StellarPH Demo Day 2026 to Showcase Cebu's Next Generation of Startups

Jul 31, 2026

Cebu City, Philippines — On August 15, 2026, StellarPH will bring together founders, investors, government leaders, corporate partners, and the startup community for Demo Day 2026 at KMC | Lexmark Plaza 3, Cebu City.

The event marks the culmination of the StellarPH Acceleration Program, where nine early-stage startups from Central Visayas will showcase the products, technologies, and businesses they have spent the past several months building.

The acceleration program is delivered by StellarPH in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VII, with the shared goal of strengthening the startup ecosystem in the Visayas and helping high-potential founders transform ideas into scalable businesses.

Throughout the program, participating startups received mentorship, workshops, customer validation support, and investor readiness coaching. Demo Day represents the next milestone in their journey as they present their progress to investors, ecosystem leaders, government agencies, and the public.

"This Demo Day isn't simply about pitching startups. It's about showing what becomes possible when founders receive the right support, mentorship, and community. We believe world-class startups can be built from Cebu, and this cohort is proof that the region has incredible entrepreneurial talent ready to solve meaningful problems."
— Pjotr Steinmetz, Co-Founder, StellarPH

“We are glad that the DOST-7 x StellarPH Acceleration Program is about to culminate in its Demo Day, where our startups will present the progress they have achieved. This program completes our startup support pathway—from ideation and validation through DOST Innovation Hubs, incubation through Technology Business Incubators, and acceleration through StellarPH. Through this integrated support, we aim to build a robust knowledge economy by helping innovators transform promising ideas into market-ready, investment-ready, and scalable enterprises that create jobs and address real community and industry needs.”
— Dr. Tristan Abando, Regional Director, DOST Region VII

“DOST contacted us and they said they [StellarPH] can help you more. They have the expertise of helping startups in the Philippines. I want a different perspective. All the teaching in StellarPH is very different really out of the box.”
— Hovil Villaflores, Co-Founder, Farmyra

Featured Startups

The 2026 cohort represents a diverse mix of industries including agriculture, artificial intelligence, retail, sustainability, food technology, environmental technology, and digital services.

UniDeals – Helping businesses attract student customers through digital discounts and rewards.
Genie – An online cake marketplace with instant pricing and cake customization.
Farmyra – Smart farming technology improving productivity for farmers and cooperatives.
ARKA Inc. – Building scalable agricultural infrastructure for modern food production.
Reord.ai – Creating AI speech datasets to power the next generation of voice technology.
Baggo – Helping restaurants reduce food waste through smarter surplus food solutions.
Ampingi – AI-powered environmental compliance for businesses.
Kontak App – Connecting homeowners with trusted local service providers.
ACCENTECX AI INC. – AI solutions for marine, climate, and environmental data.

More than a pitch event

Beyond the startup presentations, attendees will have the opportunity to meet the founders through an interactive startup showcase, experience live product demonstrations, and connect directly with mentors, investors, corporate innovators, and ecosystem partners.

Demo Day is designed to celebrate entrepreneurship while creating new opportunities for collaboration, investment, and innovation across Central Visayas.

The event is open to investors, media, government agencies, universities, corporate partners, aspiring founders, and members of the startup community.

Registration is available at https://luma.com/a4i28l0e.

About StellarPH

StellarPH is a Philippine startup enabler dedicated to helping the next generation of founders build and grow impactful companies. Through accelerator programs, entrepreneurship education, hackathons, startup community initiatives, and ecosystem-building projects, StellarPH works to make startup opportunities more accessible across the Philippines.

Its initiatives include startup accelerators, technopreneurship education, university partnerships, hackathons, founder community events, startup ecosystem development, and PH100, the annual recognition of the Philippines' brightest young innovators and entrepreneurs.