Runway
Startup BasicsRunway is how many months a startup can keep paying its bills before it runs out of cash, at its current rate of spending.
Startup & Tech Glossary
Plain-English definitions of startup, funding, AI, and tech terms — with Philippine examples where possible.
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AI and Machine Learning
Ai Machine Learning
Business Models
Crypto and Web3
Crypto Web3
Funding and Investment
Funding Investment
Legal and Regulatory
People and Roles
Philippine Ecosystem
Startup Basics
Technology
SaaS
TechnologySaaS is software you access and pay for over the internet, usually as a monthly subscription, instead of buying and installing it yourself.
SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)
Funding InvestmentA SAFE is a simple contract where an investor gives a startup money now for the right to get equity later, without it being a loan.
SEC Philippines (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Philippine EcosystemSEC Philippines is the government agency where every startup must register as a corporation before it can legally operate.
Seed Round
Funding InvestmentA seed round is usually a startup's first real outside funding round, meant to help it build a product and find its first customers.
Series A
Funding InvestmentA Series A is typically a startup's first big round led by professional VC firms, raised once there's real evidence the product works.
Series B
Funding InvestmentA Series B is a later funding round for a startup that's already growing fast and needs bigger money to scale operations.
Series C
Funding InvestmentA Series C is a later-stage round for a startup that's already proven its model and is raising to grow even bigger, often before an exit.
Smart Contract
Crypto Web3A smart contract is a program on a blockchain that automatically carries out an agreement's terms once its conditions are met, with no middleman.
Stablecoin
Crypto Web3A stablecoin is a cryptocurrency designed to hold a steady value, usually by being pegged one-to-one to a currency like the US dollar.
Startup PH Act (Innovative Startup Act, RA 11337)
Philippine EcosystemThe Startup PH Act is the Philippine law giving real registered startups tax breaks, grants, and easier visas to help them grow.
Tech Stack
TechnologyA tech stack is the specific combination of programming languages, frameworks, databases, and tools a company uses to build its product.