The K-Style Expo, a quarterly showcase for startups and investors hosted by beSUCCESS, KpopPost, and KoreaProductPost, has revealed the finalist lineup for its Q4 2025 program. Taking place on December 3, 2025 (4:00–6:00 PM KST), the event will connect global founders and investors for pitch sessions, market insights, and meaningful networking.
This quarter’s selected companies highlight fresh innovations across K-beauty, fashion, gaming, entertainment, and AI—sectors gaining strong investor attention across Asia as 2026 approaches.
A new Founder Support Prize debuts this round, awarding one standout startup a tailored post-event fundraising package that includes curated one-on-one investor introductions (minimum five) and structured follow-up support from the organizing team.
Shortlisted Startups for K-Style Expo Q4 2025
After evaluating submissions from a diverse pool of international applicants, the selection committee chose ten teams that showed strong problem clarity, early market validation, and promising potential for scalable growth.
The shortlisted startups for K-style Expo Q4 2025 are:
1. KONNECT – Ravi Pandit
Konnect is the world’s first AI-powered travel and lifestyle superapp designed for foreigners in Korea. With seamless passport-based onboarding that unlocks mobility, medical, visa, and other essential services, Konnect removes the authentication, payment, and language barriers that currently block a $9B opportunity—empowering global users to navigate Korea effortlessly.
2. Vidopix – Atique Bandukwala
Vidopix is an AI-powered video intelligence platform that helps brands, agencies, and content teams understand how audiences truly react to their videos before launch. Using advanced emotion, behavior, and theme analysis across 250+ languages, Vidopix delivers instant, frame-level insights and a ‘Chat with Video’ feature to uncover what works, what doesn’t, and why. We help marketers optimize ads, creators improve content, and researchers decode audience sentiment — all in minutes
3. Esemu – Lourdes Joanna Kusumadi
Esemu is an innovative fashion brand specializing in experimental bag designs using high-quality patent leather and genuine leather.
ESEMU is an Indonesian bag brand inspired by Askara heritage and modern minimalism. Known for our unique silhouettes and thoughtful craftsmanship, we have showcased twice at Jakarta Fashion Week and continue to grow as a contemporary label redefining local luxury.
4. Venus Labs – Jacob Han
Venus Labs makes K-Beauty personalized and accessible to everyone. Complete our 2-minute skin quiz, get matched with your skin archetype and our team of licensed estheticians based in Seoul will craft a personalized morning and night K-Beauty routine consisting of the best Korean skincare products and deliver it to you. No more wasting money on products that don’t match your skin. Use the Venus Pro app to track your skin progress, chat with our experts, and your next box adapts as your skin changes.
5. Assist-Me – Casimir Agossou
Assist‑me is a support-service company based in Seoul, South Korea, dedicated to helping foreigners live, work, and succeed in Korea. They offer job-search assistance, career mentoring, housing, banking and SIM-card support, and cultural-adaptation services. Assist-me focuses on tailored, personalized support, community networking, and practical help with daily life and employment tasks — aiming to bridge cultural and logistical gaps.
6. GUPSA (TouchMe)– Lee Hyeon-jeong
GUPSA — a South Korean IT firm — offers a smart-business-card service called TouchMe. With TouchMe’s NFC-based digital cards, users can share contact details, company info, social links, map location, and portfolio with a simple tap on a smartphone — no app installation required. Users can update their profile in real time and switch between multiple profiles (e.g. professional, personal, hobby) depending on context. Especially in global or multilingual settings, TouchMe auto-adapts to the recipient’s device language, offers privacy-protecting intermediary phone numbers, and supports secure, universal sharing.
7. ANKR & Red Crown – Ashlee Rackthai & Rusty Spector
ANKR Ent. and Red Crown are visionary entertainment companies dedicated to creating immersive experiences that transcend borders. They specialize in curating dynamic events, blending the energy of live performances with intimate fan interactions.
They provide end-to-end logistics and operations management that ensures world-class execution both on and off the stage. Their team delivers meaningful, high-impact events that prioritize artist safety while maximizing the experience for artists and fans alike. Beyond concerts, their services extend to promotional activations and off-stage events that unlock additional revenue streams and increase the value of time spent on the road.
What to Expect on K-Style Expo Q4 2025
K-Style Expo will feature:
A Keynote Session
Delivered by Danara Kizzy Kuhn of BrandUp Korea. She is sharing insights on understanding the Korean business culture, especially for non-Korean founders.
Live Startup Pitch Session
Each startup will present a 3-minute pitch followed by 3-5 minutes of judges Q&A allowing founders to receive direct feedback and build immediate investor connections.
Investors & Judges Panel
The program’s investors and judges are representatives from SparkLabs Venture, Mudhouse Capital, SucSEED Ventures, Lvl1Accelerator, Pentagon Venture Capital, Canvas Venture, Wise Prince, Magical Ventures, Evolve8 Studio, LV Global, and more Angel Investors from different countries.
New Founder Support Prize
One startup will receive the first-ever K-Style Expo Winner Support Package, consisting of:
- curated introductions to 5+ qualified investors,
- guided support in the fundraising process, and
- enhanced media visibility through partner publications.
As K-Style Expo Q4 2025 approaches, the organizing team looks forward to bringing together founders, investors, and industry leaders for an engaging and impactful session. With a diverse lineup of finalists and new initiatives such as the Founder Support Prize, this edition aims to spark meaningful connections, accelerate cross-border collaboration, and spotlight the next wave of innovation shaping K-beauty, fashion, gaming, entertainment, and AI. The organizers invite the global startup community to join and experience the energy of Korea’s evolving creative and tech ecosystem.
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