Kim Seong-seop, Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups, "Venture Success Amid Difficult Conditions... Let's Overcome the Crisis Together"

Innovative Venture Industry New Year's Gathering on the 22nd
"Strengthening Public-Private Cooperation for Greater Achievements"

Kim Seong-seop, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, emphasized that he will actively cooperate with the industry to revitalize the venture sector.

On the 22nd, Vice Minister Kim participated in the '2025 Innovative Venture Industry New Year's Meeting' held at EL Tower in Seocho, Seoul, where he encouraged the venture industry and pledged mutual cooperation.

Kim Seong-seop, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the "2025 Innovation Venture Industry New Year's Meeting" held on the 22nd at EL Tower in Seocho, Seoul. Photo by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

At the event, the 'Innovative Venture Vision Forum' was held under the theme of 'Organic Cooperation Plans for a Sustainable Venture Ecosystem.' Discussions took place where the Venture Capital Association, Venture Business Association, Women Venture Association, Early Investment Accelerator Association, and Korea Startup Forum presented their annual plans and proposed public-private cooperation measures.

In his congratulatory speech, Vice Minister Kim said, “Despite difficult economic conditions, domestic companies won the Innovation Award at CES 2025 for the second consecutive year with the most awards, and Seoul was ranked 9th among global startup cities, demonstrating outstanding performance on the global stage.” He added, “This year, the public and private sectors will overcome the current crisis through innovation and leap forward together to achieve greater results.”

He continued, “To this end, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will focus on globalizing ventures and startups and actively fostering deep-tech companies, while continuing on-site communication with the industry.”

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