MANILA, Philippines, December 10, 2020 — More than 10,000 people attended the recently held Philippine Startup Week 2020 (PHSW20), making it the largest startup virtual conference in the country. With the theme, “Filipino Startups Powering Up the New Normal,” PHSW20 made history as it brought together startup founders, startup enablers, technopreneurs, investors, government stakeholders, and thought leaders from across the country and beyond in one virtual stage from November 23-27, 2020. The 5-day conference was made possible through the joint collaboration of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), QBO Innovation Hub, with support from 917Ventures, AWS, Investing in Women, Microsoft, Youth Business International, Google.org, PHILEXPORT, TeamAsia, Paymongo, PLDT Global, Prosperna, and Credit Information Corporation and 61 community partners.