Manila
Metro area · Philippines · Pop. 13.5M
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Manila
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Manila-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Manila - 2026
Startup funnel
Manila's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Manila
VC investment into Manila-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Manila
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Manila's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Manila.
Location comparison
How Manila stacks up
Compare Manila with peers from the same country (Philippines) — switch between combined EV, 5-year EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
Sector breakdowns, founder origins, AI-talent leaderboards and live deal flow are gated to logged-in Dealroom users. Book a demo to access the full Manila dataset — or see a sample on the Dealroom app.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.