Tech news headlines from the Philippines in February 2023 covered subjects and issues spanning electric vehicle and battery-swapping deployments, ongoing developments in the fintech-and-crypto driven remittances market, and more.
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RAND Corp: Political Geography of the South China Sea disputes
- Philippines: Locad gains $11M led by Singapore’s Reefknot Investments with focus on streamlined logistics solutions for e-commerce firms across the Asia-Pacific
- Philippines: Strike, Bitcoin-based payments network and app, to expand to the Philippines with sights on remittances market of $12.7BN sent home from US-based Filipinos alone
- Philippines: SUN Mobility energy infra and services provider for EVs partnered by Shell to facilitate battery-swapping for 2 and 3-wheeled vehicles
“SUN Mobility is proud to collaborate with Pilipinas Shell to explore the mass adoption of EVs across the region, starting with the Philippines. In the future, we intend to bring our industry-leading technology along with our substantial on-ground experience after having deployed 250+ Swap Points™ in 18 cities across India, powering over 55 million km and ~3 million swaps so far.”
- Philippines: 10 early-stage startups selected for Sprout Solutions’ Philippine B2B SaaS Challenge, working in HR-tech, workplace management and more
- Philippines: An intro to LimaDOL, using flies and larvae to turn food waste into compost, and creating food for livestock as an additional result
- Philippines: Gobi-Core Philippine Fund gains accreditation as a Co-Investment Partner of the government’s Startup Venture Fund
- Philippines: An intro to Tomorrow Bars, chocolate bars made with ‘mushroom milk’ and Filipino cacao
Deloitte: 2023 Semiconductor Industry Outlook
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