In cooperation with QBO Innovation Hub, the embassy supported the training of Philippine-based start-ups toward developing skills needed to accelerate their ventures.
QBO Innovation Hub and the US Embassy in the Philippines on May 14 concluded "InQbation: The Take Off," an incubation program that supports startup founders with disruptive ideas enabled by technology. The start-ups focused technological responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Between December 2020 and May 2021, 13 startups based in the Philippines participated in a series of workshops conducted by Filipino and American experts that developed the skills needed to accelerate their ventures. In addition to mentorship, teams also received tech tools and resources to boost digital transformation.