This award is new for 2018 and has been incorporated into the competition so mentors can make their pick based on a combination of team dynamic and the overall idea worked on over the weekend.

Please vote below for your top 3 teams for the SODA Inc. Innes48 2018. The team with the highest number of points will win the overall Mentors Team Choice award.

A brief breakdown of the teams final business ideas are below.

AVIATO - 'IMeX' - web platform to connect NZ SME exporters.
CREATIVE DRAGONS - 'C&D Box' - cashless convenience store.
CADO - 'in.tuition' - online NCEA tutoring.
CASUALLY YES - 'Hook Me Up' - connecting people who want to go fishing.
IKIGAI - 'ankor' - connecting like-minded people.
JODREW - 'SideKick' - video engagement system for amateur football.
MANA WAHINE - 'Kuia' - traditional Maori woven baby blanket.
NOVA - 'RETROSPECT' - service linking skills of elderly with younger generations.  

STP - 'CareerSpace' - student job platform.
THE ARMSTRONG GROUP - 'uTAG' - app to reconcile, code and record expenses and receipts.
THE COMERADES - 'PlayDream' - story telling through Alexa.
BROWN & DOWN BOYS - 'Save a Marae Project' - Marae homestays.
TLR - 'Tiki.tour' - road trip journey planner.
TWENTYEIGHT80 - 'RESYNC' - digital platform to store & organise receipts to reduce waste.
NOT FAST BUT FURIOUS - 'Decoris' - compact makeup subscription to reduce waste.