Saneun Hosts 'KDB TechConnect,' a Platform for Win-Win Growth Between Mid-Sized Companies and Venture Startups

Mid-sized Companies Provide Business Collaboration Opportunities for New Growth, Venture, and Startup Firms

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] The Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced on the 24th that it is conducting the 'KDB TechConnect Stage,' an open innovation program that provides technology connection opportunities for mid-sized companies and venture startups.

'KDB TechConnect Stage' is a program where mid-sized companies seeking new growth engines disclose their demand technologies through KDB's NextRound online platform and recruit venture companies possessing customized technologies suitable for those demands.

This year, the KDB TechConnect Stage is being conducted to discover venture startups with bio and healthcare-related technologies in collaboration with Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a mid-sized pharmaceutical company. As of now, about 40 venture companies have expressed their intention to cooperate technologically in the KDB TechConnect Stage, which runs until the 28th.

A KDB official explained, "This program presents new growth paths for mid-sized companies and effectively provides new business cooperation opportunities for ventures and startups, thereby promoting the co-growth of mid-sized and small enterprises."