Regional Startup Challenge

January 2022

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES

On or before December 30, 2021

SUBMISSION ARE OPEN FOR REGION 10 AND CARAGA REGION ONLY

The Regional Startup Challenge will be done in 3 phases

Interested groups may send their application here. DICT will be screening their proposals.

Startup 102

Chosen groups to be part of Startup 102 will be improving their proposals. Each group will pitch their newly designed proposals. From 10 groups, only 6 groups will proceed in the Regional Startup Challenge.

Regional Startup Challenge

The final judgement. Your idea will be evaluated and judged based on the criteria mentioned in the guide

The Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (PSC 2021) is a startup competition, which aims to encourage and inspire Filipinos to create innovative and relevant ICT products and services that may also be viable business ventures and help solve social problems. This initiative is geared towards promoting the spirit of entrepreneurship in ICT among Filipinos and to ensure the continuous creation of investible ideas and startup founders that will liven the local ecosystem. The competition will be open for submission of entries that cover software and internet-based innovations.


The goal of this event is to bring leaders in information technology together from across the globe and Establish networks of innovators across the country aimed at fostering a culture of entrepreneurship in ICT, mentorship and collaboration

  • Regional Pitching Competition will be conducted by the DICT Regional Office.
  • There will be three (3) winners who will be chosen from each region (1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place)
  • All 1st Place winners in the different regions will automatically advance to the Semifinal Round.
  • The 2nd and 3rd placers of each region will have to compete in another pitching competition to vie for the last ten (10) slots of the Semifinals.

The Organizers

The Judges

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Department of Information and Communications Technology

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THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT VIA ZOOM