Startup Ideas Incubate, School Kids Too Join the Bandwagon Nagpur: A vibrant gathering of innovators and young entrepreneurs took place at the Viksit Bharat Startup Conclave, which commenced at the Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) campus on Friday. The event, organized by the Vidarbha Economic Development Council, startup mentoring firm Lemon Ideas, and RTMNU, attracted at least 50 startups, including those led by school students. Around 20 of these ventures are actively seeking investments, with the total amount requested ranging between Rs 6 crore and Rs 8 crore, according to Deepak Menaria, director of Lemon Ideas. The conclave showcased a diverse array of ideas, from travel solutions to life-saving technologies. Alen Alexander of Join Habibi, a Dubai-based travel firm, highlighted the company’s focus on offering vacation packages to Gulf countries, including Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations and North Africa. Notably, Alexander mentioned that demand for desert safaris in war-torn regions remains strong, underscoring the resilience of tourism as a business. Among the standout innovations was a GPS-embedded life jacket developed by Taeja Dadi, an engineer from Pudimadaka, a fishing village near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Dadi, who holds a patent for the device, explained that drowning incidents among fisherfolk have claimed many lives, often leaving bodies unaccounted for. The life jacket, which can track drowned individuals and alert nearby rescue teams, is part of his startup Alert 24. Dadi is seeking Rs 2 crore in investment to scale the project, which he believes could also benefit oil rig workers and seafarers.#lemon_ideas #viksit_bharat_startup_conclave #rashtrasant_tukadoji_maharaj_nagpur_university #vidarbha_economic_development_council #join_habibi
