<p>Sunbo Angel Partners (Industry &#x26; Heavy tech early-stage investor) - Helen Han</p><p>Korea Startup Center(KSC), Korea SMEs and Startups Agency - Jiae Yang (Director)</p><p></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: center" id="kstartup-grand-challenge" class="group relative whitespace-pre-wrap -ml-2 pl-2 scroll-mt-20 sm:scroll-mt-5"><a href="#kstartup-grand-challenge" class="absolute top-1 -left-5 opacity-0 border-0 group-hover:opacity-100" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="text-gray-850 dark:text-amber-30 hover:dark:text-green-150 hover:text-primary-300 focus:outline-none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><div class="w-6 h-6 text-slate-500 ring-1 ring-slate-900/5 rounded-md shadow-sm flex items-center justify-center hover:ring-slate-900/10 hover:shadow hover:text-slate-700 dark:bg-slate-700 dark:text-slate-300 dark:shadow-none dark:ring-0"><svg class="w-4 h-4" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M13.19 8.688a4.5 4.5 0 011.242 7.244l-4.5 4.5a4.5 4.5 0 01-6.364-6.364l1.757-1.757m13.35-.622l1.757-1.757a4.5 4.5 0 00-6.364-6.364l-4.5 4.5a4.5 4.5 0 001.242 7.244" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg></div></a>K-Startup Grand Challenge</h2><p>Changjoon, Organizer of K-STARTUP Week COMEUP / <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.k-startupgc.org/" class="text-gray-850 dark:text-amber-30 hover:dark:text-green-150 hover:text-primary-300 focus:outline-none">K-STARTUP GRAND CHALLENGE</a></p><p><strong>K-Startup Grand Challenge</strong> is a startup accelerator program supported by the Government of South Korea. The program is based in the Pangyo Techno Valley, known as the Korean version of the Silicon Valley. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Hanwha Life Insurance Corp (Hanwha group: 8th largest conglomerate in Korea) - Taehun Lee (principle manager), fintech investor</p><p>Hani Woo, (Economic Researcher) - Embassy of the Republic of Korea</p>

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Founders refine and validate their business concept, conduct market research, and create an MVP to gather feedback and attract early adopters.

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