Gyeonggido Startup Platform by Gyeonggido Economic Promotion Agency Wins 'Web Award Korea' Grand Prize

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[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The 'Gyeonggi Startup Platform,' operated by the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency, received the Grand Prize in the Public Service Startup Support category at the 'Web Award Korea 2022' hosted by the Korea Internet Professionals Association.

Web Award Korea is an event that selects and awards the best internet services in each category through evaluations by internet experts, targeting websites newly built or renewed during the year.

The Gyeonggi Startup Platform is a platform that provides integrated information on education, investment, and support projects for startups and prospective entrepreneurs located in the province through mobile and web. It was launched in November 2019 as the first of its kind among local governments nationwide.

Currently, 4,800 startup members, about 6,600 prospective entrepreneurs, 139 private investment company members (48 companies), and 200 startup mentors are registered and active as members.

In particular, through the investment linkage program, a support project provided by the platform, 25 promising startups were discovered and supported. Additionally, 10 startups that succeeded through the platform were selected and provided with follow-up commercialization funds.

Furthermore, through the platform's expert advisory program, a total of 314 consultations were conducted this year related to entrepreneurship fields such as management and technology, as well as manufacturing fields including product production and mass production.

Also, through partnership services with private partners such as NICE Credit Rating (discount on evaluation reports), Credit Guarantee Fund (guarantee support), Gabia (mail/groupware support), AhnLab (cloud managed service support), AWS (credit provision), and Quotalab (securities management service support), various benefits are provided to startup members of the platform.

Yoo Seung-kyung, Director of the Gyeonggi-do Economic Science Promotion Agency, emphasized, "The Gyeonggi Startup Platform is the first public-private collaborative platform among local governments that integrates and provides startup resource information in the province to help startups easily launch and grow. We will continue to strive to improve user convenience and services so that startups can be strongly supported and entrepreneurship in the province can be revitalized."

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