'Already 500th Episode' KDB Next Round to Hold Special Round on the 30th

Keynote Speech by Market Kurly CEO Kim Seul-ah

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] KDB Industrial Bank's market-type investment attraction platform 'KDB Next Round,' which connects startups and investors, has reached its 500th session.

On the 29th, KDB Industrial Bank announced that it will hold a special round on the 30th to commemorate the 500th session of 'KDB Next Round.'

At the event, Kim Seul-ah, CEO of Market Kurly, is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech on the growth of venture companies and the importance of an organic relationship with venture capital. The event will be broadcast live through the Next Round online platform and YouTube channel, which opened in April this year.

Meanwhile, since his inauguration in 2017, Lee Dong-geol, Chairman of KDB Industrial Bank, has emphasized the bank's role in fostering the venture ecosystem to discover future growth industries for Korea. Even after his reappointment, he has indicated that KDB Industrial Bank should take a leading role in discovering new companies and nurturing them into unicorns.