APPLICATION

BRIDGE TO KOREA, BUSINESS TO KOREA

『S²(SHINHAN SQUARE) BRIDGE INCHEON』

2021 BRIDGE TO KOREA(B2K)

Bridge to Korea (B2K) is a program to provide the golden opportunity
for the startups from around the world to come to the most advanced and reactive market in the world, Korea.
So that they can testify, maximize, and give birth to a unicorn in the future.

Differentiated values provided by 『S² Bridge Incheon』
Differentiated values provided by 『S² Bridge Incheon』

Get connected to Korean startup ecosystem
Scale up by having the best solution to go beyond
Land on to the most advanced and reactive market, Korea

Get connected to Korean startup ecosystem
Scale up by having the best solution to go beyond
Land onto the most advanced and reactive market, Korea

NETWORK
With 100+ alumni
and 200+ local players
ADVANCED MARKETABILITY
Go-to-market Strategy
Product-Market-Fit
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
with the VCs/ACs
local-optimized pitch deck

Program Detail

  • Program Period : Nov. 1, 2021 – Jan 28, 2022 (12 weeks)
  • 3 months of accelerating program & 6 months of extended membership (alumni) support
  • Supporting business localization, networking, office space, HR and incorporation establishment
  • Program divided into two sectors : Deep Tech & Bio Tech

Requirements

STARTUP SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Technology-based startups that have prototype or product/service and at initial investment stage
  • Startups that have been established within that last 7 years

TARGET SECTORS

Deep Tech

  • AI, Big Data
  • Fin Tech, Blockchain
  • Green & Smart City
  • Contactless etc.

Bio Tech

  • Digital Healthcare
  • Microbiome*

Startups that target intestinal diseases
(ex. IBD) and have strains whose efficacy has been verified through in vitro and animal test.

Application

  • Where : Online Application (*Fill out application form provided with [Apply] button below)
  • Application Documents : Certificate of Incorporation, Pitch Deck
  • How : Online Interview (20 minutes for pitching and Q&A)
  • Application Period : Oct. 6 – 15, 2021
  • Contact & Inquiry : apply@mediau.kr

「S² Bridge Incheon」 is

Aiming at Global Startup Hub

Aiming at Global Startup Hub

Together with local partners from the US, EU, and SEA,
we’re willing to be a bridge that Korean startups to enter global market,
and global startups to come to Korean market.

Together with local partners from the US, EU, and SEA, we’re willing to be a bridge that Korean startups to enter global market, and global startups to come to Korean market.

Operating Entities

Growth Platform of startup ecosystem leaders

Growth Platform of startup ecosystem leaders

To run and operate innovation platform for startups, Korea’s leader in the finance,
Shinhan Financial Group, Ministry of S&S, Incheon City and Celltrion has held the hands together

To run and operate innovation platform for startups, Korea’s leader in the finance, Shinhan Financial Group, Ministry of S&S, Incheon City and Celltrion has held the hands together

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