Hikaru Sense AI (Hackathon)
St. Gallen, Switzerland – Finance – Hackathon
Problem to Solve
W.P. Consulting, a Swiss financial advisory firm, struggled to stay fully informed during periods of high market activity. When markets opened, important news articles and financial updates were often overlooked, leading to delays in preparing timely analyses for their clients. This had a direct impact on the quality of their weekly podcasts, daily market reports, and urgent communications during force-majeure situations. The company needed a reliable way to continuously track market-relevant information and transform it into actionable insights without increasing the workload of its consultants.
Our Solution
The orionic AI strategy and consulting team conducted a deep analysis of W.P. Consulting’s workflow and identified the critical bottlenecks in information monitoring and content creation. After completing the research phase, the team designed a comprehensive concept for a digital assistant platform called Hikaru Sense AI. The proposed solution combined a centralized dashboard for real-time metrics and analytics with automated news parsing from user-defined sources and newsletters. It also included an AI-based report generator that created personalized daily market overviews and allowed users to easily edit the content before publication. In addition, an AI voice agent was developed to automatically produce podcasts based on the most relevant news items selected by consultants. To ensure full client alignment, the system integrated these features with a simple portfolio management component that linked generated content to individual customer profiles.
Results & Effects
The project was presented at Start Hack St. Gallen, one of Europe’s largest innovation hackathons, where orionic earned second place among hundreds of participants. All planned functionalities were implemented within the limited competition timeframe, demonstrating a fully working system capable of generating reports and podcasts tailored to specific client portfolios. The outcome showcased how a strategic approach to AI automation can enable financial consulting firms to react instantly to market events, improve client communication, and strengthen their competitive position in an increasingly fast-moving information landscape.