Hana Bank Selects 'Hana OneQ Agile Lab 12th Cohort'

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Hana Bank announced on the 24th that it has selected 21 startups to participate in the startup discovery, collaboration, and nurturing program 'Hana One Q Agile Lab 12th cohort.'

Since its establishment in June 2015, Hana One Q Agile Lab has discovered and nurtured a total of 134 startups up to the 12th cohort, creating various successful collaboration cases as a startup mentoring center.

The selected startups will receive extensive support including ▲individual office space provision ▲business collaboration with operational departments across all Hana Financial Group affiliates ▲management and tax consulting by external experts ▲direct and indirect investment ▲support for global expansion through Hana Bank's overseas network.

In particular, this 'Hana One Q Agile Lab 12th cohort' includes many startups in non-financial sectors reflecting the lifestyle of the MZ generation, such as metaverse and healthcare, in addition to fintech companies, raising expectations for mutual synergy through cross-industry partnerships.

A Hana Bank official stated, “Through Hana One Q Agile Lab, we have directly discovered and nurtured promising startups and established a virtuous cycle collaboration model for mutual growth,” adding, “We hope Hana Bank’s efforts to create a win-win startup ecosystem and provide productive financial support will widely spread throughout the finance and industrial sectors.”

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