soonami Venturethon Edition 8 Winners
The eighth edition of soonami Venturethon brought together more than 500 builders from around the world with over 260 projects. During the 10-day program, participants developed new solutions in AI and Web3 technology, turning their concepts into working projects.
At soonami we believe exceptional builders exist everywhere - irrespective of the geographical background. That's why we conduct soonami Venturethon every 8-12 weeks. This startup launchpad creates opportunities for AI and Web3 projects in their earliest stages, connecting builders with the resources they need to succeed.
As we wrap our September Venturethon edition, we're excited to announce our winning teams. These selected projects now have the chance to join Cohort 8, alongside other selected projects to get $125k in funding from the soonami ecosystem [provided they stick with the program and make it post Investment Committee (IC)]
The winners of soonami Venturethon 8:
On The Fast Track: Guide Me As I Won: $4K USD (paid out in SNI)
Guide me as is an AI-powered travel companion that helps you discover authentic, personalised experiences. The platform transforms the frustration of endless searching into the joy of finding the perfect place.
Team: Abhishek Sakhuja, Hector Lopez Perez, Sanskar Dhiman, Marcos Fernández Carbonell
New Ventures Track: Summa I Won: $4k USD (paid out in SNI)
Summa is a collaborative AI council where multiple LLMs discuss and debate your query in a group chat to deliver a superior output. It's brainstorming, supercharged. A think tank of LLMs.
Team: Nazmi Shehi, Shahin BehzadRad, Alex Simion, Angelo Alaimo
For The Good Track: HSEG I Won: $4k USD (paid out in SNI)
HSEG is a human-centered AI system that scores and visualizes workplace psychological safety, cultural sustainability, and leadership accountability - helping companies measure what truly matters.
Team: Cristine Wiseman, Moiz Syed, Sagar Sreekumar Pillai
Best Pitch: Gildi I Won: $500 USD (paid out in SNI)
Gildi is revolutionizing access to private equity markets by tokenizing company shares through innovative Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) structures, making exclusive investment opportunities accessible to retail investors worldwide.
Team: Sam Adamson, Patrick Fischer
SuperteamDe Solana Track:
Winner: Halo Protocol
Halo Protocol is a Solana-native platform that digitizes community lending circles (ROSCAs), adding trust scoring, staking, and DeFi yields with seamless Web2-like UX.
Team: Kunal, Daksh Drall
Morpheus AI Agent Inference Track:
First Place: Qognita I Won: $2,000 USD equivalent in $MOR tokens
Qognita is an AI co-pilot for Solana that lets you ask any question in plain English—from analyzing live blockchain transactions to understanding developer docs—and get clear, verifiable answers
Team: Akintola Harry, Jossie Ukpong
Second Place: EngageOS I Won: $1,000 USD equivalent in $MOR tokens
EngageOS is a no code SaaS platform to create persona specific AI advocates which work across socials. The project wants to revolutionize digital engagement for brands.
Team: Rakesh Gorkal, Sachindra Kumar Singh
EIR Track:
We have selected and would like to invite the following teams to be a part of our EIR program:
Congratulations to all the winners and participants of Venturethon Edition 8!
