Seoul 2019

Seoul city view from across the Han River

SEOUL 2019 CATALOGUES:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

SEOUL MAYOR'S AWARD

CITYPRENEURS

SEOUL 2019

WINNERS

FIRST PRIZE WINNER

WeGO SECRETARY GENERAL AWARD

SECOND PRIZE WINNER

UNESCAP-ENEA DIRECTOR'S AWARD

GRAND INVESTOR'S PICK

WeGO SPONSORSHIP

INVESTOR'S PICK

CIOs' PICK

*CITYPRENEURS SEOUL 2017
GRAND PRIZE WINNER

SEOUL 2019 SEMI-FINALISTS

*Top 10 Finalists

SEED TRACK

AFTERAIN

Bitsensing Inc.

DamoGO*

EXOSYSTEMS Inc.

HBN*

Life Chair*

Seedthink

Symbiolivingtech

Beabubs

Breathing Games

DASH Company

G EYE TECH Inc.*

Hera Health Solutions

Sensegrass

songEsongE

Team Snows

Besides

Color Project Ltd.

ECOACT TANZANIA

Habits.ai

Impressivo

SAY Global*

Spira

VNUALifecare

Hand it Back to Nature Co., Ltd

GROWTH TRACK

Anvayaa Kin Care Pvt Ltd.*

Breeze Technologies*

GT SCIEN Co., Ltd.*

n.thing*

Xcell Therapeutics

YOLK*

Seoul 2019 Finalists

SEOUL 2019 TIMELINE

5/20

APPLICATIONS OPEN

7/31

APPLICATION DEADLINE

10/1

COMPETITION IN SEOUL

6/27

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE

8/6

RESULTS ANNOUNCED

12/16

DEMO DAY

*10 start-up teams will be selected to be part of the Top 30, remaining early bird submissions will be reviewed again at the final applications deadline

SEOUL 2019 THEMES

Healthy & Inclusive Ageing

Improve health and wellbeing for all, at all ages, and empower older persons to be economically and socially included in their city.

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Developing Skills

Upgrade skills and promote lifelong learning for jobs of the future for everyone.

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Green Consumption & Production

Change the way we make, buy and dispose to protect our planet.

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

CITYPRENEURS

EVALUATION MATRIX

SEED TRACK

Pre-Selection

55%

45%

Impact

(SDG & Urban)

Profitability

(Business model & Scalability)

GROWTH TRACK

50%

Impact

Profitability

Semi-Finals & Finals

35%

65%

Impact

Profitability

30%

70%

Impact

Profitability

REWARDS

FOR THE TOP 30 FINALISTS

ㆍ(Seed Track) Business model mentoring & pitch clinics
ㆍPermanent membership with Citypreneurs, right to use official Citypreneurs branding
ㆍNetworking opportunities with global finalists
ㆍTravel subsidy for teams coming from outside of Seoul
ㆍTech transfer opportunities
ㆍJoint project opportunities with larger companies
ㆍLow-interest borrowing rights from the Citypreneurs Community Fund (300K USD)

ㆍInvitation to UN Conferences and Events

FOR THE WINNERS

GENERAL
ㆍInvestment opportunities from a pool of interested money (50M+ USD)
ㆍAwards from UN and Seoul City Officials
ㆍPrivate Demo Day with investors
ㆍImpact evaluation matrix development guidance

SEED TRACK (3 Teams)
ㆍGo-to-market consulting
ㆍTotal award money of 22M KRW

GROWTH TRACK (3 Teams)
ㆍPilot and R&D opportunities with cities, including Seoul
ㆍInvitation to international, high-level panels
ㆍCompany introduction at Mayoral meetings and/or UN Conferences

ELIGIBILITY

Citypreneurs acknowledges that start-ups may be at various stages of development, and thus offers a dual track system:

* Your team may be moved to a more appropriate track by the organizers

SEED TRACK

Designed for early-stage start-ups still working on their prototype development with flexibility to focus on urban issues specifically identified by partner agencies.

QUALIFICATIONS

ㆍFounded in 2016 or after

ㆍUnder Series A round investment

ㆍMVP(Minimum Viable Product) ready