TLDR: The Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (Gyeonggi CCEI) announced that 25 of its incubated startups have received Innovation Awards at CES 2026. Three of these companies, Geeks Loft, StudioLab, and MANGOSLAB, achieved the prestigious ‘Best of Innovation’ award. The accolades span various sectors including AI, mobility, energy, and digital healthcare, underscoring the center’s successful global startup nurturing system.
The Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (Gyeonggi CCEI) proudly announced that 25 of its nurtured startups have been honored with Innovation Awards at CES 2026, held in Las Vegas, USA. This remarkable achievement comes despite significantly stricter judging criteria and record-high competition this year, showcasing the robust competitiveness of the center’s global startup nurturing framework.
The award-winning startups represent a diverse array of innovative industry sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), mobility, energy, and digital healthcare. A standout accomplishment was the recognition of three companies—Geeks Loft, StudioLab, and MANGOSLAB—who received the ‘Best of Innovation’ award, the highest honor bestowed at CES. This highlights the Gyeonggi CCEI’s effective strategy in cultivating startups across future-oriented industries and achieving tangible international success.
StudioLab, one of the ‘Best of Innovation’ recipients, was specifically recognized in the XR & Spatial Computing Category. Other notable mentions from the broader CES 2026 awards include Gaudio Lab securing two Innovation Awards for the fourth consecutive year, RebuilderAI winning dual Innovation Awards for its AI-powered fashion manufacturing process, GhostPass earning a Fintech Innovation Award for the third consecutive year, and DeepX receiving Innovation Awards, with its partner Sixfab also taking a ‘Best of Innovation’ honor.
Wonkyung Kim, CEO of the Gyeonggi CCEI, emphasized the significance of these achievements, stating, “The consecutive CES Innovation Awards are the fruition of the Gyeonggi CCEI’s systematic support for domestic startups’ global expansion.” Kim further added, “The center will not stop at awards but will continue to promote global partnerships and commercialization follow-up programs so that domestic startups can actually establish themselves in overseas markets.”
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The Gyeonggi CCEI’s ‘Global Innovation Challenge’ is a comprehensive program designed to facilitate global expansion, moving beyond mere exhibition participation to actively attract investors and global buyers. The program provides tailored support, including investment attraction, global partner matching, local market validation (PoC), assistance with overseas corporation establishment, and localization efforts. These initiatives aim to equip domestic startups with the technological capabilities, brand competitiveness, and crucial investment and partnership opportunities needed to thrive in the global marketplace. The center plans to further solidify its role as a vital global growth platform for Korean startups, building on these impressive results.
