Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced on May 2 that it had selected and awarded a total of nine teams through the Danbi Enterprise Startup Support Project.
Launched in 2017, this project is Bucheon City's flagship startup incubating program. It aims to discover startup ideas that can address local social issues and realize them as social economy models.
A total of 44 teams applied during the two-month application period that began in February. The city provided intensive training and expert consulting to the applicant teams, focusing on enhancing the feasibility and marketability of their business plans. After selecting 15 teams through the first round of document screening, the city conducted presentation evaluations and ultimately chose nine teams as the final recipients.
Teams selected for the Bucheon Danbi Enterprise Startup Support Project are taking a commemorative photo. Bucheon City
The grand prize was awarded to JS Global, which proposed an item that creates a healthy and safe living environment using advanced NDIR CO2 sensors. The top excellence award was jointly given to the PS Team, which proposed a thin-film pressure sensor-based safety footboard for safe electric scooter riding, and to the Jakkeunamu Social Cooperative, which proposed woodworking education for seniors to prevent dementia.
The excellence award was presented to the Evernoa Team for eco-friendly clothing production using waste fabric, the Biohills Team for developing an AI-based medical big data treatment information chatbot, and the Bebeto Team for toy recycling and educational content in collaboration with seniors.
The innovation award went to the Gonggong Design Research Institute Team for a smart bus stop heating and cooling system using rainwater and geothermal energy, the Naite Team for a recycling discharge management solution using AI analysis and NFC authentication, the Freeworld Team for a web community platform for pre-workers based on the social economy, and the SNOF Team for strengthening identity through education and product consulting themed around scents.
The selected teams will receive various forms of support at each stage of their startup journey, including business model advancement, customized mentoring, and commercialization funding. The city plans to accelerate the creation of a sustainable startup ecosystem based on the social economy through this project.
A Bucheon City official stated, "The Danbi Enterprise Startup Support Project is an important platform that goes beyond simple startup support to foster citizen entrepreneurs as key agents in solving local issues," adding, "We hope the selected teams will become new engines of innovation for the local community."
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