Jeong Ju-Young Startup Competition to Hold Demo Day at COEX on October 29

Keynote Speech by Kim Byunghoon, CEO of APR
Pitching Session Featuring 23 Startup Teams
Total Prize Pool of 370 Million Won

On September 22, Asan Nanum Foundation announced that it will hold the demo day for the '2025 Jeong Ju-Young Startup Competition (Jeongchangkyung)', the largest private startup competition in Korea, on October 29 at COEX in Seoul.

This year, the demo day will feature a keynote speech by Kim Byunghoon, CEO of APR, a leading global beauty company, who will deliver a message of pioneering spirit as a senior entrepreneur. The subsequent startup pitching session will showcase presentations from a total of 23 startup teams that have advanced to the finals after completing six months of acceleration, across four tracks: the Global Track, Diversity Track, Climate Tech Track, and Pre-Startup Track.

The winning teams at the demo day will receive a total prize pool of approximately 370 million won. Notably, this year, Amazon, a global corporation that has closely collaborated with Asan Nanum Foundation, will participate as a sponsor and present a special award. In addition, all teams participating in this year’s competition will be provided with short-term office space at MARU, the entrepreneurship platform operated by Asan Nanum Foundation, as well as investor recommendations, one-on-one mentoring, and corporate partnership benefits valued at 1.4 billion won.

Chun Sungwoo, Head of the Startup Team at Asan Nanum Foundation, stated, "The Jeongchangkyung demo day will become a record of pioneering efforts by entrepreneurs who are taking on new challenges such as global expansion, responding to the climate crisis, and promoting social diversity. I hope that this demo day will serve as a starting point to awaken and inspire the pioneering spirit of many young people."

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