Hamo AI Pitches at Toronto AI & Tech Networking Event

Hamo AI Pitches at Toronto AI & Tech Networking, Opening Canadian Market Development

Toronto, Canada — April 8, 2026 — On the evening of April 8, Hamo AI Technology Ltd. founder and CEO Chris Cheng took the stage at the AI & Tech Networking in Toronto event, hosted by Startup Valley at Kos Restaurant. Before an audience of founders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and investors from Toronto's technology community, Cheng introduced Hamo AI's newly launched platform — an AI-Powered Therapist Avatar System that bridges professional psychology and artificial intelligence.

The pitch came just one week after the platform's official MVP launch on April 1, 2026, marking Hamo AI's first major public presentation in the Canadian market.

The Pitch: Where Professional Psychology Meets AI

Cheng opened with the core problem: over 1 billion people worldwide suffer from mental health conditions, yet 75% never receive any form of professional treatment. With traditional therapy costing $150–300 per session and carrying weeks-long waitlists, the gap between need and access has never been wider.

Hamo AI's answer is not another chatbot — it is the AI Mind: a computable psychological model built on a persistent Psychological Semantic Vector Space (PSVS) that evolves with every session across four core dimensions:

• Personality — Big Five traits, values, and behavioural patterns
• Emotion — Real-time affect tracking and emotional history
• Cognition — Thought patterns, cognitive distortions, and beliefs
• Relationship — Attachment style and therapeutic alliance strength

Unlike generic LLMs, the Hamo Avatar is designed, trained, and supervised by licensed therapists — combining the scalability of AI with the clinical rigour of professional mental health care.

Product Demo: Hamo Pro & Hamo Client

The presentation showcased the platform's two-sided marketplace model:

Hamo Pro (Therapist Dashboard) enables licensed professionals to create and configure their AI Avatar, define its AI Mind model, and monitor client conversations in real time. Hamo Client allows users to discover Avatars, begin 24/7 sessions, and build a persistent psychological profile that deepens over time.

Cheng also presented independently verified performance data from the PSVS Benchmark Assessment Report, demonstrating HAMO AVATAR's leadership across key clinical dimensions — including a 93.56% Emotional Intelligence score (highest among all tested models) and a 98% pass rate on Therapeutic Strategy Compliance.

Audience Interaction and Follow-Up Collaborations

The pitch resonated strongly with the audience. Following the presentation, Cheng engaged in substantive conversations with entrepreneurs, mental health professionals, and investors — exploring potential partnerships, investment opportunities, and early adoption arrangements. Several follow-up meetings were scheduled on the spot to advance collaboration discussions.

“"Events like this remind me why Toronto is such a remarkable city for building at the intersection of technology and healthcare. The response from the room — the questions, the energy, the follow-up conversations — validated that the problem we are solving is real and urgent. This evening opened the door to Hamo AI's next chapter in Canada."”
— Chris Cheng, Founder and CEO of Hamo AI

A New Chapter in Canada

With an active platform, a growing therapist onboarding pipeline, and now a meaningful foothold in Toronto's startup ecosystem, this event marks the beginning of Hamo AI's deliberate expansion into the Canadian market. The team is actively seeking pre-seed investment, strategic partners from the mental health professional community, and early adopters who want to experience and shape the product.

Those interested in connecting can reach out at chris@hamo.ai or visit www.hamo.ai.

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