48 hours of non-stop coding, coffee, and ideas that pushed the boundaries of creativity. This was the scene at Moldova’s largest hackathon – DeepTech GigaHack – where the best developers and tech enthusiasts came together to use their skills.
The hackathon took place from September 27 to 29, with 57 teams entering the competition. However, only 10 of them managed to impress the jury and be the winners.
Who are the best of the best? Check out the winning teams:
- MEDICAL AI – winners of the Open Challenge by the Future Technologies Activities and UMAEF, developed an AI-based app that helps doctors and predict patients’ health conditions.
- Enjenir.ai – won the BigData Challenge by Fineguide.ai with a solution that simplifies data vizualization by grouping and sorting them.
- 500 OK – successfully completed the FinTech Challenge by Finergy, creating an AI assistant that guides users in managing personal finances.
- 4G – developed an efficient method for generating invoices for the AI/ML Challenge by Sirius.
- WiseEnergy – won the EnergyTech Challenge by UNDP Moldova with a tool that helps optimize energy consumption.
- HEX – triumphed in the Cybersecurity Challenge by cracking multiple security levels and accessing a digital wallet key.
- The Noughty Fox – in the HealthTech Challenge by Invitro Diagnostics, developed an app where users can view their medical appointment history and schedule future appointments.
- Gigachads – took the grand prize in the Artificial Intelligence Challenge by Efes Moldova for automating the recruitment process.
- SigStar – in the Artificial Intelligence Challenge by StarNet, developed a solution for customer support services.
- CodeHoroso – won the Machine Learning Challenge by Orbility, proposing a method to visualize clients and provide business insights
For each challenge competed about 5 teams, each team delivered solutions that demonstrated how technology has the power to transform industries, from healthcare and energy to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
A Growing Tech Community
DeepTech GigaHack isn’t just about prizes and competition, but about the rapidly growing tech community. Now in its second edition, the hackathon brought together the most talented 300 programmers, doctors, engineers, researchers, product managers, designers and IT students from Moldova, with the support of 18 mentors, 10 consultants, 25 jury members.
This event once again proved that Moldova has enormous potential in the tech field, and the support from organizational partners, academic institutions, and mentors was crucial to the hackathon’s success.
The Future is Tech, and Moldova is Ready!
DeepTech GigaHack has shown that innovation and technology can make a difference. Every idea, every line of code written during this event brings us closer to the digital future we envision. With ambition, creativity, and collaboration, Moldova is making its mark on the global tech map.
The hackathon may have ended, but for the winners, the journey is just beginning!
DeepTech GigaHack is organized by Technovator, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalisation, Future Technologies Activity funded by USAID, Government of Sweden and the UKaid, UMAEF (Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund), e-Governance Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, and UNDP, in partnership with Fineguide.ai and Orbility.