Jeju Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEO Lee Byeong-seon, hereinafter referred to as Jeju Center) successfully held the 'Jeju Startup Ecosystem Forum X Investor Day' event on the 25th at J-Space on the 3rd floor of Jeju Venture Maru.
This forum featured a keynote speech on the topic of “Pet Industry, Growing the Future in Jeju” to learn about the prospects for the pet and pet tech industries. This was followed by IR pitching and networking by four pet-related startups.
First, Kim Yoon-hee, an official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, gave a keynote speech. She gave a presentation on the topic of “The Future of Companion Animal Industry Policy” and introduced the government’s industry development direction and policy support plan. Next, Bae Sang-seung, CEO of New Paradigm Investment, analyzed domestic and international investment trends and the growth potential of the pet tech industry through “Pet Tech Startup Investment Trends and Future Prospects.”
In particular, Lim Ji-hee, CEO of Jeju-based pet startup Orao Lab, presented ‘Current status and proposals for the local pet healthcare ecosystem in Jeju’ and presented a pet healthcare service and startup model that takes advantage of Jeju’s unique characteristics, drawing the attention of attendees.
The talk session brought together keynote speakers and entrepreneurs to discuss how the pet tech industry can position itself in Jeju’s startup ecosystem.
Next, Investor Day was held. Regional innovation venture fund management companies such as Sea Technology Investment, Simbon Partners, and Triangle Partners announced their new fund management plans for this year.
IR pitching included the following: ▲IDLAB CEO Jinseong Jeong (operator of 'Pet ID', an iris recognition-based animal registration and history management platform); ▲ORAEOLAB CEO Jihee Lim (operator of 'Porink', a customized care service for each life cycle of companion animals); ▲CEO Seonghun Kim of Caresix (operator of IoT-based companion animal wearable brand 'Sense One' and pet product brand 'Cottons'); and ▲Peterpeter CEO Junho Park (operator of companion animal genetic information analysis services 'Catering' and 'Dogma'). They presented innovative technologies and business models. Regional innovation venture fund Jafund investment companies and others participated in the event to seek opportunities to attract practical investment.
'Jeju Startup Ecosystem Forum X Investor Day' is an event held by Jeju Center every month for startup follow-up investment and startup ecosystem knowledge sharing. Various entities such as local startup support organizations, startup planners (AC), investors (VC), and private associations gather to run the forum and investor day every month.
In particular, the Jeju Center invites the management company of the 'Daegu-Jeju-Gwangju Regional Innovation Venture Fund', which is being established with investment from Jeju Province and in cooperation with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, to Jeju every month. Through this, it plans to further expand opportunities for establishing innovation governance and attracting investment to support Jeju startups.
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