Dunamu to Create 10,000 Jobs... Invests 500 Billion Won Over 5 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Ji Yeon-jin] Dunamu, the operator of the cryptocurrency exchange Upbit (CEO Lee Seok-woo), announced on the 12th that it will invest a total of 500 billion KRW over the next five years to create 10,000 new jobs.

To this end, Dunamu plans to first establish regional hub offices and operate regional consultation centers in major metropolitan cities nationwide, including Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, and Daejeon. Through this, it is expected that about 1,000 jobs will be created outside the Seoul metropolitan area.

At these regional hub offices, to alleviate the concentration of IT, finance, digital asset, and blockchain specialists in the metropolitan area, Dunamu will support the training of specialized personnel at local universities and prioritize hiring local youth.

Additionally, Dunamu plans to utilize the regional hub offices as consultation centers, including call centers, to significantly enhance convenience for users of ‘Upbit’ (digital asset exchange), ‘Securities Plus’ (securities service platform), and ‘Securities Plus Unlisted’ (unlisted stock trading platform). The newly established regional call centers and consultation centers will hire vulnerable groups to help revitalize the local economy.

Through programs such as the ‘UPstart Incubator’ and ‘UPstart Platform,’ Dunamu plans to nurture 500 promising startups, creating approximately 8,000 new jobs.

The ‘UPstart Incubator’ is a program that provides consulting to early-stage Web3.0 startups struggling with technology adoption and helps startups outside the blockchain ecosystem enter the Web3.0 industry through professional consulting. The ‘UPstart Platform’ goes a step further by connecting startups with Dunamu subsidiaries, investors, and others equipped with blockchain technology to help them grow into global companies.

This initiative is part of a project to massively recruit IT, finance, digital asset, and blockchain talent developed domestically and expand overseas, thereby enhancing the global competitiveness of South Korea’s Web3.0 industry. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Dunamu announced a mid- to long-term innovation growth roadmap earlier this year to grow into a ‘global comprehensive trading platform’ encompassing stocks, digital assets, and real assets. Through this active developer recruitment, about 1,000 new jobs are expected to be created.

Previously, since 2018, Dunamu has invested 88 billion KRW in startups in new business areas such as blockchain and fintech. Through its investment-specialized subsidiary Dunamu & Partners, it has also made investments worth 93 billion KRW, contributing to startup development and job creation.

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