BNK Financial Launches Innovative Finance Support Platform 'Buulkyung Venture Investment Center'

On February 14, BNK Financial held the launch ceremony of BNK Venture Investment at the BNK Venture Investment headquarters (Gangnam-gu, Seoul) (from right in the photo: Myung Hyung-guk, Head of Group Strategy and Finance at BNK Financial Group; Lee Doo-ho, CEO of BNK Capital; Kim Ji-wan, Chairman of BNK Financial Group; Do Seung-hwan, CEO of BNK Venture Investment; Kim Byung-young, CEO of BNK Investment & Securities; Lee Yoon-hak, CEO of BNK Asset Management). Photo by XXX

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jonghyo] BNK Financial Group opened the 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Venture Investment Center,' an innovative financial support platform, on the 1st to expand the supply of venture capital in the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam regions.

Located within the 'BNK Bu-Ul-Gyeong CIB (Corporate Investment Banking) Center' in Jin-gu, Busan, the 'Bu-Ul-Gyeong Venture Investment Center' is a regionally specialized venture investment center that discovers promising local companies and supports them with customized financial programs.

BNK plans to concentrate investment operations for startups and venture companies dispersed across group affiliates here to more smoothly supply venture capital to local innovative companies.

Additionally, centered on the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Venture Investment Center, BNK will establish a collaborative system with each group affiliate, local governments, guarantee institutions, and investment support organizations to provide one-stop financial support covering from the startup phase to growth and expansion stages, thereby promoting the activation of the regional startup ecosystem.

Kim Ji-wan, Chairman of BNK, stated, "We expect the Bu-Ul-Gyeong Venture Investment Center to become a new driving force leading the growth of the regional startup ecosystem," adding, "We will continue to prepare various practical measures to help local companies and contribute to revitalizing the regional economy."

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