Karachi kids lead their idea ?Hot Tray? to victory at Nest I/O?s Youth Startup Weekend

Left to Right Sophia, Zavier, Haniah, Elin M Burns (British Deputy High Commissioner ) & Jehan Ara (Founder of the Nest i/o)In times of technological advancements, children in Pakistan are promising a bright future for the country as a group of three bagged the winning title at Nest I/O’s Startup Weekend Youth. The winning team ‘Hot Tray’ comprises of students of Haque Academy Haniah Siddiqi [grade seven], Zavier Mandhro [grade eight] and Sophia Mandhro [grade six] who put forth a prototype of an application to mend and uplift food court experiences for consumers. The group of three bagged the first spot at the Startup Weekend Youth at Karachi’s famed incubation house co-sponsored by the Nest I/O Tech Stars and Google. The 50 youngsters partaking in the innovative event had worked for 48 hours to produce business models that assure revenue generations through the assistance of mentors and coaches. Hot Tray pitching their idea at Youth Startup Weekend. While Hot Tray bagged the first spot, Project Polaroid took the second while the second runner-up was Amuse Cards. The winning team, despite leaving an impact on the judges and claiming their crown for their innovative ideas and up-to-the mark execution, are not stopping there as the super trio plans to take the idea further towards execution by kick starting their own company that comes as an ease of access across the retail panorama. The Hot Tray, as part of their pitch, had also been looking to rack up to Rs1.5 million to Rs15 million and are also aiming to develop their idea to a multi-service pickup. 

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