According to Yonhap News,
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) announced on September 20 that it will jointly operate the Korean Pavilion with the Korea Information Technology Research Institute(KITR) at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, a startup exhibition in San Francisco on September 19-21
TechCrunch is the largest startup conference in the U.S., held annually since 2011 in major cities with advanced startup ecosystems, such as San Francisco, New York, and Berlin.
With 15 Korean companies participating, the Korean Pavilion is the largest in scale among the six countries participating with national pavilions such as Japan and Belgium.
The Korean Pavilion was the only participating country assigned a "Live Peach" stage for two days to introduce Korean startups to potential investors such as big tech companies and venture capital (VC).
Korean innovative tech startups introduced a variety of innovative technologies, including AI-based financial solutions, in front of more than 10,000 visitors from 130 countries.
KOTRA, in collaboration with POSCO, presented IR pitching consulting customized for VCs and the networking reception with inviting global companies.
In particular, KOTRA said that VC, currently active in the field, garnered a especially great response as a coach in pitching consulting.
About 150 global companies such as Google and J.P. Morgan and big VCs participated in the networking reception.
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Source: Yonhap News (September 20, 2023)
** This article was translated from Korean.