‘Gyeonggi Startup Summit’ opens... Innovative startup-venture investment company matching

(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Chan-heung = The '2026 Gyeonggi Startup Summit', hosted by Gyeonggi Province and hosted by the Gyeonggi Provincial Economic and Science Promotion Agency, will open at the Suwon Convention Center on the 14th and be held for two days until the 15th.

The Gyeonggi Startup Summit, which started in 2024, is a global business platform that connects innovative startups, domestic and foreign investment institutions, and large and mid-sized companies to help attract investment, business cooperation, and advance overseas.

A total of 183 companies, including 162 startups such as DeepX and ChipsK and 22 related organizations, will participate in this year's summit exhibition to showcase innovative technologies and the startup ecosystem.

In the meetup zone, 480 one-on-one on-site meet-ups between pre-matched startups and investors will be held at a dedicated booth.

In particular, global venture investment companies such as Plug & Play Ventures, Laquesta, SBI Investment, and Inmotion Ventures will participate to discuss investment possibilities with domestic startups.

In the opening performance, the light from the event object delivered by a humanoid robot expanded across the entire stage, drawing attention by expressing the innovation that started in Gyeonggi Province was connected to investment, industry, and global markets, leading to greater growth and leap forward.

In her opening speech, Governor Choo Mi-ae said, "One out of three venture companies in the country is located in Gyeonggi-do, and 195 new technology startups are born in Gyeonggi-do every day. We will create a place where companies with good technology and investors who recognize the potential meet, startups and large corporations meet, and companies from Gyeonggi-do meet the global market."

The detailed program of the Gyeonggi Startup Summit can be found on the official website (g-startupsummit.or.kr).