KSC Seattle
KSC Seattle Seattle
Hub- LocationSeattle, WA (opened in Aug. 2019)
Location
Situated in the landmark building in the downtown of Seattle, USA
- AccessibilityAn approx. 20-minute ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
- AddressMet Park East Floor 10, 1730 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, US
Location Conditions and Environments
Location Conditions
Great innovation infrastructure with a lot of global companies (e.g., Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, COSTCO, Starbucks, Expedia, etc.) around
Staffing standards, operating costs, technology innovation, human resources, access to capital and consumer price considered
Business Environments
Staffing standards, operating costs, technology innovation, human resources, access to capital and consumer price considered
Many headquarters of global top tech companies are stationed in Seattle due to no state income tax and state corporate income tax very favorable in terms of costs
Organization
| Job Title | Name | Duties | TEL | |
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| Managing Director | David Sukjin Hwang | Overseeing the operation of KSC Seattle and managing KOSME USA (Americas) | +1-206-806-8369 | sjhwang@kosmes.or.kr david.hwang@kscseattle.org |
| General Manager | Brian Frost | Overall startup support tasks, mentoring, and marketing | +1-206-806-8369 | brian.frost@kscseattle.org |
| Marketing Manager | Chami Jo Ro | Program operation and B2B marketing | +1-206-806-8369 | chami.ro@kscseattle.org |
| Operation Manager | Alice Wi | KSC office and event operation management | +1-206-806-8369 | alice.wi@kscseattle.org |
Facilities
7 private rooms, 30 shared office seats (6 reserved seats, 0 non-reserved seats)
Lease Scale
10th floor of Met Park East (20 stories in total); 896.25㎡
Facilities
Conference rooms, small meeting rooms (2), phone booths, cafe, lounge, etc.
Startup Ecosystem
Great global business infrastructure (e.g., Amazon, MS, etc.), startup support agencies (e.g., CoMotion at the University of Washington, etc.), and competent technical staff, forming a startup ecosystem for Washington State and a virtuous circle
Great innovation experiences and talents in Seattle (Source: Startup Genome’s 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking)
Promising Business Type
| Industry | Business Type | Penetration Strategy | Partner |
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| ICT | Blockchain, digital media, FinTech VR, drones, etc. |
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| Aerospace | Aviation parts, defense industry products, etc. |
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| Life Science | Smart farm. Bio, public health, medicine, etc. |
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| Distribution Industry | Agricultural & fishery product processing, consumer goods, etc. |
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Cooperation Network
| Network | Category | Dex-x-x-x-x-scription | Partnership |
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| University of Washington | College | The most innovative public university in Washington state; an internal incubator operated | Open space membership sharing, co-hosting of meetups, etc. |
| Washington Technical Industry Association (WTIA) | Non-profit organization | The largest tech-business support agency in Washington state | Startup program training & implementation |
| Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) | Government agency | Business and investment attraction support for businesses penetrating into Seattle | Cohosting of seminars, partner & VC introduction, etc. |
| Vulcan Ventures | VC | VC in IT such as AI | Investment attraction for small & venture businesses |
| IntuitiveX | VC | Medical device VC, incubator | Discovers business partners and attracts investments |
Tenant Company
| No. | Company | President | Product | Occupancy Date |
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| 1 | DotDotDot | Yongtaek Bae | GoBabble (Metaverse Platform) | April 8th 2023 |
| 2 | MUVEEN CO., LTD. | Gyeong-hui Kang | Safety gloves | January 1st 2023 |
| 3 | Elice | Jeawon Kim | Online education platform | January 31st 2023 |
| 4 | OrangeBiomed | Unghyeon Ko | Diabetes management Device | May 1st 2023 |
| 5 | CMES Robotics | Sungho Lee | AI robot vision | January 1st 2023 |
| 6 | Integritics | ByoungJin Park | Microbial Analysis System for the Biotech | August 10th 2023 |
| 7 | JJ&COMPANIES | JoungHo Jeon | integrated smart control system for aquaculture | In the process of a lease agreement |
| 8 | GBC | Junhee Nam | Portable power station | September 25th 2023 |
| 9 | SevenPointOne | Hyunjun Lee | AI dementia screening solution | August 15th 2023 |
| 10 | DareeSoft | Elizabeth Row | IoT-based road risk information real-time service | In the process of a lease agreement |
| 11 | Microsystems | SangKug Chung | Intelligent video surveillance system | In the process of a lease agreement |