Incheon Startup Park Supports Startup Demonstrations with GS Caltex

Incheon Technopark (Incheon TP) and the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 9th that they are operating the 'Smart-X Energy Program' in collaboration with GS Caltex, a partner of Incheon Startup Park, to support the demonstration of startups' products and services.

This program selected two startups through a recruitment process in March this year and provides up to 30 million KRW per company for demonstration costs, as well as demonstration resources such as the network and space of GS Caltex's directly operated gas stations.

Among the participating companies, Homisoft, a startup in the logistics IT sector, will demonstrate a self-storage business model by utilizing the idle space at the GS Caltex Sinbu-pyeong Gas Station in Samsan-dong until November.

Homisoft's self-storage service, 'Carrybox,' is a shared warehouse where users can apply and pay non-face-to-face through the website. With the increase in single-person households, the demand for self-storage services is growing, and there is anticipation about how much synergy can be created with gas station customers. During the Carrybox demonstration period, Homisoft will conduct a promotion for a goods pickup service.

An official from Incheon Startup Park said, "This demonstration with GS Caltex will be a great opportunity to verify the business models of startups' products and services," adding, "We plan to expand cooperation programs with large corporations to enable early commercialization of products and services from startups in the Incheon area."

GS Caltex Sinbupyeong Gas Station's self-storage service 'Carrybox' installed by Homisoft [Photo provided by Incheon TP]

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