Baguio City Startup Ecosystem Mapping Analysis Report 2018-2025

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of Baguio City's startup ecosystem based on five mapping exercises conducted between 2018 and 2025. Drawing from data collected by DICT-CAR, TARAKI-CAR, QBO Philippines, and Ideaspace Philippines, it traces the ecosystem's evolution from a pre-nascent stage in 2018 to its current classification as Level 2: Foundational under the Techstars Startup Community Maturity Model.

The report covers the ecosystem's stakeholder landscape including 34 documented startups, 22 enablers, and key support organizations; a Startup Genome 6-factor analysis; a Triple Helix assessment of the University, Government, and Industry helices; documented challenges and structural gaps; and 15 strategic recommendations for growing the ecosystem toward Level 3 by 2030.

It also addresses critical context for 2026: the sunset of TARAKI-CAR's funding in December 2025, the data staleness of all mapped actors, and the activation of Ordinance No. 063-2023 (Research and Innovation Ordinance) as the most immediate policy opportunity for the City Government of Baguio.

Intended for ecosystem stakeholders, government agencies, innovation program managers, academic institutions, and private sector partners invested in the growth of the Baguio and Cordillera startup community.