Startup & Idea Fest 2022 successfully held in Gandaki Province, Five companies selected for incubation

The first province-level ‘Startup & Idea Fest 2022’, jointly organized by Living with ICT and ICT Foundation Nepal, was successfully held in Gandaki with great success. About 30 startups from the Gandaki province took part in fest held at City Square Banquet in New Road, Pokhara. Fourteen startups and innovators presented their business ideas at the Idea Pitching, Mentoring and Experience Sharing event held at the fest. Hello Health Clinic, Ek Call Home Solution, Saatvik Nutrients, Quad Game, and Exdezo Company Incubation and Mentoring are among the five companies chosen.

The competition was won by Saatvik Nutrients and the Saatvik Group of Companies. Saatvik Nutrients, the first company, will receive Rs 1.5 million loan from Rastriya Banijya Bank.Entrepreneurs Pragat Kayastha, CEO of Foodmood, a Pokhara-based food delivery service, Roshan Gyawali, Managing Director of Ebeema, Manoj Bhattarai, CEO of Celeb and SmartPalika, Naresh Lamgade, CEO of BugV, Bamdev Bhandari, CEO of Evalaya Tech, and Bijendra Rochan Joshi, COO of Rooster Logic Pvt. Ltd.