MetroDeal’s Ralph Wunsch shares on bootstrapping, finding talent and building on mobile as an e-commerce startup. Deals sites are growing strong in the Philippines. Is there enough space in this country of 33.6 million Internet users for three major providers of group buying, flash deals and discounts? We get the chance to talk to Ralph Read the full article…

APAC StartUp Webinar Series | Achieving Profitability on AWS 30 May 2013 9:30am to 10:30am (India), 11:00am to 12:00pm (Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta), 12:00pm to 1:00pm (Beijing, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Perth, Singapore, Taipei), 1:00pm to 2:00pm (Seoul), 2:00pm to 3:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time), 4:00pm to 5:00pm (New Zealand Standard Time) Getting from scale Read the full article…

AngelHack organizes competitions where developers and entrepreneurs can learn tools, meet friends and get funding and mentorship for their startup ideas. In 2013, AngelHack will organize 100 hackathons, bringing together 15,000+ developers in 50+ cities. Winners from every city are put through the AngelHack Accelerator Program, where we mentor them for 12 weeks before bringing Read the full article…

Save22 has just closed a six digit investment round led by Crystal Horse Investments, Nuffnang, Strategia Ventures and Little Lights Capital. Save22, a Singapore-based price comparison startup which has a presence in the Philippines as well, has just received a “mid six figures in Singapore dollars” investment round from a group of investors. According to Read the full article…

GoRated.PH is a portable rating platform that lets e-commerce sellers improve the trust factor on their listings and transactions. Among the bigger concerns that e-commerce providers have is a rating platform for their merchants and services. While the likes of Amazon, Lazada and bigger players would usually have their own customer service and after-sales support Read the full article…

Local gaming and developer community meet-and-greet with Patrick Prendergast from AWS. Learn how to leverage the cloud in growing your applications. Get your game and app development into high gear with the cloud. This Tuesday, May 14th, Amazon Web Services helps you leverage the cloud and the AWS platform in growing your applications. Patrick Prendergast, AWS Read the full article…

AngelHack Manila is set for June 8 to 9, and US$100,000 in funding and incubation is earmarked for the grand prize in September. AngelHack is slated as the biggest hackathon in the world, with local events happening in some 30 cities around the globe leading up to the September 2013 finals. This Spring (rainy season Read the full article…

DesignCrowd is launching a logo design contest for the Philippines, noting that the country is an emerging hub for design work. DesignCrowd has grown its userbase in the Philippines by 70 percent since the service launched in October 2012. The Philippines is also home to three of the top 15 designers worldwide. As such, DesignCrowd Read the full article…

Transport-based apps are growing in popularity in Metro Manila, with the likes of Tripid and RideIn. If you need to hail a cab, you can also try MyTaxi.PH. Finding a taxi in Metro Manila is not always that easy, especially during rush hours, when passengers would compete for even the most dilapidated of cabs. There Read the full article…

BPI is offering SMEs in the Philippines the opportunity to turn their smartphones and tablets into point-of-sale devices that accept credit card payments. Even as online and mobile payment systems like PayPal are on the rise in the region, there is a space amongst small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that need catering: a point-of-sale payment Read the full article…