Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (CEO Won-kyung Kim, hereinafter referred to as 'Gyeonggi Innovation Center') announced that it held the '31st Startup 815 IR-SEED' at the Pangyo Startup Zone on the 10th.
This event was designed to discover early-stage startups with technological prowess and marketability in the climate industry and provide growth opportunities through connections with private investors. In particular, startups with technological competitiveness in the core climate tech sector participated and attracted attention.
Four companies participated in IR pitching: ▲Graphene Engineering Co., Ltd. (development of high-performance battery additives based on recycling of secondary battery cathode materials), ▲Withwi Co., Ltd. (automated waste plastic sorting system based on hyperspectral AI technology), ▲Arame Materials Co., Ltd. (biodegradable barrier coating agent using red algae-derived nanocellulose), ▲Plantner Co., Ltd. (eco-friendly special fertilizer technology that reduces loss rate by controlling the release of ingredients).
A number of venture capital (VC) and investment organizations, including NextWave Venture Partners, Tweet Investment, SparkLabs, Korea Bio Investment Partners, Venture Square, KR Ventures, SJ Investment Partners, Stick Ventures, Blue Point Partners, and Dodam Ventures, attended the event and evaluated the company’s technological prowess, commercialization potential, and expansion strategy.
An official from the Gyeonggi Innovation Center said, “Climate tech is a field that can be an important solution to the national tasks of reducing greenhouse gases and responding to the climate crisis,” and added, “We will continue to actively foster climate tech startups and strengthen support so that technology-based solutions can settle in the market.”
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