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Startup Alliance Korea

Seoul non-profit that connects Korea's startups, investors, government and corporates.

🇰🇷 Seoul · Founded 2014

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Startup Alliance (스타트업얼라이언스) is a private non-profit organisation in Seoul that supports the Korean startup ecosystem. It began in 2013 as the Internet Startup Incubating Alliance with 47 participating organisations and launched under its current name in 2014 as a public-private effort. It does not run for profit. It works as a hub where founders, investors, government, corporates and universities meet, through events, policy research and overseas programmes.

Services

Service

Community events

Regular meetups and an annual conference for the Korean startup ecosystem.

Who it's for: Startup founders, investors, journalists and ecosystem organisations

  • Teheran-ro Coffee Club talks on new technology and startup trends
  • Press Day events that introduce startups in one sector to journalists
  • Annual Startup Ecosystem Conference
Service

Global programmes

Programmes that link Korean startups with overseas markets.

Who it's for: Korean startups looking abroad

  • Japan Bootcamp exchange programme
  • [SA:lon] California Dreaming cohort programme
Service

Policy research and data

Research, reports and policy recommendations on the startup ecosystem.

Who it's for: Policymakers, startups and ecosystem organisations

  • Startup policy data and reports
  • Recommendations on rules that affect startups

Customers

It serves startup founders and their teams, and brings them together with investors, government bodies, large companies, universities and journalists.

Traction

Updated Oct 2026
80events a year (approx.)
10editions of the Startup Ecosystem Conference by 2024
47organisations took part at the 2013 start
22new member organisations added

Team