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THE.WAVE.TALK contributes to achieve UN's Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) by
providing easy access to clean water for more people.
I am a serial entrepreneur
in hardware start-ups.
I am a serial entrepreneur in hardware start-ups. I graduated from KAIST with a Master's degree in advanced material engineering (he was a visiting scholar at Lehigh University). After graduation, I briefly worked at LG Chemical. With co-workers, I founded a startup called Routejade developing lithium batteries. I made collaborative research with and delivered to global companies such as Google, Apple, Samsung, LG, Sony, or Ericsson. My greatest achievement was delivering 8 years of surplus in a row to a company suffering from 7 consecutive years of deficit. I made a successful exit after almost 15 years. HI was looking for a company to make an investment in before I met professor Paul(co-founder)and decided to make another adventure in business.
CEO YoungDug Kim
07 Hello Tomorrow Korea Challenge Top3 Startup Hello Tomorrow Korea Korea
10 Hello Tomorrow Global Summit Final 7 Hello Tomorrow Korea France
11 3rd Beyond TIPS Grand Prize The National Academy of Engineering of Korea Korea
03 The First K-Water Incubation Startups K-Water Korea
06 RESI(Redefining early stage investment) innovation challenge 2nd place award Johnson & Johnson USA
09 Urban Drinking water challenge Imagine H2O finalist Imagine H2O USA
03 The Ministry of Environment Award for Korea Water Technology Competition Korea Water Technology Competition Korea
05 Future Food Asia Finalist ID Capital Singapore
09 Grand Prize for Seoul Metropolitan City's 1st Water Startup Contest Seoul Korea
01 CES2020 Innovation Award CES USA
11 Seoul Award Best Product SBA Korea
11 Award for Korea Water Technology Competition The Ministry of Environment, K-Water Korea
12 SMTECH Award for Outstanding R&D Performance SMTECH Korea
07 Company established National Radio Research Agency Korea
11 TIP Program Korea
12 Transfer of Patents from KAIST Yonsei University College of Medicine joint project Korea
02 KC certification for Bacteria Detection System National Radio Research Agency Korea
09 KC certification for Turbidimeter National Radio Research Agency Korea
10 Certificate of Korea GMP The National Academy of Engineering of Korea Korea
11 KC certification for Turbidimeter Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) Korea
06 Government Fund with Yonsei University Hospital Korea
09 Government Fund with Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute Korea
04 Material Assessment Agreement (Suez) Suez France
05 U.S. Office established USA
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