Aegis Asset Management Announces Selected Companies for 'Aegis-TechUpPlus'
[Asia Economy Reporter Ji-hwan Park] Aegis Asset Management has revealed a total of four Proptech companies that were finally selected in the 'Aegis-Tech Up Plus' program held in June last year. Tech Up Plus is a startup discovery program conducted by FuturePlay, a global startup accelerator.
Aegis Asset Management provides sponsorship for the program as well as mentoring opportunities through in-house infrastructure and networks. FuturePlay was responsible for program planning and operation, as well as startup selection and nurturing.
The startups that were finally selected receive investment necessary for early-stage entrepreneurship and are provided with practical training required for startup establishment and management over six months.
The four companies finally selected are △LocalsTitch (coworking and coliving spaces) △MayAI (AI-based offline customer behavior pattern analysis solution) △Plans Coffee (premium coffee automation machines utilizing idle spaces) △BuildBlock (global real estate investment and management platform).
This video introduces the reasons why Aegis Asset Management focused on startups, the future outlook of the real estate market, and the growth stories of each company. The videos will be sequentially released starting tonight at 9 PM with Aegis Asset Management’s Chief Financial Officer Tae-hee Lim presenting 'The Future of Real Estate in 10 Years,' followed by Plans Coffee on the 14th, MayAI on the 23rd, and LocalsTitch on the 25th.
The companies selected for the 'Aegis-Tech Up Plus' program will be introduced through EO, a startup content specialized YouTube channel, in a non-face-to-face manner in line with the untact era trend brought about by COVID-19.
Aegis Asset Management plans to continue leading the nurturing of domestic real estate startup companies through win-win cooperation with startups possessing excellent real estate expertise and superior information technology capabilities.
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Tae-hee Lim, Chief Financial Officer of Aegis Asset Management, stated, "We plan to continuously discover and nurture startups and Proptech companies that can bring innovation to the real estate industry, not only those selected through this program. We will take the lead in creating a virtuous cycle in the startup ecosystem by passing on Aegis Asset Management’s real estate expertise and innovative growth experience to young startups to help them grow into unicorn companies."
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