Techstars Startup Weekend Bohol 2025 brought together 81 participants who formed 14 teams for a 54-hour startup-building experience. The event was held at the Ceremonial Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Tagbilaran City. It had its closing night on June 29, 2025. The event challenged participants to turn ideas into potential business solutions under the tagline “No Talk. All Action.”
Bringing Different Skills Together
Participants formed teams through three roles: Hackers, who focused on technical development and prototyping; Hipsters, who contributed their creativity and product design; and Hustlers, who handled business models and partnerships. Around 80% of the participants were young students and 23% had a Computer Engineering background.
With mentorship, meals, workspaces, and support, participants developed their concepts and prepared their final pitches. Eastern Communications provided a 200 Mbps internet connection and LDI supplied coffee to keep teams energized throughout the event.
Celebrating Innovative Ideas
The teams explored solutions in tourism, transportation, rental services, digital tools, and more. Handum, a gamified tourism guide app won first place. RentHive, a rental management system won second place. Bettr, a platform supporting people dealing with gambling addiction, took third.
Other concepts included TripTrack and BusTrek Bohol for public transportation, Food Trek for food delivery, TaoPo for property maintenance services, and EquiVolt for electric vehicle battery monitoring.
Building Beyond the Weekend
The event emphasized that startup building goes beyond developing a promising idea. First and second place teams each received a Geeks On A Beach 2025 ticket for one representative, with the intention of encouraging team members to reconnect and continue working together.
Future opportunities include strengthening post-event mentorship, networking, and support. This allows for teams to develop their concepts beyond the initial pitching stage.
Strengthening Bohol’s Rural Innovation Community
The event was made possible by organizers, volunteers, mentors, judges, and partners from different sectors, Startup Weekend Bohol 2025 contributed to the growth of Bohol’s rural innovation community.
Building technology communities in cities outside the capital in the Philippines requires opportunities for people to meet, learn, collaborate, and turn their skills into meaningful action. Through initiatives like Startup Weekend Bohol, we continue working toward a stronger local startup ecosystem built by the people who understand their communities’ needs and possibilities.
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