The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has selected two winners of the startup contest “Ideadrome.” Pharao and Skilltape are the winning startups that will be able to use the knowledge and experience obtained at the Media Lab to enter the global market. Throughout the week, the startup teams worked with experienced mentors on refining, developing and validating their ideas, team management, strategies, prioritization and product testing.

The knowledge and experience obtained during practical training will allow contestants to turn ideas into real products. During the contest, startuppers worked on simplifying communication in the digital space, educational gaming, protection against fake news and facilitating access to information.

The winners were selected by a jury panel that included the Georgian Information Security Association (GISA) Executive Director and IFES consultant Giorgi Iashvili, as well as Startup Grind Tbilisi Co-Director and Kernel team member Giorgi Tukhashvili, and head of the Media Academy Shorena Shaverdashvili.  

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held the “Ideadrome” contest for the fourth time. The prize fund of the competition is GEL 10,000. The contest is designed to discover potential startups and help them turn their ideas into reality. Previous participants of “Ideadrome” continue to work successfully on their startups and cooperate with the Media Lab.