The Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center (Center Director Shin Hyun-sam, hereinafter referred to as ‘Gyeonggi Innovation Center’), the operating organization of the Pangyo Startup Zone, announced on the 27th that it successfully held the ‘3rd Startup 815’ IR Demo Day held at the Startup Zone on the 26th.
Startup 815 is an investment attraction program conducted monthly by the Gyeonggi Innovation Center in collaboration with the Gyeonggi Regional Small and Medium Venture Business Administration and Gachon University. Every month, we plan to discover excellent startups in Gyeonggi-do and provide companies with opportunities to promote their businesses and attract investment.
The event was held with a scale-up track for startups less than 7 years old and a jump-up track for startups less than 3 years old. Four companies were selected for each track, and a total of eight excellent companies in Gyeonggi-do had IR pitching and networking sessions to attract investment.
The scale-up track includes ▲’ABC Labs’ (smart factory solutions and services for high-quality agricultural food production), ▲’SMT’ (energy smart metering solutions), ▲’Seoul Dynamics’ (40-ton unmanned electric truck), ▲’ Farmus Bioscience’ (AI and Medichem-based new drug design) participated and introduced its core technology and vision.
VCs with interest in investing in related fields, including Korea Bio Partners, DSC Investment, Signite Partners, and Breeze Investment, served as reviewers.
In the jump-up track, ▲’PI Discover’ (‘Palette’, an online communication platform based on ICT technology to support the growth of out-of-school youth), ▲’Brain Academy’ (digital treatment for dementia prevention and cognitive treatment, Dr. Brain), ▲’Ribbit’ (Exer-Gaming platform for corporate employee health management) ▲’Dataflow’ (integrated hair loss management platform using scalp image data and AI technology) announced.
Platinum Technology Investment, Capstone Partners, Star Ventures, and Hana Ventures participated as judges.
After the companies’ IR pitching, feedback from investment experts was provided, and follow-up networking continued for practical investment connections.
Startup 815 is held on the last Thursday of every month, and the 4th session is in the integrated field and will be recruiting at Events for about 3 weeks from June 1 (Wed) to June 17 (Fri).
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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