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Consumer

Innovation Week

Are you ready for the world’s largest ​consumer market? Committed to ​supporting your journey into the US market, ​the Stanford Center for Innovation and ​Design Research (SCIDR) is looking for ​consumer startups with big ambitions.


*As of 8/9, we are no longer ​accepting applications.*

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We are

looking for...

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Food, wellness, beauty, and ​consumer tech startups and mid-​size enterprises with existing ​products sold in Korea, aiming to ​launch in the U.S. market.

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Who We Are

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Stanford Center for ​Innovation and Design ​Research (SCIDR)

SCIDR (pronounced “cider”) champions design ​thinking and open innovation by fostering a dynamic ​ecosystem of large corporations, startups, and ​academics.


Supported by a robust network and research, we ​ensure a highly effective accelerator program that ​delivers tangible results and lasting connections.


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Timeline

at a glance

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Fri 8.9

1st Round

Application

Deadline

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Tue 9.3

Consumer ​Innovation ​Symposium

@Seoul, KOR

Wed 8.14

1st Round

Decision

Announcement

Mon 10.14

Consumer ​Innovation Week

Kickoff


@Stanford, USA

Mon 8.19

Zoom Interviews

Start for Selected

Applicants

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Thu 10.17

Asian Art Museum ​Popup


@San Francisco, USA

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Fri 8.23

Finalists

Announcement

Fri 10.18

End of Consumer

Innovation

Week


In​novation ​Week

Program

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Day 1, Oct 14th


Kickoff


Stanford team intro +

Stanford campus tour


US Consumer ​Workshop + GenZ

Focus Group



Day 2, Oct 15th


Product Day


Branding, Marketing,

and Packaging for the

US Market


ConsumerInno

Sympsium: Testing

with Stanford

community



Day 3, Oct 16th


US Sales Channels


Tactics and Trends in

CPG in 2024


How to Find the Right

Channel for My Brand


Retail Visit: Trader

Joe’s, Sigona’s, Il

Mercato di Che Fico,

and more



Day 4, Oct 17th


Young Professionals


Visit iconic retail stores

in San Francisco


Optional: York Street

Coffee and Hallyu

Exhibition


Asian Art Museum Pop-

up: Night in Seoul



Day 5, Oct 18th


Reflection


US Market Strategy

Workshop


Networking Lunch

with VCs


Reflection



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Event Hightlight #1

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Consumer

Innovation

Symposium

Date and Time: 9/3, 1 pm - 5 pm

Location: GS Tower 25th Floor, Yeoksam Station, Korea


Finalists will pitch their products and receive feedback from ​mentors who have successfully entered the US market. ​Based on this feedback, finalists will prepare for the ​consumer accelerator program in October at Stanford.

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ConsumerInno ​Symposium:


Date and Time: 10/15

Location: O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm , ​​Stanford, CA


This event marks the beginning of the consumer ​​accelerator program at Stanford University. US-based ​​mentors and evangelists of Asian food will introduce the ​​magic behind it to the Stanford community. This is a great ​​opportunity to explore how and why Asian foods, ​​especially Korean, are embraced by US consumers.


Rusty Schwartz

CEO at Kitchentown

Food innovation hub and ​​food tech incubator


Ryan Lee

Co-founder of Pinkfong

Global educational ​​entertainment company


Eliza Ganesh

Founding Partner at SALT ​Strategy for Consumer ​Startups | Former Co-​Founder & CEO at Sunwink


Namiko Kajiwara

Founder and CEO of ​Seasons ​of Life

Global brand ​incubator


Event Hightlight #3​

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Night in Seoul:

SF Asian Art ​Museum Popup

Date and Time: 10/17 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Location: San Francisco Asian Art Museum


This popup event is an extension of the [한류 Hallyu -​The Korean Wave] exhibition starting from 9/27. ​With the keynote speaker Jin-kyung Hong, the CEO ​of The Kimchi, the event introduces beloved Korean ​street foods to young professionals in SF. The ​startups can showcase their products, receive real-​time feedback, and explore potential partnerships.

Keynote Speaker:

Jin-kyung Hong,

CEO of The Kimchi &

Youtuber with a 1.6M ​following

Team

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Soh Kim


Managing Director

@ SCIDR


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Summer Jung


Postdoc ​Researcher

@ SCIDR


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Young Joo


Researcher

@ SCIDR


#Finance

Ian Park


Advisor

Partner @ ​Primer Sazze

#Investment

See you at

Stanford!

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Silicon Valley and California consumers await you!

If you have any questions about the accelerator ​program, please email Young Joo at ​yjoo@stanford.edu.

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