Kickstart-backed ZAP secures Series A funding from True Digital Group

Leading loyalty and e-commerce platform ZAP, a part of Kickstart Ventures’ inaugural batch of portfolio companies in 2012, announced this month that it has secured Series A funding from True Digital Group (TDG). TDG is the digital arm of True Corporation Plc, Thailand’s leading integrated telecommunications and digital services provider.

“To help close the gap in consumer’s digital journey, we see a very hopeful opportunity with ZAP as the local market expert and believe that together, we will be able to deliver an exciting experience for consumers in the Philippines,” said Dindo Marzan, True Digital Group Country Head in the Philippines. (more…)

Globe Business introduces Work Anywhere Solution

According to Harvard Business Review, when done right, ‘’all-remote organizations may indeed emerge as the future of work’’. Now more than ever, there’s an undeniable need for technologies that enable work anywhere, whether in the office or at home. (more…)

Shipsy to set up regional HQ in Southeast Asia, highlights aggressive hiring plans in the region

Soham Chokshi, CEO and Co-founder at Shipsy

Manila, PhilippinesShipsy, a leading SaaS-based smart logistics management platform provider, will be setting up its regional headquarters (HQ) in Indonesia to strengthen its presence in Southeast Asia (SEA). The regional HQ will enable the organization to provide faster, better and localized support to existing and drive new business growth in Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Southeast Asia is witnessing rapid growth in the retail, eCommerce, express logistics and on-demand delivery space. According to reports, eCommerce sales will nearly double to $254bn by the end of 2026. The region’s online food delivery industry is already expected to treble in the coming five years and reach $28bn in transactions. The regional presence will help Shipsy tap into these growing opportunities. (more…)

11th Philippine SME Business Expo – Virtual Edition

With only 3 weeks left until the opening of the Philippines’ biggest business expo for SMEs, Start-Ups & Entrepenerus, don’t miss your chance to explore 100 exhibitors showcasing new business solutions and opportunities to grow your business.

The 11th Philippine SME Business Expo – Virtual Edition is happening on March 16-18, 2022. This year’s event will have a special focus on how SMEs can tech-up their business to prosper in the new digital economy and will be joined by 3,000 attendees and 100 exhibitors.

You don’t need to travel anywhere as you can attend online. Register now to attend for FREE at philsme.com/visit-us





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Secuna appoints 25-year old ethical hacker AJ Dumanhug as new CEO

Co-founder AJ Dumanhug to lead Secuna as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Dumanhug, who assumed the role of ex-CEO of Friendster, is poised to be the youngest CEO of a cybersecurity company in the Philippines

23 February 2022, Philippines – Secuna, the Philippines’ largest cybersecurity testing platform, appointed its co-founder AJ Dumanhug to lead the company as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

With the leadership of Dumanhug, Secuna will continue to pursue providing world-class, effective, scalable, and cost-effective cybersecurity solutions that are not just within reach of multinational companies but of startups and SMEs. (more…)

Kissflow Workflow – a citizen developer platform is recognized as a Representative Vendor in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for Business Process Automation Tools

Kissflow

Manila, Philippines, February 14, 2022– Kissflow Inc’s flagship no-code workflow platform – Kissflow Workflow is recognized in the 2021 Gartner market guide for Business Process Automation Tools as a Representative Vendor. Kissflow Workflow was one of the 38 representative Vendor solutions in the report. (more…)