8 startups at Hack2Hatch in Philippines to receive PHP100,000 each in seed money

October 8, 2012 by  

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The winners. Photo: Hack2Hatch

Eight startups in the Philippines will receive PHP100,000 (USD2,414) in seed money after winning the inaugural Hack2Hatch, a weekend entrepreneurship camp in Cebu that culminated in a pitch competition. The event was held on 5-7 October.

Hack2Hatch was organized by PhilDev, a non-profit to that promotes tech innovation in the Philippines, and DevCon, a non-profit that promotes Pinoy IT talent. The 8 startups were whittled down from 22 finalists.

The event is part of the Silicon Valley Comes to the Philippines series, which ends on 8 October with PhilDev’s Harnessing Filipino Innovation and Entrepreneurship forum in Makati City.  Read more