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20 Startups Qualified for the ASEAN-Wide Pitch at STARTUPS TO THE RESQUE

QBO ( 'ku-bo' ) is an innovation hub or platform that help start-up community to develop their talent and grow. QBO also represents teamwork. They invited entrepreneurs, talented individual and even investors to showcase Filipino innovation and build great companies With this in mind QBO Innovation Hub organized an international pitching competition dubbed as  STARTUPS TO THE RESQUE. This is the first public-private initiative startups formed by IdealSpace, J.P Morgan, DOST, and DTI in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ), The Philippine Disaster Resilience  Foundation (PDRF ) and Slingshot. Out of 100 innovation solutions submitted by companies across ASEAN, only 20 startups were selected. These 20 startups companies showcased their products and services during the International pitching competition held at the Department of Trade and IndustryDTI annual Slingshot last Oct. 20,2017 at the International Convention Center (PICC ) 2