Gwanak District to Send Five Local Startups to CES 2026

Three Consecutive Years of Participation
Four-Time Innovation Award Winner

Gwanak District in Seoul (Mayor Junhee Park) will participate in CES 2026, the world’s largest information technology (IT) and consumer electronics exhibition, to be held in Las Vegas, USA, from January 6 to 9 next year, aiming to target the global market.

Gwanak S Valley startups participating in CES 2025 and Junhee Park, Mayor of Gwanak District (center). Provided by Gwanak District.

The district, in collaboration with the Seoul Business Agency (SBA), will establish the "Gwanak S Valley Pavilion" within the CES 2026 Seoul Pavilion, showcasing the innovative technologies of five promising local startups to a global audience.

This marks the third consecutive year that Gwanak S Valley is taking the stage at CES. Participating companies plan to build on the achievements of previous exhibitions, focusing on generating tangible business opportunities and expanding their global networks.

Companies based in Gwanak S Valley have achieved remarkable success at CES, winning the "Best Innovation Award" for the first time in 2022, followed by "Innovation Awards" in both 2024 and 2025, and again in 2026, totaling four awards at CES. This demonstrates that the technological capabilities of the startup ecosystem nurtured by Gwanak District are of a world-class standard.

The five companies participating in this year’s Gwanak S Valley Pavilion are leading startups in future-oriented sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and healthcare.

The main participants include Diovi Studio (real-time video styling service based on AI technology), which won an Innovation Award this year; Dawsontee (AI agent for marketing, customer service, and business automation); Mandarin Robotics (AI-based personalized nutrition dispenser); Soliv Ventures (the world’s first 4D smart educational tool); and Qution (AI and hardware-independent robot platform).

The district will provide comprehensive support to ensure that participating companies achieve tangible results. In partnership with the Seoul Business Agency, the program offers exhibition booths, airfare and accommodation vouchers, support for Innovation Award application fees, as well as business matching, local media promotion, and a global pitching day-comprehensive initiatives designed to maximize overseas expansion outcomes.

Mayor Junhee Park stated, "Participation in CES 2026 will be a highly meaningful opportunity to confirm that the innovative technologies held by Gwanak S Valley companies can succeed on the global stage. We will continue to provide systematic and generous support so that Gwanak’s startup ecosystem can become a cradle for unicorn companies in the future."

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