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K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021 Attracts Global Startups for Acceleration Program

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James Jung by James Jung
PUBLISHED: April 29, 2021 UPDATED: April 29, 2021
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This year's K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021 (KSGC 2021) along with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) is now accepting global startups to participate in its acceleration program. Photo shows last year's KSGC 2020 with 2,648 teams applying from 118 countries.

This year's K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021 (KSGC 2021) along with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) is now accepting global startups to participate in its acceleration program. Photo shows last year's KSGC 2020 with 2,648 teams applying from 118 countries.

K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021(KSGC 2021) is a global startup acceleration program organized and financed by the Korean government, South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS), and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).

2021 has been a breakthrough year for the Korean startup ecosystem despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Korean Chat API startup Sendbird raised $100 million in Series C funding with a valuation of $1.05 billion. Sendbird is now one of the 12 unicorn startups based out of South Korea. South Korea’s largest e-commerce company, Coupang, raised around $4.6 billion in the biggest US initial public offering (IPO) this year. In the first quarter of 2021, at least 34 companies (many of which were tech startups) have applied to the Korea Exchange (KRX) for IPOs. South Korea wants to grow its tech ecosystem and digital economy by making it easier for startups from abroad to expand in the country. The South Korean government aims to attract global startups to set up operations in South Korea.

Last year's K-Startup Challenge 2020 (KSGC 2020) with 2,648 teams applying from 118 countries.
Last year’s K-Startup Challenge 2020 (KSGC 2020) with 2,648 teams applying from 118 countries.

Unparalleled Opportunity for Startups Worldwide

Startups from around the world can now apply to K-Startup Grand Challenge 2021, South Korea’s government-backed global acceleration program. The program started accepting applications on April 15, 2021. The program represents an unparalleled opportunity for startups to expand into the South Korean and broader Asian markets. 

KSGC 2021 will offer 60 teams and entrepreneurs an all-expenses-paid, 3.5-month residency program in South Korea that includes access to expert guidance, co-working spaces, state-of-art R&D labs, corporate partnerships, entry to Asian markets, and more.

The acceleration program is hosted at the startup campus in Pangyo Techno Valley, a tech hub near Seoul. The top ten chosen startups will also win grants worth $320,000, with the first-placed team receiving $120,000. To apply, startups must be less than seven years old, and their representative must be of foreign nationality. They must also demonstrate a clear interest in expanding into the Korean and East Asian markets.

Promoting and Expanding Open Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

The program, first launched in 2016, aims to promote the expansion of an open entrepreneurship ecosystem in Asia and assist in South Korea’s evolution into a prominent startup and business hub in the region. In the year 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the program saw a 58% surge in applications, with 2,648 teams applying from 118 countries.

Texas-based health-tech startup Ommo technologies spread its reach to the Asian markets with participation in the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2020 program. Since joining the KSGC program in the summer of 2020, Ommo technologies has raised US $3M led by Korean investors.

“KSGC helped pave the way for us to reach out to potential investors and partners. Not only does the Korean government support domestic startups, but it also helps international startups help find their home in Korea to take advantage of the support it provides, KSGC being the epitome. Once you are able to run your business successfully in Korea, then all of Asia is within reach.”

– Kyul Ko, Co-founder & COO of Ommo technologies 

For further information and to apply for the K-Startup Grand Challenge, visit the website – https://www.k-startupgc.org. Check the Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/kstartupgc) and the LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/kstartupgc) for more information and further updates.

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