Startup & Tech Glossary

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

Fine-Tuning

Ai Machine Learning

Fine-tuning is further training an existing AI model on a smaller, specific set of examples so it gets better at one task.

Foundation Model

Ai Machine Learning

A foundation model is a huge, general-purpose AI model trained on massive data that can be adapted for many different tasks.

Founder

Startup Basics

A founder is the person who starts a company, taking on the early risk of turning an idea into a working business before anyone else believes in it.

Founders’ Agreement

Legal and Regulatory

A founders' agreement is a signed contract between co-founders that spells out equity splits, vesting, roles, and what happens if someone leaves early.

Foxmont Capital

Philippine Ecosystem

Foxmont Capital is a Manila-based venture capital firm that funds early-stage Philippine startups, mainly at seed and Series A.

Freemium

Business Models

Freemium is a pricing model where a basic version of a product is free forever, while advanced features are locked behind a paid upgrade.