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플러그 삽입이 용이한 회전형 콘센트, 원스탭
ONE STEP, a rotating, easy-to-plug-in electrical outlet

A student venture based at UNIST (Jun 2020 – Feb 2023), founded to address usability challenges in everyday life — designed to enable more intuitive and convenient plug insertion.

Led by CEO Hyeong-Jun Bang  ·  Tech Lead Jinseo Park  ·  Designer Kyuhwan Shim

UNISPARK, UNIST Bldg. 307 1F, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

ONE STEP rotating outlet

ONE STEP — 회전형 콘센트  ⓒ UNIST News

ONE STEP product lineup

Awards

JAMES DYSON AWARD 2022 — Nat’l, Korea, James Dyson Foundation
🏆 Winner (TOP 3), International Competition

PIN UP Concept Design Award 2021, KAID
🏆 BEST 100 in Living Goods Design

Busan-Ulsan-KyungPook Startup Day Innovation Ventures League
삼성전자 Samsung Electronics · 경북·울산·부산 창조경제혁신센터
🏆 Excellence Prize at Futures’ League


Sep – Dec 2020

Ulsan Collegiate Startup Excellent Idea Contest
울산창조경제혁신센터
🏆 Winner: Grand Prize

과기특성화대학 스타트업 경진대회
Nov 2019 – Dec 2020
Institute of Science & Technology Startups Competition
KAIST, GIST, DGIST, UNIST, POSTECH
🔝 Representative of UNIST (Top 2 at UNIST), Dec 2020
🔝 Representative of UNIST (Top 3 at UNIST), Nov 2019

Fundings & Support

창업성장기술개발사업 디딤돌 첫걸음
Aug 2022 – Jul 2023
DIDIMDOL First Step — Startup Growth Development Project
중소벤처기업부 (울산창조경제혁신센터 추천)

Pre-IBK 창공 @ UNIST
Jul 2022 – Nov 2022
UNIST, IBK 창공

Private-Sector Open Start-up Revitalization Project
울산창조경제혁신센터

울주청년창업아카데미
Mar 2022 – Dec 2022
Ulju Youth Startup Academy, 울주청년창업센터

BUSAN BIGS Program
부산시, 한국예탁결제원, 한국남부발전, 부산항만공사, 한국주택금융공사, 주택도시보증공사, BNK벤처투자, 기술보증기금

Innopolis Campus for Ulsan Collegiate — UNIST, Innopolis
🏆 강소특구 이노폴리스캠퍼스 INNO 혁신상

Mar 2021 – Dec 2021
12th UEPA Startup Incubator, 울주청년창업센터

Nov 2020 – Nov 2021
SBC Youth Entrepreneurship Academy, 중소벤처기업진흥공단

UNIST
  • Funding (12,000,000 KRW)
  • Participated for four semesters

Apr 2020 – Dec 2020
KISED Pre-Startup Package (General Field)
중소벤처기업부, 창업진흥원
  • Most Funded (70,000,000 KRW)

Activities

IP 및 지적재산권 트레이닝 센터
Jun 2020 – Dec 2020

Nov 2019 – May 2020

Patents & IP

  • Patent Registration & Application (KR)
  • International PCT Application
  • Design Registration Application, H. J. Bang (2021)
  • Trademark Application

Media

UNIST UNISPARK for Young Entrepreneurs

Dec 2021

UNIST Magazine 2021 Winter


UNIST실험실창업혁신단, 동남권실험실창업팀 대상 창업경진대회 개최

Dec 2021

Southeast Venture Competition held by UNIST Lab Startup Innovation Group — 한국경제TV


'전기 콘센트의 새로운 진화'… 회전식 콘센트 '원스탭' 출시

Dec 2021

“New evolution of electrical outlets…” ONE STEP is released — 한국경제 The Korea Economic Daily


서로의 따뜻함을 ‘연결’하는 ‘국민 콘센트’를 만들다

Feb 2021

“Make a ‘National Outlet’ which ‘Connects’ warmth to each other” — UNIST Magazine


"코로나 힘들어도 창업해야죠"… 기술력으로 도약

Feb 2021

“Doing businesses regardless of COVID-19” — SBS · UBC


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