FinArva AI 2025
Reimagining the future of financial product distribution with AI
powered by 
Antler
Antler
An AI Hackathon where India's brightest AI developers, designers, and product thinkers will reimagine the future of financial product distribution through real-world, intelligent solutions
Phase - 1 ShortList
Theme 1: Empower GroMo Partners
| Team Leader Name | Team Name |
|---|---|
| Aditya Kumar | FinTech |
| Sushan Shetty | Timeout |
| Sanjay Manikrao Paul | MalaMahitiAahe |
| Anupreksha | Tech Titans |
| Burhanuddin Faheem | Theory Of A Deadman |
| Bhagyashri Heeralal Meena | CODECOFFEE |
| Aarushi Jain | First Mile Wayfarers |
| Nitin Kumar | 404 Brain Not Found |
| Gaurav Chhetri | AlgoCreed |
| Harshita Roonwal | Team GroAI |
| Harita Paliwal | Code Hunters |
Theme 2: AI‑First B2C Insurance Product
| Team Leader Name | Team Name |
|---|---|
| Alok Raj | Caffeine Overflow |
| Rohith VK | Lofi |
| Sanidhya Sharma | Breaking Bank |
| Jaiwant Tummala | Pyythonnn |
| Tanish | Innovision |
Prizes & Recognition
Winner
(Minimum of ₹5L or ₹1L per team member)
Plus
- Direct Interview with Founders
- Certificates of achievement
- Exclusive GroMo & AWS swag
- Recognition across the GroMo ecosystem
1st Runner-Up
(Minimum of ₹2.5L or ₹50k per team member)
Plus
- Direct Interview with Founders
- Certificates of achievement
- Exclusive GroMo & swag
- Recognition in GroMo communications
2nd Runner-Up
(Minimum of ₹1L or ₹20k per team member)
Plus
- Certificates of achievement
- Free AWS Developers Credits
- Exclusive GroMo & swag
- Recognition in GroMo communications
Best Idea Award
From Phase-1 submissions
(Minimum of ₹25k or ₹5k per team member)
Founders Choice Award
Selected personally by the Founders
For exceptional problem insight, innovative thinking, or impactful use of AI
Meet Our Jury
Distinguished industry experts evaluating your innovations
Susmit Patodia
Associate Partner at Antler, India
Ashish Sharma
Managing Partner at InnoVen Capital, India
Vinay Kumar
Head FSI VC relationship, AWS
Hackathon Format
A two-phase journey to shape the future of AI-powered financial distribution in India
Phase 1: Idea Discovery & Concept Submission
Virtual ideation and concept submission focused on understanding GroMo Partners' challenges.
Submit Your Idea Covering these Points
Top 3 User problems you're solving
Your proposed AI-based solutions
Why it will work and how it helps increase User earnings
(Optional) Mocks or high-level system flow
Important Dates
- Registration Deadline:21st May 2025
- Phase-1 Submission Deadline:21st May 2025
- Phase-1 Shortlist Announcement:22th May 2025
Phase 2: In-Person Hackathon (Build + Pitch)
Selected teams attend the in-person event in Gurgaon for a 3-day build sprint with GroMo mentors.
Event Schedule
- 30th May 10 AM:Event Kickoff
- 30th May 12 PM - 1st June 12 PM:48 Hours of Unstoppable AI Innovation
- 1st June 12 PM - 3 PM:Prepare Pitch for the Jury
- 1st June 3 PM Onwards:Presentations & Winners Announcement
Location
Gurgaon
Team Size
3-5 people
Lodging & Meals
Covered by GroMo
Travel
Self-arranged by participants
Important Note
For First Prize Eligibility, teams must deliver a functional and demonstrable prototype or MVP during the 3-day hackathon.
Winning Criteria
Problem Understanding
Has the team truly understood the challenges faced by User (i.e. GroMo Partner) ?
Innovativeness
Is the idea fresh, original, and creatively designed to solve the problem?
Business Impact
Can this solution significantly improve User earnings, productivity, or experience? Is there a workable, demonstrable prototype to showcase the impact?
Effective Use of AI
How meaningfully is AI being applied? Is it core to the solution?
Simplicity & Usability
Is the solution easy to use, scale, and adopt across GroMo's ecosystem?
Essential Tips for Success
General Guidelines for Participants
Experience the Platform
Download and explore the GroMo App from the Play Store to understand the platform firsthand.
Deep-dive into User Mindset
Understand the behavior, lifecycle and challenges of GroMo Partners — India's financial micro-entrepreneurs.
Identify Real Pain Points
Focus on real challenges Users face in scaling monthly income — lead generation, conversion, post-sale engagement, etc.
Think AI-first
Explore how artificial intelligence can automate, guide, or amplify key actions for the User.
Prioritize Scalability & Impact
Build solutions that are contextual, earnings-linked, and capable of being deployed to thousands of Users.
User-Centered Design
Focus on simplicity, mobile-first usability, and measurable value addition for Users.
Powered By Our Innovation Partners
AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.
Sarvam AI
Building India's sovereign AI stack to empower governments, enterprises, and nonprofits to use GenAI solutions. Sarvam offers a modular suite of AI tools (speech-to-text, translation, text-to-speech) for developers building with AI.
Antler
Helps the world's premier talent build great technology companies at scale from the earliest stage, enabling them to go from 0 to 1 and setting them on a path to building billion-dollar startups. Antler helps validate your idea, build your team, and access capital to launch and scale your company.
Driven by Our Hackathon Experience Partners
Apna
Apna is India's leading jobs and professional networking platform for frontline workers and rising professionals. With its vast reach and mission to uplift Bharat's workforce, Apna brings community access, scale, and grassroots activation support to FinArva.
HackCulture
HackCulture is a premier hackathon and developer community partner that helps organizations run high-quality innovation programs. From design to execution, they bring deep expertise in curating impactful tech events and driving vibrant community engagement.
General Terms & Conditions
For any questions regarding these terms, please contact us at finarva@gromo.in