Build With Korea | Pilot Day
Event Title:
Build With Korea | Pilot Day
Tagline:
Co-create, Validate, and Partner with Korea's Next Big Thing
Date & Time:
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST
Location:
Hero City, 55 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
About This Event:
What if your next technology partner was already solving the problem you've been struggling with?
Build With Korea | Pilot Day is a curated, one-day event bringing together Bay Area professionals — product leaders, operators, enterprise buyers, and innovation teams — with five high-potential Korean startups selected through the 2026 Incheon Rise-Up Program, a government-backed U.S. market entry accelerator.
This isn't a pitch event. It's a working day.
You'll have the opportunity to sit across from founders, dig into real use cases, and explore whether there's a fit — as a pilot customer, a PoC partner, or a collaborator. These startups have already proven themselves in the Korean market and are now looking for their first U.S. signal.
What to Expect:
1:1 and small group meetings with 5 Korean startups across AI, digital health, B2B SaaS, and deep tech
Focused conversations around your actual workflows and pain points
Opportunity to join a pilot program or co-develop a U.S. use case
Informal networking over lunch and coffee
Light refreshments and snacks will be provided throughout the day
Who Should Attend:
Enterprise buyers and procurement leads
Product managers and innovation teams at U.S. companies
Startup operators looking for technology partnerships
Anyone curious about what Korea's startup ecosystem is building right now
The Startups:
NURIE AI / VaultSage — The first enterprise memory layer built for AI agents, turning unstructured business files into an executable knowledge infrastructure.
CoBALT / Realizer — An AI-native in-person sales engagement platform that transforms every handshake into a trackable, actionable pipeline.
Quad.BE / MoldWork — A global cosmetic packaging marketplace and 3D simulation platform that lets brands find, configure, and order packaging in minutes, not months.
Quazar — A Vision Intelligence HUB delivering 99.9% AI-powered detection accuracy, turning visual data from the physical world into actionable intelligence.
Speech NRT / NeuroTalk — A clinically validated digital therapeutics platform for post-stroke speech rehabilitation, combining disorder-specialized AI speech recognition with evidence-based speech-language pathology.
Hosted by:
Draper Startup House Korea × Draper University x Elpis Labs
In partnership with Incheon Technopark
Registration:
Seats are limited. This is a curated event — we'll confirm your participation within 2 business days of registration.