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Three PH startups on Forbes Asia '100 to Watch' list

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Benise Balaoing

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Three Philippine startups made it to Forbes Asia&#x27;s &#x27;100 to Watch&#x27; list this year. </p><p>The list celebrates small companies and startups that have grabbed investors&#x27; attention — and their checkbooks.</p><p>Lista, an app that lets Filipinos and small businesses track their spending habits and cash flow and alerts them to upcoming bills, was recognized for raising over $5 million in funding.</p><p>Forbes also noted that it has been downloaded more than 2.5 million times.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KVefEpXkbs4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Mober, which helps businesses make deliveries while minimizing harm to the environment, was also feted for getting $6 million from Singapore-based Clime Capital to expand its fleet and to build a 3,000-square meter electric vehicle charging facility in Pasay City.</p><p>Mober&#x27;s clients include <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/21/22/ikea-ph-delivery-partner-mober-shifts-to-e-vehicles">IKEA</a> and Monde Nissin. In 2021, Meralco said unit eSakay Inc partnered with Mober to provide a &quot;sustainable&quot; delivery option in the country.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"></span></p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/10/21/esakay-taps-mober-for-sustainable-delivery-service">Meralco&#x27;s eSakay taps Mober for sustainable delivery service</a></div><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_IzV9HlXxY">Zed</a>, the first neobank in the Philippines to offer a credit card, was lauded for raising $6 million in seed funding led by Peter Thiel&#x27;s Valar Ventures.</p><p>Instead of charging interest or annual fees, Zed collects a share of network fees that merchants pay with each purchase.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Forbes said the companies that made it to this year&#x27;s list <span style="background-color:transparent">have collectively drawn over $2 billion in total investments to date.</span></p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="background-color:transparent">It also noted that they all showed a strong innovative streak. </span></div><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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<p>Three Philippine companies made it to Forbes Asia's '100 to Watch' list this year.</p>

Three Philippine companies made it to Forbes Asia's '100 to Watch' list this year.