Fund My Vision
An award-winning hackathon project connecting entrepreneurs with potential investors through opportunity discovery, role-based access, KYC verification, and real-time messaging.
A reason to build
Early-stage entrepreneurs often struggle to reach potential investors, while investors lack a centralized way to discover promising ideas and connect directly with their creators. Fund My Vision aimed to bridge this gap through a platform designed around both sides of the investment process.
What I worked on
Led backend development for the hackathon project, building the Express.js server, database models, session-based authentication, role-based authorization, investor KYC workflows, and real-time messaging infrastructure. Worked as part of a team to integrate the backend with the React frontend.
How the pieces fit
- Designed separate workflows for ideators, investors, and administrators, with role-specific permissions and dashboard access.
- Implemented session-based authentication and middleware to protect routes and enforce user permissions.
- Built an investor KYC submission and administrative review workflow, including approval and rejection states.
- Structured SQLite tables for users, profiles, business ideas, investor interests, conversations, and messages.
- Integrated Socket.IO for real-time communication between investors and ideators, with messages persisted in the database.
- Connected opportunity discovery and investor-interest workflows to direct conversations between users.
- Prioritized end-to-end functionality and backend integration to deliver a working hackathon prototype.
The detail that matters
Used Express.js with SQLite to minimize infrastructure complexity and accelerate development within the hackathon timeframe. Centralized authentication and authorization through middleware, while using Socket.IO to support real-time conversations without repeatedly polling the server.
Where it stands
Won 1st place at PCPS Hack4Impact with Team Aparichit. Delivered a working marketplace prototype featuring separate user roles, investor KYC review, business idea discovery, and real-time messaging. The source code is publicly available on GitHub, although the application is not currently hosted.
Learned how to design and integrate interconnected backend systems under tight deadlines. The experience strengthened my understanding of authentication, authorization, relational data modeling, real-time communication, and coordinating technical priorities within a team.
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