Filipino tech news in Q1 2023 covered subjects and technology developments spanning a wide and diverse range of industries, issues and innovations. From digitally-driven fisheries management, through battery-swapping and electric vehicle news, to Manila’s new internet exchange, tech news headlines from the Philippines were engaging on a range of fronts.
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January 2023 | February 2023 | March 2023
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RAND Corp: The political geography of the South China Sea disputes
tech news: March 2023
- Philippines: Enstack raises $3M Series A with SME-focused e-commerce ‘superapp’ allowing management of multiple storefronts, inventory, payments and shipping
- Philippines: Asian Development Bank to invest up to $15M in discount retail chain DALI Stores to expand access to groceries for low-income people, alongside creation of at least 4300 jobs
- Philippines: Founders Launchpad startup incubator program launches, delivered by AHG Lab and Draper Startup House
- Philippines: Block Dojo launches to train, educate, upskill and cross-skill blockchain-focused companies and professionals, utilizing parent firm nChain’s advisor and mentor networks
“Bringing one of the UK’s most successful and innovative blockchain incubators to the Philippines, nChain aims to empower startups, enterprises, and talents with the necessary tools to succeed. Block Dojo Philippines will provide training, education, upskilling, and cross-skilling to homegrown talents and produce a pioneering generation of blockchain companies and professionals in the Philippines.”
- Philippines: A video overview of the country’s developing startup ecosystem, from Digital Pilipinas Convenor Amor Maclang
- Philippines: Cohort 10 of the IdeaSpace Accelerator Program unveils 10 next-gen startups, working in earned-wage access, insurance-tech, real estate VR services and more
- Philippines: Archipelago Labs accelerator launches first edition of ALAB incubation program in April, a 12-week program for tech startups and entrepreneurs
- Philippines: Hong Kong’s HGC Global Communications partners Amsterdam Internet Exchange for new internet exchange in Manila, creating new internet access infrastructure options
NED: Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities
tech news: February 2023
- 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
IMF: Towards Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia and the Pacific
tech news: January 2023
- Philippines: Locad raises $11M Series A with warehousing and delivery services to purchases made via Lazada, Shopee, Tiktok and others
- Philippines: Salmon fintech launches point-of-sale lending service allowing underbanked and unbanked customers to defer payments and instead pay in monthly instalments
- Philippines: Mayani raises $1.7M with fisheries management tech, sourcing from over 139K smallhold farmers and data-matching to shorten route-to- market with less middlemen
- Philippines: BillEase consumer finance app partners China’s Alipay+ for ‘buy now, pay later’ options in online shopping
- Philippines: An intro to the 10 startups that recently completed the 917Ventures Accelerator Program by 500 Global
- Philippines: Now Telecom selects Nokia’s R&D arm Bell Labs to design 5G Standalone network, piloting in Manila
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