What Impact Hub Manila does

Impact Hub Manila is a Philippine impact-first venture builder founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), operating as the country member of the global Impact Hub network that spans more than 100 locations and 25,000 entrepreneurs. It runs structured programs and hackathons that incubate early-stage startups in climate adaptation, AI for good, agritech, health, and inclusive finance. Its core offerings are the INCUBATE six-month residency program, the Impact Hackathon series including the AI for Good and Climate Adaptation tracks, tiered membership, and a BGC co-working space. The organization sources founders through a 2.5%-acceptance-rate funnel that draws from 84 universities and the global Impact Hub applicant pool.

The operating model is portfolio-first rather than software-first: Impact Hub Manila curates cohorts, provides mentorship, and connects founders to capital partners, with notable portfolio-built technical components including edge AI flood prediction systems, Filipino-language mental health tools, and regenerative agritech platforms. The hub itself functions as the platform orchestrator rather than a software vendor, and AI capability is concentrated in the ventures it backs rather than in proprietary models owned by the hub. It is supported by anchor partnerships with the Asian Development Bank (₱420M earmarked for climate ventures via the Action for Climate Today Fund), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for a sensor fast-lane, the Climate Change Commission (CCC), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) regulatory sandbox for inclusive finance, and corporate partners including Smart/PLDT, Pfizer, and WWF, which together provide portfolio companies with regulatory access, distribution, and capital co-investment channels.

Revenue is generated through a mix of membership subscriptions, INCUBATE program fees, hackathon sponsorship, and corporate partnership contributions, with corporate sponsors serving dual roles as revenue sources and venture co-investors. The core team comprises 8 employees and is supplemented by an extended mentor and partner network. Geographic footprint is being extended through the INCUBATE 2026 regional cohort covering the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia, a Cebu Sandbox with DOST Region VII, and reserved Visayas/Mindanao expansion in INCUBATE 2027.

Name

Impact Hub Manila

Legal name

Impact Hub Manila

Website

https://impacthub.ph

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact Hub Manila is an impact-first venture builder and the Philippine member of the global Impact Hub network. It incubates startups in climate, AI, agritech, health, and inclusive finance through the INCUBATE program, hackathons, and a BGC-based community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Venture Incubation

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA), Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC), Financial Inclusion & Consumer Empowerment (Banking Access, Credit Building) (BPAGALAJ)

Keywords

• Venture incubation services
• Impact accelerator programs
• Startup hackathon events
• Co-working membership
• Impact venture building

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Co-working Access: Impact Hub Manila offers membership that provides access to co-working space in BGC, community events, mentorship, and the global Impact Hub network. The co-working space is described as 'beautifully designed workspaces in BGC, built to inspire collaboration and creativity.' Members keep their equity, IP, and venture direction — Impact Hub backs but does not run ventures.
2. Program Fees (INCUBATE, AI for Good, Impact Hackathon): Impact Hub Manila runs accelerator and hackathon programs (INCUBATE, AI for Good, Impact Hackathon, Climate Adaptation Hackathon) with specific application and participation tracks. Some programs are grant-supported for accepted founders. The organization describes 'specific options on the 30-minute intro call after your application' for program-track participation, suggesting tiered or merit-based program structures with varying cost/support levels.
3. Hackathon Prize and Incubation Value Delivery: INCUBATE 2026 delivered ₱42M in combined incubation value (mentorship, legal/IP, cloud credits, investor access) across 12 ventures from PH, VN, ID, MY. AI for Good 2026 committed ₱28M in combined incubation services to 8 winning ventures. Hackathon prizes include ₱35,000 grand prize, ₱25,000 and ₱15,000 for runners-up, plus incubation support worth $20,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Impact Hub Manila operates an impact-first venture builder offering a six-month INCUBATE residency program for impact-driven startups, the AI for Good responsible-AI hackathon, the multi-vertical Impact Hackathon series, and a post-COP30 Climate Adaptation Track. The organization also provides membership access to a global network of 25,000+ entrepreneurs across 100+ countries and co-working space in Bonifacio Global City (BGC). Founders retain their equity, IP, and venture direction while gaining mentorship, legal/IP support, cloud credits, investor introductions, and warm connections across Southeast Asia.

Product overview

Impact Hub Manila is an impact-first venture builder operating as the Philippine member of the global Impact Hub network. The core offering centers on the INCUBATE six-month residency program for impact-driven startups, complemented by the AI for Good Hackathon series and Impact Hackathon verticals (health, climate, agriculture). The product portfolio includes membership access to a 25,000+ entrepreneur network across 100+ countries, co-working space in BGC, and a pipeline of incubated ventures spanning climate adaptation AI, agritech, health tech, and inclusive finance. Notable incubated products include BantayBaha AI (flood prediction), Kumusta (mental health companion), SaktoFarm (crop disease diagnosis), and SuKredit (women's micro-credit). The 2026 cohort expanded regionally to Southeast Asia with 12 ventures from the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• INCUBATE Program Six-month flagship residency program for impact-driven startups. Accepts 12 ventures per cohort and provides mentorship, legal/IP support, cloud credits, investor access, demo day, and outcome-gated capital access. Founders retain equity, IP, and venture direction. Targets idea-stage through seed-stage founders building in climate adaptation, AI for good, agritech, health, and inclusive finance.
• AI for Good Hackathon Flagship 48-hour responsible-AI hackathon series challenging builders to ship production-ready AI prototypes across disaster response, mental health, smallholder agritech, and circular economy verticals. Includes vertical tracks, prize money (₱35,000 grand prize, ₱25,000 and ₱15,000 for runners-up), and direct paths to INCUBATE program. Open to founders across Southeast Asia.
• Climate Adaptation Track Post-COP30 venture support program focused on early-warning systems, mangrove finance, farm-resilience tools, and distributed energy for Filipino communities. Provides structured pathway for ventures to access Loss and Damage Fund and Adaptation Fund resources through accredited national entities.
• Impact Hackathon Multi-vertical hackathon series covering health, climate change, agriculture, education, and smart cities. Three-day code fest seeking innovative solutions to challenges from vertical partners. Top teams receive up to ₱35,000 prize plus $20,000 incubation support.
• Hubber Membership Community membership providing access to a global changemaker network, community events, mentorship, the INCUBATE and hackathon programs, and the Impact Hub global network of 100+ locations and 25,000+ entrepreneurs. Founders retain equity, IP, and venture direction.
• Co-working Space (BGC) Beautifully designed workspaces in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) built to inspire collaboration and creativity for impact entrepreneurs. The space hosts community events, hackathons, and investor meetings, and primarily serves Filipino founders based in Metro Manila and visiting regional founders.

Quantifiable outcome

• ₱42M in combined incubation value across 12 ventures (INCUBATE 2026)
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026DICT is a vertical partner for the AI for Good 2026 Hackathon. DICT Undersecretary Yvette Cabrera served as chair of the final jury. DICT's 2025 Memorandum Circular 04 created a fast-lane for sub-₱50,000 sensor deployments at the LGU level, enabling faster government procurement of disaster-tech solutions developed by Impact Hub Manila ventures.
• Office of Civil Defense (OCD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026The Office of Civil Defense partnered as the disaster response and climate adaptation vertical partner for the AI for Good 2026 Hackathon. OCD brings disaster management expertise and a direct connection to LGU-level emergency response networks that can adopt early-warning solutions built by Impact Hub Manila-incubated ventures.
• Department of Health (Philippines)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026The Department of Health partnered on the mental health and youth wellbeing track of AI for Good 2026. DOH's involvement provides clinical credibility and a pathway for mental health ventures to align with national health priorities, including the National Center for Mental Health as a co-partner.
• National Center for Mental Health (NCMH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026NCMH co-partners the mental health and youth wellbeing track of the AI for Good 2026 Hackathon alongside the Department of Health. NCMH provides clinical oversight and connects hackathon-built mental health solutions with national mental health infrastructure.
• Plastic BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Plastic Bank partnered on the circular economy and waste track of AI for Good 2026. The partnership connects ventures building waste-segregation and plastic recovery solutions (such as BasuraBot) with Plastic Bank's established plastic credit marketplace.
• Department of Agriculture (Philippines) — AI for Good 2026coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026The Department of Agriculture partners on the smallholder agritech track of AI for Good 2026 alongside Mayani (the agritech venture). The partnership provides agricultural domain expertise, farmer network access, and a pathway for smallholder-focused ventures to connect with national agriculture programs.
• MayaniminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 April 2026Mayani (alumna of INCUBATE 2021, now scaling as Mayani 2.0 with 11,400 farmers) co-partners the smallholder agritech track of AI for Good 2026. Mayani's JT Solis participated as a panelist on food security and agriculture, providing founder insight and farmer-network expertise to hackathon participants.
• Department of Agriculture (Philippines)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2021The Department of Agriculture partnered on the agriculture vertical of the Impact Hackathon 2021, alongside WWF and the UN FAO. OIC Director IV of the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) of the DOA, Dir. Rosana Mula, delivered opening remarks encouraging participants to contribute to agricultural development and communities.
• BossjobminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 October 2021Bossjob, an employment site and community partner, provides hackathon winners with a one-year job subscription. The partnership connects hackathon participants with employment opportunities and provides companies with access to tech talent emerging from Impact Hub Manila programs.
• Pfizer Philippines FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 August 2021Pfizer Philippines Foundation is the Health Vertical Partner for Impact Hub Manila's Impact Hackathon. For the health vertical (August 2021), the foundation invited leading health and innovation experts to learning sessions and ceremonies, and co-incubated outstanding health solutions. The partnership aligns Pfizer's community health mission with Impact Hub Manila's venture-building capability.
• Smart CommunicationscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSmart Communications powers Impact Hub Manila's hackathon series, including the Impact Hackathon and AI for Good 2026. Smart is the Philippines' largest telecommunications company and a long-standing supporter of Filipino tech innovation. The hackathon series is described as the longest- and widest-running 5G hackathon in the Philippines.
• PLDTcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPLDT co-powers the Impact Hackathon series alongside Smart Communications, providing infrastructure and support for hackathon events. The PLDT-Smart partnership makes the hackathon series the longest-running 5G hackathon in the Philippines.
• WWF PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWF Philippines partners with Impact Hub Manila across climate verticals, including the Impact Hackathon agriculture track and Climate Adaptation Hackathon. WWF-Philippines communications officer Alo Lantin served on the agriculture hackathon jury. The partnership leverages WWF's environmental expertise to guide ventures building for climate resilience.
• Climate Change Commission (CCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Climate Change Commission partnered with Impact Hub Manila to identify a portfolio of locally-built climate adaptation ventures. CCC is a key partner for the Climate Adaptation Hackathon (August 12–14, 2026) and provides a pathway for ventures to access Loss and Damage Fund and Adaptation Fund resources through accredited national entities.
• World Food Programme (WFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWFP partners on the Climate Adaptation Hackathon and the food security vertical of the Impact Hackathon. WFP country director Brenda Barton delivered opening remarks at the agriculture hackathon, and WFP's Pia Facultad served on the final jury — providing food security expertise and humanitarian network connections for Filipino ventures.
• DOST Region VII (Department of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOST Region VII backs the Cebu Sandbox 2026 hackathon and is part of the regional hackathon ecosystem supporting Visayas-based founders. DOST's involvement provides government innovation resources and legitimacy for the Cebu hackathon series.
• LBC ExpressminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed in Impact Hub Manila's 'Backed by' section. Nature and depth of partnership not further specified in available sources.
• Greenpeace PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in Impact Hub Manila's 'Backed by' section. Nature and depth of partnership not further specified in available sources.
• Global Impact Hub NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImpact Hub Manila is the official Philippine member of the global Impact Hub network — connecting 25,000+ entrepreneurs across 100+ locations in 100+ countries. Members access cross-border networks, peer learning, and workspace access across the global network.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Kickstart Ventures: Philippine venture capital and incubator backed by Globe Telecom, providing funding and programs to early-stage Filipino startups — directly comparable as a domestic founder-building institution with corporate sponsorship and cohort-based programs.
• Hatch (917Ventures / Globe): Philippine venture studio under Globe Telecom that incubates and builds startups internally — a domestic peer competing for early-stage Filipino founders and corporate-backed venture building.
• QBO Innovation Hub: Philippine-based startup incubator and innovation platform (founded by IdeaSpace and others) that supports early-stage Filipino tech founders through programs, mentorship, and community — directly comparable to Impact Hub Manila as a domestic founder-support platform.
• IdeaSpace: Long-running Philippine startup incubator and accelerator that runs flagship cohorts and provides mentorship, workspace, and early-stage capital — directly comparable to Impact Hub Manila's INCUBATE program in target market and programming.
• Villgro Philippines: Philippine impact-focused incubator supporting science-, health-, and agriculture-based social enterprises — a direct peer in the impact-venture-builder niche with comparable SDG-aligned programming.

Broad incumbents

• SOSV: Global multi-stage venture capital and accelerator operator (running HAX, IndieBio, Chinaccelerator) — a broad incumbent whose accelerator portfolio in climate, health, and deeptech partially overlaps with Impact Hub Manila's verticals.

Regional players

• Impact Hub Bangkok: Thai member of the global Impact Hub network operating as an impact venture builder and community in Bangkok — a sibling network member and natural regional peer for cross-border SEA programming.
• Impact Hub Jakarta: Indonesian member of the global Impact Hub network operating as an impact venture builder in Jakarta — a sibling network member now overlapping with Impact Hub Manila's regional cohort expansion into Indonesia.

Emerging players

• Antler: Global early-stage venture firm active across Southeast Asia, running founder cohorts and providing pre-seed capital — an emerging player overlapping with Impact Hub Manila's regional expansion into PH, VN, ID, and MY.
• ClimateLaunchpad: Global cleantech business plan competition and accelerator active in Southeast Asia, focused on climate adaptation and mitigation — an emerging player overlapping with Impact Hub Manila's Climate Adaptation Track and BukidCarbon-style blue carbon ventures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact-hub-mnl

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Number of profiles

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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