On the 26th (Tue), 570 companies have participated in the recruitment of 26 excellent startups conducted by the Seoul Startup Hub Gongdeok, Seongsu, and Changdong 3 Centers, the representative startup support organization in Seoul, established and operated by Seoul City.
Since its opening in June 2017, Seoul Startup Hub has been establishing a professional incubation system and selection of promising startups in cooperation with large corporations and private sectors such as AC and VC with the goal of becoming a global TOP5 startup ecosystem promoted by the city of Seoul.
Last year, it successfully attracted 43.25 billion won in investment by discovering and fostering 137 excellent startups in cooperation with 13 large companies.br>br> In order to select a company in the Seoul Startup Hub, a judge with the participation of a large-scale private investment institution participated by 30 organizations that actually invest in startups such as Murex Partners, Capstone Partners, POSCO Technology Investment, and Shinhan Futures Lab. It is expected to proceed.
The selection of tenants for Seoul Startup Hub is finalized through document screening and face-to-face screening, and the final selected companies will be announced in the second week of February.
The selected companies will not only receive support for occupancy at the Seoul Startup Hub, but will also be reviewed for investment by sector and stage with the selected investment institution.br>br> The final selected companies can be occupied for up to two years, and they will be able to participate in intensive childcare programs according to the specialized functions and fields of expertise of each center./p>
Seoul Startup Hub Gongdeok is equipped with a one-stop hardware product support system for ideas, such as supporting global expansion and investment through joint selection and nurturing of excellent companies with large companies, AC and VC, and support for mass production and market development at home and abroad.
Seongsu, the Seoul Startup Hub, is building a social venture intensive childcare system that supports customized B2G and B2B for each stage of growth in connection with the social contribution of impact investors, public institutions and large companies.
Seoul Startup Hub Chang-dong plans to provide one-stop support for untact-based marketing and sales channels using domestic and international online platforms such as SNS and live commerce through the creation of a’Global Marketing Support Center’.br>br> Lee Tae-hoon, head of Seoul Startup Hub, said, “We will support the tenants to grow into global unicorns through the specialized corporate childcare program of Seoul Startup Hub.”
Author/ Translator: Jamie Kim
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