StartUp Village

StartUp Village Let's make Filipino startups known globally! “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”

This African Proverb is most applicable in the startup ecosystem.
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We are a startup enabler whose aim is to be a global leader in nurturing innovative startups, driving positive change for our communities and economies through collaboration, empowerment & sustainable growth. With all the support needed to grow a company, you need the entire village to help you grow. Leading Entrepreneurs To Seize Global Opportunities (LET’S GO) Foundation is a non-stock, non-prof

it organization that advocates entrepreneurship is launching an incubator/accelerator called StartUp Village. Founded in 2001 by Prof. Francisco “Jay” Bernardo III, LET’S GO Foundation envisions itself to be the catalyst and the avenue in which entrepreneurship will lead the way to uplift the country’s economy and the quality of life of each individual. Its objective is to foster an entrepreneurial culture that will maximize individual and collective economic and social success both in local and global scales. LET’S GO has various programs. LET’S GO has been involved in Training of Startups, Teachers, SMEs, SME Counselors; Integration of Entrepreneurship in the National Secondary Curriculum; Helping Employees Become Entrepreneurial; Bringing Entrepreneurship to the Masses; EntrepAsia – Taking Entrepreneurs to Asia; Materials/Curriculum Development; and Research. LET’S GO has partnered with various organizations/institutions over the years. It has partnerships with DepEd, DTI, ILO, GONEGOSYO, etc. LETS GO Foundation’s vision of taking Filipino Entrepreneurs global is manifested through StartUp Village. StartUp Village aims to be the one-stop incubator/accelerator that enables startups to bring their unique ideas and business concept to reality. The goal is to help startups build disruptive technology that displaces an established technology and shakes up the industry or introduces a groundbreaking product that creates a completely new industry. StartUp Village provides the necessary support that startups need in order to succeed. This includes mentoring, training, shared services, actual working space, linkage to customers and investors as well as access to other resources. StartUp Village opens its doors to aspiring entrepreneurs through THE GIFT. THE GIFT, a flagship program of StartUp Village, is a 16-week (once a week class) program that will give participants the needed knowledge and skill to be future or better entrepreneurs. This startup entrepreneur class guides you through the entrepreneurial journey by helping you master yourself, make your ideas into a viable product, teach you how to run a business, market you product and business as well as learn how to pitch and get investors. The incubator/accelerator is conducted by experienced academicians/practitioners, startup founders and business gurus that guide startups through a tried and tested process. StartUp Village positively nurtures the individual’s passion and transforms this into disruptive products/services that can be turned into successful businesses. To date, StartUp Village has helped over 2,800 MSMEs, including startups, across the nation and plans to continue to grow. StartUp Village continues to look for the next global start up. In addition, its doors are always open to potential partners, investors, and corporations who share the same vision of helping Filipino Entrepreneurs become global. As we say: “IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A STARTUP”. To know more about StartUp Village, email us at [email protected].

🚀 From Programs to Platforms: Build a 24/7 Innovation EcosystemIncubators today are running more workshops, bootcamps, a...
15/04/2026

🚀 From Programs to Platforms: Build a 24/7 Innovation Ecosystem

Incubators today are running more workshops, bootcamps, and accelerators than ever—but are they truly driving startup success? Many still struggle to attract top founders, sustain mentor engagement, and track real impact across fragmented tools and short-term programs.

The reality is, startups don’t operate in cohorts—they build in real time. Founders need continuous access to mentors, markets, and investors, not just during scheduled sessions but whenever opportunities and challenges arise.

🌐 It’s time to move beyond programs and build ecosystems. Discover how universities can transform their incubators into always-on global innovation platforms—connecting founders, mentors, and investors across time zones, 24/7. Powered by InnovNation AI, this approach enables scalable, data-driven support that drives real outcomes.

​This event is also in partnership with SCALE NCR & COLAB Cafe.

👉 Register now through the link in the comments to secure your slot—limited slots only!

13/04/2026

⚡️ Digitalization includes FINANCIAL CLARITY and COMPLIANCE.

As businesses grow online, managing taxes digitally becomes essential. Automation helps MSMEs stay compliant, reduce errors, and gain better visibility into their financial health—all while saving time and effort. 🧾💡

With Taxumo, tax management becomes simple, digital, and empowering.

🚀 Strengthen your digital foundation with smarter financial tools. Partner with StartUp Village or stay tuned for our next runs! https://bit.ly/suv-cdn-partnership

Powered by: Taxumo (http://taxumo.com/)

11/04/2026

⚡️ Digitalization starts with a POWERFUL ONLINE PRESENCE.

From building your store to managing your sales channels, MSMEs need a robust e-commerce ecosystem to thrive online. The right platform enables businesses to scale efficiently and turn digital traffic into real revenue. 🛒📈

With Prosperna, businesses can launch, manage, and grow in the digital marketplace with ease.

🚀 Take your business fully digital with us. Partner with StartUp Village or stay tuned for our next runs! https://bit.ly/suv-cdn-partnership

Powered by: Prosperna (https://prosperna.com/)

Las Piñas goes digital 💻⚡Certified Digital Negosyo in Las Piñas last March 17 marked another milestone in creating a mor...
30/03/2026

Las Piñas goes digital 💻⚡

Certified Digital Negosyo in Las Piñas last March 17 marked another milestone in creating a more innovative and digitally empowered community.

Co-Organized by:
Philippine Young Entrepreneurs Association - PYEA

In Collaboration with:
Philippine Chamber of Commerce Industry (PPCI) - Las Piñas
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (UPHSD) - Las Piñas Campus

Event Partners:
Deliverease.Asia
Juan by JuanTax
KaHero
Prosperna

Catch us at our next stop!

Certified Digital Negosyo: Misamis Oriental is a wrap! ✅Entrepreneurs from Misamis Oriental came together on March 03, 2...
23/03/2026

Certified Digital Negosyo: Misamis Oriental is a wrap! ✅

Entrepreneurs from Misamis Oriental came together on March 03, 2026 to level up their digital skills for long-term business growth, featuring our experts from Deliverease.Asia, Juan by JuanTax, KaHero, and Prosperna.

A big thank you to our partner, DTI Misamis Oriental, for making this event possible!

Which city should we go to next? Let us know in the comments or send us a message 👇

🤝 Strengthening the Future of SME Growth Through AIStartUp Village is proud to announce our partnership with Gifftid AI,...
20/03/2026

🤝 Strengthening the Future of SME Growth Through AI

StartUp Village is proud to announce our partnership with Gifftid AI, a global AI-powered platform designed to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) unlock capital, commercial opportunities, and strategic partnerships through data-driven insights.

Through this collaboration, StartUp Village will work with Gifftid AI to support startups and MSMEs in building stronger, more investable businesses using AI-powered growth tools, readiness assessments, and ecosystem matching.

Gifftid transforms real-world business data into intelligence that helps institutions and partners better understand risk, readiness, and resilience, enabling smarter decisions that open access to funding, markets, and supply chains.

Together, we aim to strengthen the startup and MSME ecosystem in the Philippines by making promising businesses more visible, credible, and ready for growth.

🚀 Empowering startups and SMEs to go from invisible to investible.

If you are an institution, ecosystem partner, or organization interested in working with us to support entrepreneurs and MSMEs, send us a message or email us at [email protected] to explore collaboration opportunities.

🤝 Powering the Future of Innovation with AIStartUp Village is proud to announce our partnership with InnovNation.ai, an ...
19/03/2026

🤝 Powering the Future of Innovation with AI

StartUp Village is proud to announce our partnership with InnovNation.ai, an AI-powered platform designed to help governments, universities, and institutions build scalable and measurable innovation ecosystems.

Through this collaboration, StartUp Villagewill serve as the Official Philippine Distributor of InnovNation.ai, bringing an integrated platform that unifies entrepreneurship learning, AI coaching, mentor access, startup tracking, MSME digital pathways, and real-time impact dashboards into one powerful system.

Together, we aim to empower founders, institutions, and MSMEs with smarter tools to build, grow, and scale innovations that create real impact.

✨ From spark to scale—powered by AI.

If you are an academic institution, government agency, or organization looking to strengthen your innovation ecosystem, send us a message or email us at [email protected] to explore how we can collaborate.

14/03/2026

Empowering MSMEs to thrive in the digital economy 🚀

Through the Certified Digital Negosyo Program, DTI Laguna continues to champion the digital transformation of local enterprises by equipping entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to grow in today’s digital marketplace.

StartUp Village is proud to partner with DTI Laguna in helping local MSMEs embrace technology, adopt digital solutions, and unlock new opportunities for growth. Together, we are building a stronger, more digitally empowered MSME community—one entrepreneur at a time.

Want to help MSMEs go digital in your community?

If you’re a local organization, LGU, or institution interested in bringing the Certified Digital Negosyo Program to your area—or a digital startup looking to showcase solutions that support MSMEs—

📩 Send us a message and let’s collaborate to empower more entrepreneurs through digital innovation!

🌏 Ready to explore innovation beyond the Philippines?Join the ENGAGE Global Info Session and learn how you can experienc...
07/03/2026

🌏 Ready to explore innovation beyond the Philippines?

Join the ENGAGE Global Info Session and learn how you can experience the world’s top innovation hubs through a curated immersion program built for entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and startup founders eager to gain global insights.

✨ In this session, you’ll discover:
• The vision and structure of the ENGAGE Global Program
• What participants will experience in Vancouver and Silicon Valley
• Planned company visits, ecosystem engagements, and learning sessions
• How you can join the program

PLUS! Special offers available to info session attendees

📅 March 27, 2026 (Friday)
⏰ 10:00 AM
💻 Via Zoom

🚀 Save your seat today!
Register here: https://luma.com/qk66vvg5

02/03/2026

𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘀𝘆𝗼: 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘆 is a one-day learning and networking experience for business owners who want to 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in today’s competitive market.

The event helps participants explore digital tools, improve workflows, and build more resilient businesses through guided learning and workshops.

📅 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆)
🕗 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 - 𝟱:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗜𝗽𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗕𝗿𝗴𝘆. 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗜𝗽𝗶𝗹, 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘆

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁:
✅ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀;
✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲; 𝗮𝗻𝗱
✅ 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

💻 Please bring your mobile phone, power bank, tablet, and/or laptop for interactive activities.

💡 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗟𝗢𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬! Save your spot and get Certified Digital Negosyo-ready in Zamboanga Sibugay.

Register through the 𝗤𝗥 Code or this link: https://bit.ly/SUV-CDN-ZAM-Sibugay-2026

Co-Organized by:
Local Government Unit of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
DTI Zamboanga Sibugay

🚀 Laguna Entrepreneurs Leveled Up Their Digital Game!Last February 24, 2026, Certified Digital Negosyo: Laguna brought t...
27/02/2026

🚀 Laguna Entrepreneurs Leveled Up Their Digital Game!

Last February 24, 2026, Certified Digital Negosyo: Laguna brought together driven local entrepreneurs for a full day of learning, hands-on workshops, and meaningful connections—equipping them with the tools and strategies needed to thrive in today’s digital economy. From practical insights shared by industry experts to real conversations with ecosystem partners, participants took powerful steps toward digitizing and growing their businesses.

Thank you to our co-organizers, partners, speakers, and every entrepreneur who showed up ready to learn and evolve. The future of digital negosyo in Laguna is brighter than ever! 💡

Co-Organized by:
DTI Laguna
Association of Laguna Food Processors Inc.
NU Laguna

​Event Partners:
Deliverease.Asia
KaHero
Prosperna
Taxumo

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