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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Hwajeong] IBK Industrial Bank is expanding support for the growth of innovative startup companies through its startup incubation platform.

IBK Industrial Bank announced on the 10th that it awarded the 'IBK Industrial Bank Special Prize' to a startup club selected as an outstanding startup team at the Seoul National University Startup Competition held on the 9th.

'IBK CHANGGONG Seoul National University Camp' is a startup incubation platform established based on a business agreement signed last May between IBK Industrial Bank and Seoul National University to discover and support prospective entrepreneurs. IBK Industrial Bank supported the growth of prospective entrepreneurs by providing participating companies with office space, one-on-one customized mentoring, and opportunities to network with senior entrepreneurs who graduated from Seoul National University.

At this event, 10 startup clubs jointly nurtured by IBK CHANGGONG and Seoul National University participated, introducing their startup items and engaging in fierce competition.

An IBK Industrial Bank official said, "IBK currently operates five IBK startup incubation platforms," adding, "We plan to expand the IBK CHANGGONG camp in the future through business agreements with leading institutions to jointly nurture and support prospective entrepreneurs with potential."

IBK Industrial Bank also plans to hold the 'IBK CHANGGONG Graduated Companies Closed IR' event to provide opportunities for graduated companies to attract follow-up investments.

The participants will be companies among the 369 CHANGGONG graduated companies that require investment attraction, and investment officers from IBK Financial Group as well as external venture capitalists (VCs) responsible for actual investments will conduct the evaluation.

After the event, expert consulting and training will be provided based on the judges' evaluations and feedback. In addition, networking events for business linkage such as attracting investments from mid-sized and large companies and pioneering sales channels will be actively supported. The events will be held at IBK CHANGGONG Mapo, Guro, and Busan centers.

An IBK Industrial Bank official stated, "We will continue to expand customized support tailored to each growth stage from prospective entrepreneurs to CHANGGONG platform graduated companies."

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