The final event of the Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA) Imereti Pre-Acceleration Program - Demo Day - was held in Kutaisi.
During Demo Day, 10 participating startup teams presented their ideas. Over the course of four weeks, the teams worked with the support of mentors to refine their ideas, develop their business models, and formulate market entry strategies.
As part of Demo Day, the participants were evaluated by a jury consisting of:
- Salome Gardava - Project Manager at the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA);
- Nini Mosiashvili - Co-founder and COO of Helio AI;
- Grigoli Kvelaidze - Founder of Ostati AI.
At the end of Demo Day, two winning teams were announced:
Jury’s Choice - SupplAi
Caucasus University’s Choice - Xtractor
The winning teams became beneficiaries of the Caucasus University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. This status will allow them to continue benefiting from the Center’s support in the next stages of their startup development, including mentoring, individual consultations, and access to various resources.
In addition, SupplAi received a one-month course, “Content Creation with the Help of AI,” from Skillwill, a GEL 300 voucher from Restaurant “Debi,” books from the DMO Tourism Center, and symbolic gifts from Caucasus University.
Xtractor received books from the DMO Tourism Center and symbolic gifts from Caucasus University.
The program was implemented by the Caucasus University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
