Seoul City Opens 'Seoul Startup Hub World,' a Startup Support Space in the Metaverse

Metaverse Platform 'Zepeto' Used by 200 Million Worldwide Opens... Seoul Startup Facility Realized in 3D
Any 'Zepeto' User Can Explore Inside with Avatars and Interact with Others

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City is set to actively promote promising Seoul startups through the country’s first 3D virtual space ‘Metaverse,’ which blurs the boundaries between virtual and real worlds.

On the 27th, Seoul City announced that it will open the Seoul Startup Hub World within the global metaverse platform ‘ZEPETO,’ used by 200 million people worldwide, on the 28th.

Inside Seoul Startup Hub World, there will be a promotional exhibition hall where 64 outstanding Seoul startups and Seoul’s startup support facilities can be viewed at a glance. Various startup support facilities operated by the city, such as a studio for one-person media broadcasting, a conference hall for business events like investment attraction, and startup offices, will be realistically implemented.

Any ‘ZEPETO’ user can explore the Seoul Startup Hub World with their avatar and communicate with other users visiting the space. Seoul City aims to maximize the global promotional effect for startups by utilizing the ‘Metaverse,’ which is rapidly spreading across industries, moving away from traditional corporate promotion methods such as offline briefings and websites.

Seoul City will also hold map (space) tours introducing Seoul Startup Hub World and various opening commemorative events so that not only ‘ZEPETO’ users but also general citizens unfamiliar with the metaverse can experience the platform.

The map tour will feature avatars of Creative Goods and Toonimotion CEOs, venture investors, and business partners?residents of ‘Seoul Startup Hub Changdong’?introducing the Seoul Startup Hub World space. The tour video will be released on Seoul City’s YouTube channel on June 9 at 12 PM.

Park Dae-woo, Director of Economic and Job Planning at Seoul City, said, “To expand market opportunities and global advancement for startups, we will strengthen support through various new media and, at the same time, provide multifaceted support so that Seoul’s startup ecosystem can be widely recognized by utilizing advanced marketing platforms like the metaverse beyond the real world.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.