The Daejeon Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEO Daehee Park, hereinafter referred to as the Daejeon Innovation Center) announced that it held the '2025 2nd Investment Finance Sector Council', a Daejeon area investment and financial institution cooperation council, on the 2nd at the Daejeon Startup Park headquarters building to expand the local startup investment ecosystem.
This council, an integrated public-private-public consultative body with the goal of revitalizing the local startup ecosystem, brings together investment institutions (ACs and VCs), financial institutions (guarantees and banks), and public and policy organizations. Operating continuously since 2023, the council has played a crucial role in identifying and connecting outstanding local startups with investment, facilitating information exchange among participating organizations, and establishing a foundation for public-private cooperation.
The council included regional investment firms such as Bluepoint Partners, Rising S Ventures, Mirae Science & Technology Holdings, and Daedeok Venture Partners, as well as financial institutions such as the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, Korea Technology Finance Corporation, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, and Hana Bank. Public institutions such as Daejeon Investment Finance and the Daejeon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation also participated, strengthening the cooperative system to support local startups.
This year's council will focus on expanding discussions on practical cooperation, including identifying jointly viable business models and establishing investment and financial support systems, and on establishing a foundation for strategic cooperation.
The main agenda items discussed at this meeting included ▲sharing areas of cooperation and programs by institution, ▲discussing joint discovery and investment strategies for excellent regional startups, ▲strengthening role-based cooperation among the investment, finance, and public sectors, and ▲determining joint tasks to revitalize the regional investment ecosystem by 2026.
The Daejeon Innovation Center plans to use this conference as an opportunity to expand its network with local investment organizations and strengthen its support system for startups at each stage of their growth. This is expected to contribute to the stable growth of the local investment ecosystem, building on local technology startup infrastructure and public-private partnerships.
Park Dae-hee, CEO of the Daejeon Innovation Center, said, “The Investment Finance Council is a key collaborative platform that drives the growth of local startups and venture companies.” He added, “We will further solidify the foundation for public-private cooperation so that Daejeon startups can secure stable investment opportunities and grow into competitive, innovative companies.”
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