PH 创业场景仍在发展，需要更多信徒——DICT、NDC

自 2020 年以来，菲律宾的初创企业规模一直在增长。事实上，根据 StartupBlink 的数据，该国在东南亚最适合初创企业的国家中排名第六，在全球排名第 60。

The Philippines’ startup scene has been experiencing growth since 2020. In fact, according to StartupBlink, the nation ranks sixth as the best country for startups in Southeast Asia and 60th worldwide. Moreover, the Philippines saw a rise in startup funding from $180 million in 2020 to $863.7 million in 2021.

自 2020 年以来，菲律宾的创业场景一直在增长。事实上，根据 StartupBlink 的数据，该国在东南亚最适合创业公司的国家中排名第六，在全球排名第 60。此外，菲律宾的启动资金从 2020 年的 1.8 亿美元增加到 2021 年的 8.637 亿美元。

However, according to the Department of Information and Communications Technology’s (DICT) Undersecretary for e-government, David Almirol, and National Development Company’s Saturnino Mejia, the Southeast Asian country is still developing its startup scene, but this may change as more venture builders enter the tech startup space.

然而，信息和通信技术部 (DICT) 负责电子政务的副部长 David Almirol 和国家发展公司的 Saturnino Mejia 表示，这个东南亚国家仍在发展其初创企业环境，但随着更多风险投资商的进入，这种情况可能会发生变化。科技创业空间。

Government’s role in the PH startup ecosystem“There’s a lot of very good ecosystem founded startup play in the Philippines, but we need more believers to our own highly intellectual startups,” Usec. Almirol told CoinGeek reporter Claire Celdran on the sidelines of Block Dojo Philippines’ Cohort 2 Investors Night.

政府在菲律宾初创企业生态系统中的角色“菲律宾有很多非常好的生态系统创立的初创企业，但我们需要更多的信徒相信我们自己的高智商初创企业，”Usec。 Almirol 在 Block Dojo 菲律宾第二期投资者之夜的间隙告诉 CoinGeek 记者 Claire Celdran。

The DICT official adds there must also be support from the government in this space. Although he shared that some startups have been trying to work with local governments, most fail due to the strict procurement laws of the Philippines. “That’s why we at the DICT—me personally—[we’re] advocating to give opportunity to our fellow startups because they have a lot of solutions,” he said.

DICT 官员补充说，在这一领域还必须得到政府的支持。尽管他表示，一些初创公司一直在尝试与地方政府合作，但由于菲律宾严格的采购法，大多数都失败了。 “这就是为什么我们 DICT（我个人）提倡为我们的初创公司同行提供机会，因为他们有很多解决方案，”他说。

As a piece of advice, Usec. Almirol voiced that new startups must choose the correct service and technology to prove they have a viable business and refrain from just introducing alternative solutions. Most importantly, he reiterates the need to have multiple revenue drivers.

作为一条建议，Usec。 Almirol 表示，新的初创公司必须选择正确的服务和技术，以证明他们拥有可行的业务，而不能仅仅引入替代解决方案。最重要的是，他重申需要有多种收入驱动因素。

“We need more Block Dojos. We need groups that actually empower the startups, not just give them opportunity, but a real way to expound and to really grow,” he said.

“我们需要更多的街区道场。我们需要能够真正为初创企业赋能的团体，不仅为他们提供机会，而且为他们提供真正的阐述和真正成长的方式，”他说。

Philippines’ startup scene x private firmsCoinGeek also interviewed Saturnino Mejia, the assistant general manager of the National Development Company. He first shared that Block Dojo Philippines invited them to look at what Cohort 2 can offer and assess if they can be part of the NDC startup venture fund.

菲律宾创业场景x私营公司CoinGeek还采访了国家发展公司的助理总经理Saturnino Mejia。他首先表示，Block Dojo 菲律宾邀请他们看看 Cohort 2 可以提供什么，并评估他们是否可以成为 NDC 创业风险基金的一部分。

“We are funding startups. We are agnostic about the sector. We don’t care whether there’s fintech, logistics… What we wanted is really that these startups will be partly funded by their co-investment partners,” he explained.

“我们正在资助初创企业。我们对该行业持不可知论。我们不在乎是否有金融科技、物流……我们真正想要的是这些初创公司将由他们的共同投资伙伴提供部分资金，”他解释道。

Working directly with various local founders, Mejia commented that the Philippines startup landscape is “still very much early in the game.”

Mejia 直接与多位当地创始人合作，他评论说菲律宾的初创企业格局“仍处于早期阶段”。

“Compared to, say, the more advanced countries in ASEAN. Even Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand are much further ahead than the Philippines,” he remarked. With this, Mejia suggests employing more training programs and support systems for startup founders to strengthen the industry rather than seeking capital funding.

“与东盟更先进的国家相比。甚至印度尼西亚、新加坡、马来西亚和泰国也比菲律宾领先得多。”因此，Mejia 建议为初创公司创始人采用更多的培训计划和支持系统来增强该行业，而不是寻求资本融资。

Block Dojo Philippines is the regional arm of the Block Dojo venture program based in London, United Kingdom. Since its inception, the company has helped invest and build 68 startups pursuing to solve real-world problems by leveraging the cutting-edge solutions blockchain offers.

Block Dojo 菲律宾公司是 Block Dojo 风险项目的区域分支机构，总部位于英国伦敦。自成立以来，该公司已帮助投资和建立了 68 家初创公司，致力于利用区块链提供的尖端解决方案解决现实世界的问题。

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