Gyeonggi Province Recruiting Startups for October "New York Investment Attraction Program"

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Business and Science Accelerator are recruiting promising companies to participate in the “New York Investment Attraction Support Program,” which supports outstanding startups in the province hoping to enter the U.S. market, until August 7.

The New York Investment Attraction Support Program is characterized by offering both substantial investment consultations with local U.S. investors and networking opportunities with successful local entrepreneurs.

The program targets startups with headquarters in Gyeonggi Province that have been in operation for up to 7 years. Startups in the new industries sector are eligible if they have been in business for up to 10 years. Ten promising companies leveraging technology in fields such as fashion, cultural content, fintech, digital healthcare, and ICT will be selected through a document review and presentation evaluation.

Selected companies will receive localized acceleration support in cooperation with CNTTech Co., Ltd. for three months from September to November.

Poster for Recruiting Companies to Participate in New York Investment Attraction Support Program

Key areas of support include: ▲ a global expansion capability assessment ▲ enhancement of IR materials and pitching consulting ▲ preliminary meetups with New York-based investors ▲ participation in “KOOM WEEK 2026” hosted by the Korean United Entrepreneurs Federation (UKF) ▲ and subsequent investment matchmaking.

In particular, during the “New York On-Site Program” in October, global investment firm Plug and Play will collaborate to provide IR pitching and networking support for local investors.

Additionally, participants will join both “KOOM Live,” a program during KOOM WEEK 2026 (hosted by UKF), and “KOOM Night,” a networking event led by startup media EO, providing the opportunity to interact with successful precedent entrepreneurs on-site.

After the local program, a total of 500 million won in direct investment will be considered for selected startups with high growth potential, and further support through the TIPS program is also planned.

Ryu Soonyeol, Head of the Venture Startup Division at Gyeonggi Province, said, “We will spare no effort to help Gyeonggi’s outstanding startups create new opportunities in the U.S. market and grow into global companies.”

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