We recently concluded soonami Venturethon Cohort 3, which brought together 350 builders from over 45 countries to explore, ideate, and create cutting-edge projects in the Web3 and AI space. The program provided participants with the opportunity to grow their ideas and potentially receive $125K in funding from the soonami ecosystem

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After careful consideration, we have selected the top projects from Cohort 3 to move forward with mentorship and the possibility of joining the soonami accelerator. These teams will work closely with soonami over the next 8-12 weeks to prepare for the Investment Committee pitch, where they'll have the chance to secure $125K in funding.

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Without further ado, here are the selected projects from soonami Cohort 3:

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1. SwapSo.io

   - Team: Karan Gill, Bhargav Pandit, Mohammad Mudassir, Mahak Kalra, Swayam Sharma, Ayush Pandey

   - Description: SwapSo is creating a decentralized, transparent, and open educational system accessible to all.

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2. Autonomint

   - Team: khs abhishek, Akshit V

   - Description: Autonomint is a delta neutral stablecoin protocol offering up to 100% LTV using decentralized credit default swaps.

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3. Infinity Forge (Formerly FutureSport)

   - Team: Malcolm Lowry, Simon Hoffman

  - Description: Infinity Forge is on a mission is to elevate NFTs, integrating them across a universe of games providing utility, and deepening the emotional connections holders have.

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4. Catoff

   - Team: Anthony (Tony) K, Aryaman Raj, Ishita Srivastava, Thomas Jose

   - Description: Catoff is a P2P gamification Dapp that enables users to wager on real-life activities using external validators, ZK-proofs, and secure smart contracts.

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5. ekatra

   - Team: Abheejit K, Billy Jasneel Singh

   - Description: Ekatra addresses the challenge of inaccessible, standardized education by providing personalized, AI-powered learning experiences.

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6. Edubuk

   - Team: Apoorva Bajaj, CFA, Shivani Mehrotra

   - Description:  Edubuk digitally records & e-seals educational and work-experience certificates on the blockchain for universities and employers to conduct background verification of students and employees cheaper and faster. 

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7. Acadoze

   - Team: Arash Davar, Elijah Eze, Ruth Guthoff-Recknagel

   - Description: Acadoze uses AI to deliver K12 courses aligned with country curriculums & languages. Their personalized approach with "AI tutor" and video tutorials claim to empower students globally.

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8. genoshi.io Quest

   - Team: Shourya Vir Jain, Dhruv Joshi, Shoan Raj

   - Description: Genoshi Quest empowers users to create scalable, private GenAI search agents using low-code privacy-centered deployable RAG models.

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9. The Orchestral Human Body

   - Team: Allid Ferrow

   - Description: The Orchestral Human Body utilizes AI and data sonification to explore and visualize internal and external health signals, transforming health into music.

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10. CryptEarn

    - Team: Stefan Savevski

   - Description: CryptEarn connects gamers and Web3 gaming investors. They can rent and deploy NFTs to gamers, receive part of their in-game earnings, and monitor performance. It's the Upwork for Web3 gaming.

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11. deGuppe

    - Team: Shabdh Sahni

    - Description: deGuppe is an open standard for interoperable, decentralized, real-time communication routed over TOR, storing data on hybrid quasi-public blockchains.

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12. 0xKnowledge

    - Team: Joshua Sum

- Description: 0xKnowledge is the world's first self-maintaining Knowledge Base Management System (KBMS) that empowers teams to take full control over their internal and external knowledge systems.

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13. Nexus Sphere

    - Team: Krish Gupta

- Description: DAO empowering Ethereum community with transparent decision-making. Stake, rank, and decide proposals with our intuitive UI.

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14. Peachz

    - Team: Rodrick Rahim Chattaika Jr.

    - Description: Peachz is a new type of curated creative engine and distributed e-commerce platform built specifically for electronic music Creators and their fans.

15. Bithority

    - Team: Mehran Fani

    - Description: Bithority is a protocol/network or a DeFi based on Bitcoin mining economy that intends to provide a trustless platform for renting Bitcoin hashrate to any-scale investors.

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16. vePay

17. InfectSafe

18. SecureDapp

19. Defiler

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   - Team: Mikhail

    - Description: AI powered DeFi investment platform that aggregate all DeFi/crypto investment opportunities in one place, uses AI to help in decision making and automates investment/reinvestment process

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Congratulations to all the selected teams! We look forward to working with you and helping you grow your projects into successful ventures.

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For those who didn't make it this time, don't be discouraged. Our next Venturethon is tentatively planned for mid-June, so consider participating again. It's the perfect opportunity to refine your ideas, find users, and receive valuable investor feedback.

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Stay tuned for more updates on the progress of our Cohort 3 teams and the upcoming Venturethon!

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