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DOST-backed startups generated ₱1.87B in revenues, attracted ₱2.275B in investments, and created 8,598 jobs from 2017–2025.
The next challenge: helping startups survive and scale.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/bdzksdy4
#Startups #DOST
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Good news for QC startups! Qualified businesses can enjoy three-year local tax exemptions as Quezon City unveils its startup growth roadmap and new partnerships.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/ypwf779s
#StartupQC #StartupsPH
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Filipinos are embracing AI, but investment lags. Gobi Partners reports that local AI startups received less than 1% of Philippine startup funding in 2026.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/573svv32
#StartupsPH #AI
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The Philippine government has startup capital. Why isn't it moving? Foxmont's Franco Varona proposes a Fund of Funds model to connect public funding with private investment.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/h2wrtw7m
#StartupsPH #VentureCapital
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PH Startup Week 2026 opens amid funding, talent and regulatory challenges. DICT also announces the relaunch of the Startup Philippines website.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/mry56h3e
#PHStartupWeek2026 #StartupsPH
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Proposed social media age restrictions raise questions about verification, privacy, constitutional rights and compliance costs for tech platforms.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/5d8vu4y2
#ChildOnlineSafety #TechPH
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Endeavor Catalyst closes its $320M Fund V, bringing assets under management to over $850M. Its portfolio includes Philippine startups Growsari, Sprout Solutions and First Circle.
Read now in The Independent Investor: tinyurl.com/2p9p2hrs
#VentureCapital #Philippines
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Pre-owned electronics platform 3cat has raised US$4M in Series A funding led by Foxmont Capital Partners, with ADB and Golden Gate Ventures, to fund its expansion into the Philippines.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/3c…
#3cat #SeriesA #TechNews
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Hillhouse's Rava Partners and Table Space have acquired majority stakes in KMC Solutions, creating a major APAC managed office platform linking India and the Philippines.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/hi…
#ManagedOffices #KMC #APAC
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Is the PH BPO sector on the right side of the AI efficiency trade? Maharlika CEO Joel Consing Jr., Michael McCullough (KMC Savills), and Bart Keswani (Navegar) break down Jevons’ Paradox.
Watch on The Independent Investor: theindependentinvestor.ph/ca…
#BPO #AI #FutureOfWork
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Startup Database Philippines has officially launched as a centralized directory connecting over 300 local startups, investors, and builders.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/st…
#StartupDatabasePH #PhilippineStartups #TechPH #StartupCommunity
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GoRocky has acquired the Kindred brand and assets, marking the company’s formal expansion into women’s health.
Read now in the Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/go…
#GoRocky #Kindred #HealthTech #DigitalHealth #PhilippinesHealthcare
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Hive Modular and Samsung Electronics Philippines have announced a new partnership to co-develop the country’s first fully integrated smart modular home.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/hi…
#ModularConstruction #SmartHome #SamsungSmartThings
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Endeavor has concluded MatchCAP Asia 2026 in Singapore, marking the latest edition of the region's investor-founder matchmaking roadshow.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/en…
#MatchCAPAsia #EndeavorGlobal #SoutheastAsia #VentureCapital
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Endeavor Philippines wraps up Scale Up Cohort 5. Over six months, 11 high-growth startups scaled their operations
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/en…
#EndeavorPH #ScaleUp #PhilippineStartups #Entrepreneurship #TechInnovation #MultiplierEffect
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Five Philippine companies - Great Deals, GrowSari, BillEase, Tonik, and Pickup Coffee - have been named to the 2026 Endeavor Outliers class.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/fi…
#EndeavorPH #EndeavorOutliers #PhilippineTech #StartupPH
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Balik*Bayan SF 2026 unites 50+ Filipino diaspora founders and policymakers in Silicon Valley to drive investment and innovation in the Philippines.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/ba…
#EndeavorPH #BalikBayanSF #SiliconValley #PhilippineTech
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Supply chain platform Baskit raises $4.4M Series A to bring its AI-enabled distribution and embedded credit infrastructure to the Philippines.
Read now in The Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/ba…
#SupplyChain #DigitalTransformation #SeriesA #FMCG #EmbeddedFinance
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Singapore’s Velox Networks expands to the Philippines, leveraging new telecom laws to replace "spaghetti wires" with enterprise-grade cloud telephony.
Read now in the Independent Investor. theindependentinvestor.ph/si…
#TelecomPH #VeloxNetworks #CloudTech
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