IDEAS Davao

IDEAS Davao Innovation and Development Accelerators Consortium for Startups in Region XI (IDEAS-REGION XI)

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT | FOUNDERS FORUMIntroducing our first expert panelist for the upcoming April Founders Forum, the Found...
19/04/2026

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT | FOUNDERS FORUM

Introducing our first expert panelist for the upcoming April Founders Forum, the Founder and Managing Partner of RBLD Accounting Firm, Ms. Leizel Lozada.
With an extensive background in accounting, Ms. Liezel will provide essential guidance to help founders navigate the practical financial pitfalls and cost-management challenges that often lead to negative margins.

Don't miss the chance to learn how to professionalize your startup's financial model and ensure long-term viability.

๐Ÿ“… Date: April 30, 2026 (Thursday) | 6:00 PM โ€“ 8:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Board Room, Bloom Coffee and Start-up Space

Limited Slots only, register now:
https://forms.gle/zDSVcamKiY7s67G2A

Organized by: IDEAS Davao, Upgrade Innolab, and E3 Philippines.
Event Partner: The Bloom Coffee and Start-Up Space

๐‘จ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’–๐’ŽReady to scale? Itโ€™s time to look under the hood of your startupโ€™s financial engine. ๐Ÿš€We are thrille...
15/04/2026

๐‘จ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐‘ญ๐’๐’“๐’–๐’Ž

Ready to scale? Itโ€™s time to look under the hood of your startupโ€™s financial engine. ๐Ÿš€

We are thrilled to announce the April Founders Forum, a session specifically designed to build the strategic and financial capacity of our local startup community. Many ventures fail not from a lack of ideas, but from unmanaged costs and non-scalable business models.

Join us as we dive deep into the world of Unit Economics & Business Models to ensure your startup is built to last.

What weโ€™ll cover:

- Foundational Unit Economics: Understanding the "single unit" of your business.
- Revenue & Cost Analysis: Breaking down streams, cost structures, and margins.
- Scalability Frameworks: Designing models that improve investment readiness.
- Expert panel discussion and an interactive Q&A session

๐Ÿ“… SAVE THE DATE:
When: April 30, 2026 (Thursday)
Time: 6:00 PM โ€“ 7:00 PM (Registration starts at 5:00 PM)
Where: The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space, Corner Walnut St. and Ecoland Drive, Ecoland Phase 7, Davao City.

Register Here:
https://forms.gle/zDSVcamKiY7s67G2A

Whether you are an early-stage founder, part of an incubated team, or an aspiring entrepreneur, this program will equip you with practical tools to analyze, design, and validate a sustainable venture.

Organized by: IDEAS Davao, Upgrade Innolab, Circulab and E3 Philippines.
Event Partner: The Bloom Coffee and Start-Up Space

14/04/2026
๐ŸŒธ ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ! ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! ๐ŸŒธBloom Women Forward brought together an incredible group of women for a da...
29/03/2026

๐ŸŒธ ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ! ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต! ๐ŸŒธ

Bloom Women Forward brought together an incredible group of women for a day of creativity, connection, and shared experiences at The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space.

From crafting handmade soaps to learning the calming ritual of matcha whisking, each moment was a reminder of how powerful it is when women come together to learn, support, and uplift one another.

This initiative, made possible through IDEAS Davao and Upgrade Innolab, would not have been possible without the generous support of The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space. Thank you for opening your space and making this experience meaningful for our community.

๐Ÿ“ธ You can access more photos here: https://tinyurl.com/26dgyau7

To everyone who joined us, supported, and made this celebration meaningful, thank you for being part of Bloom Women Forward!

Hereโ€™s to more spaces, more stories, and more women moving forward together.

โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜?โ€That question hit different at this monthโ€™s Founde...
28/03/2026

โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€โ€ฆ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜?โ€

That question hit different at this monthโ€™s Founders Forum: We Are All Equal โ€” Empowering Women in a Circular Future.

And honestly? It wasnโ€™t just a forum; it felt like a collective wake-up call.

From founders building circular solutions with very limited support, to women leading the charge in sustainability and innovationโ€”every story reminded us that impact doesnโ€™t wait for perfect conditions. It starts with purpose, real talk, bold ideas, and a whole lot of heart.

One of the biggest highlights? The introduction of Circulab, an acceleration program supported by the European Union through Upgrade Innolab, offering up to โ‚ฑ1.3M in grants to power circular innovations right here in Mindanao.

Because letโ€™s be real, if we want a better future, we have to start building it now.

Huge thanks to our amazing speakers, our engaged community, and of course, our sponsor, The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space, for always giving us a home for conversations that matter. ๐Ÿ’œ

See you next month!

๐‘ป๐’๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’“๐’๐’˜โ€™๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’…๐’‚๐’š!The opening event of Bloom's Women's Month Celebration, the  โ€œ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ โ€” ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ...
26/03/2026

๐‘ป๐’๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’“๐’๐’˜โ€™๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’…๐’‚๐’š!

The opening event of Bloom's Women's Month Celebration, the โ€œ๐–๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ โ€” ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐‚๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€ is happening tomorrow, and weโ€™re bringing together founders, creatives, and community builders for a night of good conversations and even better connections.

๐Ÿ“… March 27, 2026 (Friday) | 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space

If youโ€™re building something, exploring ideas, or just want to meet people in the communityโ€”this is your kind of space.

โœจ ๐‘ท๐’๐’–๐’”โ€ฆ ๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’“โ€™๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’–๐’”.๐Ÿ˜‰

Come through, bring your energy, and get ready to connect.

๐ŸŽŸ Seats are limited โ€” reserve your spot today:
https://luma.com/pufjm2h9

See you there ๐Ÿ‘‹

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ๐˜€This Womenโ€™s Month, we bring together changemakers from science, enterprise, an...
25/03/2026

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ๐˜€

This Womenโ€™s Month, we bring together changemakers from science, enterprise, and community leadership to explore one powerful idea: A circular economy is not just about wasteโ€”itโ€™s about people, inclusion, and shared value.

As the opening event of Bloomโ€™s Womenโ€™s Month celebration, the Foundersโ€™ Forum:
โ€œWe Are All Equal โ€” Empowering Women in a Circular Futureโ€ features:

Raissa C. Ling โ€” CEO, GreenTAYO, Inc.
Liezel F. Salera-Manabat โ€” Davao Thermo Biotech Corp (DTBC)
Dr. Nathan Ray A. Alim โ€” Assistant Regional Director, DOST XI
Ms. Elena Mabano โ€” Founder Toril Kalambuan Association

Together, they represent how circular economy comes to life! This is more than a discussionโ€”itโ€™s a call to rethink how we produce, consume, and create value in a way that is inclusive, regenerative, and sustainable.

๐Ÿ“… March 27, 2026 | 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space

This event also serves as the opening program of Bloomโ€™s Womenโ€™s Month celebration, highlighting the role of women leaders in shaping innovative and sustainable economies.

๐ŸŽŸ Seats are limited โ€” reserve your spot today:
https://luma.com/pufjm2h9

Letโ€™s build a future where nothing is wastedโ€”and no one is left behind.

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญWe are proud to welcome Ms. Elena Mabano, a passionate environmental advocate and community leader, a...
23/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ

We are proud to welcome Ms. Elena Mabano, a passionate environmental advocate and community leader, as one of our featured speakers for the Foundersโ€™ Forum: We Are All Equal โ€” Empowering Women in a Circular Future.

Ms. Elena is at the forefront of grassroots action in Davaoโ€”transforming waste into opportunity. Through her work with the Toril Kalambuan Association, she leads initiatives that repurpose plastic waste into bags, wallets, and everyday products, proving that sustainability can start within communities.

Her advocacy supports the growing call for a circular economy in Davao, addressing the cityโ€™s waste challenges while promoting practical, community-driven solutions that reduce environmental impact and restore value to discarded materials.
Her work reminds us that real change doesnโ€™t always start in boardroomsโ€”it starts in communities, with people taking action.

Join us as she shares how local initiatives and inclusive participation can help build a more sustainable and regenerative future!

๐Ÿ“… March 27, 2026 | 6:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space

This event also serves as the opening program of Bloomโ€™s Womenโ€™s Month celebration, highlighting the role of women leaders in shaping innovative and sustainable economies.

๐ŸŽŸ Seats are limited โ€” reserve your spot today:
https://luma.com/pufjm2h9

๐ŸŒธ ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—  ๐—ช๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€!๐ŸŒธWe are excited to officially announce the selected ...
23/03/2026

๐ŸŒธ ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ข๐—  ๐—ช๐—ข๐— ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐——: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€!๐ŸŒธ

We are excited to officially announce the selected participants for our Womenโ€™s Month workshops, sponsored by The Bloom Coffee & Start-Up Space!

๐Ÿงผ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ (๐— ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ & ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ)
Ma. Alexis Veronica Sabalo
Karyle Grace Gabaรฑete
Leigh Blanche Joville
Chene Mae D. Mapili
Emilie Baldestamon

๐Ÿต ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ: ๐—” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
Maritel Remitio
Alyssa Estrebor
Alyana Sapal
Angel Napat
Gela Bolitres
Irish Jayne Marie B. Dolino
Pamela Guia Agustin
Mikaela Kate Banaag
Florence Desiata

Congratulations to all selected participants! Weโ€™re excited to have you join us in this special Bloom Women Forward celebration.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Important Reminder:
All selected participants are requested to check their email for the complete instructions on how to confirm participation, claim their workshop voucher, and prepare for the event.

We canโ€™t wait to celebrate, connect, and bloom forward together. ๐Ÿ’–

๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ’œThe Department of Trade and Industry launches the Womenโ€™s Enterpris...
22/03/2026

๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐š ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ’œ

The Department of Trade and Industry launches the Womenโ€™s Enterprise Fund, offering women-owned and women-led MSMEs access to loans from โ‚ฑ30,000 up to โ‚ฑ20 million at a competitive 1% monthly interest rate.

Through Small Business Corporation (SBCorp.), this initiative supports business expansion, recovery, franchising, and moreโ€”helping women turn opportunities into lasting success.

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