The annual Philippine Startup Week (PHSW) 2025 is scheduled to run from November 10 to 14, with a focus on helping Filipino startups expand their reach beyond local borders.
The week-long event, themed “Scaling Filipino Innovation: Start Local, Go Global,” will feature discussions and insights on seizing global opportunities for local startups.
The conference has been organized for the past six years by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). These three agencies formed the Innovation Startup Act (ISA) Steering Committee in 2024 to strengthen government support for the country’s innovation sector.
This year, the National Development Company (NDC), in collaboration with the Strategic and Collaborative Alliance for Leveraging Ecosystems of Startups–National Capital Region (SCALE NCR), joins the organizers.
The main conferences for Philippine Startup Week 2025 will be held at the recently opened Philippine Innovation Hub in Marikina. The venue will host multiple conference stages, community events, a startup expo, and partners’ booths.
The event is structured around five signature tracks:
- Discover: Focusing on technopreneurship and launching a new venture
- Collaborate: Highlighting partnerships with key stakeholders for growth
- Develop: Providing mentorship and support for scaling ideas
- Showcase: Offering pitching opportunities for tech startups
- Invest: Connecting ventures with funding opportunities.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from the ISA on upcoming initiatives for the startup ecosystem and to network with venture capital (VC) firms, startup enablers, and prominent startups.
The PHSW 2025 website, www.phstartupweek.com, provides details on registration for participants, exhibitors, and community event organizers.