Startup & Tech Glossary

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

B2B

Technology

B2B means a company sells its product or service to other businesses, rather than directly to everyday individual consumers.

B2C

Technology

B2C means a company sells its product or service directly to individual, everyday consumers instead of other businesses.

Blockchain

Crypto Web3

A blockchain is a shared digital record of transactions that many computers keep identical copies of, making it very hard to secretly alter.

Bootstrap

Startup Basics

Bootstrapping means growing a company using only personal savings and its own revenue, without raising money from outside investors.

Bridge Round

Funding Investment

A bridge round is a smaller, quicker round of funding that helps a startup last long enough to reach its next big priced round.

BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)

Philippine Ecosystem

BSP is the Philippine central bank that licenses and regulates digital banks, e-wallets, and other fintech payment companies.

Burn Rate

Startup Basics

Burn rate is how quickly a startup spends its cash each month, usually spending more than it earns while it's still growing.