South Summit and the Government of South Korea sign agreement to hold South Summit Korea from September 25th to 27th
South Summit Korea, an event co-organized by IE University, will be held from September 25th to 27th in the Korean province of Gyeonggi. María Benjumea, president and founder of South Summit; Nacho Mateo, vice president of South Summit; Youngsang Bae, Director of the Startup Department of Gyeonggi Province, and Jennifer Park, Deputy Director General of Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA), recently signed the agreement that confirms the celebration of this event, the first edition of South Summit in Asia.
After her signature, María Benjumea said that South Summit Korea will be "a verticalised event in Deep Tech and Artificial Intelligence, two technologies that are already changing our lives and that are enjoying a great boost in South Korea".
The Startup Competition, which will select the 30 most disruptive and innovative startups from around the world in the field of Deep Tech and Artificial Intelligence, is now open. The competition will be open until July 24th.
María Benjumea thanked "the willingness of the South Korean delegation to connect the ecosystems of Europe and Asia through South Summit", as well as South Korea's "strong commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation".
In this regard, Hyundae Kim, General Director of the Future Growth Office of Gyeonggi Province, said that South Summit Korea "will be a good opportunity to show to the world the capabilities of Korean startups. Thanks to this event, we hope that many of our entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to attract investors, enter overseas and become unicorns."
About South Summit
South Summit is the global platform that brings together all the keyplayers in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to promote the development of business opportunities among all of them. Its main event is South Summit Madrid, co-organised by IE University, which has been attended by more than 36,000 startups throughout its thirteen editions, while its Startup Competition, from which has produced 7 unicorns, has generated more than 1,000 finalist startups, with a survival rate of 90% and more than $15,9 billion in investment raised.
The 13th edition of South Summit Madrid brought together more than 18,000 attendees from 133 different countries between June 5th and 7th at La Nave, including more than 6,500 entrepreneurs, more than 2,000 investors with an investment portfolio of more than $500 billion -$174 billion more than last year-. and more than 6,000 representatives from companies and corporations around the world. During the three days, more than 700 speakers and 26 unicorns of great international renown also participated, and more than 300 media from all over the world were accredited.
In addition, after passing through Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Argentina, South Summit held its third edition in Brazil, also co-organised by IE University, last March. This edition brought together more than 23,500 attendees from 55 different countries, including more than 800 speakers, 3,000 startups, 900 investment funds, ready to support the best innovative ideas from all over the world thanks to a portfolio of $213 billion, and more than 750 accredited media
