Packworks wins IGNITE Pitch Competition, to represent PH at 2023 Startup World Cup in Silicon Valley

18 October 2022, Philippines – Packworks bagged the top spot in the Philippine leg of the Startup World Cup (SWC) during the regional Wildfire pitch competition at the IGNITE 2022 FUSION’S hybrid conference. As the winner, the retail tech startup gained the right to represent the country and vie for the $1 million grand prize in the 2023 SWC Grand Finale organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm. (more…)

New 917Ventures portfolio company DeepSea helps PH enterprises optimize digital marketing efforts

Big and small enterprises in the country can now optimize their digital and performance marketing efforts through DeepSea, the newest addition to AdSpark Holdings, Inc. of Globe’s corporate venture builder 917Ventures.

DeepSea brings advertisers, agencies, and publishers to a broader programmatic ads ecosystem, preventing wasted ad spending and ad space. It also seeks to help publishers among the 917Ventures group and beyond to maximize their publisher assets. (more…)

Asticom launches AstiELEVATE IT cadetship program with KodeGo

Asticom Group of Companies has just launched a cadetship program with coding boot camp KodeGo to help aspiring young professionals develop their skills and carve out careers in information technology and engineering, and create job opportunities amid a challenging labor market. (more…)

Moneybees and Tambunting collaborate to expand OTC crypto services

Tambunting Director and Corporate Secretary Ramon C. Tambunting and Moneybees Chairman Jay Ricky R. Villarante sign the partnership agreement streamlining over-the-counter crypto transactions in the country.

16 August 2022, Manila, Philippines – To make cryptocurrency transactions more accessible for Filipinos, Moneybees has partnered with the household pawnshop brand Tambunting to be one of its partner over-the-counter (OTC) outlets offering crypto buy and sell services. (more…)

Secuna offers free services to help government agencies, SMEs beef up cybersecurity

26 May 2022, Philippines – In response to the rising cybersecurity threats in the Philippines, Secuna, the first and the only crowdsourced cybersecurity testing platform in the country, is offering its community of security researchers to provide free bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure programs to help the government agencies and private organizations better their security capabilities. (more…)

KodeGo, JobStreet address IT skills, jobs mismatch in PH

Online tech bootcamp KodeGo is partnering with one of Asia’s leading online employment marketplaces JobStreet Philippines to help address the skills mismatch between job seekers and open company positions, particularly in the field of Information Technology (IT). (more…)