Global Substantiation Challenge — Korean Startups in Stuttgart
Program Overview#
As part of the Global Substantiation Challenge, Korean startups are visiting Stuttgart to explore business opportunities and build connections within the German innovation ecosystem.
The program brings together innovative Korean startups and stakeholders from Germany’s automotive, technology, business, and innovation ecosystem, creating opportunities to exchange ideas and explore potential collaborations.
The participating startups are looking to connect with German companies, research institutions, investors, industry experts, and potential business partners. During their visit to Stuttgart, they will have opportunities to introduce their technologies, exchange perspectives, and explore potential PoCs, technology partnerships, and market entry opportunities in Germany and Europe.
Networking Event#
As part of the program, 123 Factory, Y&Archer, and Mercedes-Benz Korea are collaborating to create a networking opportunity connecting the participating Korean startups with relevant stakeholders from the Stuttgart and broader German innovation ecosystem.
The event is designed to facilitate informal introductions, technology exchange, and discussions around potential business and technology collaboration.
Participating Startups#
The participating Korean startups bring technologies and solutions across automotive software, AI, mobility, EV battery technology, autonomous driving, automotive electronics, and robotics.
Each company profile introduces its technology, products or services, current market focus, and potential areas for collaboration, including PoCs, joint projects, technology partnerships, distribution, and market entry.
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Companies in this program
8 companies

Linetron develops software solutions for automotive software testing and validation, with a focus on automating the increasingly complex verification requirements of Software-Defined Vehicles.
MetaMobility develops AI-based technologies for early detection of electrical anomalies in electrified mobility, focusing on EV battery safety, predictive maintenance, and prevention of critical battery failures.

Perseus develops software solutions for Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs), focusing on virtualization, functional safety, and the consolidation of vehicle computing architectures.

Quantum Hi-Tech develops data-driven solutions for EV battery health assessment, helping vehicle owners, fleets, and automotive service providers understand battery condition and degradation using real-world driving data.
A mobility operations platform that digitizes taxi and commercial fleet management and is extending into the operation of commercial autonomous vehicles.
Viewzen develops switchable smart-glass materials for automotive applications, with a focus on privacy, thermal management, energy efficiency, and premium vehicle design.
A retrofit nozzle for injection molding machines that removes moisture and gas from molten plastic, cutting defects, drying energy, and barriers to using recycled resin.

A hardware design startup that builds compact, low-power EMI filters, sensor-wireless modules, and edge computing boards for robots, using AI design automation and embedded PCB technology.
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