Overview
A 24-hour innovation sprint bringing together teams to tackle real operational challenges faced by QSTP’s Operations team, covering portfolio management, event logistics, and physical asset tracking.
Teams developed working concepts within 24 hours before pitching their solutions to a panel of judges. Winning solutions had the opportunity to be considered for internal piloting.
Theme & Challenges
Theme: Operations
Participants tackled three challenges based on operational needs identified by QSTP’s Operations team:
- Portfolio Intelligence: Improving how QSTP tracks and manages its startup investment portfolio through a more centralized and efficient system.
- Event Intelligence: Developing a smarter approach to managing space requests, availability, and event logistics.
- Asset & Furniture Management: Improving how physical assets are tracked, moved, and managed across QSTP’s offices, labs, and event spaces.
Partners & Collaborators
QSTP Operations Team as challenge owners, supported by mentors from QSTP startups VORA and QNAR.
Participants
- Teams of 2–4 members combining technical and strategic skills
- Founders, students, developers, designers, and innovators from across Qatar
Hackathon Journey
9:00 AM
Check-in
10:00 AM
Welcome and kickoff
10:15 AM
Challenge briefing
10:30 AM
24-hour build sprint begins, with mentors on-site throughout
10:30 AM
(following day)
Submission deadline for presentation deck, prototype/demo link, pitch video, and implementation roadmap
12:00 PM
Qualifiers announced
4:00-5:15 PM
Final pitches, with three minutes to pitch and two minutes for Q&A
6:00 PM
Winners announced
Outcomes & Impact
- The first-place team was fast-tracked into the QSTP Entry Track, providing an opportunity to further develop its solution within QSTP’s startup ecosystem.
- Winning solutions were considered for potential internal piloting by the QSTP Operations team.
- Finalists gained recognition through QSTP communications and access to mentors, founders, and investors.
Winning Teams / Projects
- Challenge 1: Techvia | Students
- Challenge 2: Algorithm Architects | QSTP startup interns
- Challenge 3: Anthos | Students
Key Highlights
- 24-hour innovation sprint
- 3 real-world operations challenges
- 4 equally weighted judging criteria: Problem Clarity, Feasibility, Impact & Scalability, and Presentation Quality