Under the coordination of RAPIV and AWARE7 GmbH as part of the #ecosys4you project, the Innovator Mind Diving Hackathon Varna took place on July 5-6, 2025. The event brought together 3 mentors and 15 participants aged between 17 and 30 to seek solutions for three challenges through startup business proposals.
My challenge to the participants, in my role as a mentor, was focused on drinking water. My premise is that there is no such thing as the “best” water in general; rather, there is the most suitable water for each of us at any given moment—much like our jobs and many other aspects of life.
While my initial idea for solving this problem involved a collective AI-driven platform, the team that took on this challenge already had their own research and interests regarding water and presented a solution in a different direction.
What’s more—they actually won the hackathon! Congratulations to them, but we all won something even greater by sharing useful ideas and meeting new people. That being said, my specific challenge is still waiting for a team to solve and realize it with my support.
