Dhiraagu together
with Sparkhub, have organized the first Startup Grind event for young
entrepreneurs in Maldives. Startup
Grind is the largest independent startup community ,
that nurtures startup communities through
events featuring successful local founders,
innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the
road to building great companies - to inspire, educate and connect startup
communities.
The first series
of Startup Grind in Malè was introduced at the event held at Dhiraagu Head
Office today and the speaker was Mr. Eedham Rasheed, Founder & CEO of
Hologo World. The session was moderated by Ali Haris, from Sparkhub, the
Chapter Director for Startup Grind x Malè.
At today’s event, Eedham shared his journey and the lessons on the road for startups. Hologo Education is an Augmented Reality (AR) based mobile and interactive educational platform which is marketed towards students, teachers and schools. An application that was developed by a team comprising entirely of Maldivians, Hologo was launched on 23 April 2018, at the BETT Middle East and Africa conference.
The full video of the fireside chat
with Eedham Rasheed will be uploaded on our social media
channels.
Sparkhub
is a team of young bright Maldivians who work to foster the startup culture in
Maldives.
Further
to supporting initiatives like AngelHack Maldives and Startup Weekend Maldives,
Dhiraagu continues to support the local startup culture and innovation under
the company’s CSR programme for youth empowerment.