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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the “2nd Bugi Tech Investment Show 2026”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will host the “2nd Bugi Tech Investment Show 2026” on April 2 at 14:00 at the Eurasia Platform.

Bugi Tech is the city’s flagship investment matching program designed to connect fund managers established by the city with promising local companies, supporting the attraction of tangible investment and follow-up investment linkages.

The event will be attended by approximately 70 participants, including fund managers of city-backed funds, investors from the capital region, and representatives of local companies. The program will proceed in the following order: investor reverse pitching, corporate IR presentations, investment consultations, and networking.

The most notable feature of this event is its strong focus on promoting investment matching centered on regionally specialized emerging industries such as defense, deep tech (AI and semiconductors), and maritime and fisheries.

In particular, 17 promising companies in these sectors will be selected and matched with industry-specific fund managers, maximizing the potential for actual investment deals beyond the scope of typical corporate IR events.

In addition, participating companies will receive prior coaching for corporate IR presentations and customized consulting. A close support system covering the entire investment attraction process will be provided, including follow-up meeting arrangements after the event.

Busan Metropolitan City has expanded its regional investment foundation by creating funds exceeding KRW 500 billion over the past two years, including the Future Growth Venture Fund and the Innovation Scale-up Venture Fund. The city is also developing the Bugi Tech Investment Show into a flagship investment linkage platform by operating it regularly four times a year to ensure that investments lead to actual local deployment.

Furthermore, to strengthen connections between promising startups in Busan and investors in the capital region, the city hosts the visiting “Bugi Tech Investment Roadshow” on a monthly basis, supporting local companies from investment attraction through to scale-up.

In addition, the city organizes the “Investment Port,” a networking program between capital-area and regional investors, five times a year to share the latest investment trends and portfolios and to promote joint investment.

As a result of these efforts, the Bugi Tech Investment Show and Roadshow held since the second half of 2025 have involved 93 companies and 80 investors, leading to 164 follow-up meetings and approximately KRW 1.5 billion in investment attraction for two companies. Investment reviews for participating companies are currently ongoing.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “The Bugi Tech Investment Show serves as a practical channel connecting local companies and investors directly,” adding, “We will continue to actively support the growth of Busan’s startup ecosystem through continuous fund-of-funds creation and the expansion of investment linkage programs.”