SPONSORS
GOLD
- Korea Copyright Commision
- Since the new merger and launching on July 23 of 2009, Korea Copyright Commission has actively operated multiple projects from various perspectives in order to create an ecosystem of fair use of copyright in rapidly changing copyright environment. Its works are making Korea to be a global role model of copyright ecosystem.
SILVER
- Airbnb
- Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique accommodations around the world — online or from a mobile phone. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb connects people to unique travel experiences, at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and 190 countries.
- The Circle foundation
- Originally founded in April 2012 as “Ahn Foundation”, we changed our name to “The Circle Foundation” in March 2013. With the mission of “Equal Opportunity for Everyone”, we firmly believe that everyone should have equal opportunities. We think this is the starting point to solve problems in our society. Currently we run two programs for entrepreneurship educators and local businesses. In addition, we also try to spread sharing culture through online and offline platforms.
- Google is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software.
- NAVER
- NAVER Corporation is Korea’s premier Internet company, operating the nation’s top search portal “Naver” (www.naver.com), Korea’s first online children’s portal “Jr. Naver” (jr.naver.com), and the nation’s first online donation portal “Happybean” (happybean.naver.com). With search as the company’s core business, NAVER Corporation is pioneering the digital way of life by continuously rolling out innovative and convenient services.
BRONZE
- Daum
- Daum is a web portal in South Korea, like Naver and Nate. Daum offers many Internet services to web users, including a popular free web-based e-mail, messaging service, forums, shopping and news.
- Youth Hub
- Youth Hub is the platform for youths’ jobs, lives, and activities! The Youth Hub wants to be the place on which youths trying to resolve the problems can lean. We will be the pillar of hope for youths who have interest in something for a better life and society.
MEDIA
- Bloter
- BLOTER is the most popular tech media in Korea, focused on Information Technology, Social media, Mobile Technology, Digital Life. It was founded by veteran Reporters & Bloggers in 2006, in Seoul, Korea. That is why the media name is BLOTER.(BLOgger + reporTER).
- ONOFFMIX
- DEMODAY
- Demoday is the No.1 startup portal in Korea, with over 11,000 registered members including startups, major companies, investment firms, and startup-related government entities and various networks.
- Platum
- PLATUM is a tech media, focused on startups and tech happenings in Korea and China in general. PLATUM also organizes China Trend Seminar (CTS), a monthly meetup for startups.
- VentureSquare
- VentureSquare brings you the latest news, trends and analysis about startups and technology in South Korea. We act as a hub between startups, investors, major companies and the government to create a place where startups can grow.Founded in 2010, VentureSquare is located in Seoul, South Korea.We discover and spread venture stories so that more people can find out about startups in Korea.