news
Posted by Marie Casas
on April 9, 2008
Google just issued a preview release of Google App Engine. Limited to the first 10,000 developers (sorry, waiting list), Google App Engine radically shortens the time from coding your web application to deployment.
Google App Engine was designed to be easy to use, easy to scale, and free to get started. It addresses some of [...]
news
Posted by Kannika Pena
on April 3, 2008
Last Saturday, March 29, aspiring Pinoy techneprenuers gathered at the Institute of Social Order building in Ateneo de Manila University to participate in the first day of Morph Code, a Software as Service (SaaS) workshop and business idea competition, initiated by Morph Labs, a Cebu-based Philippine software company.
The first day of the bootcamp [...]
news
Posted by Marie Casas
on April 2, 2008
Sulit Buy and Sell Classifieds released yesterday its revolutionary online payment system. The Sulit Pay Debit Card merges the benefits of Paypal, G-cash/Smart Money, merchant accounts, and traditional banking with just one login.
Incredible features are as follows:
Fully integrated to all major banks and a number of rural banks nationwide
Pay and withdraw using your ATM [...]
news
Posted by Marie Casas
on April 1, 2008
Pigmata Media, the company behind Pinoy Web Startup, just completed its first round of funding. Pigmata isn’t disclosing exact details just yet but a new office and a new web application are in the works.
More details at the Pigmata blog.
press
Posted by Press Releases
on March 31, 2008
(Manila, Philippines, March 31, 2008) — AO Capital Partners Ltd. (AO Capital) today announced the close of a US$ 1.5 million pre-IPO investment in Morph Labs, the leading enabler of Software as a Service (SaaS) that leverages virtual infrastructure and open source technologies based in Cebu City,Philippines. As lead investor, AO Capital has brought [...]
news
Posted by Marie Casas
on March 26, 2008
Good ideas will be given life on March 29 at the Morph Code event organized by Morph Labs (sponsored by Ayala Foundation, PESO, INQ.net and Team Asia).
Teams, aspiring techpreneurs have been given an extension to rally up their pitches since our first announcement.
Block your calendars now.
Venue: The Institute of Social Order - Ateneo de Manila [...]
news
Posted by Marie Casas
on March 13, 2008
Add to your calendars:
Trends in Venture Capital Funding for Philippine Based Techies
When: April 8, 2008
Where: Cebu
Who: Eric Manlunas, Managing Director, Frontera Group, LLC (USA)
Coming Up with Ideas and Protecting Them
When: April 10, 2008, 5-7 pm
Where: e-Library, 2/F AIM Conference Center, Benavidez cor. Trassiera St, Makati
Who: Dennis S. Fernandez, Managing Partner, Fernandez & Associates, LLP
How: Registration [...]
news
Posted by Marie Casas
on March 10, 2008
Got an invite from Dae Unisa of Brain Gain Network last week.
What: Innovation Forum on Where VCs are Placing Their Bets in 2008
Who: The speaker is Dr. Paco Sandejas, the Managing Partner of Narra Venture Capital
When: March 13, 5-7 pm
Where: e-library, 2nd floor, AIM Conference Center Manila (ACCM)
There’s a P500 registration fee, with 50% [...]
insights
Posted by Marie Casas
on February 21, 2008
Sharing with you an article on BlogHer:
Where are the women-founded startups? Chris Shipley, Executive Director of DEMO, points out the painful lack of women founders who try to launch at their events. DEMO is the premiere semi-annual conference for launching tech products.
Out of the 30 web startups I have profiled since January 2008 for Pinoy [...]
reviews
Posted by Marie Casas
on February 20, 2008
moomai is a refreshingly different facet of social networking in alpha stage, rapidly Railed by the syndeo::media team. You don’t create your usual profile page with school or work info — rather you show off your personality and bring in more quality in your friend connections by rating your Intimacy level from “Practically strangers” [...]
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