SEL · ICN10-15D
Disruptors
Entrepreneurs, companies and clusters
Business mission
- Market research by industry
- Meetings with startups, corporates and VCs
- Professional translation and immersion
- Kit, T-money and logistics support
The future isn't read. It's lived in Seoul.
Innovation immersions in South Korea for universities, companies, innovation teams and entrepreneurs. Connect with the ecosystem that will define the next decade.
- Destination
- SEL
- Duration
- 10-90D
- Format
- On site
- Seats
- 3-25
Korea isn't a case study. It's the laboratory of the future.
20+
World-class unicorns and accelerators
#1
Among major economies in R&D investment as % of GDP
TOP 10
Seoul, among the best startup ecosystems in the world
ASIA
Gateway to Japan, China and Southeast Asia
Sources: OECD · Startup Genome · CB Insights
The ground where your team works
Seoul concentrates some of the world's most innovative tech giants. This is your mission's connection board.
| Operator | Sector | Gate | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Samsung Electronics World leader in semiconductors, technology and frontier innovation. | Semiconductors · Frontier | GATE 01 | Operating |
Hyundai Motor Company Electric mobility, autonomous vehicles and sustainable technology. | Mobility · Energy | GATE 02 | Operating |
Kakao Korea's leading tech platform: messaging and digital services. | Digital platforms | GATE 03 | Operating |
Naver The "Google of Korea": search, artificial intelligence and digital platforms. | AI · Search | GATE 04 | Operating |
Seoul Startup Hub The largest public startup hub: coworking, acceleration and investment. | Acceleration · Coworking | GATE 05 | Operating |
Government and public support Public programs that fund and drive Korean entrepreneurship. | Public funding | GATE 06 | Operating |
Choose your boarding pass
Three ways to live Seoul, depending on who travels and how deep they want to go.
SEL · ICN15-20D
Builders
Universities: students and faculty
University mission
- Academic agenda and visits to innovation centers
- 2 methodology workshops included
- Own completion certificate
- Translation, immersion and logistics
SEL · ICN1-3M
Founders Journey
Deep immersion · LEINN / MTA model
By quote
- Each team builds a real company
- Coaches and support throughout the process
- Mentor network: Korean founders and VCs
- Final Demo Day and coworking in Seoul
Methods that haven't reached Colombia yet
Frontier methodologies already operating in Korea and around the world. The only way to learn them is where they are truly applied.
Method 01
Teampreneurship
You do not build a prototype, you build a real company that operates from day one. Mondragon Team Academy model.
Method 02
Deep Tech Commercialization
How Korea takes deep technology from the lab to the global market.
Method 03
AI Transformation (AX)
The method with which Korean companies transform strategy, operations and culture with applied AI.
Method 04
Open Innovation
Designing ecosystems where university, government, corporation and startup co-create real value.
Frontier methodology and the culture that makes Seoul unique
Workshops
Disruptive innovation
Masterclasses with founders and experts from the Korean ecosystem.
Culture
Gyeongbokgung
Culture
Hanbok immersion
From idea to landing in Seoul
- 1
Diagnosis
We understand your goals, sector and who is traveling.
- 2
Agenda design
We build a tailored mission: meetings, workshops and culture.
- 3
Mission in Seoul
Research, connections and methodology, on the real ground.
- 4
Follow-up
You return with an actionable plan and qualified contacts.
Next mission · October 2026
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