The Gangwon Creative Economy Innovation Center (Gangwon Innovation Center) announced on the 21st that it has signed a business agreement with Kookmin University Technology Holdings to promote venture investment in the Gangwon region.

Under the agreement, the two sides will cooperate in discovering and investing in startups in the Gangwon region, forming investment partnerships, exchanging information between incubators, and building a technology commercialization network.

On this day, the signing ceremony of the MOU was attended by Lee Hae-jeong, head of the Gangwon Innovation Center, Lee In-hyung, head of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation at Kookmin University and CEO of Kookmin University Technology Holdings, Kim Jae-hak, head of the Strategic Investment Division at the Gangwon Innovation Center, and Lee Jin-gu, vice president of Kookmin University Technology Holdings, who discussed ways to revitalize venture investment in Gangwon Province.

“Last year, Kookmin University Technology Holdings completed investments in Juseon Eco Solutions and Soundat, which are companies under the Gangwon Innovation Center's incubation program,” said CEO Lee In-hyung. ”With this agreement, we will strive to expand our investment in startups in the Gangwon region.”

“Kookmin University Technology Holdings is an accelerator specialized in future mobility and bio-health,” said Lee Hae-jeong, head of the center. ”It will be a good partner for early-stage investment in high-tech startups in the Gangwon region.”