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Jum Balea · · 1 min read

What you need to know about the Philippine startup scene (INFOGRAPHIC)

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Innovation is picking up in the Philippines, and it’s expected to further accelerate with a number of public-private initiatives laid down.

For one, the Philippines’ government and startup community just unveiled a roadmap for building a thriving ecosystem in the next few years. From just a hundred startups currently, the Philippines targets to have 500 startups with total valuation of US$2 billion by 2020.

Here’s an overview of the country’s startup ecosystem, its milestones, and what it wants to achieve in the medium term.Philippine-Road-Map-for-Startups-6

Infographic and illustrations by Andre Gunawan; editing by Terence Lee; top image from Flickr

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Jum Balea

A Filipino journalist who's preparing to join a Southeast Asian VC (soon). She formerly held roles at The Ken, Tech in Asia, and Manila-based Rappler and ABS-CBN. Twitter: @jumbalea