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Ecothon 2022 Winners Pitching at the ComeUP Global Startup Festival 2022
Ecothon Delegation visits Seoul Startup Hub
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More than 130,000 people attended the ComeUP Global Startup Festival 2022 in Seoul, where investors, entrepreneurs, representatives of international organizations, innovators, and politicians from all over the world, but mainly from Asia meet, exchange, and interact. The event is an initiative by the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
The winners of Ecothon 2022 got the opportunity to present their business models in South Korea at ComeUP Global Startup Festival 2022 at the second day of the event. The audience included representatives of Startup incubators as well as other Startup founders and investors. The delegation members received concrete feedback and suggestions for improvement by parts of the audience. This was a unique and valuable chance for the advancement of their Startups.
Ecothon Delegation visits Seoul Startup Hub
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Two field trips were included in the delegation visit as well. On the 11th November the participants visited the Seoul Startup Hub and the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Forum in Korea. There they experienced the Korean Startup scene on site and gained knowledge about mechanisms used by the Korean State to support Startups. Additionally, they met representatives of Korean social and environmental entrepreneurship and got certain products and services presented. These visits are not only for networking but also for increasing the inspiration of the ambitious entrepreneurs. Some Startups already connected with Korean producers and formed partnerships.
The ComeUP delegation visit not only helped the entrepreneurs in building a network and therefore in finding new possibilities to increase the growth of their Startups but also made the event series of Ecothon more popular. Increasing popularity contributes to the promotion of Southeast Asian sustainable entrepreneurship and therefore to the achievement of the SDGs.
Ecothon 2022 winners present their business ideas at ComeUP 2022
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More delegation visits with Ecothon winners at ComeUP Festivals and similar events would be a great opportunity for the Ecothon Alumni Network which grows constantly. HSF and ASEIC continue to work on making that possible as the success of this delegation proves that there is a lot of potential.