Startup Festival 'ComeUp 2020' Website Completely Revamped

Real-time Communication Among Participants and Live Event Streaming
Providing Various Features Including Startup Company Introductions and Online Booth Tours

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the ComeUp 2020 Organizing Committee announced on the 13th that the ComeUp 2020 website will be revamped and officially launched starting from the 16th. Photo by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the ComeUp 2020 Organizing Committee announced on the 13th that they will relaunch the ComeUp 2020 website starting from the 16th to provide full-scale service.

The existing ComeUp website was primarily designed to deliver information to stakeholders in the startup ecosystem such as startups and investors, providing details about participating speakers and investors. However, in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the ComeUp 2020 event will be held online and non-face-to-face. To allow people worldwide to easily participate online and to establish ComeUp’s identity as a global startup festival, the website has been completely revamped.

This revamp organized the top menu into Virtual Showroom (SHOWROOM), Program Introduction (PROGRAM), Speaker & Investor Introduction (ATTENDEES), and ComeUp Stars Introduction (STARTUP), improving the website so that participants can intuitively find the desired ComeUp information at a glance.

First, the Virtual Showroom is composed of video content utilizing virtual reality (VR) technology covering the entire ComeUp program, including major academic conferences and special events. The Program Introduction allows intuitive daily searches of 12 topic-specific lectures and discussions over the three-day academic conference, as well as seven special events such as the AI Championship and the K-Startup Grand Challenge.

The Speaker & Investor Introduction section publicly lists the speakers, discussants, and investors for each of the 12 topics comprising the academic conference. By clicking on the photos of speakers, discussants, and investors, users can view more detailed information such as their fields of expertise, career backgrounds, and main areas of interest. In the ComeUp Stars Introduction, users can watch company profiles and promotional videos of 120 innovative startups selected through fierce competition (9:1) last summer. Additionally, participants who have completed pre-registration will have the opportunity to communicate online with ComeUp Stars of interest during the event period.

During the ComeUp 2020 event, the ‘Online Venue’ feature will be additionally activated. This will enable functions such as real-time exchanges between participants, company presentations (IR), meetings, and visiting promotional booths?activities that were previously conducted at offline venues?to be available online.

Kim Seul-ah, Chairperson of the ComeUp 2020 Private Organizing Committee, said, “After finalizing the slogan of ComeUp 2020 as ‘Meet the Post-COVID Future Led by Startups!’, we have thoroughly prepared the event format optimized for the post-COVID era.” She added, “Through the ComeUp website and online venue, we hope startups and investors worldwide will actively communicate and interact beyond borders, time zones, and the barriers of COVID-19, preparing a hopeful future together.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.