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Philippine Startup Venture Fund

Startup Venture Fund

Status

Status not published

No public application round. The fund invests through the National Development Company and partner fund managers; deployment activity has been limited and intermittent since establishment.

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Amount
Not published

A government equity co-investment vehicle established under the Innovative Startup Act to invest in Philippine startups alongside private investors. Investment amounts are deal-specific and the fund invests rather than granting.

Funder

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with the National Development Company (NDC)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — No public application round. The fund invests through the National Development Company and partner fund managers; deployment activity has been limited and intermittent since establishment.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Philippine-registered startups qualifying under the Innovative Startup Act. Exact investment criteria are not publicly detailed.

How to apply

  1. Contact DTI's Competitiveness and Innovation Group or the National Development Company to confirm current activity.
  2. Where active, submit the investment proposal.
  3. Due diligence and investment committee.
  4. Investment documentation.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.dti.gov.ph/

"The Startup Venture Fund was created under Republic Act 11337 to invest in Philippine startups."

Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 14 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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