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We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth.

Japanese founders: if U.S. expansion is on your roadmap, but your GTM strategy still feels unclear, this program is wort...
07/03/2026

Japanese founders: if U.S. expansion is on your roadmap, but your GTM strategy still feels unclear, this program is worth a serious look.

Applications close after the weekend: Monday, July 6 at 11:59 PM JST.

The J-StarX Silicon Valley Extended Program is an 11-week, equity-free program for Japan-based startups with a working product, traction, and an established team.

Selected founders will be supported with global market validation, fundraising preparation, pitch framing, U.S. expansion readiness, and access to global mentors, VCs, startups, and 500 Globalโ€™s and JETROโ€™s network.

This is designed for founders who want structure, feedback, and a clearer path toward international growth.

Final deadline: July 6, 11:59 PM (JST)
Link in bio to apply.

Entering the U.S. market with guesswork is expensive.For many Japan-based founders, the hard part is knowing which marke...
06/29/2026

Entering the U.S. market with guesswork is expensive.

For many Japan-based founders, the hard part is knowing which market signals matter, which customers to validate with, how to position the product, and how to explain the opportunity to a global VC audience.

That is what the J-StarX Silicon Valley Extended Program is built for.

Over 11 weeks, selected founders will work across Tokyo and Silicon Valley in a hybrid format to sharpen:

๐Ÿ”บ Global market validation
๐Ÿ”บ U.S. expansion readiness
๐Ÿ”บ Fundraising strategy
๐Ÿ”บ Pitch framing for international investors
๐Ÿ”บ Product feedback and global positioning
๐Ÿ”บ Access to mentors, experts, VCs, startups, and 500 Globalโ€™s network

The program is non-investment and equity-free, designed for a curated group of Japanese founders ready to move closer to international growth.

Best fit: Japan-based startups incorporated in Japan with a working product, traction, and an established team.

Final deadline: July 6, 11:59 PM (JST)
Apply now: https://be.500.co/japan-jstarxb3

This is the final week to apply for the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program.Still wondering if your startu...
06/23/2026

This is the final week to apply for the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program.

Still wondering if your startup is โ€œready enoughโ€ for U.S. expansion?

Readiness does not mean having every answer figured out. It means your company has built enough traction in Korea to make global growth worth pursuing seriously.

If your team is building with the ambition to scale beyond Korea, IBK Changgong Silicon Valley was designed for you.

You do not need to have all the answers on your own.

Weโ€™re here to be a strong partner to you as you work toward your next growth milestone.

โฐ Apply today: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Application deadline: June 30, 2026
Program Dates: September - November 2026

IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

2 weeks left before applications close for IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program. If youโ€™re planning on (or ...
06/16/2026

2 weeks left before applications close for IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program. If youโ€™re planning on (or in the midst of) applying, complete your application soon!

This 12-week global acceleration program (4 weeks in Seoul + 8 weeks in Silicon Valley) supports early-stage Korean startups expanding to the U.S., with investment from 500 Global, and access to experienced mentors, VCs, operators, ecosystem partners, and global networks.

โฐ Last chance to apply: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

Program Dates: September - November 2026

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500 Global | IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ 500 ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด' ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

06/05/2026

What if your startup traction is ready for a global story?

Some Korean companies choose to stay local. Others choose to use local traction to open the next market.

500 Global and IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต built this program for Korean startups ready for U.S. expansion.

Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4
(Applications Close: June 30, 2026)

Meet CardMon, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building an AI-powered game prototypi...
05/28/2026

Meet CardMon, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building an AI-powered game prototyping and validation engine that helps developers and IP holders test, de-risk, and refine game concepts before full production.

By enabling rapid prototyping, remote playtesting, and early concept validation, CardMon is helping teams reduce development risk and make smarter pre-production decisions.

โ€œBeing in Silicon Valley forced us to rethink CardMon not just as a game company, but as infrastructure for how games are created and tested globally.โ€ - Pine Sohn, Co-founder & CEO of CardMon

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

Meet Planby, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building a generative AI-based spatial...
05/26/2026

Meet Planby, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building a generative AI-based spatial design and visualization platform for architecture, construction, and real estate companies.

By reducing rendering time from around 4 days to under 1 minute, and making visualization possible on standard PCs and mobile devices, Planby is helping teams work faster, communicate more clearly, and reduce cost.

โ€œThe biggest shift was moving from โ€˜this works in Koreaโ€™ to โ€˜this can scale globallyโ€™, and actually testing that assumption in the market.โ€ - Kai Roh, Co-founder & CEO of Planby

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

Meet Hopae, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building a DID-based digital identity i...
05/20/2026

Meet Hopae, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, building a DID-based digital identity infrastructure platform for enterprises and governments navigating global markets.

By solving challenges around fragmented identity systems, security risks, and high drop-off in authentication flows, the team is helping create a more secure and seamless digital identity experience.

โ€œThe program helped us translate a technically strong product into a globally understandable story, especially in markets where trust and regulation define everything.โ€ - Jaehoon Shim, CEO & Co-founder of Hopae

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.
Applications Close: June 30, 2026

IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

Meet Prevenotics, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, showing how Korean healthcare inn...
05/13/2026

Meet Prevenotics, a graduate of the IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program, showing how Korean healthcare innovation can scale globally.

Prevenotics is building AI-powered real-time diagnostic software that helps hospitals and endoscopy clinicians detect gastrointestinal cancer and precancerous conditions more accurately.

โ€œThe program helped us bridge the gap between strong technology and real global market ex*****on, especially in how we communicate with investors and partners.โ€ - Jang Soo-Yeon, CEO of Prevenotics

Applications for Batch 4 are now open.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Learn More & Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

05/12/2026

Most accelerators end with investor access. This one starts with investment.

Korean startups are proving they can win at home. The next question is: can you build for global markets?

IBK Changgong Silicon Valley Accelerating Program is designed for Seed to pre-Series A startups with productโ€“market fit in Korea, local traction, and clear ambition to scale internationally, starting with the U.S.

Selected founders will gain:
โ†’ Investment from 500 Global
โ†’ 4 weeks of structured preparation in Seoul
โ†’ 8 weeks of in-market acceleration in Silicon Valley
โ†’ Access to mentors, VCs, ecosystem partners, and global networks

This is not an education-only accelerator. It is a commercial-focused program for startups ready to enter, test, and grow in the U.S.

Program Dates: September - November 2026

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿป Apply Now: https://be.500.co/ibkchanggongsv-b4

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early for priority consideration.

Applications Close: June 30, 2026

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IBK์ฐฝ๊ณต

๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ 500 ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด' ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

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