Philippine startup funding up 384% in H1 amidst pandemic

Philippine startup funding up 384% in H1 amidst pandemic

Manila, Philippines. Photo: David Milmont/unsplash

Despite the global economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), startups in the Philippines managed to pull in an estimated $183.8 million in the first half of 2020, up 384 per cent from the whole of 2019.

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