KATHMANDU, April 30: The first Tech Mashup, a speed networking event for IT enthusiasts, held on April 28 at Babar Mahal Revisited in Kathmandu, introduced 15 start-up ventures and developer communities to a crowd of about 300 youngsters.
Companies like Grepsr.com, f1 soft and Cloud Factory showed that building successful IT based businesses is indeed possible in Nepal, and communities like Google Developers, WikiMedia, and the Open Source developers attracted bulks of potential supporters to their stalls, as did Karkhana with their prototype robots.[break]
The special guest for the event was Bowei Gai, who is on a tour of over 40 countries to explore the tech startup scene and report for www.startupreport.com. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur, who sold his business to LinkedIn, was busy answering questions.
Abhinab Basnyat of Biruwa Ventures, one of the supporters of the event, said, “It’s amazing to see how the IT sector [in Nepal] has developed in the recent past. There’s a need to link this (IT) community with Management and Marketing students to develop the exhibited prototypes into actual products and businesses.”
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