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1:1 Meetup
1:1 Meetup
1:1 Meetup
NextRise offers 'Business Meetup', by which startups can discuss with large corporations and VCs fundraising and business collaboration. The formats consist of Online and Offline. The Offline Business Meetup will be held on June 18 ~ 19. The Online Business Meetup will be held on June 23 ~ 24. After applications are accepted until May 12, followed by a selection procedure. 1,600 startups and 250 large corporations/VCs produced about 3,700 Business Meetup cases in 2025, and 90% of those were willing to participate in the event again. Startups are welcome to participate in the Business Meetup, which promotes scale-up as well as investment attraction, joint R&D, identifying potential customers, and global expansion. * 1:1 Meetup application will be completed after approval by the Secretariat.
Meetup Process
step01
Confirm Participation
Corporate & Investor
- April 23
- - Confirm participation
(online/on-site)
step02
Open applications & Source startup
April 24 - May 10
- - Open Call for Startups(Int'l/Korean)
- - Startups will submit basic information & pitch decks
step03
Screen & Match
applicant startups
May 13 - June 2
- - Application review by
MNCs/VCs - - Select startups to meet during event
step04
Finalize & Attend
1:1 Meet-ups
(Offline) June 5 - June 19
(Online) June 23 - June 24
- - Confirm the final Schedule and timeslots
- - Attend each meeting by the confirmed schedule & Discuss business collaboration
Meetup Overview
Meeting Partners
250+ MNCs/VCs
Location
1F A, B Hall, Grand Ballroom COEX
Request to Reschedule Meetings
June 2 (Tue.) - June 8 (Mon.)
Final Meeting Schedule
June 11 (Thu.)
schedule notification
Inform to each company's account
Meeting Length
25 Minutes
Contact
- MNCs/VCs Meetup
Meetup Secretariat (with Korean Corporate) Tel) +82-2-3475-2646 E-Mail) nextrise.seoul.meetup@gmail.com Meetup Secretariat (with Global Corporate) Tel) +82-70-5220-1774 E-Mail) nextrise.global.meetup@gmail.com
- System
Meetup Application System - E-mail) nextrise_sys@5finger.co.kr - KakaoTalk Plus Channel) KITA StartupBranch *1:1 Meetup application will be confirmed after the secretariat's approval.
- NextRise 2026, Seoul Secretariat
Tel) +82-2-3475-2618 E-Mail) nextrise.seoul@gmail.com
Meetup Apply open : April 27
MNCs
VCs
