The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Business Angels Association said on the 24th they will hold the "2025 Angel Investment Hub integrated investor relations (IR)" at Tipstown S6 in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul.
The regional Angel Investment Hub, aimed at easing the concentration of angel investment in the greater Seoul area and promoting regional investment, is being operated across four major regions nationwide. Starting with the opening of the Chungcheong and Honam hubs in 2021, followed by the Southeast in 2023 and the Daegyeong area in 2024, the association currently operates four hubs built and run by the Korea Business Angels Association.
The "2025 Angel Investment Hub integrated IR" is an event designed to attract follow-on investment by featuring IR presentations from 16 outstanding regional startups that received angel investment through the hub's operating programs, and by holding one-on-one investor matching consultations for regional startups. Outstanding startups within the four major regions, angel investors, accelerators (AC), venture capital (VC), and startup and investment stakeholders will gather in one place.
In particular, the event also included investor education that provided hands-on experience and improved understanding of decision-making processes that can be challenging during investment, such as drafting and practicing investment review reports, introducing practical examples of investment points, and exit strategies, targeting angel investors and startups gathered from across the country.
Currently operating at four regional hubs, the Angel Investment Hub achieved performance from January to September that exceeded the initial 2025 business plan targets through the Angel Investment Bridge Program, investor briefings, and training for discovering and nurturing angel investors, drawing strong interest from regional angel investors.
Cho Min-sik, head of the Korea Business Angels Association, said, "This event was prepared to share the achievements of the regional Angel Investment Hubs and to support follow-on investment for startups in the regions," adding, "The association will continue to work to foster regional angel investors and to build the regional startup and investment ecosystem, including the consolidation among early-stage startups."
Kim Bong-deok, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' director-general for venture policy, said, "The regional Angel Investment Hubs play an important role in connecting regional startups and investors and nurturing angel investors," adding, "We plan to expand the hubs centered on the five poles and three specialized zones to boost regional startups and investment going forward."