Startup & Tech Glossary

Plain-English definitions of startup, funding, AI, and tech terms — with Philippine examples where possible.

Agentic Engineering

Ai Machine Learning

Agentic engineering means directing AI agents to write, test, and ship code, while a human developer reviews and steers the outcome.

AI Agent

Ai Machine Learning

An AI agent is a program that plans steps, uses tools, and takes actions on its own to complete a goal, not just answer a question.

Angel Investor

Funding Investment

An angel investor is a wealthy individual who invests their own money into an early startup in exchange for equity.

API

Technology

An API is a set of rules that lets two different software programs talk to each other and exchange data automatically.

ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)

Startup Basics

ARR is the yearly value of a subscription business's recurring revenue — its monthly recurring revenue multiplied by twelve.