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April 4, 2012

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Lobangclub holds Developer Challenge in the Philippines

by Jacky Yap

Lobangclub holds Developer Challenge in the Philippines

Hackers in the Phillipines stand a chance to win the New iPad. Lobangclub is holding a Developer Challenge together with WebGeek Philippines to produce software which can correctly associate products into appropriate categories based on the name of the product.

Who can participate:
Anyone currently residing in the Philippines…

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April 3, 2012

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Where to go and who to know in the Philippines tech ecosystem

by Jacky Yap

Where to go and who to know in the Philippines tech ecosystem

Update: Paul from Ideaspace just emailed us to update two more local community in Philippines: Ideaspace and Smart Developer Network. If anyone has any more to add on to the list, do email them to jacky [at] e27 [dot] sg

At e27, building the community is one of the core…

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March 30, 2012

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The ultimate guide to the Satellites in April

by Joash Wee

The ultimate guide to the Satellites in April

The online application to pitch at one of e27′s six regional Satellites is closing tomorrow. While we are filtering the submissions with our judges, here are some things to note for startups preparing to pitch at the Satellites.

The first Satellite, the Indonesia Satellite in Jakarta, kicks off the 6…

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March 26, 2012

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Startups, we want to hear your pitch at the Satellites!

by Joash Wee

Carmen Benitez of Fetch Plus Asia pitching at Singapore Satellite 2011

e27 is on a six-city hunt for the most promising startups in Asia, and we want you to pitch your product.

With less than a week to go before the closing of the Startup Marketplace application, e27 is leaving no stone un-turn in our search for…

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March 14, 2012

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Coffee with Cofounders – Southeast Asian startups, go for SaaS products. Stay away from consumer products.

by Jacky Yap

Coffee with Cofounders – Southeast Asian startups, go for SaaS products. Stay away from consumer products.

For our cofounders column this week, we have Terence Phua and Marte Soliza from Insync. If you have not heard about Insync, you should because they allow you to be unfaithful to DropBox. We did a couple of stories on them a while back and this…

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March 12, 2012

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Dealised continues focus on Asia by selling European operations and signing 6-country agreement in Asia

by Joash Wee

Jonathan Marchbank, CEO of Dealised. Photo: Northumbria University

Dealised, the turnkey e-commerce solutions backed by SingTel Innov8 and Yuuwa Capital LP, has announced that it has sold its European operations to US-based Group Commerce Inc. The company has also signed a six country agreement with Granton Asia, a leading company in direct selling advertising solutions, in a continuous…

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March 7, 2012

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US$2.5 million fund to drive tech scene in the Philippines

by Joash Wee

Myla Villanueva, CEO of Novare Technoloies. Photo: Stella Arnaldo's Blogspot

The Philippines has always been one of the developer hotspots in Southeast Asia, together with Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand. Recently, local support have been increasing to help grow this community into a more vibrant startup ecosystem.

Manila-based Novare Technologies recently set up a Philippines technology startup fund…

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March 5, 2012

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It is going to be “Awesomer” at Echelon 2012

by Joash Wee

Taiwan-based Cardinal Blue pitching at Startup Launchpad

Four Satellites, over 1000 delegates, 52 exhibiting startups, more than a 100 investors from over 10 countries and 59 regional and international speakers. Those were the numbers at Echelon 2011.

Echelon 2011 was a first for many. It was the first time e27 ran the Satellites, the regional…

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February 29, 2012

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A guide to the Philippine tech startup scene – Meetups, events, accelerators, incubators & Angel funds

by Guest

Infocomm Ventures roundtable meeting with local founders, Angels and VCs Photo: Jay Fajardo

2012 is shaping up to be what looks like a frenetic year for the Philippine tech startup scene. Last October’s Startup Weekend Manila seemed to serve as a coming out party for the country’s nascent startup community. In addition, since the event was actively promoted in traditional media, the idea…

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February 24, 2012

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Startup 100 Project launched to strengthen technopreneurship in the Philippines

by Goutama Bachtiar

Photo: janettetoral.com/

The DigitalFilipino Start-up 100 project is a program aimed at helping aspring technopreneurs through mentorship and funding.

DigitalFilipino Club, a widely known startup community in the Philippines established on 1999, launched the digital entrepreneur program named DigitalFilipino Start-Up 100 Project to facilitate inspiring technopreneurs by providing free…

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