The Seongnam Youth Foundation conducted an overseas training program titled '2026 Youth Entrepreneurship Ideation 4.0' in Silicon Valley from October 26 to November 2.
According to the foundation on November 3, 15 young participants from Seongnam, organized into 11 teams, took part in the program.
Participants introduced their startup ideas and business plans, developed during domestic pre-training, to local experts, assessing their commercialization potential from a global market and investment perspective.
Key activities included visits to global companies and startup-related institutions, such as Plug and Play, Apple Park, Google, Tesla's Fremont factory, Microsoft, and the Intel Museum.
Additionally, local experts, including David Kim, Executive Director of Plug and Play, and Yun-cheol Lee, CEO of InnoCore Consulting, provided insights on startup strategies and investment environments, offering guidance on refining business plans for the participating teams.
The group also visited UC Berkeley and Stanford University to explore the universities' entrepreneurial ecosystems and engaged with local Korean entrepreneurs through the World Federation of Korean Business Associations' San Francisco chapter.
Looking ahead, the foundation plans to hold follow-up training and participant exchanges on November 14, with a results-sharing event scheduled for the 20th at Seongnam City Hall, where teams will present their developed startup ideas and business plans and share the outcomes of their training.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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