Artificial intelligence-powered platform, geLinked.ai, has presented N2.2m to the top three finalists of its hackathon 1.0 initiative in Lagos.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the AI company said that the overall winner, team TechTornado clinched the top prize of N1m for building the ‘Recruitn’ platform that reimagines recruitment with personalised and enhanced features for job seekers and human resource professionals.
TechTitans won the second prize of N700,000 for their ‘HeasyResource’ human resource management system designed to streamline processes, enhance communication and drive growth through user-friendly technology, and Team ‘Incorp’ won N500,000 for their innovative work aimed at streamlining human resource operations, Al-powered applicant screening and seamless onboarding experience for recruitment efficiency.
The Hackathon 10 finalists were selected from a pool of 20 qualifiers from over 400 initial entries. They presented a demo of their products to a panel of judges selected from the tech industry.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of getLlinked.ai, Igbene Otimeyin, all the finalists started with an idea. He said that they built innovative human resource solutions not only to convince the judges but to eventually transform into a successful tech start-up business from Nigeria to the world.
“We are extremely proud of the work put in by all the teams in such 30 days since we announced and opened entries for the first-of-its-kind getLinked.ai hackathon 1.0 initiative in Nigeria. Our ultimate goal is to continuously provide support for all participants to transform their solutions into a successful tech business venture impacting not only Nigeria and Nigerians, but the world at large,” Otimeyin explained.
Other finalists include Pathfinders, Inventus, Dev Combos, Xavier, Team Success and Taiwo Software.
getLinked.ai has developed scalable solutions designed to assist employers in pinpointing the ideal candidate from a vast pool of applicants through the use of its Applicant Tracking System.
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