Date from when it can be reported	Morning edition of May 2, Thu.	Release date	Apr. 30, Tue., 2019
Staff in charge	Team Manager Jo Myeong-hyeon (+82 53-592-8351) and Gu Bon-cheol (+82 53-592-8357) of Technology-to Business Team of Daegu Innopolis

Daegu Innopolis Starts the Activation of Technology Financing for 2019

― in beefing up its start-up support to expand the participation in accelerator and angel club in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do

□ Daegu Innopolis (Director Kim Yong-wook) will hold ‘The 1st Daegu Innopolis Technology Financing Network in 2019’ with the aim of attracting investments to the promising spin-offs from Daegu Innopolis research institute at Main Branch 2 of Daegu Bank at 4 p.m., on May 2, Thursday.

□ After it worked to attract investments through private investment industry including Innopolis management companies, Daegu Innopolis accelerator management companies, Angel Club in Daegu and Geyongsangbuk-do, and venture capital, Daegu Innopolis supervised a technology financing network with a view to connection to the public financial support such as Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KIBO), Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT), Daegu Bank, and Daegu Center for Creative Economy & Innovation (CCEI).

□ The technology financing network of Daegu Innopolis has held Technology Financing Network once a month since May of last year to gather a network of various organizations including financial institutions and venture capital and build a technology financing marker in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do with a view to funding the excellent companies in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do.

□ The upcoming session of Technology Financing Network will be attended by 30 or so people from KIBO, KODIT, Daegu Bank, Innopolis fund management companies, Daegu Innopolis accelerator management companies, the region’s angel club, venture capital etc. and implement an IR session for the two companies of Cella Biotech and Real Identity.

* Innopolis fund management companies: POSCO Capital, KRunVentures

* Daegu Innopolis accelerator management companies: Y & Archer, Darae Strategic Business Creation Center

* Venture Capital: Daesung Private Equity, Songhyun Investment, E&VENTURE PARTNERS, UTC Investment

* Financial institutions & other agencies: Daegu Bank, KODIT, KIBO, CCEI

* Angel clubs: KEN Partners, Didimdol, Sedona, Daegyeong ACI

□ Director Kim Yong-wook of Daegu Innopolis said, “We will aggressively work to reinvigorate investment into start-up companies by fostering the angel clubs in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do and tapping into accelerators.”

※ Companies that want to participate the 2019 IR session of Daegu Innopolis Technology Financing Network can apply to Daegu Innopolis.

(For inquiry: +82 53-592-8357, 9bong9@innopolis.or.kr)