iM Financial Group announced the hosting of the '2026 Pium Lab 8th IR Day' at the iM Financial Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, aimed at supporting investment attraction for companies in its fintech incubation program.
Fourteen startups from the 8th Pium Lab participated in the event, presenting their business models and growth strategies. Representatives from seven investment firms, including iM Investment Partners, Korea Investment Partners, and CNT Tech, served as judges.
The participating companies showcased financial and fintech-related services, including AI asset and real estate tax simulations, a gold trading platform, card payment for monthly rent, advance salary payments for overseas workers, AI translation, fractional investment, peer-to-peer currency exchange, and AI OCR-based document review automation.
In the latter part of the event, one-on-one roundtable meetings were held, connecting investors and startups based on prior demand surveys. This provided a platform for discussing investment attraction and potential collaboration.
The 8th Pium Lab selected 14 companies following a recruitment process in March. Currently, it supports these companies through two divisions: incubator and open innovation, offering office space, collaboration with group affiliates, corporate diagnostics, mentoring, and IR clinics.
Hwang Byeong-woo, Chairman of iM Financial Group, stated, "We will continue to create opportunities for collaboration support and investment connections so that startups and iM can grow together."
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