Post by Sonali Jha

Truly honoured to receive this felicitation from Mr. Prashant Gokhale, Managing Director of Buhler Inc. & President of BCIC Karnataka, and Dr. G Madhavi Latha, Professor at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and a renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. Dr. Latha played a key role in building the Chenab Railway Bridge —the world’s highest railway arch bridge. The bridge, recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, stands 359 meters above the river—taller than the Eiffel Tower. As someone who has built Cunomial over the past years bootstrapped, I deeply relate to Dr. Latha's words. Most meaningful work doesn’t happen in the spotlight. It happens with consistency, care, and the belief that we are building something that matters. 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡. I’m truly grateful our clients and to the Cunomial team—this recognition belongs to all of us. We started Cunomial as a small idea of building #Accubate, an Innovation Management Platform. Today, it’s helping governments, institutions, and corporates managing diverse innovation programs, which add to the topline and build competitive advantage. We have since built more enterprise tools for marketing and operations. This journey has not been easy—but it’s been honest and deeply fulfilling. Thank you, once again SelectUSA for naming Cunomial the Asia Pacific winner at the SelectUSA Tech Pitching Competition, and thank you BCIC for this honour. Every word of support matters. We’ll continue building—with purpose, humility, and strength. Participating in the SelectUSA at Washington DC provided opportunities for growth and collaboration. The insights gained, the valuable connections made, and the dynamic energy from fellow innovators were truly inspiring. It was an incredible experience to engage with leaders like U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti, Marisa Lago, Under Secretary for International Trade, and Jonathan Heimer, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in India and Scott Bastian from Aditya Birla Group for the support and conversations that fueled our excitement for future partnerships. Vineet Verma, MRICS, FIIHM | Maheshwar Rao | Joohi Smita Sinha | Kumar Ravi | S Devarajan (PED/Hos Devarajan | Dr.Panneerselvam ( PS ) Madanagopal | Jasjit Singh | Carey Arun | Manjushree Phookan | Antappa Badigair