Winners Announced — Sonic DeFAI Hackathon
Over $250,000 in prizes. Hundreds of submissions. 7 weeks.
The Sonic DeFAI Hackathon challenged builders with one goal: create the future of AI on Sonic. From the many innovative apps that submitted to the hackathon, 18 rose above the rest and pushed the boundaries of what’s possible with AI and blockchain technology.
Meet the winners below. Thanks to our partners DoraHacks, Hey Anon, Zerebro, Allora, deBridge, and DWF Labs.
1st Place | $60,000 | Shōgun
Shōgun is an AI-powered DeFi protocol that passively allocates capital across yield strategies for maximum returns. It delivers Morpho-level yields with Superform-level simplicity through intelligent, real-time rebalancing and risk-aware diversification.
2nd Place | $55,000 | Nuvolari
NuvolariAI is an AI-powered platform for on-chain portfolio management, offering personalized strategy suggestions based on user behavior and risk profile. Tasks like rebalancing and yield farming can be executed in one click or fully automated.
Honorable Mentions | $15,000 Each
PaintSwap Game Engine
PaintSwap Game Engine is a no-code AI platform for creating, forking, and monetizing Web3 games. Games are built through user prompts for logic, art, music, and UI.
HyperSonic
HyperSonic is a multi-agent AI platform for launching tokens, trading, and predicting markets. It includes AI betting, anti-rug launchpads, cross-chain swaps, and automated marketing.
SuperSonic
SuperSonic is an AI-powered arbitrage platform that identifies cross-chain trading opportunities using real-time data, social sentiment, and predictive analytics.
Best Social Agent
Winner | $12,500 | Memegents
Memegents is a platform for creating custom AI agents —“memegents”— paired with tokens on Sonic, combining simple agent design with streamlined token deployment.
- 1st Runner-Up $5,000: deChat — AI chat interface that executes DeFi actions through natural language.
- 2nd Runner-Up $2,500: CurtAIs — Telegram agent for navigating Sonic airdrops, wallets, and onboarding through chat.
Best DeFAI Agent
Winner | $12,500 | SonicChat
SonicChat is an AI-powered app that combines wallet tracking, token transfers, gas estimates, and insights from a social media oracle to help users make smarter trading decisions.
- 1st Runner-Up $5,000: NoRugz — AI platform for launching memecoins with automated creation, promotion, and safety checks.
- 2nd Runner-Up $2,500: Shiami — DeFi chatbot for swaps, staking, and automation using simple natural language.
Best Tooling Agent
Winner | $12,500 | Sonic's Risk Watch
Sonic's Risk Watch is an AI agent that assesses token risk and executes swaps, helping users and agents make safer, data-driven decisions.
- Runner-Up $7,500: KnowScroll — AI-powered Web3 learning feed with NFT ownership and rewards for engagement.
Partner Prizes
DWF Labs
- Winner $12,000: Shōgun — AI-powered vaults for automated, cross-chain DeFi yield optimization.
- 1st Runner-Up $8,000: Crème'ai — AI-powered portfolio advisor that builds, rebalances, and deploys custom strategies.
- 2nd Runner-Up $5,000: EdgerAI — No-code trading agents that react to real-time social media signals.
deBridge
- Winner $7,500: DogBone — AI-powered DeFi gateway for automated, cross-chain yield farming on Sonic.
- Runner-Up $1,250: deChat — AI chat interface that executes DeFi actions through natural language.
- Runner-Up $1,250: Crème'ai — AI-powered portfolio advisor that builds, rebalances, and deploys custom strategies.
Allora
- Winner $5,000: TradeZo — AI-powered, anonymous trading game with winner-takes-all vault battles.
- 1st Runner-Up $3,000: Shōgun — AI-powered vaults for automated, cross-chain DeFi yield optimization.
- 2nd Runner-Up $2,000: Alm — Automated AI platform for creating, deploying, and optimizing DeFi agents.
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted to the hackathon. We truly appreciate the time, energy, and creativity you poured into your projects. More hackathons are on the horizon, so keep an eye out.
