{"id":20057,"date":"2025-06-25T08:41:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/citypreneurs-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T03:27:39","slug":"citypreneurs-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iomtek.com\/en\/citypreneurs-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Urban Innovation \u201cCitypreneurs 2025\u201d\u2026 Startups from Six Countries Present Future Solutions in Ulsan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Twenty Startups Gather to Present Sustainable Urban Solutions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)<\/strong> announced on the 25th that it held the <strong>\u201cCitypreneurs 2025 Ulsan\u201d Demo Day<\/strong> on the theme of the <strong>Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/strong> and <strong>inclusive future cities<\/strong> at <strong>Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)<\/strong> on the 24th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was <strong>co-hosted by Ulsan Metropolitan City, UNIST, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and WFUNA<\/strong>, with sponsorship from the <strong>Korea-Africa Foundation<\/strong> under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This year, <strong>60 startups from 19 countries<\/strong> applied, and <strong>20 teams from six countries<\/strong> were selected to advance to the final demo day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From April, participants spent <strong>six weeks<\/strong> developing their solutions through programs covering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ulsan\u2019s urban innovation and industry\u2013academia collaboration cases<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SDGs contribution strategies and ESG approaches<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global market entry strategies<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Investment and mentoring programs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the startups, the event drew <strong>around 100 attendees<\/strong>, including representatives from the organizing institutions, local startup support organizations in Ulsan, <strong>venture capital firms<\/strong>, and a <strong>global mentor group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Grand Prize<\/strong> was awarded to <strong>EOMTech (CEO Young-jun Park)<\/strong> for its <strong>high-emissivity transparent film technology<\/strong>, which simultaneously enhances <strong>building energy efficiency, crop productivity, and electric vehicle performance<\/strong>.<br>The <strong>Excellence Awards<\/strong> were jointly presented to <strong>MarinaChain (CEO Sung-yeop Ha)<\/strong> for its <strong>AI-based maritime logistics carbon accounting system<\/strong>, and <strong>Soteria Eight (CEO Jong-deok Park)<\/strong> for developing an <strong>autonomous exploration robot<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/futurechosun.com\/archives\/125629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u25b6 View All<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty Startups Gather to Present Sustainable Urban Solutions The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) announced on the 25th that it held the \u201cCitypreneurs 2025 Ulsan\u201d Demo Day on the theme of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and inclusive future cities at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) on the 24th. 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