October, November & December 2020
Filipino startup news
The Philippines’ Q4 2020 startup news collection, below, delivers a single-page listing of Filipino startup news headlines reported online in October, November and December of 2020.
Filipino startup news items featured were drawn from Startup News Asia’s monthly coverage of The Philippines’ startup news, which itself is drawn from our daily technology news feeds.
Filipino startup news headlines below are, just like Startup News Asia’s monthly summaries, hyperlinked to the articles behind each Filipino startup news headline – but without middle-man platforms getting in the way, and without misappropriating ownership or authorship of the articles. This provides Filipino startup observers and enthusiasts with instant access to the platforms and journalists behind each item, and in a quick-reference quarterly format.
October 2020 | November 2020 | December 2020
December 2020
- An introduction to 5 Government-backed startup programs, covering grants, mentoring and more
- MedHyve takes 2 wins during Philippines Startup Week with digital platform connecting medical institutions to suppliers for equipment needs
- A brief intro to the 3 winners of the recent ARISE Startup Pitch Challenge 2020, held during Philippines Startup Week
- Foxmont Capital Partners release the Philippine Venture Capital Report 2020
- Startup News Asia’s monthly round-up of recent tech, startup and funding news headlines from the Philippines
- Manila joins Global Innovation Alliance alongside Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, in bid to help SMEs connect with overseas businesses and tech hubs
- An overview of the recent Philippine Startup Week 2020 event, a 5-day virtual conference
- Boxer Manny Pacquiao to roll out PacPay and Pac tokens cryptocurrency in 2021, in part for cross-border transactions for OFWs, overseas Filipino workers
- SquidPay secures over $4M with contactless payments
- USAID commits over $400K in additional funding to boost DELIVER-e farmers-to-buyers digital platform
- PureGo online grocery shopping platform launched by partnership between 917Ventures corporate incubator and Puregold supermarket chain
- Applications for 917Ventures Velocity program close January 11th, seeking startups and concepts in eCommerce, Healthtech, Fintech and Adtech
- The Philippines’ Quikz mobile remittance app launches in Singapore in partnership with Nium, expanding services to Singapore-based overseas workers
- Robocash Group launches UnaPay ‘buy now, pay later’ service in the country, offering instalment payment for online and offline shoppers
- A brief look at the startups from Vietnam, The Philippines, Sri Lanka and Singapore that won at Microsoft’s inaugural Emerge X Regional Pitching Competition
- An intro to the 10 startups selected for Habitat For Humanity’s ShelterTech accelerator, working to address housing livability and affordability
November 2020
- Edukasyon takes overall win at Wildfire Pitch Competition, held during the Ignite 2020 Cyber Conference
- Download: Philippines Digital Economy Report 2020, via The World Bank
- An interview intro to Orbital Exploration Technologies, the country’s first rocket company, and its aims to use renewable propellant derived from waste plastics
- GrabPay, Dept of Trade and Industry and Mayani agriculture e-commerce platform partner for farming-focused e-payments and digitalization
- ICYMI: Philippines government’s Innovations for Filipinos Working Distantly from the Philippines program aims to provide OFWs with tech-focused opportunities
- Galileo Platforms partners Singlife Philippines and GCash, launching blockchain-driven service and platform for life insurance products
- Innovation Olympics 2.0 agriculture-focused hackathon applications close November 7 for young innovators to develop solutions in farming
- Dep’t of Trade and Industry Central Visayas launches new webinar series, Youth Entrepreneurship Program 2020 and Digital Marketing Strategies
- ARISE Startup Challenge applications close November 10, with winning startups presenting in Philippines Startup Week 2020, November 23-27
- An intro to 1Export, tech-driven firm lowering barriers to exporting for SMEs, aiding them to enter global markets
- Hong Kong’s Elevator Pitch Competition 2020 selects The Philippines’ PearlPay as winner of fintech category
- An intro to Saphron, building AI-powered tool to help microinsurance agents reach more lower-income families to provide affordable, accessible insurance
- Microsoft Para sa Bayan launches to build coalitions around innovation, and to close critical digital skills gaps for 25M Filipinos over 3 years
- Philippine Startup Week 2020 set for November 23-27, running online
- A look at the recently-launched AI Pilipinas Coalition from Microsoft and Dep’t of Trade & Industry
- Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording System – USHER – takes win at UN Office for Project Services Global Innovation Challenge
- A brief intro to 4 Filipino fintech startups, each focused in some way on social impact
- Innovation Olympics 2.0 applications close November 17, seeking solutions to real-life challenges of urban and rural smallholder farmers
- CirroLytix Research Services lands GEO Sustainable Development Goals award with dengue hotspot prediction system using satellite and climate data
- Philippines Startup Week is just around the corner – here’s the schedule
- Century Pacific Food, company that processes meat, fish, and dairy products, now planning to launch plant-based brand called UnMeat
- AIA Philam Life Hackers 2020 competition set to run online, November 27 to December 4
- Bexpress gains full license to operate as a Virtual Currency Exchange from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- Philippines’ New Wave investment firm partnering with Malaysia’s Emissary Capital for $50M investment fund focused on Southeast Asian startups
- National Development Company, investment arm of gov’t, to provide equity financing to qualifying startups with high growth potential via Startup Venture Fund
October 2020
- Spotify partners with 9 Filipino podcasts following promising survey results
- Filinvest Group launches Filinvent innovation program to help its operating companies engage with tech startups, emerging technologies and innovations
- Founder Institute Philippines Virtual 2021 applications now open, deadline set for December 6th
- An overview of the startups presenting as part of Seedstars International Demo Day 2020 on October 14th, including Filipino health tech startup Medcheck
- Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry awards CEO of Senti AI artificial intelligence company with Outstanding Young Entrepreneur Award
- A brief intro to Closing The Loop Technologies, social enterprise helping communities upcycle plastic waste into materials for new products
- Venio expands services nationwide, providing nano-credit between $1 and $5 to unbanked consumers via smartphone
- A 2-page round-up of recent tech, startup and funding headlines from The Philippines, linked and QR coded for offline and online reading
- Citizen registration commences for national ID system, with gov’t promoting electronic payments and financial services access for the unbanked
- An intro to Agrabah, digital platform connecting farmers and fishers to markets and financing, and grant recipient under the UNICEF and ING Fintech For Impact program
- Military reportedly considering Japan partnership around cyber-defense and drone capability as part of force modernization program
- Investing in Women joins QBO Innovation Hub for 3-year partnership to build on QBO’s StartupPinay campaign to boost female-led tech startups
- An intro to reach52, building a suite of apps to empower local women in providing affordable microinsurance, healthcare and health products to rural communities
- PhilCare partners MyGolana to launch HeyPhil Mind Care, providing mobile app-based access to mental wellness and counseling services
- An interview intro to Worth The Health, plant-based meat startup working with jackfruit, mung beans and more for vegan-friendly foods
- First Circle online SME lender makes it to Inclusive Fintech 50, Metlife and Visa selection of startups pushing inclusion for the financially underserved
- Philippine Startup Week 2020 virtual conference set for November 23-27
- UNAWA regtech startup takes first runner-up in Business Plan Challenge at IP-focused 2020 Licensing Executives Society Asia Pacific Conference
- GCash moves into mobile gaming with partnership with Myanmar’s Goana Games in step towards becoming a Filipino super app
- Kumu livestream and community platform raises $5M, claiming 25K livestream broadcasts per day
- Liter of Light wins at Germany’s Startup Energy Transition Award 2020 with sustainable solar lighting for people with limited or no access to electricity
- An intro to BeamAndGo, payment and digital marketplace providing OFWs with control over how remittances are spent by their families back home
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