Women's Startup Space 'Space Sallim' Opens in September ... Recruiting First Round of Resident Companies

Seoul City to Create a Complex Cultural Space Supporting Women's Work-Life Balance on Former Daebang-dong US Military Base Site

Space Sallim bird's-eye view

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 17th that it will open "Space Sallim," a women and family complex facility with two underground floors and seven above-ground floors, totaling 17,957㎡ in floor area, in September at the site of the former U.S. military base "Camp Gray" in Daebang-dong, Dongjak-gu.

Space Sallim is a complex cultural space that supports the work-life balance of women and families, focusing on working women, and serves as a growth space for women startups proposing new ways of life.

It is directly connected to Daebang Station via an underground passage, providing excellent accessibility, and is equipped with office spaces, content production areas (filming and recording), educational spaces such as conference halls, startup showrooms, and sales areas.

Additionally, investment, sales channels, networking, and health programs are provided to support the growth of women entrepreneurs. Various facilities such as a body and mind studio, community library, shared kitchen, elementary care facility "Our Neighborhood Care Center," and part-time infant care center operate to help women’s work and life grow together.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Foundation of Women & Family will recruit about 10 first-round resident companies by June 5th ahead of the opening.

Any women startup that has been established for less than seven years, has received investment or government support, and provides lifestyle innovation products and services that improve the quality of life for women and families can apply.

Resident companies can receive customized office infrastructure, auxiliary facilities, and growth support programs for up to two years. Applications can be submitted through the Space Sallim website, and final successful startups will be announced at the end of June after document and face-to-face evaluations.

The city plans to recruit about 50 companies over three rounds and intends to diversify recruitment methods and targets to enable resident companies to grow together.

Song Da-young, Director of the Women and Family Policy Office of Seoul, said, "Space Sallim is a huge laboratory for women startups and a cultural space that anyone can enjoy. In particular, we will provide a space where women entrepreneurs can realize their dreams by integrating various facilities that allow women’s work and life to grow together, including care for themselves, family, and others."

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