NH NongHyup Bank Shares Startup Collaboration Achievements

NH NongHyup Bank announced that it held the "2025 NH Open Business Day" at the Conrad Seoul Hotel on the 17th.

This year's event, held under the theme "Continuing the Wave of Innovation, Spreading the Wings of Growth," brought together NongHyup affiliates, external investment firms, and partner organizations to share the year's collaborative achievements and explore further cooperation and investment opportunities.

The "NH Open Business Hub" is NongHyup Bank's flagship open innovation program. Since the launch of the Digital Innovation Campus in 2019, it has selected and nurtured 245 startups to date. Since transitioning to a collaboration-focused system in 2023, the program has supported 148 collaborative projects and investments totaling 87.5 billion won. This year, the program expanded joint open innovation with external organizations, strengthening the discovery, validation (PoC), and commercialization linkage of startups.

At the NH Open Business Day held at Conrad Seoul on the 17th, Kwon Daeyoung, Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission (right), and Kang Taeyoung, President of NongHyup Bank (left), are viewing the startup popup booths. NongHyup Bank

The event featured collaborative cases across various fields, including artificial intelligence (AI), data, fintech, agri, and food. As outstanding examples, Romin and Crdlab presented their achievements in AI-driven work innovation conducted in collaboration with NongHyup's departments. Additionally, popup exhibition booths were set up for startup promotion, and investment meetups and networking programs with investment firms were also held.

Kang Taeyoung, President of NongHyup Bank, stated, "NH Open Business Day is an opportunity for startups and NongHyup to connect and grow together," adding, "NongHyup will be a strong partner for startups so that we can continue the wave of innovation and spread the wings of growth."