The Investor’s Choice Award 2018 was held to honor Korean startups at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on Wednesday.
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(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
Hosted by The Investor, the event aimed to acknowledge innovative key players in the industry and stimulate discussion about Korea’s startup environment.
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Fleur Pellerin, co-founder and managing partner of Korelya Capital. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
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(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
Fleur Pellerin, co-founder and managing partner of Paris-based Korelya Capital, provided insights on unicorn startups of Europe during a keynote presentation. This was followed by Money 20/20 Korea Country Director Lee Chang-wook’s speech.
During a panel discussion, Pellerin, TOSS CEO Lee Seung-gun, SparkLabs co-founder Jimmy Kim and WeWork Korea General Manager Matthew Shampine focused on the future of Korean startups.
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(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
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(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
The Quantum Award, the grand prize, went to TOSS CEO Lee Seung-gun.
Blocko, Yanolja, Memebox and Fastfive were given Next Startup awards for their high potential for growth.
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Fleur Pellerin, co-founder and managing partner of Korelya Capital (left) and TOSS CEO Lee Seung-gun. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
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(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
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(Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald) |
