Demo Day for CAREC University Startup Generator

On 14th June 2022,  CAREC Secretariat held the ‘Virtual Demo Day’ as the final session of the CAREC University Startup Generator Challenge. Three finalists pitched their startup ideas to an expert jury. The jury consisted of Kyungjin Hyung (CEO, BlissVine Ventures), Yichu Zhang (ADB Ventures), and Arndt Husar (Digital Technology for Development Unit, ADB). The finalists also answered questions from the jury members and received feedback intended to help them progress their ideas into the real world. Prior to the Demo Day, the challenge featured webinars, discussions, and mentoring sessions for students by leading startup experts   from Silicon Valley, orienting them about real startup experiences and providing feedback to develop their ideas.

The CAREC University Startup Generator Challenge, held as part of CAREC Digital Strategy 2030 implementation aims to promote innovations among university startup ecosystems in the CAREC region.