Gyeonggi Province to Support Startups' Expansion into San Francisco, USA

Gyeonggi Province is recruiting companies to participate in the Startup Global Growth Support San Francisco Investment Attraction Support Program until the 21st.

This initiative is designed to provide investment attraction capability consulting to Gyeonggi-based startups with outstanding technological capabilities that wish to expand into the United States, and to support their investment attraction activities targeting local investors.

Eligible applicants are startups headquartered in Gyeonggi Province that have been established within the past seven years, with companies in new industries being eligible for up to ten years. Twenty promising companies in deep tech sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and information and communication technology (ICT) will be selected.

Recruitment Poster for Companies Participating in the Investment Attraction Support Program in San Francisco, USA

Gyeonggi Province will provide selected companies with a full range of support, including: global expansion capability assessment; consulting to strengthen investment attraction presentation (IR) skills; participation in an investment attraction presentation (IR) and one-on-one investment meetings in San Francisco; participation in the global startup event (2026 UKF 82 Startup Summit) hosted by the United Korean Founders (UKF) in the United States; and follow-up investment linkage.

In particular, Gyeonggi Province will collaborate with CNT Tech in Korea and Plug and Play in the United States to host an investment meetup by inviting local venture capital firms. During the local program, participants will also attend the '82 Startup Summit' organized by the United Korean Founders (UKF), where they can learn from experienced entrepreneurs and engage in mutual networking opportunities. In addition, outstanding companies may receive direct investments of up to 1 billion won and be connected to the private investment-led Technology Incubation Program for Startups (TIPS).

Companies wishing to participate can apply by visiting the Gyeonggi Startup Platform (www.gsp.or.kr) by the 21st.