Homegrown fintech startup SquidPay secures Php 200 Million in funding

PR 12/14/2020

Local startup SquidPay Technology Inc. has recently signed Php 100 Million in Series A and Php 100 Million line of credit arranged by Eastern Securities Development Corporation (ESDC) for its first round of funding this December, at…

DTI to hold Cebu roadshow for Young Entrepreneurs Program

Irene R. Sino Cruz 10/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to hone their entrepreneurial skills through the upcoming Young Entrepreneurs Program’s Cebu roadshow. Nannette Arbon, assistant director of the Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas (DTI-7), said…

UC to make new building into school’s ‘startup hub’

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/29/2016

Recognizing the impact of startups all over the world, the University of Cebu (UC) is encouraging students to have a startup mentality and try to become tech entrepreneurs as the university invests in a P170 million building,…

Digital startups get a push from DTI

Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/09/2016

IN order to help the Cebu business sector understand the startup ecosystem better, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has spearheaded a seminar for its partners today. DTI Cebu Director Maria Elena Arbon said more than…

Startups, SMEs need tax breaks to grow: Aquino

Stephen D. Capillas 07/14/2016

THE government should support rather than make it difficult for startups and small businesses to grow by giving them tax breaks in their first two years of operation, Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV said Thursday. During…

Startup creates website to link farmers, consumers

Vanessa Claire Lucero 11/15/2015

A startup company is eyeing to bridge the gap between farmers and consumers and remove the middlemen from the equation. Fresh2Ket is an electronic commerce website where farmers can post their products and consumers can buy directly…

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