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Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Kim Jin-tae) announced on the 18th that it held the '2025 Gangwon Business Global Investment Briefing' at Sodam Square Gangwon (Chuncheon).

Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province held the '2025 Gangwon Business Global Investment Briefing' on the 18th at Sodam Square Gangwon (Chuncheon), and attendees are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Gangwon Province

Now in its fourth year, this briefing was organized to support promising venture companies in the province with investment attraction and overseas expansion. More than 30 participants attended, including representatives and executives from companies based in the province and global venture capital firms located both domestically and internationally.

The venture companies that presented at the event were selected through a preliminary application process. They showcased their core technologies and business models in the fields of bio, healthcare and in vitro diagnostics, and artificial intelligence.

Among the major venture companies were BionSight Inc., which is developing a new drug development platform technology that combines chemo proteomics and artificial intelligence and is preparing for technology transfer, and Rebio Inc., which has developed portable water quality testers and other products using AI-based in vitro diagnostic solutions and previously participated in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025 in Las Vegas.

In addition, a total of nine companies participated, presenting a variety of technologies, growth visions, and concrete business models.

Notably, many investors from multinational global venture capital firms, Korean branches, and professional accelerators participated to explore investment opportunities.

Six organizations took part, including Scalient Ventures (Singapore) and Magical Startups (Chile), which operate actual investment funds; Creww Korea (Japan) and AGCC Korea (United Arab Emirates), which provide open innovation and overseas expansion platforms for Korean companies; as well as NextWave Venture Partners and Blue Whale Invest, which support local entry and investment attraction for domestic startups.

Immediately after the presentations, a separate networking session was held between company representatives and global venture investors to facilitate in-depth investment consultations, with active support planned to ensure these lead to tangible investment outcomes.

Park Kwangyong, Director of Industry at Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, stated, "Through this 'Gangwon Business Global Investment Briefing,' we are helping promising companies in the province grow into unicorns with innovative business models," adding, "We will continue to strengthen the foundation for global investment attraction so that our companies can confidently compete on the world stage."

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