April, May & June 2020
Startup Philippines
Startup News Asia’s quarterly collection of Philippines startup news headlines from April, May and June 2020.
Each item listed is a tech-focused article or startup news headline from Q2 2020 covering an aspect of The Philippines’ startup space in some way – an announcement by a Filipino startup about a product, pivot or funding round, or an article outlining changes to an aspect of the Filipino startup scene generally, for instance.
The focus here is obviously on The Philippines, but we do include wider-world tech and startup news headlines to provide Filipino startup entrepreneurs with more points-of-reference, food for thought for early-stage Filipino startups, and wider tech industry knowledge.
June 2020 | May 2020 | April 2020
June 2020
- Philippines: Startups and the business impact of COVID-19, a report from pWc
- Philippines: The DELIVER-e platform, connecting Luzon farmers to buyers via end-to-end electronic market, produced by Insight Supply Chain Solutions with USAID backing
- The 2020 Philippine Startup Survey, from pWc – available now to download
- Philippines: A brief intro to Medhyve medical supplies procurement platform, providing a digital marketplace bringing together institutional buyers and sellers
- Philippines: Grab launches digital-first pre-paid GrabPay Card backed by Mastercard, targeting contactless payments
- Philippines: A brief overview of sentiment gathered in the recent 2020 Philippine Startup Survey, COVID Edition
- Philippines: DigiCon Omni 2020 Conference set for October 5-9, online and IRL, with speakers including Seth Godin and Eric Ries
- Philippines: A brief intro to KwikInsure, fintech startup aiming to launch an online insurance marketplace for Filipinos
- Philippines: A brief intro to 5 of the country’s emerging fintech startups, working on services for the un-banked, the maritime industry and more
- The Philippines’ Ayannah fintech merges with India’s Electronic Cash and Payments Solutions to focus on digital financial services to SEA’s growing middle class
- Philippines: Tonik raises $21M to launch digital bank, aiming for Q3 launch
- Philippines: Applications for RESQUE Startups vs COVID-19 competition close June 30th, seeking solutions or sustainable pivots
- Philippines: WE Rise program applications close July 16th, aiming to boost women entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses and raising growth capital
May 2020
- Philippines: A brief overview of some of the Filipino tech startups stepping up to help combat COVID-19
- ICYMI: 2020 Philippine Startup Survey report is now available to download, via PwC
- Philippines: Angkas motorbile ride-hail service pivots to deliveries in response to COVID-19 impact on business
- Philippines: GoodWork home services platform secures $1.6M for SEA growth, initially focusing on Vietnam and Thailand
- Philippines: A brief look at 7 of the country’s fintech startups, working in digital banking, mobile wallets and more
- Philippines: An overview of the recent online conference from QBO Innovation Hub which brought together key participants in the country’s technology business incubators
- Philippines: An intro to Workbean HR startup and its recently-launched crowdsourcing campaign to list employers that are still hiring through the COVID-19 pandemic
- Philippines: “Take the Philippines as an example…it’s not hard to imagine how fast Libra could become the preferred tender of Filipinos everywhere”
- Philippines’ Filinvest Development Corp and Plug and Play corporate innovation platform partner for real estate and associated innovation in the Philippines and wider SEA
April 2020
- hilippines: Inteluck trucking logistics platform raises $5M with IoT-driven efficiency for shipping loads
- Philippines: An intro to the 5 Filipino entrepreneurs and leaders selected for this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
- Philippines: Voyager Innovations gains $120M with mobile money and payments platform PayMaya and Smart Padala brand, aiming for local growth
- Philippines: An intro to the 5 Filipino leaders and entrepreneurs featured in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
- Philippines: Kumu live-streaming app raises near $5M, providing both entertainment and connection with family and friends
- Philippines: CloudEats gains $1.4M with ‘cloud kitchens’, acting as production unit for the preparation of food delivered to customers by other businesses
- Indonesia’s Investree plans peer-to-peer lending services expansion to Thailand and Philippines following $23.5M fundraise
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