Gwangju Creative Economy Innovation Center Takes Initiative to Revitalize Local Private Investment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] A council to revitalize the private investment ecosystem will be established to ensure the stable growth of early-stage startups in the Gwangju area.

The Gwangju Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (Director Ha Sang-yong), Gwangju Technopark, and the Korea Angel Investment Association Honam Angel Investment Hub held a meeting on the 6th with private investors active in the Gwangju region. Through listening to difficulties and improvement points arising from private investments, they identified problems and decided to form a council to promptly respond to the creation of a private investment ecosystem.

The meeting was attended by 17 accelerators and venture capital firms, including Jeonnam National University Technology Holding Company, Pace Makers Co., Ltd., and Daesung Startup Investment Co., Ltd. They exchanged opinions on discovering promising startups, sharing information, and activating investments tailored to the characteristics of the Gwangju region, such as regional key projects (AI, Green New Deal, etc.) and local creators, becoming a forum for discussing current issues such as building networks among private investors.

Based on the discussions, the council plans to derive solutions for issues such as discovering and supporting promising startups, sharing information, resolving difficulties related to investments, follow-up investments, and exit strategies. In addition to the accelerators and venture capital firms that participated in this meeting, they will confirm the intention of private investors wishing to participate and plan to launch the council within this year.

Director Ha Sang-yong stated, “The Gwangju private investor council to be launched this time will promote the activation of private investments in early-stage startups in the region and improve the investment environment from the perspective of private investors. Furthermore, it is expected to serve as a catalyst for promising startups to grow.”

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