Pacemakers and Dongguk University recruit 4th batch of global startup mentors

Global accelerator (AC) Pacemakers (CEO Kyung-rak Kim) announced that it is recruiting the 4th batch of students for the 'Global Startup Mentor Senior Program (GSMP)' conducted by Dongguk University's Graduate School of Business.

GSMP is Korea's first startup mentoring expert training program, and this 4th term will be held every Tuesday for 13 weeks starting in March 2025. The curriculum includes understanding the startup ecosystem, team building, business model scale-up mentoring, global marketing, investment attraction strategies, and mentoring practice.

Cho Ki-hwan, Vice President of Pacemakers in charge of external communications for GSMP, said, “Through GSMP, we hope that mentor candidates will gain an understanding of the startup ecosystem in general in addition to their own areas of expertise and that more professional mentors will be discovered through mentor-mentee training with Wonwoo companies, contributing to developing the Korean startup ecosystem to a global level.”

Upon completion, students will receive various benefits, including a certificate of completion in the name of the President of Dongguk University, full membership in the Dongguk University and Pacemakers mentor group, and invitations to networking events.

The recruitment target is experts in each field who are interested in the startup ecosystem and C-level of startups. Applications will be accepted until mid-February 2025, and an online briefing session will be held on Wednesday, February 12th at 8 PM. More information can be found on the Pacemakers and Dongguk University Graduate School of Business website.


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