Jakarta, Oct 25th 2018 – South Korean Ministry of Startup and SMEs, together with South Korean Ministry of Sports, Culture and Tourism of South Korean and Indonesian Creative Economy Agency (BEKRAF) hosted the very first Indonesia-Korea Tech-Startup Demo Day at Soehana Hall, The Energy Building, Jakarta last Thursday (10/25). The event was aimed to initiate a connection between startups, investors and related stakeholders from Indonesia and South Korea. The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E Chang-beom Kim and K. Candra Negara, Director for International Relation of Bekraf opened the event with a big welcome.
25 startups from South Korea and Indonesia had the opportunity to pitch in front of more than 100 investors, industry experts and other stakeholders. Small Medium Business Cooperation (SBC) organized this special pitching session in partnership with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), and Indonesian Angel Investor Network (ANGIN).
Indonesia-Korea Tech-Startup Demo Day marked the end of Global Mentoring Program, a program with missions to explore and develop South Korean startups’ readiness to enter Indonesia market. Throughout one week, 15 South Korean startups in the program have engaged in a series of exciting yet valuable activities; from getting a mentoring with venture capitals; visiting office of Accelerators, Gojek and Qraved; attending Tech in Asia Conference 2018; to participating in a business matching and lastly, demo day event.
Indonesia – Korea Tech Startup Demo Day is sponsored by the Korean Embassy in Indonesia.
Here’s 15 Korean startups :
- Softgear Inc.
- Zeus Tech
- Ad Design Co.
- Tripeaks
- Earback
- Hope Co. Ltd
- Xrisp Co. Ltd
- Wayne Inc.
- Payperse Inc.
- Stylepill
- Paintpam Inc.
- Davin Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Medi Whale
- Mhmind Inc.
- DTS
Here’s 10 Indonesian startups:
- MSMB
- Bly
- Gudang Voucher
- Bizshare
- Manpro
- Svara
- Qiwii
- Allesh Power
- Vaxcorp
- Ponja
Wanna know more about the startups ? Click here to request Indonesia-Korea Tech Startup Demo Day event booklet.