PH STARTUP ACCELERATOR VISITS PH CONSULATE GENERAL IN SF
SAN FRANCISCO – Philippine startup incubator/accelerator Startup Village (SUV) founders and a small group of entrepreneurs called on Philippine Consul General in San Francisco Neil Ferrer on 20 October 2022.
SUV’s Mr. Carlo Calimon and Bayan Academy chairman Prof. Francisco “Jay” Bernardo III, accompanied by entrepreneurs who are visiting Silicon Valley, discussed some of their programs in a meeting with the Consul General and other Consulate officers: Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano, Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, and Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug.
SUV is a one-stop incubator/accelerator services company based in the Philippines that enables startups to develop their ideas and business concept and do market launch.
After the call, SUV and Philippine-based startup Prosperna founder Dennis Velasco led a networking and presentation at Dynamico Space. Prosperna is a SaaS platform that helps SMEs in their sales and marketing needs.
SUV recently signed an MOU with Dynamico to take in two Startup Village startups under the latter’s mentorship program.
The Philippine Consulate General has an MOU with Dynamico to promote and connect Philippine startups with Silicon Valley.
The Philippines has a growing startup ecosystem with more than 2,000 startups to date. On 14-18 November 2022, the Philippine Startup Week, which is organized by the Philippine Departments of Trade and Industry, Science and Technology, and Information and Communications Technology, and QBO Innovation Hub, will be held both in person in Manila and online. END
