"Presented Before Real Investors"... Shilla University Hosts 2025 IR Local Startup Build-up Camp

RISE Project Group Focuses on Strengthening Practical Investment Capabilities

Shilla University (President Heo Namsik) has held a startup camp to invigorate the local startup ecosystem.

On the 27th, Shilla University announced that it had hosted the "2025 IR Local Startup Build-up Camp" to strengthen practical investment capabilities.

From November 20 to 21, the "2025 IR Local Startup Build-up Camp," organized by the Shilla University RISE Project Group at the Central Hotel in Haeundae, Busan, brought together 50 enrolled students.

The camp was operated as a hands-on program that connects local resources with startup items and provides experience in practical IR (Investor Relations) processes. It was designed so that participants could experience each stage of the startup process, from defining the problem in their startup idea, market analysis, structuring the storyline, creating AI-based pitching materials, to making real presentations.

2025 IR Local Startup Build-up Camp.

In particular, the camp provided pitching training and mentoring based on investor perspectives, helping participants gain a deep understanding of the evaluation criteria and preparation steps that local startups actually face.

On the first day, students focused on analyzing their items and developing strategies to connect with local resources, exploring how their startup ideas could intersect with the region's industries, culture, and technology.

This went beyond simple market analysis and operated as a process of reconstructing ideas into "business models functioning within the local ecosystem," enabling participants to practically acquire the local startup competencies emphasized by the RISE Project.

Through IR storyline planning and hands-on practice in creating AI-based pitching materials, students enhanced their ability to translate their ideas into a structured language that investors can understand.

On the second day, students learned about investment trends in Busan and the evaluation criteria faced by local startups through IR speech training and investment strategy sessions. In the final stage, a real IR pitching presentation, an expert evaluation panel provided feedback focusing on the utilization of local resources, business feasibility, and the potential for regional partnerships, thereby validating the students' startup ideas.

This process went beyond presentation training, serving as a practical learning stage for the Busan-type startup talent circulation structure that Shilla University is building in conjunction with the RISE Project.

Students who participated in the camp said, "I used to think of my idea vaguely, but after going through market analysis and storyline design, my business became more concrete." They also shared, "Presenting in front of real investors helped me clearly recognize what I was lacking."

Hwang Inju, Head of the RISE Project Group, emphasized, "For the local startup ecosystem to grow, not only is idea discovery important, but also the ability to execute and validate from an investment perspective. We will continue to expand programs like this camp, where students can experience every stage of entrepreneurship as if it were real, to foster local startup talent that grows from the region."

Shilla University plans to further enhance students' entrepreneurial capabilities and continuously expand practical startup education programs in collaboration with startup organizations and investors in the Busan area.

Students participating in the 2025 IR Local Startup Build-up Camp.

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