The Next Big Startup Hub in Asia: 4 Philippine-based Startups Hiring Now
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The Philippine startup scene is rapidly growing, and the country is in a perfect position to be the next big startup hub in Asia. With around 15% of the startup ecosystem consisting of Fintech companies. The transaction value of Manila’s Fintech startups is expected to nearly double to around $10.5 billion by this year.
Manila is on track to be one of the fastest-growing startup ecosystems worldwide. Policies like the Philippine Innovation Act and the Innovative Startup Act have been a major draw in bringing foreign investment into the region. The Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act CREATE has grown the country’s investments with an increase in competitive incentives. Since the country’s venture market is not yet overcrowded, now is the best time for investors to get in early.
The Philippines are in a unique situation, currently churning out more ideas than capital can keep up with and VCs are working hard to build a startup hub that empowers more innovators to pursue their ideas. As the population of startups continues to rise in Manila, the number of startup incubators has also increased. Several notable incubators include IdeaSpace, Impact Hub Manila, and BrainSpark.
Here’s our list of some of the fastest-growing Philippines-based startups hiring now.
Bringing financial services to the unbanked through mobile and the Blockchain201-500 Employees- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://www.coins.ph
- Employees
- 201-500
- About
Coins is Southeast Asia’s leading mobile blockchain-enabled platform that allows anyone, including those without a bank account, to easily access financial services directly from their phone.
With a Silicon Valley founding team and leading investors including Naspers, Quona Capital, Wavemaker, Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors), Pantera, DCG, and Kickstart, we offer a stimulating, fast-paced remote work environment.
- Industries
South East AsiaP2P Money TransferBlockchains
- B2C
- Early StageStartup in initial stages
- Website
- http://www.zennya.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Locations
- San Francisco, Manila, Cebu City
- About
Zennya is disrupting healthcare as one of the fastest-growing startups in the Philippines. We are creating a mobile app-driven virtual hospital infrastructure to deliver next-generation healthcare at home. We are led by a Silicon Valley veteran, backed by the top VCs and private investors in the Philippines, and partnered with many of the best local institutions in healthcare.
- Industries
- Website
- http://www.uploan.ph
- Employees
- 1-10
- Locations
- Manila
- About
Uploan is the world's first salaried loan credit marketplace. Uploan allows Filipinos to invest in each other in a way that is both socially and financially rewarding. Uploan handles the underwriting, servicing as well as the relationship with the employer on behalf of the matched borrowers and investors.
- Industries
- Financial ExchangesMarketplace Lender
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
- Website
- http://www.talkpush.com
- Employees
- 51-200
- Locations
- Hong Kong, Manila, San José, Mexico City
- About
Talkpush is a recruitment automation candidate software that allows employers to engage in conversations with thousands of candidates and to let their talent talk. Talkpush was born to improve the lives of employers and candidates by putting conversations at the centre of the hiring process. At Talkpush, we strive to take down traditional barriers that have stood between candidates and recruiters for years.
- Industries
- Social Recruiting
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