Recruitment of Prospective Entrepreneurs for Dongjak-gu Startup Funding Project

Recruiting a total of 12 teams (companies) including at least one Dongjak-gu resident aged 39 or younger by the 22nd... Selected teams will receive business funding, free facility sharing, and dedicated mentor matching support

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) is recruiting prospective entrepreneurs for the '2021 Dongjak-gu Startup Funding Project' until the 22nd.

The Dongjak-gu Startup Funding Project was established to support the startups of young prospective entrepreneurs in the region who possess creative and innovative technology startup ideas, aiming to intensively discover and nurture startups and create an industry-academia cluster base.

The recruitment scale is up to a total of 12 teams, including ▲ prospective entrepreneur teams with at least one member aged 39 or younger residing in Dongjak-gu, early-stage startups located in the region, or ▲ teams (companies) capable of registering for crowdfunding* between September and November this year.

Crowdfunding: Raising funds by promoting one's ideas to the public.

In particular, teams with business plans related to prevention, diagnosis, and eradication technologies for COVID-19 infectious disease prevention will be given preference.

Teams wishing to participate can download the business plan and application form from the district office website, complete them, and submit them via email to the person in charge (whs@ssu.ac.kr).

The district office will review the applications by the end of this month based on ▲competitiveness of the startup item ▲strategy for securing expertise and capabilities ▲faithfulness in task execution ▲specificity and feasibility of the business plan, and notify applicants individually.

Selected prospective startup teams will receive up to 5 million KRW in commercialization funds by November, including product manufacturing costs, market development, and promotion expenses; free sharing of facilities such as startup preparation spaces and meeting rooms for prototype development and production support; and expert and dedicated mentor matching, as well as startup support programs.

For more details, please contact the Job Policy Division.

Yoon Soyeon, head of the Job Policy Division, said, “Through this project, we will provide opportunities for young people who wish to start a business or find employment to challenge themselves freely,” and added, “We will continue to promote projects to create youth jobs led by the local community.”

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