Startups Compete for a Spot in Disrupt 2027 Startup Battlefield 200

At the DETO 2026 technology conference in Seoul, South Korea, nine early-stage South Korean startups took the stage to compete for a spot in the Startup Battlefield 200 competition at Disrupt 2027. Operating in deep tech sectors such as healthcare, fintech, energy, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence, Voinosis secured first place with its AI tool that detects changes in brain health through voice analysis.

Voinosis, which won first place in the competition, develops an AI tool that detects changes linked to brain health by analyzing speech patterns. Founded by Grace Shin, the startup targets hospitals, senior living facilities, insurers, and individual consumers. The company claims to have achieved an 88 percent accuracy rate in screening for potential cognitive issues in clinical trials and is currently working on its Series A funding round.