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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the “2026 Bugitech investment show X Startup Investors & Accelerators Summit”

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Busan Metropolitan City announced today that it will host the “2026 Bugitech investment show X Startup Investors & Accelerators Summit” from January 29 to 30 at ASTI Hotel Busan in Dong-gu.

The event is co-hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and the Korea Initial Investment Accelerator Association and organized by the Busan Startup Investment Agency. It consists of the “Bugitech investment show,” Busan’s flagship company presentation (IR) program, and a summit forum for startup investment experts.

Promising local companies, fund managers of Busan-created funds, and investors from the Seoul metropolitan area will take part, with programs including company presentations, investment consultations, keynote speeches, panel discussions, and networking activities.

In particular, this event marks the first joint initiative between Busan Metropolitan City and the Korea Initial Investment Accelerator Association, which established its Southeastern Regional Headquarters at the Busan Eurasia Platform in November 2025. Through this collaboration, the two parties plan to work together to build a sustainable regional startup ecosystem and provide local companies with opportunities for global growth.

Busan Metropolitan City has continuously created Busan-style funds to expand regional investment. Over the past two years, including the Future Growth Venture Fund in 2024 and the Innovation Scale-Up Venture Fund in 2025, more than KRW 500 billion has been raised, and regional investment is expected to expand significantly.

Accordingly, Busan Metropolitan City and the Busan Startup Investment Agency are preparing various programs to identify high-potential companies and establish investment linkages from the early startup stage through growth and ultimately to initial public offerings (IPO).

The city plans to further expand the scale of the Bugitech investment show, its representative investor–local company matching program, and hold it regularly four times a year. In particular, by hosting it in conjunction with regional startup programs, the city expects to generate synergistic effects.

In addition, Busan Metropolitan City will hold the “Bugitech investment roadshow,” an outreach program to attract investment from the Seoul metropolitan area, on a monthly basis together with promising Busan startups. This initiative aims to connect the promotional outcomes achieved through the Bugitech investment show to actual investment agreements.

The city also plans to regularly host the “B-Startup Investment Portfolio,” a networking program between metropolitan and regional investment firms, to promote the sharing of investment portfolios for local companies and encourage co-investment.

Furthermore, Busan Metropolitan City will continue efforts to create funds to expand regional investment. The city plans to participate in the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ local government call for the Regional Growth Fund and challenge itself to create a KRW 100 billion-scale startup and venture master fund for three consecutive years.

In addition, to support early-stage startups and university- and student-founded companies, Busan Metropolitan City plans to allocate a separate KRW 3 billion in municipal investment to strengthen fund formation by regional investment firms and reinforce their growth foundation.

Lee Jin-su, Director of Financial and Startup Policy at Busan Metropolitan City, said, “Our city has consistently promoted the creation of master funds and investment linkage projects every year to expand regional investment,” adding, “Through various programs such as Bugitech, we will actively support local companies so that they can receive tangible investment benefits.”