[OASIS-6] A Big Think 2023 (Business model audition for OASIS VISA points)
Invest Seoul, a Business Navigator for Foreign Startups and investors, is pleased to announce that we will hold the 11th Start-up idea contest (A Big Think) aimed at granting OASIS Visa points for foreigners who want to start tech-based start-ups in Korea. We look forward to meeting with the innovative pre-entrepreneurs!
● What is technology-based Business model?
Any product or service related or combined with technology such as manufacturing, smartphone, App, IoT, web, etc.
● Competition Overview
1. Recruitment : July. 17 (Mon) ~ Aug. 4 (Fri)
2. Preliminary Round(Application review) : Aug. 14 (Mon)
*The result will be announced on Aug. 18 (Fri)
3. 1:1 Business Model Consulting : Aug. 21 (Mon) ~ Oct. 20 (Fri)
4. Final Round (Presentation) : Nov. 02 (Thurs)
● Recruitment
- Period : July. 17 (Mon) ~ Aug. 4 (Fri)
- Eligibility : Foreigners(1 person or 1 group) or Foreigners-Koreans team with technology-based business models
*Applicants should(shall) be able to legally stay in Korea and have undergraduate or higher education from Korea or Overseas
*For a mixed team with foreigners and Korean, the foreigners must be the representatives of the team(Founder, CEO, Head)
*For the companies already founded, only 2023 established ones are available
*Applicants who are not eligible for the program may not be able to join the final round even they pass the preliminary round
- Submission : via Invest Seoul website
- Required documents :
1. Application Form (Download)
2. Resumes including pictures of all team members (Free form)
3. A copy of ARC or passport of all team members
● Business Model Consulting
- Period : Aug. 21 (Mon) ~ Oct. 20 (Fri)
- Eligibility : 10 teams who pass the preliminary round (Mandatory)
- Content : Providing customized consulting service for each team (developing business plan and PPT design)
● Award
- Money Prize and Start-up Visa(D-8-4) Points
Category |
Rank | Number of team | Prize |
1st | 1 team | 5,000,000 KRW | OASIS-6 : Start-up Visa(D-8-4) Prerequisite 25 points by the ministry of Justice |
2nd | 2 teams | 3,000,000 KRW |
3rd | 2 teams | 1,000,000 KRW |
Popularity Award | 1 team | 500,000 KRW | N/A |
● Contact
02-6361-4136 or email (sgcbiz@sba.seoul.kr)
