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Women investors steer Philippine startups toward growth

The Philippine startup ecosystem is increasingly being shaped by women decision-makers whose growing presence signals a shift in how investments are evaluated and deployed. Their...

Globe’s Kickstart hikes investment in procurement platform Eezee

Kickstart Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Globe Telecom, has expanded its investment in procurement platform Eezee as the company secured $5 million...

Canada, PH bolster women-led tech ties

A week of Canada-backed entrepreneurship engagements in Manila recently highlighted growing collaboration between Canadian partners and the Philippine startup ecosystem to advance women-led innovation...

Startup funding

Joan Yao, general partner at Kickstart Ventures, says local startups collectively raised $86.4 million, edging past Indonesia, with $78.5 million, for the first time.

PH startup funding fell 55% to $86.4 min first half

Startup fundraising in the Philippines fell nearly 55 percent in the first half of 2025 to $86.4 million, down from $191 million a year...

Good governance key to Philippine startup growth, says Kickstart Ventures

Kickstart Ventures is urging good governance within the Philippine startup ecosystem, citing its importance for sustained growth and investor confidence. The country's largest corporate venture...

ACTIVE Fund invests in Featherless.ai

The Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture (ACTIVE) Fund, managed by Kickstart Ventures, announced its investment in Featherless.ai, the leading serverless AI inference platform, to...

KVI executive’s bold vision for 2025

Kickstart Ventures, Inc. (KVI) is a powerhouse in the Philippine startup ecosystem, managing over $200 million in assets and nurturing more than 65 innovative...

Startups told to adapt to ‘tech fog’

Kickstart Ventures called on the startup industry to adapt to the so-called “tech fog” as the new normal. Kickstart Ventures assistant vice president for legal...

Tech fog

Kickstart Ventures assistant vice president for legal and compliance Jecky Pelaez shares during his keynote speech at Geeks on A Beach, one of the...

Kickstart Ventures, Canadian Embassy team up for cross-border innovation

Kickstart Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm wholly-owned by Globe Telecom Inc., teamed up with the Trade Commissioner Service at the Embassy of...

Kickstart leads $2.15-million seed round funding for Ruralnet

Kickstart Ventures, a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm wholly-owned by Globe Telecom, led the seed funding into RuralNet, the Philippines' first fully-digital and API-driven...

Kickstart invests $2M in Transcelestial

Transcelestial, the company building the future of Superfast Global Internet Distribution, entered the Philippine market with $2-million strategic investment from Kickstart Ventures under Ayala...

Globe unit to handle non-core businesses

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