Gaudi Architecture Becomes Domestic Startup Testbed

Gaudi's architectural work 'Casa Batll?' located in Barcelona, Spain.
[Photo by Seoul Startup Hub]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jun-hyung] Spain's world-renowned architect Antoni Gaudi's building 'Casa Batll?' and the famous shopping center 'Liya' located in Barcelona will become testbeds for domestic startups.

Seoul Startup Hub announced on the 25th that it is recruiting companies to participate in the Spain testbed program in collaboration with the Korea International Trade Association to enhance the technological competitiveness of innovative startups. The application period is until the 5th of next month.

Earlier, Seoul Startup Hub and the Korea International Trade Association signed a business agreement in April this year for an overseas technology verification (PoC) testbed in Spain. The two organizations have been promoting related projects based in the city of Barcelona.

The first global testbed project was conducted in April this year, with a total of 80 startups applying. The five startups finally selected participated in the program for three months from June to last month at the shopping mall 'Westfield Gl?ries' located in Barcelona. According to Seoul Startup Hub, visitor satisfaction with the startup solutions was high during the demonstration period, and all five startups continue to collaborate with the shopping mall.

The startups selected through this program will conduct demonstrations locally in Spain for about three months starting from December this year. Support for matching with local investors and buyers will also be provided.

Lee Tae-hoon, head of the Startup Division at Seoul Business Agency, said, "We are pleased that this project will lead domestic startups to enter Spain and drive the K-startup wave," adding, "We will strengthen the testbed project so that excellent startups can expand throughout Europe."

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