The Philippines’ Q4 2021 tech news
• October, November & December of 2021
• Technology and startup news headlines
• Quick reference for time-poor readers
• One-click access to each article
The fourth quarter 2021 collection is drawn from
Startup News Asia’s daily updates.
October 2021 | November 2021 | December 2021
October 2021 headlines
Philippines: IGNITE 2021 Cyber conference
- Philippines: 8Ventures’ CEO joins CNN Philippines’ The Final Pitch reality TV show as judge, bringing knowledge across cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, fintech and more
- Philippines: Axie Infinity blockchain-based play-to-earn gaming firm to launch a decentralized exchange, making it easier to move tokens off the platform to trade them
- Philippines: A brief interview intro to the Cybersecurity Bureau’s Genalyn Macalinao, Policy Lead creating cybersec plans for the country’s government
- Philippines: Yield Guild Games partners Merit Circle decentralized autonomous organization to expand play-to-earn scholarship model for developing countries
- 5 Philippine Startup Challenge winners to each receive equity-free grants from Dep’t of Info and Communications Tech, with student category entries closing in December
- Philippines: An interview intro to Angkas motorbike ride-sharing app, in part helping boost the income of low-income families
Digital Societies in Asia Pacific / GSMA
- Philippines: F(DEV), venture builder backed by Filinvest Group, marks first anniversary of transforming bricks-and-mortar industries with tech-based business models
- Philippines: Prosperna e-commerce launches MSME-focused free plan, helping businesses set up stores, take orders online and via social, manage shipping and more
- The Philippines’ Commission on Elections recently ran trials of blockchain-based voting for residents and overseas workers in attempt to address low voter turnout
- Mark your calendar – Philippine Startup Week is set for November 15-19, running online
- Philippines: Startup AQADEMY’s Youth Technopreneurs Forum is set for November 5th, running virtually via Zoom
- Philippines: CloudEats raises $5M Series A with ‘cloud kitchen’ services focused on food delivery firms
- Philippines: Elon Musk’s Starlink in talks with 2 of the country’s telcos to launch ultrafast low-earth-orbit satellite internet, aiming for 2022 roll-out
Philippines: eCommerce 2022 Roadmap (pdf)
November 2021 headlines
Deloitte: 2022 Tech, Media, Telecoms Predictions (pdf)
- Philippines: IGNITE Cyber 2021 conference set for November 16-18, featuring pitching event, networking, exhibition and more
- Philippines: A look at the 3 Filipino startups selected for the Next Innovation with Japan accelerator, working in fintech, micro-finance and agricultural e-commerce
- South Korea’s ENPlus to invest $98M in building manufacturing facilities for electric vehicles in the Philippines, seeing market opportunity in jeepney conversion
- Philippines: A brief intro to Beam & Go, giving overseas Filipino workers control over remittances, allowing them to specify how much is spent by recipients on a specific purpose
- Mark your calendar: IGNITE Cyber 2021 conference is Nov 16-19, around the theme of ‘Corporate Innovation Towards Recovery and Growth’ and running from The Philippines
- Philippines: CellPoint Digital payments fintech grows partnership with Cebu Pacific airline, adding split payments, real-time currency conversion and more
Philippines: E-Government Master Plan 2022 (pdf)
- Philippines: An intro to the 10 startups presenting at the Venture Pilipinas Startup Venture Fund Pitch on November 19th, part of Philippines Startup Week
- Philippines: 6 takeaways from the Gobi-Core Philippine Fund report on the Philippines’ startup ecosystem, via @KrASIAofficial
- Philippines: State-owned investment body National Development Co to launch a startup venture fund to support the country’s early-stage ventures
- Philippines: A quick look at Startup Match, an initiative of StartUp Village and US Agency for International Development boosting digital transformation of MSMEs
- Philippines: Huawei launches 7th edition of ‘Seeds for the Future Program’ to boost ICT talent in the country, introducing students to AI, 5G, cloud computing and more
- Philippines: A look at blockchain-powered iVotePH, allowing users to vote on NFTs depicting Filipino presidential candidates – and built by an 8th-grader
- Philippines: A brief intro to 3 Filipino startups, working in online education, clothing and sustainable architecture
- Philippines: A brief intro to Bakal Lokal, e-commerce platform that has so far assisted over 100 MSMEs through the business challenges of COVID-19
- Philippines: Skin Magical takes Startup Of The Year, whilst it’s founder and CEO takes Woman of the Year, in the 2021 American Association of the Philippines Awards
pwc: The Future Of Work – The journey to 2022 (pdf)
December 2021 headlines
Philippines: Connected Women
- Philippines: Ye! Boost Accelerator preps for 2022 launch, an accelerator programme to support youth-led businesses in their internationalization efforts
- The Philippines: Southeast Asia’s next big breakout market? TechNode Global takes a look at the country’s opportunities
- Philippines: A quick look at Investa, investment platform providing Filipinos with access to low-cost investment opportunities and financial benefits
- Philippines: Dep’t of Info and Comms Tech and Huawei Philippines complete Emerging Technologies Workshop series for 700 government employees
- Philippines: A video intro to One Degree, fintech startup recently awarded $1M as part of the Google Impact Challenge Bay Area 2021 program
- Philippines: US Trade and Dev Agency awards grant to Smart Communications to expand 5G services to 96% of the country’s population
Philippines: E-Government Master Plan 2022 (pdf)
- Philippines: AcadArena raises $3.5M with focus on developing student gaming communities across SE Asia, providing play-to-earn scholarships
- ICYMI: IBISA agricultural microinsurance startup raises $1.7M with focus on small farmers whose livelihoods are at risk from adverse climate events
- Philippines: XLD Finance launches xSpend, allowing users in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to pay bills using GameFi tokens or stablecoins
- Philippines: SlashNext cybersecurity firm secures $26M with focus on prevention of phishing, the top – and multi-billion-dollar – threat to organizations and consumers
- Philippines: KodeGo online coding education platform lands Sg$30K and a top-6 finalist place in the recent 2021 Singtel Group Future Makers Program
- Philippines: Agro-DigitalPH takes Shell LiveWire 2021 grand winner title with digital ecosystem for farmers and agricultural cooperatives
- Philippines: Startup Growth Networking Meetup x Draper Startup House event set for Manila, January 14th 2022
Philippines: eCommerce 2022 Roadmap (pdf)
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