Build With Korea | Showcase Day
Event Title:
Rise-Up Showcase Day
Tagline:
Meet Korea's Most Investable Startups — Live in the Bay Area
Date & Time:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM –5:00 PM PST
Location:
Hero City, 55 E 3rd Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
About This Event:
Korea is producing world-class startups. Five of them are coming to San Francisco — and they're ready to talk to investors.
Rise-Up Showcase Day is a curated investor event hosted by Draper Startup House Korea, Draper University and Elpis Labs bringing together Bay Area VCs and angel investors with five carefully selected Korean startups making their U.S. debut.
Each company has been through an intensive market entry program — with localization strategy, U.S. customer validation, and investor readiness built in. By the time they take the stage, they're not just pitching. They're ready.
Program:
12:00 – 12:30 : Registration
12:30 - 13:30 : Showcase — Startup Pitches
13:30 - 14:00 : Networking
14:00 – 17:00 : 1:1 Investor Speed Date Meeting
A catering will be served, along with light refreshments and snacks throughout the event.
What to Expect:
5 back-to-back pitches from Incheon's top startups (5 min pitch + 5 min Q&A each)
Networking lunch with founders and program leads
Structured 1:1 Speed Date sessions — 15 minutes per meeting, investor rotates
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.
Who Should Attend:
Venture capitalists with interest in Korean or cross-border deals
Angel investors exploring early-stage international opportunities
Corporate VCs with a mandate in AI, health tech, or enterprise software
Startups looking to expand into the Korean market or explore collaboration opportunities with our cohort companies
Why These Startups?
Selected through the 2026 Incheon Rise-Up Program — a competitive, government-backed accelerator operated by Draper Startup House Korea — these five companies represent the best of Incheon's digital startup ecosystem. They've been rigorously prepared for the U.S. market: localization strategy completed, U.S. customer conversations underway, and investor materials polished.
Hosted by:
Draper Startup House Korea × Draper University x Elpis Labs
In partnership with Incheon Technopark
Registration:
This is an invite-only event for qualified investors. Please register below and our team will confirm your participation within 2 business days.