KB Financial Supports Startups... 21 Selected for 'KB Starters'

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] KB Financial Group announced on the 26th that it has selected 'KB Starters' to nurture and support startups.

'KB Starters' is the first startup nurturing program in the financial sector operated by KB Financial since 2015. Every year, it selects innovative startups in the first and second halves of the year and runs various support programs tailored to different growth stages.

In March, KB Financial signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Startup Promotion Agency under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups to nurture and support startups. Following this, it recruited startups wishing to participate in the 'Startup Support Program' and selected 21 companies.

The 21 startups are innovative companies in various fields ranging from finance-related robo-advisors and lending to metaverse, leisure, healthcare, education, and mobility.

Among the selected metaverse-related startups, 'Haegin' operates a social platform using games as a medium and aims to expand the metaverse universe and content. KB Financial plans to open a KB global local brand hall within the 'Metaverse' universe and promote virtual concerts and autograph sessions featuring advertising models.

The startup related to MyData, 'Korea Financial Solution,' provides inquiry and asset analysis services using MyData information. It is expected that various services utilizing MyData will be offered through the KB Securities app.

The education-related startup 'Happy To See You' is a children's fintech service company that provides economic education and career counseling services for children and parents. Based on IT technology, it can collaborate on various services such as managing children's allowances and financial education on KB's lifestyle finance platform.

A KB Financial official stated, "We plan to promote various collaborations with companies to coexist with the startup ecosystem and lead the lifestyle finance platform," adding, "We will also discover companies in non-financial fields in the future and support their growth into next-generation unicorns (unlisted companies valued at over 1 trillion won)."

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