Juyoung Byun

• $50000, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, 2021
• $80000, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, 2022
• $20000, Korean Design foundation, 2022
• $20000, Seoul Design Center, 2023
• $10000, Seoul National University, 2023
• $3000, Korea University, 2024
• $120000, Ministry of SMEs and Startups, 2024

Startup Mentor at the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency / Government (2020):
Provided mentoring to startup teams from Daegu University, Incheon University, and Hanyang University. Evaluated the performance of startup companies under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and conducted over 10 mentoring sessions to support their growth strategies.

Industrial Professor at Tech University Korea (2021–2023):
Appointed as an industrial professor to lead industry-academia cooperation programs and evaluate academic project outcomes. Served as an industry professor for the K-Digital Program, a government-led student education initiative at Tech University Korea, where I evaluated over 20 teams per session and assessed student outputs for awards.

• Talent Award of Korea, Deputy Prime Minister of Education
• Smart Korea Grand Prize, Head of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency
• CES Innovation Awards 2021 (2 products, 3 categories)
• CES Innovation Awards 2022 (1 product, 1 categories)
• CES Innovation Awards 2023 (1 product, 2 category)
• CES Innovation Awards 2025 (1 product, 1 category)

Domestic Patents

-Potable container Can, 개폐 가능하게 구비되는 휴대 용기, 1020275050000, 09/25/19

-Can which can be opened or closed easily, 개폐가 용이한 캔, 1018365740000, 03/02/18

-Electric digestive stimulation device, 10-2024-0187622, currently in progress

PCT Patents

-System and Method for Verifying User Signature Tampering Using Blockchain, PCT/KR2023/021726

-Electronic Device Control Method Using an Electronic Device and LiDAR Sensor, PCT/KR2020/017146

-A wearable neckband device that enables real-time speech-to-Braille conversion and editing, PCT/KR2024/021541

500 Startups Acceleration Program (via KISED):
Selected through KISED (Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development, under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups) to participate in the 500 Global acceleration program, where I pitched my product and received startup support from the global VC firm.

AWS Training & Certification Program (via KISED):
Recommended by KISED to join the AWS Training & Certification Program, focusing on integrating AWS technologies into startup operations through collaboration with AWS systems.

Korea Representative at the Alliance Students' Venture Forum (ASVF)

Selected as a representative of Korea to participate in the Alliance Students' Venture Forum (ASVF), hosted by KT&G and The Korea Economic Daily, a major student startup exchange event in the Asia-Pacific region.

Startup Lecture Speaker, DICE Program at DGIST
Delivered a startup lecture as part of the DICE Program at DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology), providing entrepreneurship education to university students.

Speaker, CES 2022 Review Seminar by KISED
Invited as a speaker for KISED’s CES 2022 educational program, where I shared insights and experiences from exhibiting and receiving awards at CES 2022 to support aspiring entrepreneurs.