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KSC Singapore

KSC Singapore Singapore

Hub
  • LocationSingapore (Opened in Jul. 2020)

Location

Location of Marina One West Tower, Singapore Financial District

  • Accessibility An approx. 20-minute ride from Changi Airport
  • Address 9 Straits View, Marina One West Tower #05-07 Singapore 018937
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Location Conditions and Environments

Location Conditions

Location

Situated at a strategic site which connects the Pacific and the Indian Ocean; developed into an intermediary port; logistics industry flourished

  • Port of SingaporeThe world’s largest container transshipment hub (Secured the top spot in the Leading Maritime Capitals of the World 2019)
  • Singapore Changi AirportA world-class aviation hub connecting Singapore to some 380 cities in around 90 countries and territories worldwide (top spot in the World Airport Awards 2018 (Skytrax))

System

Open economy; flexible employment market with low tax rates; business-friendly environments, using English as a working language

  • Pursued to open the market fully; actively participated in FTA, total trade volume currently accounting for 1.9 times of GDP (intermediary trade: approx. 40%)
  • Corporate income tax (up to 17%) and relatively low income tax rates

Culture

Open-minded toward foreign culture, low entry barrier

A multicultural country (Chinese, Malay, Indian, etc.), 4 official and equal languages

Business Environments

  • Active in attracting the Asian headquarters of global companies through business-friendly and deregulatory policies with a goal of growing into an Asian business hub
  • No.1 in global FinTech hub index; ranked as the world’s 14th most developed ecosystem for startups; 5th place in global financial hub ranking, ensuring good global business environments

Organization

Job Title Name Duties TEL Email
Director Yoon Hong-gu Supervise and manage K-Startup Center operation, build partnerships, etc. +65 6243 2009 ctx88435@kosmes.or.kr
Programme director Gang Chern-Sun Supervise the AC programs startup mentoring, and connect business partners, etc. +65 6243 2009 gangster@kscsingapore.org
Programme Manager Theng Shi Chee AC Programs & Startups Events, connects local investors, and researches recent local startup trends, etc. +65 6243 2009 shichee.theng@kscsingapore.org
Manager Kim Taeeon Center Operations & Tenant Company Settlement Support, Market Research, Startup Event Support, etc +65 6243 2009 taeeon.kim@kscsingapore.org

Facilities

10 Private Rooms (2: 2 seats, 8: 4 seats), 17 shared office seats (9 reserved, 8 non-reserved seats)

Lease Scale

5th floor of MARINA ONE West Tower; 219.25㎡; *stationed in JustCo (Singaporean shared office)

Facilities

3 conference rooms, lounge, cafeteria, etc.; co-used with JustCo members; *available within business hours on weekdays in nearly 50 different JustCo centers across 7 countries

GALLERY

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Startup Ecosystem

Maintains consistency in aggressive and powerful startup promotion policies and builds a startup-friendly ecosystem by minimizing business regulations

  • Builds a government-led large startup cluster including a test bed, ONE NORTH and JTC LaunchPad
  • A long-term support policy with SGD 300 million budget for 2020 startup incubation and SGD 800 million to be raised for upcoming decade
  • Focused in IT, finance, environment and energy related fields as well as fintech and AI

Promising Business Type

Industry Business Type Penetration Strategy Partner
IT/Finance AI / Fintech Digitalization
  • Need to build a working relationship with local partners from the initial setup phase.
  • Need to secure technical experts
  • AWS
  • GOOGLE
  • Microsoft
Food and Beverage Foodtech
  • Requires local industry partners
  • SFA
Service Service Platform
  • Utilize testbeds to penetrate the SEA market
  • ESG
  • EDB
  • IMDA etc

Cooperation Network

Network Category Introduction Partnership
NUS Enterprise College National University of Singapore (NUS) Startup Center Connection with follow-up support for global accelerating program participants, etc.
Enterprise SG Government agency Enterprise Singapore Builds a local network, etc.
Vickers Ventures VC Singapore Venture Capital Slated to host an online IR (September) such as investment connection and cohosting of IR pitch
Korea Investment Partners VC (Korean) Korea Investment Partners Singapore Investment connection, IR pitch, adviser, etc.
KK Fund VC Singapore Venture Capital Slated to host an online IR (4th quarter) such as investment connection and cohosting of IR pitch
Cento VC Singapore Venture Capital Investment connection, cohosting of IR pitch, etc.
Quest Ventures VC Singapore Venture Capital Investment connection, cohosting of IR pitch, etc.
ACE AC Government-led AC agency Startup seminar, mentoring, etc.
EcoLabs Educational institute NUS & NTU-funded energy-based R&D institute Startup seminar, mentoring, etc.
STB Public institution Singapore Tourism Board Participates in tourism/travel-specialized AC programs
Tribe Accelerator AC Blockchain AC agency Participates in blockchain-specialized AC programs
ICE71 AC Cyber security AC agency Participates in cyber security-specialized AC programs
UOB Financial institution(Singapore) Local financial institution Supports financial affairs for tenant firms(K-Startup Center Desk)
Korea Development Bank Financial institution (Korean) Korea Development Bank Singapore(Venture Desk) Next Round Singapore – In negotiation (Tenant firm introduction, KSC PR, etc.)
Shinhan Bank Financial institution (Korean) Shinhan Bank Singapore Shinhan Future’s Lab – In negotiation(Tenant firm introduction, KSC PR, etc.)
LX International Private firm (Koran) LX International Singapore Introduces local partners to tenant firms
KOTRA Public institution (Korean) KOTRA Singapore Co-participates in FinTech Festival Korea Hall
Korea Venture Investment Corp. Public institution (Korean) Korea Venture Investment Singapore Venture capital introduction, etc.

Tenant Company

Company President Product Website
Next&Bio Lee Hyun-sook,
Yang Ji-hoon 		3D Cellular Organoids http://nextandbio.com/
Dream Ace Lim Jin-woo Automotive Software https://drimaes.com/
Marina Chain Kim Da-won AI-based Environmental Regulation Solutions https://www.marinachain.io/
Mapsi Kim Ji-soo Marine Navigation http://mapseacorp.com/
Moin Seo Il-seok Overseas Remittance and Payment Services http://www.themoin.com/
Sicpama Seo Jung-hwan QR Code-based Order Payment System https://www.sicpama.com/
Seadronix Park Byeol-teo AI Port Management Monitoring System http://seadronix.com/
OpenPlan Lee Kwang-hyun Mobile Insurance Platform Services https://toggle.ly/homepage
https://www.openyourplan.com/company
Oldam Choi Byung-jin Functional Wet Wipes and Hygiene Products http://www.oldam.co.kr/
InJewelMe Moon Ji-myung Deep Learning-based AI Health Prediction Solutions https://www.injewelme.com
JJ&Companies Jeon Jung-ho Eco-friendly Fuel Gas Supply Device Control System https://www.jjandcompanies.com/jj/theme/kor/page/index.php
GXC Woo Jung-seok Game Startup Incubation and Platform https://gxc.games/
https://gameround.co/
QuadMiners Hong Jae-wan,
Park Beom-jung 		Network Security Solutions https://www.quadminers.com/ko/index.html
TilkoVlet Son Jung-min Data (API) Service Provider https://tilko.net/
PaymentInApp Seo Jung-hyung Smart City Public Transportation Payment and Operation Solutions https://www.paymentinapp.com/
Palette Lee Jong-geun AI-based Video Creator Cloud Platform https://pltt.xyz/
PiaSpace Yoo Hyun-soo AI Camera Solutions https://www.pia.space/