The 2nd Seoul FinTech (Blockchain) Lab will open in Mapo in December to support startups in the blockchain sector and fintech, a key technology in the digital financial industry.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 16th that it will recruit promising startups to move into the 2nd Seoul FinTech Lab to support startups in the fintech and blockchain sectors by the 28th.

With a total size of 2014㎡, a total of 41 companies will move in and receive close growth support in the form of membership.

Any start-up company with innovative business models and items in the fintech and blockchain fields can apply.



The types of tenant companies are divided into two types: 25 tenant companies that can use △ 24-hour office space and 16 membership companies that use public office space in the form of semi-resident △.

If selected as a tenant company, it will use office space at a low rent for up to three years and support programs tailored to early start-ups in fintech and blockchain fields such as management consulting, investment and marketing, legal advice, and publicity. Education programs to strengthen capabilities in the fintech and blockchain fields are also provided.

It also operates a membership system exclusively for blockchain companies to support the blockchain industry, which is emerging as a key technology in the fintech field.

Any company within seven years of starting a business based on blockchain technology can apply, and it is selected through document screening and face-to-face screening in the same way as the tenant company.

In order to provide sufficient information on support procedures, occupancy and support programs, an “online preliminary briefing session” will be held for pre-applicants from 3 p.m. on the 22nd.

“Support for corporate growth through the discovery of promising start-ups with growth potential in fintech and blockchain is the key to fostering the digital financial industry,” said Chung Young-joon, Seoul’s new industrial policy officer. “We will operate it as a space to help many companies with innovative items settle down and commercialize.”

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