Tech That Brings People Together

From International Student to Building Tonyte

Hi, I am Akshat Mohiley.

I moved from India to Germany in 2020 as an international student, excited to begin a completely new chapter of my life.

But moving to a new country also meant rebuilding something I had always taken for granted: a sense of belonging.

Over the years, I experienced many of the challenges students and newcomers face when arriving in a new city.

Finding events was fragmented. Meeting new people often depended on luck or already knowing someone. There were communities, experiences, and places all around me, yet discovering them was often much harder than it should have been.

And sometimes the hardest part was not finding something to do — it was having someone to experience it with.

What surprised me most was realizing how many others were experiencing the same thing: international students, Erasmus students, travelers, newcomers, and even people who had lived in the city for years.

The opportunities to connect were already there.

What was missing was an easier way to discover them and bring people together.

In 2026, the idea for Tonyte emerged from a simple belief:

Technology should help people leave their screens and experience the world around them.

Tonyte was created to make that easier.

Co-founderSimon Rios SanchezPeru → Germany → Tonyte

From Communities To Real Integration

Hi, I am Simon Rios Sanchez.

I come from Peru, but my connection with Germany started long before I moved here. I grew up attending a German-Peruvian school, where I was introduced to the German language and culture from an early age.

In 2019, I moved to Germany and started a new chapter in Dresden.

Even with that previous connection to Germany, I realized that moving to another country comes with a challenge that goes far beyond learning the language: integration.

Dresden is home to people from many different backgrounds and communities. But being in the same city does not automatically mean that those communities connect with each other.

Over the years, I have become increasingly involved in bringing people together and creating spaces where different cultures and communities can meet.

But if we really want to change how people integrate into a city, that change needs to happen on a much larger scale.

That is why I believe in Tonyte:

Real integration begins when different communities stop living next to each other and start connecting with each other.

Tonyte gives us the opportunity to create that impact at scale.