The Ecosystem of Manila Startups

PayMaya is backed by two global leaders in the converging Internet platforms, digital financial services, mobile money and eCommerce spaces - Smart eMoney, Inc. and Rocket Internet. Read more

Coins is one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing fintech companies that enables anyone, including those without a bank account, to easily access financial services directly from their phone. Founded in 2014 in the Philippines, Coins customers have access to a mobile wallet and services such as remittances, mobile air-time, bill payments, and online shopping at over 100,000 merchants. The company has one of the country’s largest cash distribution networks, operating through over 33,000 partner locations. Licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to offer electronic money, remittances, and virtual currency and exchange services, Coins is a trusted provider of financial services for over 5 million Filipinos. Read more

Connecting Filipinos to the Future of Investing. There are over a hundred million people in the Philippines - but over half do not have bank accounts and even the banked have limited access to investments. This is what PDAX aims to change. Read more

PayMongo (YC S19) is a financial technology company that allows businesses in the Philippines to accept payments of all types in a matter of minutes. Read more

Growsari is helping to build the future of Sari Sari stores in the Philippines. Read more

Kalibrr is a job matching website that connects you with jobs that match your skills and experiences. It is backed by Y Combinator, Learn Capital, Kickstart Ventures, Siemer Ventures Funder's Club and the Omidyar Network. Kalibrr is a Philippines-based technology company transforming how candidates find jobs and how companies hire talent. Centered on the candidate experience, we attract great talent, with over 1.6 million qualified jobseekers and counting. The only end-to-end recruitment solutions provider in Southeast Asia, we’ve served more than 18,000 clients since 2012, and continue to connect companies with their next generation of leaders. Read more

Great Deals offers end-to-end e-commerce services, handling everything from digital content, web design, analytics and chat support. Read more

AG&P, an IPO company, provides modular engineering, fabrication, construction and asset support services to critical infrastructure sectors. Read more

First Circle exists to radically improve the course of opportunity for SMEs across South East Asia. Read more

Sprout Solutions is a software company aimed to create paradigm-changing solutions for the Philippines— an emerging market with a robust economy and a great need for localized software. Our goal is to help companies in the Philippines grow through our suite of backend solutions that address payroll, HR and recruitment difficulties. Sprout is transforming HR in emerging markets. We believe that the developing world deserves great software too. We are committed to taking care of the dirty work so you and your employees can focus on growing your business. We want to build an HR platform that everyone will use every single day because it can literally change their lives. Your employees' best interest is always our top priority. Read more

The largest digital platform of pharmacies in Southeast Asia. Our digital solutions have revolutionised the way in which healthcare stakeholders communicate with pharmacy professionals and unearth brand new datasets so that commercial initiatives are optimised. Read more

PawnHero – the 1st online pawnshop in the Philippines. Read more

Mineski Global operates as an esports and gaming organization. Read more

Inteluck provides data-driven logistics platform services to enterprises across the Southeast Asia. Read more

Snipple Animation Studios operates as a global animation studio that produces original content. Read more

AQWIRE fully utilizes Smart Contract technology to process cross-border real-estate transactions. Read more

Mosaic is a leading provider of profit optimisation solutions— data analytics, inventory management, point of sale and purchasing — primarily to the food and beverage sector within the Asian hospitality industry. Read more

Ayannah is a leading provider of digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class, most of whom are migrants or unbanked coming from the base of the pyramid. Read more

An easy way for companies to recruit, hire, manage and pay workers globally in over 150 countries with one click of a button. Read more

CashCashPinoy is a discount website offering its members bargains from selected restaurants, fashion stores, and hotels in the Philippines. Read more

Founded in the United States in 2013, Qwikwire is in the business of providing comprehensive solutions for enterprises to help them globalize their business. From SaaS property management solutions, SAP-integrated billing and invoicing systems, cross-border settlements via licensed remittance channels, to property listing via our blockchain powered multi-listing engine. QWIKWIRE provides full customer support for all our enterprise clients. This includes providing new updated technology to all customers as per their needs and requests, customer service for all payers and full stack integration with proprietary management systems. Read more

Transit directions in Metro Manila: Jeepneys, trains, buses P2P, UV express, shuttles, Pasig River Ferry, and more! Read more

Venteny helps businesses unlock employee happiness by providing engagement and development solutions across various industries. Read more

ZAP has helped over 800 merchants launch their own customized loyalty program through mobile number, QR or cards. Read more

zennya is a health and wellness on-demand mobile platform provider that aims to make personal healthcare in the Philippines more accessible, affordable, and consumer-driven by making use of AI, GPS, and Telematics to provide easy access to therapists and healthcare nurses Read more

COCOTEL is a chain of 1-3-star hotels, resorts, and beach front properties that provides quality rooms at a fraction of the cost. Read more

Plentina is a fintech company that uses alternative data to build a credit score and extends credit to good borrowers to purchase essentials. Read more

Altitude Games is a leading mobile and blockchain game studio founded by veterans of the Southeast Asian game industry. Read more

We provide an intelligent medical market space with AI-driven business tools and dashboards and our goal is to help small medical institutions with medical procurement. Read more

MadEats is an online restaurant that offers a variety of food products and an online delivery service. Read more

Pelago brings quality products to communities across the Philippines and Asia through its omni-channel Trading-as-a-Service platform. Read more

LZVCPA is a CPA firm that provides financial, audit, tax, IT, Telecom, Call Contact Center and legal services. Read more

We are a Manila-based Coding Bootcamp offering online software engineering and full-stack web development program. Read more

Jazzypay is a cross-platform invoicing solution that enables businesses to bill their customers. Read more

Senti is the leading Artificial Intelligence consultancy, research, and development in the PH. Read more

A local B2B market network that helps companies become more discoverable, save cost and increase sales by matching businesses to the right customer or supplier using a social network interface and supported by software-as-a-service tools. Read more

BayaniChain aims to Accelerate Decentralization and Digital Asset Adoption in the Philippines. We empower Filipino communities and businesses with Web 3.0 by providing blockchain-backed technological solutions. Read more

Unirises is a web development company thats offers a range of services including web design, security testing, and mobile app development. Read more

Philippines' first commercial spaceflight company with clean technology integration. Read more

MedCheck is a clinical data analytics company, specializing in non-communicable disease. Read more

Archive.today is a time capsule for web pages! It takes a 'snapshot' of a webpage that will always be online even if the original page disappears. Read more

One stop shop to financial freedom. Investing Made Easier. Read more

Dragonpay provides alternative online payment solutions to businesses of all sizes. Through our gateway, customers can purchase goods or services online, and pay for it using cash or check at physical, brick-and-mortar payment counters, ATM's, mobile wallets or through online bank debit. Developing countries like the Philippines have very low penetration of credit cards and banking in general. This makes alternative payments an important part of any online selling strategy. Read more

Edukasyon.ph is a social enterprise in the education technology sector that connects students to education opportunities through an online platform and promotes career awareness among the Filipino youth. We are the #1 online platform for senior high school and college students looking for schools, courses, scholarships, and student-centric content. We seek to empower students everyday by being the go-to online portal for all important information regarding education to careers as they discover the right track or course; choose the right career; and apply online to their dream school. Read more

Edukasyon.ph is offering free accounts to traditional educational institutions in order for them to transition to online education amid the coronavirus. Read more

PayrollHero - Optimizing Work Productivity with Happiness Consumer-friendly Time, Attendance, Scheduling, HRIS and Payroll in the cloud for web and mobile. Read more

Salarium derives its name from the Latin word for “salary,” “soldier,” and “salt,”’ which all have the same root word: "Sala." In ancient Rome, soldiers were paid their salaries in salt, which at that time was valued more than gold. It is an end-to-end payroll solution from Time & Attendance, Computation, Disbursement, and Compliance. Read more

Orange Apps is a modern school management system intended for optimizing day-to-day operations and streamline all the processes of the educational institution. Read more