Busan Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEO Yongwoo Kim, hereinafter referred to as Busan Creative Economy) held the 'Self-Project Prep Vietnam' launching ceremony on the 27th (Friday) and began full-scale business operations for the advancement of 20 promising startups outside the metropolitan area into Vietnam.
'Self-Project Prep Vietnam' is a 3-stage (pre-, local, and post-) global accelerating program hosted by Busan Regional SMEs and Startups Agency and Korea Southern Power and organized by Busan Changgyeong. After a pilot operation in 2024, it was expanded into a full-scale project this year, and has a full-cycle startup global expansion support system that links exports, investment attraction, and open innovation targeting Vietnam.
The startups selected for this 'Self-Project Prep Vietnam' are ▲Crosshub Co., Ltd. ▲Korea Fisheries Research and Development Institute ▲Dolbom Dream Co., Ltd. ▲Deep Brain Co., Ltd. ▲Breathings Co., Ltd. ▲Iclo Co., Ltd. ▲Novalacto Co., Ltd. ▲Holt Energy Co., Ltd. ▲Eum Co., Ltd. ▲Kinava Co., Ltd. ▲Greenish Co., Ltd. ▲Bimarine Co., Ltd. ▲Today's Story Co., Ltd. ▲Roxis Co., Ltd. ▲Ypet Co., Ltd. ▲EAAC Bio Co., Ltd. ▲Business Root Co., Ltd. ▲SYU Co., Ltd. ▲Iruti Co., Ltd. ▲Unimaker Co., Ltd.
On this day, officials from the Busan Regional SMEs and Startups Agency, Korea Southern Power, Busan Changgyeong, and executives and staff from selected startups attended the inauguration ceremony, taking the first step toward cooperation for successful entry into Vietnam.
'Self-Project Prep Vietnam' started a full-scale corporate diagnosis at the launching ceremony. Startups established Vietnam entry goals through 1:1 consulting with investors based on the self-diagnosis sheet submitted in advance. After that, in August, they will hold ▲local industry people meetup ▲IR presentation ▲networking ▲startup ecosystem exploration ▲on-site business meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and participate in InnoEX 2025, the largest global startup fair in Southeast Asia.
'Self-Project Prep Vietnam' will expand opportunities for global open innovation cooperation beyond simple export consultations, including technological cooperation, joint commercialization, and investment attraction. In addition, through performance review mentoring, we plan to provide full support to check the performance of each company's advancement and continue with follow-up connections.
Busan Changgyeong CEO Yongwoo Kim said, “The Prep Vietnam project is a business in which non-metropolitan startups take the lead in advancing into the global market on their own,” and added, “We will spare no effort in providing multifaceted support to attract startups to global open innovation partnerships.”
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