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Seoul Business Agency Hosts Global Innovation Forum, Spotlight on the World's Startup Ecosystem
The forum featured startups from seven countries competing for awards totaling $6,000 judged by 20 global media and six venture capital professionals.
- On January 7, 2026, the Seoul Business Agency held the Global Innovation Forum at CES's Eureka Park, staging the first country-based startup competition and largest country-pavilion-led networking program.
- Built on the 2025 Seoul Innovation Forum, the program returned this year with participating national pavilions selecting startups to pitch, following a positive response.
- The IR pitching competition featured startups from seven participating countries, judged by 20 global media representatives and six venture capital professionals on investment and promotional potential.
- Winners received trophies and prize money of USD 3,000, USD 2,000, and USD 1,000, boosting their global market plans, while SBA said the awards will support Seoul startups' international growth.
- The Seoul Pavilion supported 70 startups through 19 organizations, added a Media Center and Innovation Award Exhibition Space, and Hyun Woo Kim said `We will continue to develop the forum to attract global ecosystem players` to deepen the program.
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Hyun Woo Kim, President and CEO of the Seoul Business Agency: "The Global Innovation Forum, bringing together startup ecosystem leaders from seven countries, will mark a milestone in innovation and growth through startup exchange"
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Seoul Business Agency (SBA) announced the successful conclusion of the Global Innovation Forum, a global startup ecosystem networking event held on Wednesday, January 7 (local time), in Las Vegas, on the second…
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Seoul Business Agency Hosts Global Innovation Forum, Spotlight on the World's Startup Ecosystem
Seven leading startup ecosystems collaborate to host a pitching competition featuring representative startups from each countryGlobal startup ecosystem players converge, including VCs, media, and startup support organizations, strengthening networkingGlobal startups participating in CES invited, expanding opportunities for investment and entry…
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