19 companies supporting participation in the 'SWITCH 2024' international exhibition, tangible results such as strengthening competitiveness-partnership, etc

Nov 01, 2024

19 companies supporting participation in the 'SWITCH 2024' international exhibition, tangible results such as strengthening competitiveness-partnership, etc



The Seoul Olympic Memorial National Sports Promotion Foundation (Chairman Cho Hyun-jae) announced that 19 domestic sports convergence and healthcare start-ups participated in the international exhibition 'SWITCH (Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology) 2024' along with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, laying the groundwork for successful overseas expansion.

The 'SWITCH 2024' held in Singapore for three days from the 28th is Asia's largest global startup exhibition where promising startups and buyers from around the world gather together for technology and business exchanges, marking its ninth anniversary this year.

The Korea Sports Corporation operated a joint public relations center with 'VentureBlick', a global accelerating cooperation organization, and nine companies (7 global accelerating companies and 2 childcare companies) participated to focus on seeking global business partnerships.



In addition, it actively supported domestic excellent sports convergence and healthcare companies to enter the Southeast Asian market by arranging global business meetings of 10 start-ups (8 global accelerating companies and 2 childcare companies).

Support in various ways, including the operation of joint public relations centers and business meetings and participation in Demo Day events 'sling shot', which was supported for the first time through this exhibition, received very positive reviews in terms of expanding opportunities for domestic sports convergence and healthcare companies to enter the global market. Through this, tangible results such as more than 200 business consultations and 8 partnerships have been achieved.



An official from the Korea Sports Corporation said, `This exhibition was an opportunity to show the excellence of Korean sports companies to the world and verify their competitiveness. We will spare no effort to facilitate the smooth overseas expansion of Korea's top sports companies," he said.





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