Samuel Danso
Software Engineer
I build AI-native products and infra, focused on AI agents and agentic finance.
Currently building Avela. Previously Founding Engineer at Necta. Resident Fellow at ShanHaiWoo Singapore 2025.
10× Global Hackathon Winner.
Work
AI knowledge base with hybrid retrieval and search. Ingest articles, PDFs, and URLs — ask questions with cited answers.
- 2026
Spend governance layer for AI agents — programmable policies, TEE-secured wallets, zero-gas micropayments.
- 2026
Agent-native platform for autonomous stablecoin yield optimization and portfolio management.
- 2025
Awards
- OKX Build X Hackathon — Season 2
3rd Place & Most Active Agent
- 2026
- Safe Agentathon
Advanced Portfolio Management Track — 1st Place
- 2025
- ETHOnline (ETHGlobal)
Best use of Artificial Superintelligence Alliance — 2nd Place
- 2025
- TOKEN2049 Singapore Origins Hackathon
Best App on Celo - 2nd Place
- 2025
- Somnia AI Hackathon
DeFi Agent Track — 2nd Place
- 2025
- Solana Cypherpunk Hackathon
ASI Agents Track — 3rd Place
- 2025
- Lens Spring Hackathon
Honorary Mention #2 Prize
- 2025
- Story World Assets Buildathon
Tomo SDK Bounty Winner
- 2025
- Zora Coinathon
Prize Pool Winner
- 2025
Highlights
Speaking — African Builder Stories, Singapore '25
Hacking — ETHiopia Builder Hackathon '25
Pitching — ShanHaiWoo Residency, Singapore '25
Building — ShanHaiWoo Residency, Singapore '25