Startup & Tech Glossary

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

Wallet

Crypto Web3

A crypto wallet is an app or device that stores the keys needed to access and send your cryptocurrency — it doesn't hold coins like a physical wallet holds cash.

Wavemaker Partners

Philippine Ecosystem

Wavemaker Partners is a Southeast Asian venture capital firm, active in the Philippines, backing enterprise, deep tech, and sustainability startups.

Web3

Crypto Web3

Web3 is a vision for a future internet built on blockchains, where users own their data and digital assets instead of relying on big tech platforms.

Whitepaper

Crypto Web3

A whitepaper is a document a crypto project publishes to explain its technology, purpose, and token plan to the public before it launches.