HydroXpand won the Grand Prize in the Climate Tech track at the 14th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition, the largest private-sector startup competition in Korea. Inspired by Hyundai founder Asan Chung Ju-yung's words, "If there is no road, find one; if you cannot find one, make one," the competition distributed a total prize pool of approximately KRW 370 million. Combined with the Grand Prize at the K-Startup Challenge, HydroXpand achieved a "Double Grand Prize" sweep at Korea's two biggest startup competitions. Winners receive residency at the Asan Nanum Foundation's MARU workspace, investor referrals, one-on-one mentoring and corporate partnership benefits worth approximately KRW 1.4 billion.
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