2026 East Sea Social Venture Scale-Up Round
About
Business introduction
We are recruiting social ventures to strengthen the financing capacity of social ventures in the East Sea and strengthen the competitiveness of industries in the East Sea.
Subject to recommendation
Which team would be good to participate in?
Who can apply?
Which company should I apply for?
| ✓ | Companies that want to make sure they have an expert consultation in a short period of time (up to eight weeks) |
| ✓ | Companies that want to receive specific mentoring in areas such as business strategy, market entry strategy, investment attraction strategy, law, tax, etc |
| ✓ | A company that wants to listen to other excellent seniors in the social venture market in depth |
| ✓ | Businesses that want to go beyond simple training and follow-up distribution and follow-up investments |
| ✓ | A company that wants to engage with various professionals/social venture seniors, such as networking |
| ✓ | Companies that want intensive acceleration programs |
※Social Venture is an innovative technology, platform, and unique business model that addresses market inefficiencies or daily inconveniences (environment, information gap, wellness, etc.).
ex. Tech and Platform Innovation / Eco-friendly and sustainable / Improve wellness and quality of life / Local and creative businesses, etc
Anyone can apply if they think they meet the above content to some extent.
※ For more examples of social venture business areas, check out our FAQ below.
Schedule
Schedule
Check the entire program schedule, from application to selection
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10.05 (Monday)
Deadline
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application deadline
until 23:59 midnight
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10.08 (Thursday)
announcement of selection
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Announcement of Selection (10 teams)
Send individual emails/texts
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10.14 (Wednesday)
OT
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Offline OT Proceeds
Full program guidance, special lectures, networking, etc
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~ November 25 (Wednesday)
Online/Offline
Program Progress
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Program Progress
Once a week, for a total of 6 weeks, about 3 hours per week
Professional lectures and custom consulting, IR Deck preparation, networking, etc
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End of November (scheduled)
Off-line
Demo Day
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IR Demo Day
Proceed with IR presentation
Five outstanding companies (total prize money of 5 million won) were awarded, and companies that attracted 100 million won in investment were selected
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Program Configuration
Programs and benefits to selected companies.
It is a program offered to all businesses.
| 1 | Corporate diagnosis |
| → | Diagnose business capabilities and growth stages of each company. |
| 2 | Accelerating |
| → | Professional lectures, corporate consulting, and mentoring are conducted. * Areas: Business strategy, market entry strategy, investment attraction strategy, law, tax, etc |
| 3 | IRDECK Support |
| → | We support IRDECK production by company. * IR data structure design, design, pitching strategy consulting, etc |
| 4 | IR Demo Day Pitching |
| → | All 10 selected companies provide IR pitching opportunities. * Participation of investment companies, distributors, other related experts, etc |
After the IR announcement, we will select excellent companies and investment attraction companies.
| 1 | 🎖️ Five excellent companies: Total prize money of less than KRW 5 million |
| → | IR Demo Day will host the award ceremony for outstanding companies. Grand Prize (1 Team): 2 million won / Best Prize (1 Team): 1 million won / Excellence Prize (3 Team): 500,000 won |
| 2 | 🏆 Investment attraction support: more than 100 million won |
| → | We will invest more than 100 million won in equity in one company. |
FAQ
frequently asked questions
▪️Tech and Platform Innovation: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based medical diagnosis solutions, distribution platforms that improve margins for small business owners, edutech that narrows the digital information gap, etc
▪️ Eco-friendly and sustainability: Food technology for large sports and vegan products, logistics solutions to reduce carbon emissions, eco-friendly new material products, etc
▪️ Improving wellness and quality of life: Mental care psychological counseling apps, senior life care services, and solutions for single-person household housing inconvenience
▪️ Local and creative business: Shared platforms using idle space, local brands based on local content, and platforms to bridge cultural gaps
Anyone can apply if they think they meet the above content to some extent.
Notice
Precautions
· If the previous commitment company does not complete the transfer within the deadline, there may be measures such as cancellation of selection and return of support.
· Inquiries: wadiz.ac@wadiz.kr