Highlights

2024

Top 7 Voice AI Ventures

“Voice AI is the New Deal of 2025” by AIM Research

“Voice AI is changing the way people interact with technology, from providing hands-free, natural interactions to developing safe and efficient systems for organizations.”

Vocadian was featured as one of top 7 voice AI ventures to look into in 2025 by AIM Research. Voice AI is quickly becoming one of the most transformational technologies of 2025, going beyond basic instructions to provide highly personalized, context-aware experiences.

2024

1st Place Grand Prize Winner

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition ACCELERATE

Groundbreaking predictive fatigue risk management to empower a safer, healthier, and more productive workforce with voice AI. They support frontline workers and organizations with high-safety risk operations in industries such as transportation and logistics, mining, construction, aviation, and healthcare.

2025

Alumni Track Finalist (Top 5)

Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC)

Vocadian has been selected as top 5 finalists in the Alumni Open Track in the 2025 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC).

2024

Open Track Finalist (Top 5)

Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC)

President’s Innovation Challenge Open Track Finalists announced

“Initiatives Showcase Solutions to World Problems”

Seven SEAS teams named President’s Innovation Challenge finalists

2024

Global Runner-Up

The 'Future of Capitalism' Startup Competition

Vocadian was selected as the global top 8 finalists in the 'Future of Capitalism' Startup Competition, hosted by Leo Lion Foundation, and won the runner-up during the pitch for up to $5M USD in London, UK on February 8th, 2024.

2024

2nd Place Prize Winner

Boston Shark Night by Babson College Blank Center

Vocadian won the 2nd Place Winner Prize in the Boston Shark Night hosted by Babson College Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.

Recognitions

2024

Startup Pitch Finalist

2025 SXSW Startup Pitch Competition

Vocadian was selected as a finalist in the SXSW Startup Pitch Competition among 45 global finalists in 9 categories.

SXSW Startup Founder Interview feature

2024

1st Place Judges’ Choice Award Winner

TopContenders Startup Showcase

Vocadian was selected as a finalist in the the inaugural TopContenders Showcase on January 25th, 2025, at the Microsoft Cambridge Campus. The winner was selected based on commercial viability, scalability, social impact, and team capabilities.

2025

Finalist in MITxHarvard Startup Cohort

Crimson Founders MITxHarvard Startup Demo at Future 100 at Investopia

Vocadian was selected as one of the finalists for the Crimson Founders MIT & Harvard Startups Demo Session at Future 100 at Investopia in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Presented at DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) AI Center in Dubai.

Crimson Founders, in partnership with DMCC, Dubai Future Foundation, Al Tamimi & Company, and a leading sovereign fund’s technology team, hosted demo sessions, exclusive investor networking, and closed-door meetings, creating funding and market entry opportunities for the participating startups.

2025

Finalist

SECON 2025 Global Impact Pitch Competition at Harvard

Vocadian was selected as a finalist in the SECON 2025 Global Impact Pitch Competition in Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard.

2024

Top 6 Finalist

The Harvard Business School Shark Tank Evening

Vocadian was selected as one of the six finalists over 100+ Harvard ventures to compete for prize with three Sharks: Kevin O'Leary, Sarah Paiji Yoo, and Matt Higgins, moderated by Prof. Reza Satchu (hosted by HBS Entrepreneurship Club).

2024

LLX Alumni Cohort

The 2024-2025 Harvard Innovation Labs Launch Lab X Alumni Accelerator

Vocadian was selected to be in the 2024-2025 cohort of Launch Lab X Alumni Accelerator (formerly known as LLX GEO) from a pool of over 200 Harvard ventures with a focus on reimagining technology and innovation.

2024

Top 6 Finalist

HBSHAA/HBSAA-NY Healthcare Startup Showcase

Vocadian was selected as one of the top 6 finalists by the Harvard Business School Healthcare Alumni Association and the HBS Alumni Angels of Greater NY to present and get featured in the startup showcase.

2024

2024 HAE Cohort

Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator

Vocadian has been accepted into the 2024 Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator, powered by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a program for early-stage companies designed to give alumni-founded companies the tools needed to scale up to the next level. 

MIT 15.378 Building an Entrepreneurial Venture (“GSD”)

2024

Top 6 selected MIT ventures

Vocadian was accepted into 2024 MIT 15 .378 Building an Entrepreneurial Venture: Advanced Tools and Techniques aka “GSD, Get S*** Done!” class,  as one of the top 6 MIT venture teams. This intensive, project-based course is the most advanced for-credit class in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation track at MIT.

2023

Summer 2023 Pre-Seed Fund Recipient

Harvard Innovation Lab’s Allston Venture Fund

Vocadian won the Summer 2023 fund at Allston Venture Fund Pitch Day on Jun. 29th, backed exclusively by six funds: Bain Capital, General Catalyst, Polaris Partners, Highland Capital, Underscore VC, and GETTYLAB.

2023

Finalist (Top 8)

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Launch Competition

Vocadian has been selected in the extremely competitive MIT 100K Launch Competition as a finalist to pitch on stage on May 15th.

Harvard HealthLab Accelerator Pitch Competition

Grand Prize Winner

2023

Vocadian won the $20K Grand Prize at Harvard HealthLab Accelerator Pitch Competition.