The Startup Ecosystem of Cebu City
Cebu City has 30 startups in our sample database. This represents about 6% of The Philippines’s startups. Cebu City is the 2nd best startup ecosystem in The Philippines.
CITY RANKING
In 2024, the startup scene of Cebu City shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 9 spots.
National Ranking
In Philippines
Regional Ranking
In South East Asia
Global Ranking
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Cebu City Top Startup Industries
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Cebu City Ecosystem Health Check
The health check tables allow you to look at the performance Cebu City has in each of the parameters that are part of StartupBlink's ranking algorithm. There are five tables, corresponding to the three subscores, the subscore analysis and industry ana...
- Overperformance
- Performance equal to global ranking
- Underperformance
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Startup Funding in Cebu City2017 - 2024
Startup Funding in Cebu City 2017 - 2024
From 2022 to 2023, startup funding in Cebu City has remained stable%. During this period, the number of deals in Cebu City has remained stable%. Since 2017, total startup funding in Cebu City exceeded US$ $0.00.
Ecosystem
The Startup Ecosystem in Cebu City
Global Rank
Cebu City is ranked within the top 500 startup ecosystems globally.
Top Industries
Cebu City’s startups excel particularly in Social & Leisure where it ranks 274 and in Software & Data, and Marketing & Sales. Find out more
Top Cities for Startups in Philippines - Ranked by StartupBlink
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ECOSYSTEM
Why should you join Cebu City's Startup Ecosystem?
Overview
Within Cebu City there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs to set up their startups in industries such as Social & Leisure, Software & Data, Marketing & Sales. These three industries represent about 63% of the startups represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Cebu City.
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Regional Rank
Overview
Cebu City is The Philippines' 2nd best startup ecosystem and is ranked 10th in South East Asia. With a population of 0.5M - 1M people, Cebu City is ranked 459th in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories including BPOSeats.com.
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