invest Seoul

​Invest Seoul, a Business Navigator for Foreign Startups and investors, is pleased to announce that we will hold the 12th 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 : June. 24 (Mon) ~ July. 12 (Fri)

     2. Preliminary Round(Application review) : July. 22 (Mon)

          *The result will be announced on July.  31 (Wed)

     3. 1:1 Business Model Consulting : Aug. 5 (Mon) ~ Oct. 11 (Fri)

     4. Final Round (Presentation) : Oct. 24 (Thurs)

● Recruitment

      - Period : June. 24 (Mon) ~ July. 12 (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 2024 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. 5 (Mon) ~ Oct. 11 (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 

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