The personalized insider newsletter for startup events in the Philippines. We send out newsletter issues every 15th and last day of the month!

SHELeads is a 9-week virtual leadership program empowering women entrepreneurs across South and Southeast Asia. The program combines a high-impact self-paced curriculum with live sessions on leadership, gender perspectives, fundraising, and peer learning — designed to help women founders grow their enterprises with confidence. Apply before April 5, 2026 at https://www.nushunetwork.asia/sheleads

Sat, April 4, 1PM: Dev8 BOOT 2026 is a virtual mini-conference for developers, students, and tech enthusiasts of Eastern Visayas, bootloaded with DICT Regional Office 8 and JetBrains. Load up your developer skills with new talks, discussions, demos, and ideas. #Online

CLIMATELAUNCHPAD COMES TO THE PHILIPPINES! Applications are now open. Join the world's largest green business ideas competition and pitch for a place at the Global Grand Final in Singapore. Apply before April 30, 2026 at https://bit.ly/3EJgPMU

Wed, Mar 18, 2PM. Join us for "Let's Clear the Air: Why Air Quality Matters", where Kickstart Ventures partners with Breathe Metro Manila to look more closely at this invisible challenge. Together, the event will explore how better data, smarter city leadership, and new technologies can help us understand what is happening in our air and what we can do to improve it. #Makati

Wed, Mar 18, 4PM: Join the Fireside Chat Night: Her Stories where you can be part of an intimate fireside conversation as speakers share their journeys, lessons, and reflections on navigating careers in science, engineering, research, and innovation. #Iligan

Wed, Mar 18, 6PM. In collaboration with Women Techmakers, this month's All Aboard! Startup Cebu Mixer is bringing the community together around the theme “Break the Pattern.” Whether you’re a founder, aspiring entrepreneur, developer, student, professional, or ally, everyone is welcome to join the conversation. #Cebu

Sat, Mar 21, 1PM. You’re invited to Networking on the Dot: A Davi Mixer Event! Join us for an afternoon of meaningful conversations, new connections, and exciting milestones. #Davao

Sat, Mar 21, 1PM. Net Saturday, Sip & Scale Bataan is opening a few pitch practice slots at it's Episode 8! No judges. No competition. Just people sharing ideas and getting feedback. #Balanga

Mon, Mar 23, 9AM. James Tan is a Managing Partner at Quest Ventures and an investor in companies like Carousell, Carro, and ShopBack. He will share his insights as a speaker at Session 2 of Cebuanimation Network, discussing Financial Strategy for Intellectual Property! #Cebu

Tue, Mar 24, 2PM. Calling all CTOs, Product Leaders, and Enterprise Architects in the Philippines! Concati is partnering with PSIA and 917Ventures to bring you a Tech Talks session all about turning customer clicks into loyalty and insight. #Taguig