Startup & Tech Glossary

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

Valuation

Funding Investment

Valuation is a startup's estimated total worth, usually expressed as pre-money (before new cash) or post-money (after new cash) value.

VC (Venture Capital)

Funding Investment

Venture capital is money invested by professional firms into high-growth startups in exchange for equity, usually once there's some traction.

Vibe Coding

Ai Machine Learning

Vibe coding means describing what you want in plain language and letting an AI write the actual code, rather than writing it yourself.