Sonaya at Web Summit 2025 in Lisbon

In November 2025, DINKEL AI & Media Tech GmbH presented the Sonaya app at one of the world's largest technology events — Web Summit Lisbon 2025.

After passing the global startup selection, Sonaya received:

• an official invitation from the organizers,
• ALPHA Startup status,
• a dedicated booth in the Web Summit exhibition area,
• an invitation to participate in the Web Summit Pitch competition, entering the Top 100 startups worldwide.

🎤 On stage: pitch highlight

During the pitch, Sofia Kudina introduced Sonaya with the words:

This line clearly emphasized the core idea of the product: meditation becomes truly personal and sounds in your own voice.

🎧 User reactions

At the Sonaya booth, Web Summit attendees could:

• record their own voice,
• generate a personal meditation,
• listen to it in their own voice just a few seconds later.

Visitors noted how natural the voice sounded and how emotionally engaging the experience was: when the voice belongs to you, trust and focus become much deeper. The technology attracted particular interest in the context of wellness, mental health, and personalized digital experiences.

👥 The team on site

Sonaya at Web Summit was presented by:

• Alex Dinkel, developer and creator of the app concept;
• Sofia Kudina and Ganna Ilinykh, co-founders of DINKEL AI & Media Tech GmbH.

🏢 About the company

Sonaya is developed by DINKEL AI & Media Tech GmbH, a Vienna-based company focused on AI solutions in media and digital wellbeing. The company builds products that make interaction between humans and technology more natural, personal, and emotionally meaningful.

🚀 What's next

Participation in Web Summit has become an important milestone on the way to bringing Sonaya to the global market. The team is now preparing the Sonaya App Store release, so that users around the world can create their own meditations — in their own voice.