"Chance to Meet Global VCs"... OKTA to Host Global Startup Competition

Finals to Be Held in Songdo on October 28
Support for Overseas Branch Expansion and Silicon Valley
Opportunity to Take Courses from Stanford and Berkeley

The World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations announced on August 18 that it is recruiting companies to participate in the "2025 OKTA Global Startup Competition," which will be held for two days starting October 28.

This competition, co-hosted with Incheon Metropolitan City at Songdo Convensia in Incheon, is an investment-linked event for promising startups aiming to enter the global market, bringing together overseas Korean businesspeople, global venture capitalists (VCs), and accelerators (ACs). Winners will receive a certificate, a cash prize, and a variety of benefits, including: one-on-one investment consulting support, follow-up investment opportunities, linkage to World-OKTA's overseas branch business, entry into the G6 Global Trade Center in Silicon Valley, USA, and support for POC marketing and subsequent promotions.

The World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations will hold the "2025 OKTA Global Startup Competition" for two days starting October 28. World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations

All participating companies will have the opportunity to take an online entrepreneurship course taught by professors from Stanford University and UC Berkeley, providing a chance to experience practical lectures from world-renowned universities.

The final round of the competition will be held on October 28 at the Premier Ballroom of Songdo Convensia in Incheon. From October 27 to 30, the "2025 KOREA BUSINESS EXPO INCHEON," the largest festival for overseas Korean businesspeople and a major event supporting Korean small and medium-sized enterprises in entering overseas markets, will be held alongside the 29th World Korean Business Convention.

Applications for participation are divided into the Preliminary Startup League (for prospective entrepreneurs or companies established within the past three years) and the Startup League (for companies established more than three years ago or those with investment experience). Applications can be submitted via Google Forms until August 30.

Park Jongbum, President of World-OKTA, stated, "Through this competition, we will actively support promising companies so that they can gain opportunities to enter the global market and turn their dreams into reality."

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