🇰🇷 K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025: Info Session (Hosted by YSpace)

​💡 About the Event

​If you've been thinking about scaling into Asia, this is your moment!

​The K-Startup Grand Challenge (KSGC) is South Korea’s flagship startup accelerator backed by the Korean government—and it's open right now to founders from around the world who are ready to break into one of Asia’s most dynamic and tech-forward markets.

Whether you're a startup at MVP stage or already generating revenue in your home country, KSGC offers an incredible launchpad:

• ​Up to KRW 950M (~$633K USD) in non-dilutive grants and support

• ​Office space in Korea’s top startup hubs

• ​Corporate partnerships, investor exposure, and visa support

• ​A shot to pitch at COMEUP 2025, Korea’s premier global startup conference

​This info session will walk you through the 2025 KSGC application process, benefits, eligibility criteria, and timelines. It’s your chance to hear directly from the KSGC program team and ask live questions before the June 13 deadline.

​Over the years, KSGC has accelerated hundreds of startups from more than 45 countries—some of which have gone on to close major funding rounds, launch in Korea, and build lasting global partnerships.

​If you're serious about taking your startup global, don't miss this opportunity to fast-track into Korea through one of the most competitive and well-funded accelerators in Asia.

​🎯 Who Should Attend

• ​Early-stage and scaling startups ready to expand into Asia

• ​Founders building in AI, robotics, fintech, biotech, smart manufacturing, or similar sectors

• ​Startups not yet operating in Korea

• ​Founders from across Asia-Pacific, MENA, Europe, Africa, and the Americas

​🧠 What You’ll Learn

• ​How the KSGC 2025 program works (Exploration, Expansion, Scale-Up phases)

• ​What documents you need and how to apply before June 13, 2025

• ​What makes Korea a high-opportunity destination for international startups

• ​What to expect if selected: funding, support, facilities, and Demo Day at COMEUP 2025

• ​Live Q&A with the KSGC team

​Reserve your spot today and get your startup ready to scale into Korea!

​​About KSGC

​KSGC is a government-backed accelerator program designed to help non-Korean startups expand into Korea and the broader Asian market through business support, funding, and networking opportunities.

​About YSpace

​​YSpace is York University’s pan-university entrepreneurship and innovation hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs from a variety of sectors and communities. Our programming spans across scaling innovative technologies through customer and investor capital to scaling agri-food businesses into mass retail to diversity-focused initiatives like ELLA for women-led businesses and in partnership with Black Entrepreneurship Alliance (BEA) for Black-led businesses. We are also home to two physical hubs in the City of Markham and the Town of Georgina.