The Gyeonggi Content Agency (GCA) hosted an information session for the '2026 Gyeonggi Level-Up Program' at the Gyeonggi Culture Creation Hub in Pangyo on the 10th.

The GCA is conducting the 'Gyeonggi Level-Up Program' through public-private collaboration, partnering with professional investment firms under the banner of 'Gyeonggi Level-Up Invest Partners' to scout and nurture promising local enterprises for potential investment.

Previously, the GCA selected CNT Tech, Kingo Spring, and The Next Lab as the private investment firms to lead these phased programs. The total committed direct investment from these three partners stands at 2.2 billion KRW.

The session detailed the selection criteria and support packages for the first-half recruitment, which aims to select 8 firms for Level-Up Seed, 8 for Virtual Convergence Seed, 8 for Virtual Convergence Pre-A, and 5 for Level-Up Global. Roughly 80 representatives from various content startups were in attendance.

The event also marked the signing of an MOU with the 101st 'Gyeonggi Level-Up Invest Partners', the Jeju Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, an incubator that manages a 10 billion KRW 'Korea-Japan Jeju Startup Global Fund'.

A spokesperson for the GCA remarked, "The high level of interest from content startups was evident," adding that with the 2.2 billion KRW investment catalyst secured, they are committed to providing all-round support to help local startups break into the global market.

Applications for the Gyeonggi Level-Up Program are open until April 17th. You can submit your application via the designated email address for each category, and further details are available on the GCA official website under the business announcements section.