Call for Startup Applications: Step Up Zambasulta 2025 (Phillipines)

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About Call for Startup Applications: Step Up Zambasulta

Are you a startup founder with a bold idea—or an early-stage venture ready to grow?

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through its ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB), invites aspiring and early-stage startup teams from Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi to apply for STEP UP ZAMBASULTA 2025—a regional pre-acceleration program designed to turn bold ideas into scalable innovations.

STEP UP is DICT’s flagship regional startup pre-acceleration initiative. It offers intensive mentorship, founder-focused training, access to networks, and early-stage support to help startups move from concept to growth.

• Sponsor Organisation: Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

Benefits of Call for Startup Applications: Step Up Zambasulta

• Receive customized mentorship and founder support
• Learn to protect your intellectual property
• Pitch your startup to potential investors and stakeholders
• Build connections with industry experts and startup enablers
• Gain access to support from government and innovation partners

Call for Startup Applications: Step Up Zambasulta Requirements

They are selecting 10 promising startup teams that meet the following criteria:

• Founders in the ideation stage with high-potential ideas
• Early-stage ventures with a working MVP
• Teams of 2 to 4 members, with at least one committed team leader

Application Date and Process

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Application Deadline

19 July, 2025

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