aidea

Where bold ideas met real ex*****on and Nepal’s next AI startups were born!!

From over one hundred registrations to an electrifying Final Pitch Day, AIDEA brought together ambitious founders for a journey of learning, building, and innovation. What began with virtual mentorship turned into an immersive physical hackathon filled with rapid prototyping, expert guidance, shared meals, fun games, and a strong founder community. Six teams advanced through focused mentorship before stepping onto the final stage to showcase their solutions.

Congratulations to Triyantra Techies for winning AIDEA and to Untitled.jpg for securing the runner-up position. Your ex*****on and vision truly stood out.

Thank you to our mentors, judges, sponsors, and partners for powering this journey and to every team who participated for bringing passion and creativity to the program. Swipe through to relive the moments that defined AIDEA and the future of AI innovation.

The Final Day of AIDEA Hackathon is HERE!

After weeks of innovation, mentorship, and intense building—today marks the ultimate stage where Nepal’s top AI startups take center stage at the Final Demo Day

And what’s a finale without an incredible panel of judges?
We’re honored to have industry leaders guiding the final call:

Narottam Aryal – President, King’s College
Ayusma Aryal – CA & CFO, Code Himalaya
John B. Park – Co-Founder, Product Vidhyalaya | Former Head of Product Management, Google

With sharp minds, global experience, and deep startup insights in the room—today’s decisions will shape tomorrow’s AI ecosystem in Nepal

📍 Final Demo Day
🗓 27th January 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM
📌 Draper Startup House Nepal

Let the final pitches begin. Let the best ideas win.

Scaling ideas into investable ventures !

AIDEA presents a virtual mentorship session with Mr.Nirdesh Dwa on Scalability & Investor Pitch Preparation.

From idea to a real, investable business

We’re excited to welcome Mr.Binay Devkota,
CEO – Clock b Circle of Companies, Angel Investor & Startup Mentor,
for an exclusive AIDEA virtual session on:

Business Model, Go-To-Market & Validation

This session is designed to help selected teams move beyond code — and think like founders.

📅 24 January 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM

AIDEA Post-Hackathon Mentorship Series Begins!

We’re excited to announce our first virtual mentorship session on Product–Market Fit & Product Clarity with Sushant Rijal, Head of Innovation Kitchen at King’s College.

23 January 2026 | 5:00 PM
For Selected Teams

Building startups doesn’t stop at ideas—it starts with clarity remember that.

Day 3: Pitching Day at AIDEA Hackathon 2026!

After 72 hours of brainstorming, building, and refining, teams took the stage to showcase their innovative solutions. Creativity, strategy, and dedication were on full display, with every pitch reflecting the participants' hard work and potential.

Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the AIDEA Physical Hackathon 👏

Every team showed passion, effort, and innovative thinking — and making it to the pitching stage itself is a big achievement.

From the 11 pitching teams, we’re excited to announce the 6 teams that have graduated to the next stage of the AIDEA journey after showcasing strong problem understanding, product vision, and scalability with AI integration 🚀

👏 Graduated Teams:
Beyond Infinity | Clear Stack | Jigu Pix | Untitled.JPG | Petabytes | Triyentra Techies

This is just the beginning. The real build starts now.

Stay tuned as these teams move from ideas to products.

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