Start of the many firsts: TECH PLANTER BLOOMS IN VISAYAS THIS 2024!

The Leave a Nest Philippines is excited to announce that the First Regional Implementation of Visayas TECH PLANTER, is now open for applications! 

This initiative started in Japan in 2014, and has also been implemented in the Philippines since 2017. Following Japan’s regional initiatives, this is the first regional Tech Planter among the Leave a Nest subsidiaries, which will focus on supporting deep tech researchers and startups in the Visayas region only. 

Deep tech by definition is any technology that requires a certain extent of research and development – which includes fields like agriculture and fisheries, marine science, biotechnology, food technology, clean technologies, healthcare technology, engineering, and the like

Even though Tech Planter in the Philippines has supported researchers and startups from different areas in the country, due to the archipelagic nature of the Philippines, a more decentralized model of support is needed where local players in the different regions play a role in supporting the local deep technology ecosystem. This is one of the similarities that the Philippines has with Japan, which is why following a similar model also can pose a possible solution for the gap of resources between Manila and the other regions in the Philippines. In Japan, we have seen local companies, banks, and government offices support Tech Planter in order to help their local deep tech startup ecosystem – and consecutively their local economy – grow.

For more information about regional implementations of Tech Planter, please refer to the website below (only in Japanese – please use the translate to english function of your browser): https://ld.lne.st/tp/ 

In line with this, Leave a Nest Philippines is inviting all higher education institutions, deep tech startups, university-based and private incubators and accelerators, and all Philippine startup enablers based in Visayas to encourage and showcase their deep tech research teams, ideators and startups through the upcoming VISAYAS TECH PLANTER 2024 (VISAYAS TP), which will hold its Demo Day on August 10, 2024 at Iloilo Convention Center (ICC), Iloilo City.

Interested individuals and teams are encouraged to apply for VISAYAS TP 2024 through this application link:	Scan this QR code to sign up Or visit this link for registration https://en.techplanter.com/TPASIA2024Reg
The application form is under the Leave a Nest ID portal. Applicants are required to create a Leave a Nest ID Account to access the application form.

 

Application for the VISAYAS TP 2024 starts today, May 1, 2024, and will have its last full day of registration on June 17,2024! 

In addition, Leave a Nest Philippines is welcoming local Philippine and international companies and organizations who want to be at the forefront of nurturing the Philippine deep tech ecosystem as Visayas TECH PLANTER 2024 partners. 

This program seeks to facilitate increased partnerships between Leave a Nest and deep tech researchers and inventors, connecting them with our extensive network of local and international companies keen on fostering the development of cutting-edge technology solutions that address entrenched social challenges.Through this program, Leave a Nest is aiming to provide more collaborations with deep tech researchers and inventors with our network of local and foreign companies eager to nurture the next generation of technology solutions solving deeply-rooted social issues. We are excited to find more passionate individuals and teams in solving global/local issues and learning more about what Visayas-based startups and technology can offer and share to us. 

Every Application counts and once you register, you are automatically part of our ecosystem and together, let’s create more opportunities and connections.

In addition, if you are a company or financial institution in Visayas that is keen on supporting local researchers and deep technology startups in order to accelerate your local economy and create more jobs for locals, please do not hesitate to contact us to ask for our partnership packages.

Should you have any inquiries or feedback regarding the Visayas TECH PLANTER or the TP ecosystem, please don't hesitate to reach out via email to Joanna “Mai-mai” Cua ([email protected]) or Ronezza “Ezza” Delos Santos ([email protected]).