The Philippines’ Q3 2021 tech news
• July, August and September of 2021
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July 2021 | August 2021 | September 2021
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September 2021
- Russia’s Tinkoff online bank, country’s largest digital bank, reportedly aiming to apply for a banking licence in the Philippines as part of wider Asian market entry
- Philippines: UnionBank and Visa’s FinTech Fast Track program partner to enable fintech firms in the country to develop personalized payment gateways
- Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 preps for launch across 2 entry categories, with closing dates of September 30th for professionals and November 15th for students
- Philippines: 10-episode business reality TV show, The Final Pitch, set for October premiere on CNN Philippines – startup applications close September 17th
- Philippines: Meet the 40 Filipino Gen T listers, representing the country’s emerging entrepreneurs, leaders, tech voices and more
- A brief intro to 6 women shaping the startup space in the Philippines, working in HR tech, mobile payments, cross-border trade and more
- Mineski Global SEA-focused esports and gaming firm gains $10.6M Series A, providing esports leagues, tournaments, casual-to-competitive mobile gaming and more
- Philippine Startup Week 2021 set for November 15-19, running virtually and looking at the startup ecosystem as an engine for post-pandemic recovery and growth
- Philippines: StartUp Village incubator to launch Project Match, 18-month MSME support and development program funded by USAID grant
- Philippines: A brief intro to 6 of the country’s rising leaders in the fintech space, working in unbanked services, remittances and more
- Philippines: Connected Women social impact startup partnered by Union Bank to develop financial inclusion solutions contextualized for Filipinos
- Philippines: An interview intro to Locad, providing cloud logistics solutions bringing warehousing, packing and shipping into one platform for e-commerce businesses
- Philippines: PearlPay takes 3rd prize in global finals of Visa Everywhere Initiative with end-to-end focus on financial inclusion in rural areas
- Philippines: 1Export raises $800K seed round to scale MSME-focused export technology, with sights on expansion to Indonesia
- Video: Arianna Simpson, general partner for Andreessen Horowitz’s $2.2BN crypto fund, talks with The Philippines’ Rappler about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, blockchain gaming and more
August 2021
- Philippines: Dole food giant Ananas Anam startup to convert waste pineapple leaves from Dole farms into ethical, sustainable, animal-free leather
- Philippines: Medhyve gains gov’t funding under Startup Research Grant with AI-driven medical supplies procurement and B2B platform
- Philippines: Yield Guild Games, decentralized gaming startup behind Axie Infinity, inks deal with FTX crypto exchange to provide players from developing countries with scholarships
- Philippines: Unlock 2022 – Post-Pandemic Business Solutions webinar set for August 27th, in part introducing startups to SMEs
- Philippines: An intro to the 4 Filipino startups that made it onto Forbes Asia’s ‘100 to Watch’ list, working in e-commerce, cloud kitchens, HR and fintech
- Philippines: GCash Padala launches, allowing users to remit funds from mobile devices even if recipient does not have a digital wallet or mobile banking account
- Philippines: An intro to newly-launched BayaniPay, providing app-based cross-border financial services to Filipino Americans in the US focusing on remittances
- Philippines: Dep’t of Science and Technology unveils new initiatives, including Agri-Aqua Business Incubation Network of the Philippines
- Philippine Digital Asset Exchange raises $12.5M, building on success of BondPH which allowed gov’t to sell retail Treasury bonds via a blockchain-enabled platform
- Philippines: Central bank to stop accepting digital bank license applications, capping number to seven whilst assessing performance of new licensees
- Philippines: An intro to GrowSari, tech-enabled B2B platform helping smaller, family-run stores access better pricing, better service, inclusive financing and new products
- Philippines: Yield Guild Games gains $4.6M in part from Andreessen Horowitz with play-to-earn NFT-based gaming
- Philippines: An intro to the 3 startups selected for the inaugural intake of QBO Innovation Hub Accelerator, working in logistics, e-commerce and no-code applications
- Philippines: Department of Finance rules that players of online games like Axie Infinity who earn money in the real world must pay income taxes on transactions
- Philippines: MarCoPay e-money app aims to link merchant ship crews to loans, insurance and financial services, with sights on $8BN global market
- Philippines: Prosperna e-commerce startup raises $555K seed funding with end-to-end MSME enablement platform covering digital payments, shipping and more
- Philippines: Intellectual Property Office launches IPHatch Competition, incubation program aiming to boost availability of patented technologies for startup business use
- e-news, latest issue: China’s alt-protein space, Indonesia’s Digital LookBook, Filipino startups, artificial intelligence in India…
July 2021
- Philippines: An intro to Miriam College’s MC-Technology Business Incubator, providing a support ecosystem focusing on women entrepreneurs and women-led startups
- Philippines: Shell LiveWIRE Pitch Day leads to 3 tech startups being selected from over 200 applications
- Philippines: Locad logistics startup gains $4.9M with scalable shipping and fulfillment services for businesses, building on graduation from Sequoia Capital India accelerator
- Philippines: An interview intro to Avion School, online learning platform aiming to to cultivate the next generation of Filipino software engineers
- Philippines: Student-led Alipugpug Tech Solutions to represent the Philippines in Hult Prize International 2021 with bamboo-based vertical farming solution
- Philippines: Smart Communications telecoms firm inks MOU with AST SpaceMobile aiming for space-based cellular networks accessible by standard mobile phone
- ICYMI: XUMCoin launches as The Philippines’ first cryptocurrency
- Philippines: Aqeleration B2B Startups Disrupting Industries 6-month program launched by QBO and Microsoft to grow and scale startups in the B2B segment
- Philippines: Edamama parent-focused e-commerce platform raises $5M pre-Series A to serve mothers in the Philippines
- Philippines: A brief look at some of the startups based in Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao
- Philippines: An intro to Alternative Housing, real estate tech startup and property-tech incubator which recently raised $1.1M
- Philippines: 3 startups – KodeGo, Fanlife, and BentaTV – gain initial funding from 917Ventures venture builder, working on platforms for e-commerce, IT training and fandom
- ICYMI: Startup Pinay – sharing opportunities for women in the startup scene, a program from QBO Philippines
- Philippines: 10 startup companies to receive funding from Global Acceleration Program of Department of Trade and Industry via Batangas State University KIST Park
- Philippines: 2 teams make finals of Earth Observation Dashboard Hackathon, run by NASA and others, focusing on data-driven solutions around COVID-19
- E-news: Startup News Asia Issue 006 – a brief look at recent tech, startup and funding headlines
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