Workist came to Korea looking for new opportunities. We left with an award in our hands. 🏆🇰🇷
NextRise 2025 in Seoul was already a major highlight:
We connected with visionary teams, exchanged ideas across industries and continents, and gained fresh perspective on the future of innovation.
What we didn't expect?
To walk away as a NextRise Rise Innovator Prize winner 2025. Announced live on stage in the heart of Seoul.
This moment means more than just recognition. It’s a signal that the challenges we’re solving aren’t local - they’re global.
From Germany to Korea and beyond, companies everywhere face the same struggle: Too many manual processes. Too little time for what truly matters.
That’s why we’re building smarter, more human-centric solutions for sales back offices. Because operational excellence shouldn’t be a bottleneck for growth.
But that was not everything!
K-Startup Grand Challenge
We also got accepted into the prestigious K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC)! As part of the program, we will dive even deeper into the innovation potential and market validation for Workist’s AI agent in the Korean market.
KSGC is a very competitive program that only accepts the best 80 startups out of thousands of applications from 140+ countries. Workist has been accepted into KSGC and even advanced into phase 2 as one of the best 40 startups.
Phase 2 will conclude with a pitch event in Seoul in December. We are already excited for this!
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