by Kim Chulhyun
Pubilshed 03 Sep.2025 11:13(KST)
Next Elevation, established by Asia Economy, is recruiting startups to participate in the second half of the year’s ASCEND accelerator program, in collaboration with CNT Tech and Draper Startup House Korea.
The program is open to startups from any sector that have been founded within the past seven years. Startups will be selected through a document review and in-person evaluation process. Applications will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. on the 18th.
This accelerator program will run for 15 weeks, from October 13 to January 16. Based on a detailed analysis of each startup-including KPI setting, early strategy development, product strategy, branding, marketing, and overseas expansion-Next Elevation, CNT Tech, and Draper Startup House Korea will provide one-on-one mentoring with experts to help scale each business.
Startups selected as outstanding teams during the program will each receive up to 100 million won in investment and support for CNT Tech’s TIPS program. Draper Startup House Korea will also actively support global expansion by leveraging the global Draper network.
All participating teams will have the opportunity to attract follow-up investment through a demo day. In particular, economic media outlet Asia Economy will support PR communication by producing videos and articles featuring the growth stories of the startups. In addition, a variety of partnership benefits will be provided through partners such as AWS, Business Canvas, and ZUZU.
Startups interested in participating can apply via the application page on the Next Elevation website.
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