Ansan City Expands Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs... Recruiting Participants for 'ANSAN START UP'

Ansan City in Gyeonggi Province announced on April 24 that it is recruiting participants for the “2026 Ansan STARTUP Youth Entrepreneurship Competition” until May 13. The initiative aims to discover young entrepreneurs with creative ideas.

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The competition is a flagship youth entrepreneurship program implemented under the integrated brand “ANSAN START UP,” and has been designed to help young entrepreneurs turn their ideas into viable businesses.

This year’s competition will expand beyond the traditional format and be held in conjunction with the “Youth Entrepreneurship Festival.”

Eligible applicants are young entrepreneurs born on or after April 22, 1986, who are either operating a business established within the past three years as of the announcement date, or individuals or teams preparing to launch a startup.

Recruitment covers all areas related to the convergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including: IoT, cloud, big data, AI, mobile, robotics, ICT, blockchain, AR, 3D printing, digital platforms, and social media-based technology startups.

Participants selected through a document screening will undergo entrepreneurship capacity-building training from May 16 to June 14. This will be followed by a preliminary selection evaluation from June 17 to 19, and support for business plan development and IR consulting from June 24 to July 24. The final round of the competition will take place on July 25, where 15 winning teams will be chosen.

A total of 290 million won will be invested in this year’s competition, with commercialization funds and prize money awarded according to results. In particular, the grand prize-winning team will receive up to 47 million won in commercialization funds and prize money.

Park Jinwoo, Director of Youth Policy, stated, “We hope this competition, held in conjunction with the Youth Entrepreneurship Festival, will serve as a springboard for young entrepreneurs to take on new challenges and grow. We will actively support creative ideas from young people so that they can develop into real businesses and drive industrial growth.”

Applications can be submitted via email until May 13. The application form and further details can be found on the websites of Ansan City Hall, Gyeonggi Technopark, and Ansan Youth Cube.

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