Davida, 'Startup Wheel 2025' Top 30 Startups Selected

Edtech startup Davida (CEO Eunseung Lee) announced on the 2nd that it was selected as a Top 30 startup at the Asian startup competition 'Startup Wheel 2025'.

Startup Wheel is an event hosted by the Business Startup Support Centre (BSSC) under the Vietnamese government and co-organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Young Business Association (YBA), etc. It is a large-scale startup challenge where over 2,000 startups from Vietnam and over 30 countries around the world compete for their technological prowess and marketability on the global stage. In particular, this competition will be held in conjunction with InnoEx 2025, which will be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from August 21 to 22, providing an opportunity to pitch in front of over 10,000 global participants, investors, and industry leaders.

Through this Top 30 selection, Davida has secured a spot in the interview round, and if they advance to the semifinals in the future, they will be able to challenge for the finals through stage pitching and on-site evaluation at InnoEx 2025. Davida's GENICLASS, GENIPEN, and AI-based GENITEACHER are unique learning systems that combine analog handwriting, digital technology, and artificial intelligence, and are attracting attention for providing a high-quality learning experience even in areas with low accessibility to digital education.

This selection is the result of once again acknowledging Davida’s technological prowess and social value in the global edutech market, and shows that the future of education that Davida is building is competitive even in the Central and South Asian markets. In particular, Davida is actively expanding its activities not only in the Middle East but also in the Southeast Asian market, and plans to further strengthen its foundation for cooperation with Vietnam and neighboring countries by participating in this Startup Wheel 2025.

CEO Lee Eun-seung said, “Startup Wheel is a stage where promising startups in the Asian region can gather together and test their global expansion potential. It is very encouraging that DAVIDA was selected as one of the Top 30, and we will use this opportunity to further solidify our position in the Southeast Asian market.”

Davida has recently emerged as a prominent player in the Middle East and African markets, and is continuing its leap forward as a sustainable technology company that contributes to solving social problems beyond education.

Meanwhile, Davida has been recognized for its technological prowess and potential in overseas markets through ▲ winning the 'Grand Prize' at the Startup Idea Competition ▲ being selected as the Global ODA Corporate Entry Center ▲ being selected as the 2nd Seoul Fintech Lab ▲ being selected as the 'Best' at the 2024 KSC France ▲ winning the 2024 CES Innovation Award ▲ winning the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Award ▲ winning the 'Silver' at the Japan AES Global Awards ▲ being selected as the 'Excellent' ICT R&D by the Ministry of Science and ICT ▲ being selected as the Private Investment-led Technology Startup Support (TIPS) by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups ▲ winning the Best Company by the Technology Guarantee Fund ▲ being selected as Startup 4.0 by the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund ▲ winning the Grand Prize for Innovation of SMEs and Startups by the Republic of Korea ▲ winning the Startup Promotion Agency Award at the 4th Industrial Revolution Festival ▲ winning the CORE 100 by the Seoul Investment Office ▲ winning the Proud Gyeonggi SME Award ▲ winning the Hi Seoul Enterprise Excellent Company ▲ winning the Excellence Award at the Korea Intellectual Property Fair ▲ winning the Gyeonggi Economic and Science Promotion Agency Director's Award as a Gyeonggi-do Exporter.


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