Startup Weekend was organised by the technology incubator The Nest I/O from the 24th to 26th of March in Karachi. This event is convened in 150 cities globally. The event is 54-hour long and attempts to bring local entrepreneurs and industry leaders on one platform to discuss ideas, form team and pitch them in front of a team of judges.
In this span of time, all the teams were mentored and provided coaching by a panel of experts who were carefully selected by local organisers to ensure that all the teams made the best product pitches possible.
The final presentations were conducted on Sunday night at the venue, where all teams were given three minutes to pitch and then two minutes were allocated for a Q and A session with the judges. The three winning teams received trophies, while all the other participants were presented with participation certificates.
The first position went to Mirror Magician, a mirror that would take a picture using augmented reality and picture automation. The second position was awarded to Gardener, that provides gardening services through an app, and in the third position stood TrashIt, a composting bin for people to allow people to dispose off their trash more efficiently.
Special mentions were reserved for Champion Mango, a service offering premium mangos with great packaging through a variety of distribution channels and Auctee, a real-time auctioning service through secure accounts.
