How Adhunik Invest works

A miniature city at night rendered as a scale model, every window dark except one warm amber window near the top of the central tower.
Seen through a window frame: a small dark room where a young founder, modelled as a clay figure, sits at a desk under a single lamp and talks to a phone standing on a tripod.
60sone take
A circular model plaza holding a grid of eighteen small pedestals, each carrying an upright amber-lit screen, all facing the same way.
Four columns standing on a plinth like a bar chart; the third is the tallest and glows amber from within, lighting a polished disc at its foot.
20%community
20%ai quality
30%jury
20%uniqueness
Three stacks of coins on a dark plinth: a tall stack glowing warm amber beside two much shorter unlit stacks of equal height, with loose coins resting on a polished rail across the front.
60%on results
20%day 30
20%day 60
A three-step podium on a circular plinth: the founder, modelled as a clay figure, stands on the glowing amber centre step with both arms raised, silhouetted inside a shaft of light rising into the dark.

01 · The idea

Every bold idea starts in one room.

No accelerator. No warm intro. Just a founder, awake later than they should be, certain about something nobody else can see yet.

02 · The pitch

You get 60 seconds.

One vertical video. No deck, no demo day, no gatekeeper deciding whether you are allowed in the room. Record it on the phone already in your hand.

03 · The Chapter

Your pitch joins a Chapter.

Every Chapter is a cohort competing over a fixed window for a real prize pool. You are not shouting into a feed — you are entered in a round with a start, an end, and a result.

04 · The verdict

Four signals. One score.

Community reviews 20%, AI quality 20%, expert jury 30%, uniqueness 20% — normalised, weighted, and combined. An Editor’s Pick adds a 10% bonus. No single person can hand you the win.

05 · The money

Winnings land in three tranches.

60% as soon as results are final. 20% at day 30 and 20% at day 60, each released against a public journey update. The money follows the progress, in the open.

06 · The rise

Ready to rise?

Founders get capital and an audience. Reviewers build a Hero Score and earn from the Hero Fund. Everyone can see exactly how the result was reached.

Where do you want to start?

Questions about scoring, fees or payouts? The FAQ covers each step in detail.