Korea Development Bank Launches 'NextRound Online Platform' Connecting Startups and Investors

Startups Expand Investor Connections Through In-House IR/PR Videos

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Industrial Bank of Korea's market-type investment attraction platform 'KDB NextRound,' which provides opportunities for startups to attract investment and for investors to discover promising investment targets, will expand its platform domain online on the 30th.

According to the bank on the 29th, the newly opened NextRound online platform expands the offline NextRound to online to meet the diverse needs of domestic and international venture ecosystem members. It offers NextRound live broadcasts and VOD to investors who find it difficult to attend in person, greatly enhancing accessibility to NextRound beyond the time and space constraints of offline IR events.

Startups that cannot participate directly in offline rounds can also introduce their business and technology online and upload self-produced IR/PR videos, increasing the possibility of company promotion as well as investor connections.

Investors can easily search for investment information on various startups on the online platform and receive recommendations for startups according to their areas of interest, enabling more efficient discovery of investment opportunities. In addition, it supports medium and large enterprises, research institutes, and others to discuss business and technology cooperation with startups from multiple perspectives.

An official from the bank said, “We expect that NextRound, the country's representative investment attraction platform, will help more investors and startups communicate by expanding online.”