APPLICATION

『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.
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
and 200+ local players
Product-Market-Fit
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




Interview
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Announcement


- 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


startup cluster

Korea and connecting resources
of startups in the sector

Support tech commercialization
Shinhan Group infra support

and support innovation
of Startups



