Boo'z Ventures, MarketMake, Suwon Yaho Win Grand Prize at Suwon Startup Audition

At the 2026 Suwon Startup Audition held in Suwon, 'Boo'z Ventures' (startup club category), 'MarketMake' (commercialization category), and 'Suwon Yaho' (idea category) won the grand prize.

At the awards ceremony for the Suwon Startup Audition held by Suwon Special City (Mayor Lee Jae-jun) on the 29th at Novotel Ambassador, the grand prize winners received the Minister of Science and ICT Award, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy Award, and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Award, respectively.

Suwon Special City Mayor Lee Jae-jun, who presented the awards, said, "Suwon is advancing as a startup city where opportunities for youth are expanding," adding "Suwon City will be a reliable pacemaker so that entrepreneurs here in Suwon, an advanced science research city, can realize their dreams."

Boo'z Ventures, which won the grand prize at the ceremony, presented 'development of decaffeinated base through coffee flavor molecule replication and cafe B2B supply system,' MarketMake presented 'zeolite-based hard water and heavy metal removal detergent products,' and Suwon Yaho presented 'artificial intelligence-based electrolyte lifespan prediction eco-friendly digital transformation (DX) system item.'

Winners of the excellence award were selected as follows: JSH in the startup club category (multi-angle fixation auxiliary device to maintain bedridden patients' posture and alleviate nursing burden), A.Cure Inc. in the commercialization category (artificial intelligence for early detection of heart failure risk changes through voice analysis), and Dranvi in the idea category (power and carbon reduction software based on artificial intelligence runtime control without model change).

33 teams that passed document screening participated in the Suwon Startup Audition and presented their ideas, with award winners selected through evaluation. This year, the organizers recruited participating teams in three categories: startup clubs, commercialization, and ideas, with a total of 349 teams participating.