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Startup Alliance

About Startup Alliance

What formed Startup Alliance

Forming of Startup Alliance

• Comprises of a joint effort between both the private and public sector.

• Includes leading Korean IT companies such as Naver, Daum, Kakao, SK Planet and also the South Korean Government Ministry of science, ICT, and Future Planning.

• Exists to enrich the Korean start-up ecosystem to help fellow Korean Startups go global.

Vision & Mission

The goals of Startup Alliance

Values of Startup Alliance

• "To help start-ups grow and go global by fostering connections within Korea’s start-up ecosystem"

• Aims to be a connector for start-ups, to bridge start-ups with other organizations, such as leading Internet companies, investors (both domestic and foreign), incubators, and international start-up communities.

The Team

Although we have yet to meet them personally, these are the people whom we should look out for during the trip:

Name	Name and Position	Roles
	Kim Sanghun Chairperson of of Startup Alliance	CEO, Naver Corporation Executive Vice-President, LG Corporation Judge, Seoul District Court
	Jungwook Lim Managing Director of of Startup Alliance	Worked in Silicon Valley as a consultant for Daum and CEO for Lycos Inc(Waltham MA) Head of Global Business, Daum Communications Corp CEO, Chosun Ilbo JNS (Japanese edition of Chosun Daily) Staff writer, Chosun Ilbo (Chosun Daily) MBA, Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley Blog
	Bokyung(June) Lee Sr. Manager of Startup Alliance	Graduated from Kyunkpook National University with a BS in Electronics and Computer Science. Completed MBA in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. R & D Engineer with Samsung Electronics Platform Development Team Manager with Com2uS, a game social platform.
	June Hyuck Lee Manager of Startup Alliance	Special thanks to June Hyuck for liaising with us to make this visit to Startup Alliance possible. Went the extra mile to connect us with D.camp and DaumKakao - Kakao Talk Financial manager at Hyundai Strategy management consultant with EON Group, a consultant company Has over 2 years of management consulting experience. Had 2 experience of running a start-up. Deep interest in B2B businesses/products in IT, especially mobile/application.
	Jaeho(Lee) Kim Manager of Startup Alliance	Graduated from Yonsei University Part of the Advertisement Team of The Chosun IIbo, Daily News from Korea Part of the Planing & Strategy Team of The Chosun IIbo, Daily News from Korea
	EunJin Park Manager of Startup Alliance	Unable to find any information.
	Sei Kyu Song Foreign correspondent in U.S of Startup Alliance	University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Marketing Strategies consultant with Samsung Electronics

Features

A conference and networking session @ Startup Alliance

What Startup Alliance Does

• Seminar & Conferences
  • Organizes seminars and conference targeted to allow entrepreneurs share their knowledge and experience.

• Networking
  • Helps entrepreneurs get connected and stay connected.
  • Provides an additional means for collaboration and problem-solving.

• Going Global
  • A hub for start-ups and incubators to meet international start-up communities.
  • Exchange of ideas and innovation.

Why Startup Alliance?

Learning Points

References

• Startup Alliance
• Tech start-ups
• Questions for Startup Alliance Director

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