TIER 1
SEED
Idea validation
- ₩2M activity stipend
- 2 onboarding mentoring sessions
- Free AI tool trials
Promotion milestones · Problem statement + 5 customer interviews
Year-round, any field. Enter the SEED tier with a one-line idea.
Open Stage is OPENCOWORK's flagship competition. Aspiring founders and teams under 7 years old can apply; selected teams enter at the SEED tier.
Once in, submit milestone evidence to climb tiers and earn season rewards by rank. Our staff run mentoring and reviews directly.
General & Tech
AI, SaaS, hardware and other tech ideas
Local
Ideas built on regional resources and culture
Social impact
Care, education, climate and other social problems
Yes. Individuals join as a one-person team and can invite teammates later.
Yes. Tiers and season scores belong to your team, so they carry across competitions.
You keep your tier and can resubmit improved evidence as many times as you like.
Tier system
TIER 1
SEED
Idea validation
Promotion milestones · Problem statement + 5 customer interviews
TIER 2
SPARK
Prototype
Promotion milestones · Prototype demo video + 10 user interviews + Key metric definition + Attend 3 mentoring sessions
TIER 3
BUILD
Commercialize
Promotion milestones · First revenue or LOI + Incorporation + 3-month metrics report + Investor deck + Metric verification (staff diligence)
TIER 4
GraduateLAUNCH
Invest & scale
Reach it to graduate · Hall of Fame
Yes. Tiers and season scores belong to your team, so they carry across competitions.