Walkers High Wins Innovation Award at 'NextRise 2025, Seoul'

Workers High , which operates the space retail platform 'FLAGSHOP', announced that it won the 'Innovation Prize' in the AI category at 'NextRise 2025, Seoul' held at COEX in Seoul from June 26th to 27th.

This award is part of the startup award program 'NextRise Awards' hosted by the Korea Development Bank (KDB), and is awarded based on a comprehensive evaluation of technological prowess, business operation capabilities, and marketability. About 700 domestic and international companies applied for this year's award, and 30 companies were selected through a competition rate of 23:1.

Workers High participated in the event as a startup invited by the Korea Development Bank, and discussed various collaboration opportunities through 1:1 meetups with major venture capitals (VCs), global corporations, and investment firms during the event.

At the event site, a live demonstration of the 'Flag Shop' took place, and attention was drawn to the automatic operation system in the unmanned space, space design based on user experience, and the media business model utilizing the advertising platform 'Flag Media'.

A representative of Walkers High said, “Through this award, the flagship store has been recognized for its potential as a next-generation retail platform that combines space, technology, and media beyond distribution channels,” adding, “We plan to continue to strengthen the expandability of space-based services and technological competitiveness in domestic and international markets.”


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