Sparklab Partners (CEO Ho-min Kim) announced on the 18th that it has signed a business agreement with Pohang United Technology Holdings (CEO Jae-hyo Kim) to revitalize the startup and investment ecosystem in the Gyeongsangbuk-do region.
SparkLabs Partners, following the opening of its branch at Handong Global University in Pohang last September, has pursued this agreement to enhance local startup infrastructure and strengthen its investment and incubation network. Pohang United Technology Holdings, a jointly established technology holding company and public accelerator by local universities, including Handong Global University, and Pohang Technopark, will establish an integrated startup support system that combines university research achievements, public institution infrastructure, and private investment capabilities.
Under the agreement, the two organizations will pursue initiatives such as ▲attracting startups to the region and stimulating investment ▲coordinating follow-up investments ▲supporting global expansion ▲jointly planning entrepreneurship programs for teachers and young people. They will also leverage their advisory group and global network to establish a joint platform to strengthen the technological prowess and market competitiveness of startups in the Gyeongbuk region.
SparkLabs Partners plans to gradually expand the scope of its collaboration with Pohang United Technology Holdings through this agreement and to foster a startup ecosystem in the AI and bio fields in conjunction with projects such as the Gyeongbuk Regional Fund, Pohang Global Enterprise Innovation Park, and the Clinical Specialty Hospital Project.
Kim Ho-min, CEO of SparkLabs Partners, said, “The agreement with Pohang United Technology Holdings is a significant milestone that combines regional innovation and global investment capabilities. Through mutual cooperation, we will lay the foundation for startups in the Gyeongbuk region to secure competitiveness in the global market.”
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