Gangnam-gu to Host 2024 Entrepreneur Street Festival 'START TRACK WEEK'

July 17-19 Gangnam-gu, Asan Nanum Foundation, Korea Angel Investment Association and 3 Startup Organizations Collaborative Festival -

Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) will hold the "2024 Gangnam Startup Street Festival START TRACK WEEK" from the 17th to the 19th at Yeoksam-ro Startup Street (from Yeoksam Elementary School Intersection to Gangnam Startup Center Intersection).

The district has been hosting the Gangnam Startup Street Festival since 2021 in partnership with the Asan Nanum Foundation, the Korea Angel Investment Association, and POSCO to revitalize the Yeoksam-ro Startup Street area and support the growth and development of startups.

This year’s festival will be held at venues including ▲ Gangnam Employment and Startup Hub Center ▲ Asan Nanum Foundation’s Maru ▲ TIPS Town operated by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (run by the Korea Angel Investment Association). Various events such as lectures, forums, IR pitching sessions for startup networking, a startup solution experience zone, startup street tour programs, and pop-up stores have been prepared.

First, the opening ceremony will be held at Maru360 at 3 p.m. on the 17th. The ceremony will be divided into three parts: Part 1 will share achievements of startup support organizations, Part 2 will be a startup forum featuring speakers Kim Min-cheol, CEO of Yanadoo, and Choi Dong-hyun, CEO of Quotalab, who will present on startup growth strategies and capital flow trends in startups through data analysis, respectively. Part 3 will be the START TRACK NIGHT, where startups and related organizations can communicate and network.

Each startup support organization has prepared various events. At the Gangnam Employment and Startup Hub Center on the 18th, from 9 to 11 a.m., a "Bio-Medical Summit" will be held for companies in the medical and bio sectors to strengthen their business capabilities. From 1 to 3 p.m., the Korea International Trade Association and Startup Junkie practitioners will conduct a seminar for startups aiming for global expansion. From 3 to 5 p.m., Professor Lee Gye-ho of Chungnam National University and Yang Eun-mi, CEO of Mind Thinking Research Institute, will give special lectures presenting new visions in food, health, and well-being sectors.

On the 19th, events will include ▲ IT/AI company meet-up ▲ IR pitching with startups from KAIST and Seoul National University ▲ and the Value Up Insight event with KAIST Youth Startup Investment Holdings (KVI), sharing insights to enhance the value of early-stage startups.

At Maru, ongoing events will be held throughout the festival. On the 1st floor of Maru180, a fintech startup pop-up store "Maru Collect" will open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 18th and 19th, offering commemorative goods to visitors. At Maru180’s cafe fyi, the B.B.B (Brand, Branding, Brand builder) exhibition will be held, and at Maru360, the exhibition event "Operation: Finding Usefulness" will take place. On the 18th at 2 p.m., the startup cinema program will screen the documentary "Betting."

At TIPS Town, the "2024 TIPS Summit Conference" will be held on the 18th from 2 to 6 p.m., open to all startup stakeholders. This event will feature insight lectures, panel discussions, and a networking party focused on strategies for entering the Asian market. On the 19th from 2 to 6 p.m., the representative investment attraction program "TIPS Meetup-ESG" will be conducted, including investment trend lectures, sharing of corporate investment strategies, IR pitching by TIPS startups, and expert feedback.

This year, the festival aims to communicate not only with startup stakeholders but also with local residents by operating a "Startup Solution Experience Zone" on the 17th and 18th, where visitors can experience technologies from seven companies housed in the Employment and Startup Hub Center. Additionally, a "Start Track Tour" introducing the founding purpose and spaces of startup support organizations, along with Q&A sessions, will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the 18th and 19th. Detailed event information and program registration can be found on the website.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, "By sharing the success strategies and future insights of leading companies, I hope this will be an opportunity for startups to leap into unicorn companies. We will actively support making Gangnam Startup Street a runway for startups to soar."

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