Software company aims to turn Negros Occidental into Silicon Valley
Software company Spring Valley Tech Corporation (SVTC) and Globe’s business arm have partnered to foster an ecosystem of tech startups, according to Jonathan D....
Crypto wallet MetaMask user base surges, PHL makes up 20%
MetaMask, a non-custodial crypto wallet, grew 1,800% in terms of monthly active users this past year, with 20% of its 10 million user base coming from the Philippines.
E-commerce websites drive sales, according to SMEs
Businesses that invest in their own e-commerce websites benefit from an increase in customer transactions and sales, according to entrepreneurs who participated in an...
Student-led startup develops solar-powered ventilation system
By Brontë H. Lacsamana
The idea for Cleenvent — an automated ventilation system that placed second out of 500 ideas this June at a student pitching competition...
Nestlé expands R&D center, invites food startups in Southeast Asia
Food technology startups in Southeast Asia can access Nestlé’s upgraded research-and-development (R&D) center in Singapore through the food company’s new R&D Accelerator program.
The center’s...
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Brands should start creating a first-party data strategy to work with customers, said computer software company Adobe, in response to Google Chrome’s move to phase...
Four Philippine startups land in Forbes Asia’s ‘100 to Watch’ list
Four small companies and startups based in the Philippines made it into Forbes Asia’s “100 to Watch” list:
ChatGenie, an e-commerce platform that launched in February 2020,...
Startups encouraged to invest in cybersecurity
The founders of PayMongo and Zagana.com advised budding entrepreneurs who want to turn their ideas into a business to “know mission and muster the courage to start.”
“Ideas are viable, but at the...
Accenture rolls out CSR projects
Accenture Philippines recently partnered with Caritas Manila, Philippine Business Social Progress (PBSP), and Philippine Business for Education (PBEd) to implement corporate social responsibility projects that will, respectively, address food...
Community solutions address PH plastic problem
Communities are taking it upon themselves to tackle the plastic problem. “There is a rampant problem with solid waste, especially plastic waste, despite the...
The 1st year-round competitive programming league is now in the Philippines
StackLeague is the country’s 1st year-round competitive programming league launched last March 16 and now with over 3,000 programmers in the league.
This pioneering programmer...
QBO-assisted startups hit Q2 targets, seek investors in order to scale
Early-stage startups that participated in QBO Innovation Hub’s incubation program secured their growth targets in the second quarter of 2021 and are now looking for investors.
“The goal...