab and Draper Startup House, two main players in the Philippine startup ecosystem, have teamed up to launch Founders Launchpad, a hands-on startup incubator program in Sinigang Valley, the startup capital […]
Maureen Nova Ledesma’s previous jobs prior to establishing Vesl Pte. Ltd. (Vesl) got her thinking about why Philippine businesses do not have this same opportunity that would enable them to expand their […]
Venture capital firm Mangrove Capital Partners leads the $3-million Series A investment in Enstack, a superapp that aims to assist small and medium enterprises in digitalizing their businesses. Founded by former Shopee […]
Ten promising startups are all set to unlock the next stage of growth and scale after completing a 10-week accelerator program conducted by 917Ventures in partnership with global venture capital firm and […]
Women entrepreneurs are underserved of investment opportunities, according to the latest “Gender Lens Investing Series – The Bottom Line: Why Investing in Women is Good Business” of the Manila Angel Investors Network, […]
Archipelago Labs (A-Labs), a startup accelerator, has been officially launched to invest and accelerate the growth of the most promising startups and talents in the Philippines’ Web3 ecosystem. Backed by partners from […]
QBO Innovation Hub, a platform that supports Filipino startups, will be holding an event called “Metaverse and The Future of Design” on Oct. 21. In partnership with Accenture, the networking mixer will […]
Google has opened the first Google for Startups Accelerator: Circular Economy which aims to support startups and nonprofits in the Asia Pacific (APAC) and North America that are using tech to solve […]
Professional network LinkedIn released its first Top Startups in the Philippines list with Tier One Entertainment, an esports and video gaming-oriented entertainment agency, topping the list. LinkedIn analyzed data across four pillars […]
Southeast Asian tech startup StoreHub, the tech platform which enables restaurants and retailers to automate and grow their business, has raised $13.5 million in new funding. The fresh investments will be used […]
After raising $860,000 in funding, Philippine startup 1Export finally opened its business in Indonesia. Taking the successful cross-border trade platform to other Southeast Asian countries has always been in the company’s pipeline. […]
Shipmates, Philippine-based shipping platform backed by Y Combinator and Iterative, announced that it had raised $ 2.2 million or P125 million in a seed funding round. The seed round was participated by […]
Docquity, Southeast Asia’s (SEA) largest community of healthcare professionals, raised a total of $44 million in its Series C financing round, led by existing investor Japan’s Itochu Corp. with $32 million. Other […]
Google has opened applications for the seventh edition of the Google for Startups Accelerator (GFSA) for Southeast Asia (SEA) and Pakistan. This year, the program will enroll up to 15 seed and […]
Israel-based venture platform OurCrowd and Philippine investment firm Einhorn Resources Inc. have partnered to provide Einhorn clients direct access to OurCrowd’s exclusive investments and mentorships to facilitate the growth of Philippine startups. […]
By securing $2 million (or around P112 million) in the seed round, Philippines startup Packworks can now launch its enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform specifically servicing sari-sari store (neighborhood store) owners. At […]
IdeaSpace Foundation, the startup support organization behind IdeaSpace and QBO Innovation Hub, has announced a new round of investments after closing the 9th cohort of the IdeaSpace acceleration program. Following the IdeaSpace […]
Union Bank of the Philippines’ fintech arm UBX brought together industry players with the hopes of accelerating the development of the local startup scene through its UBX Lounge 48 Mixer. The first […]
Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), the professional training arm of Alibaba Group, will launch a new edition of its Alibaba Netpreneur Training program in the Philippines. The four-week program will include a series […]
BillEase, a card-free buy now, pay later (BNPL) and consumer finance app in the Philippines, has closed a $20 million debt facility from Lendable, an emerging market credit provide. The new funding […]
Philippine telco provider PLDT is intensifying its backing to the country’s startup community, aiming to collaborate with the next tech unicorn as it partners with IoT (Internet of Things) platform and solutions […]
Panublix was one of the recipients of the Xendit Startup Accelerator Program, acquiring fee waivers of $10,000 (or over P520,000) consumable for two years. A Philippine startup based in Iloilo, Panublix is […]
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has launched new initiatives under Project AsiaForward (PAF) with the hope of expanding business opportunities for startups, developers, and talents in […]
Software company ConsenSys closes a $450-million financing round, bringing its valuation to $7 billion. ParaFi Capital led this raise after participating in ConsenSys’ Series C round in November 2021. Temasek, SoftBank Vision […]
Shipsy, an SaaS-based smart logistics management platform provider, raised $25 million in a Series B round co-led by A91 Partners and Z3 Partners along with existing investors Info Edge and Sequoia Capital […]
Philippine-based startup Philippine Digital Asset Exchange (PDAX) just secured more than $50 million in funding led by Tiger Global. Tiger’s investment completes the company’s Series B round of funding, which began with […]
GrowSari, a B2B e-commerce platform serving micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), just secured fresh investments of $45 million in the Series C funding round led by KKR, a global investment firm. […]
Globalization Partners (G-P), a global employment platform has received a $200 million investment from Vista Credit Partners, a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners and strategic credit and financing partner focused on the […]
Homegrown fintech startup NextPay has surpassed the P1-billion mark in terms of total transaction volume in 2021. Invoice payments, employee salaries, and vendor payments were the main drivers for this milestone. NextPay’s […]
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 […]
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