Last week, to begin the busy (and slushy) Slush week, we had the honor of hosting K-Startup Demo Day at Maria01! It was a celebration of the Korean startup ecosystem and their efforts to explore Finland, as well as Finnish-Korean relations. The event was kicked off with remarks by His Excellency Mr. Jungha Kim, Ambassador of Korea in Finland and Mr. Jari Sinkari, Director General of the Department of Asia and Oceania of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The event was a collaborative effort between Vertical, KISED, KSC, KVCA, KOTRA, SBA and GSBA. We had a total of 24 Korean startups compete for a pitching slot, and saw 10 finalists pitching in front of the excited audience. 🏆 Congratulations to the participants on their hard work and well-delivered pitches, and special mention to the winners! Best overall pitch so hye Choi & CUBIG AI, best product-market-fit in Finland Dakyum (Dia) Kang & Alyce Health and most innovative solution Ha-Won Kim& SNPLab Inc.. 💬 Earlier in the afternoon, all the startups got to meet and greet local investors and ecosystem experts in casual roundtable discussions. Thank you Minbok Wi, INJE OH, Lee Samsik, Hyun Woo Kim, Changyeon Lee, Yujin Park, ARAM HAN, Dasom Lee, Jiyoun Hwang, Aino Heiska, Eero Toppinen, Dana Gamburg, Jason Hill, Havu Media Special thanks to the illustrious jury: Sofia Lund, Ellen Högnäs, Christian Lindholm, Fabian Sepulveda With KISED (Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development), Korean Venture Capital Association, KOTRA, KOTRA Helsinki, GBSA 경기도경제과학진흥원, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
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