beLAUNCH India to connect Indian startups with Korean and East Asian market

After a successful run in Japan, South Korean Startup Conference beLAUNCH is currently organizing an Indian edition to be held as part of their annual conference on May 1st and 2nd, 2013. As the flagship event of South Korea tech media beSUCCESS, beLAUNCH is Korea’s biggest startup and technology conference targeting the global technology communities. By holding a special Indian edition, beLAUNCH aims to connect startups from India interested in expanding their reach into the Korean or East Asian market with investors and major telecom firms located in Korea. Indian startups successfully accepted into this conference will subsequently have an opportunity to exhibit their product/service in a startup booth.

beLAUNCH 2013 boasts a full schedule of events such as its first ever Hackathon, Startup Battle, Startup Booth and a series of workshops that are specially planned to facilitate learning and emphasize collaborations amongst the 3,000+ expected to attend this conference. Participants can also look forward to a great lineup of speakers including Ken Wilcox, Chairman at Silicon Valley Bank, Jang Byeong-gyu, CEO at Bon Angels Venture Partners, David Lee, SV Angel Managing Partner at SV Angel, Sirgoo Lee, CEO at Kakao, and our very own Gwen.

SGE is proud to be a media partner of beLAUNCH 2013 and SGE readers can get to enjoy a 30% discount for beLAUNCH tickets. To take advantage of this offer, you may purchase your tickets here using the code ‘beLAUNCHSGE’ here.

Pricing: USD $116.90 (30% off using code beLAUNCHSGE)

REGISTER HERE to attend beLAUNCH

Calling all Indian startups:

If you are an Indian startup interested in attending beLAUNCH, do fill up the application form here by March 25th, 2013. Shortlisted startups will be asked to pitch to a panel of judges at an event in Bangalore in late March or put through a review by a panel of judges done online. Accepted startups will subsequently be one of the twenty presenting their service/products at beLAUNCH in Seoul on May 1st and 2nd, 2013. It is important to note that your startup should already have a prototype built at the time of application.

Indian startups interested in applying to be part of beLAUNCH APPLY HERE by March 25th, 2013