K-Startup Grand Challenge 2019 officially launched

The program is co-organized by the Viet Nam Internet Academy (VIA), Korea IT Cooperation Center (KICC) and the Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency (KIPA).

The K-Startup Grand Challenge is an annual program sponsored by the Government of the Republic of Korea since 2016, which heads to establish an open eco-system and helps start-up expand market at Asian nations. 2019 is the fourth successive year the program is organized globally. 

Some 40 start-ups worldwide will receive US$3.097each to pay for their cost of living during the three-and-a-half-month training and will be able to connect with investors in the Republic of Korea. 

Vietnamese start-ups will have the opportunity to attend professional training courses, receive consultations from experts and seek investment capital by attending the K-Startup Grand Challenge 2019. 

By Thuy Dung