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beLAUNCH is one of Asia's biggest annual events for the tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem, hosted by beSUCCESS, Korea's top tech startup media. In 2014, the event will be accommodated in the brand new Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, a futuristic conference venue that suitably captures the mood of excitement and growth in the domestic entrepreneurship ecosystem. We expect over 3,000 entrepreneurs, investors, media personalities and tech luminaries to join us for this momentous festival of tech and entrepreneurship, for startups, by a startup. As well as tech and startups, come and experience the vibrant city of Seoul and sample the local culture that is infiltrating the global consciousness, and share a few 'sojus' with the local startup movers and shakers. Confirmed Speakers: Naval Ravikant (Angel List), Sirgoo Lee (Kakao Talk), Bom Kim (Coupang), David Lee (SV Angel), Tim Draper (DFJ Athena), Eric Kim (Maverick Capital), Mike Cannon-Brookes (Atlassian) Speakers (not confirmed yet): Pebble, Air BnB, Uber, FitBit, Formation 8, Samsung, LG, NHN, Blizzard, Rovio, Facebook, many more... Basic facts: • Dates: May 14 - 15, 2014 • Location: Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul • Attendees: 3,000+ • Top tech / Entrepreneurship Speakers: 50+ from across the world • Startup Booths: 100+ • Corporate Booths: 15 - 20 • Startup Battle: 20 startups showcasing • VIP Party / Corporate introductions / After Party / Much More Stay up to date with beLAUNCH 2014: http://bit.ly/1bnrs3B Buy Tickets: http://bit.ly/1cs2RsA Follow our English tech blog: http://bit.ly/1finGrM Follow us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1hwPQ5w Follow us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1kZsxlg Connect on LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/1finYyB Email the organizers: nathan@besuccess.com Check out our last Seoul event on Youtube: http://bit.ly/LTEpWL Check out our last Silicon Valley event on Youtube: http://bit.ly/1dGMyEG Forbes - South Korea: An Emerging Global Hub For Tech Startups: http://bit.ly/1dutlFY
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May 14-15. 2014
Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
www.belaunch.com
Experience the rising tide in ASIA
with KOREAN Startups leading the global wave
@ beLAUNCH 2014
LTE-A: World #1
Broadband speed: World #1
App downloads: World #2
App revenue: World #3
Smartphone penetration: 75%+
E-commerce: Asia’s #3
4.6 billion people (60% 0f world population)
Avg. GDP growth 7.9% (2010)
ASIA
KOREA
Why Asia and Why Korea?
beGLOBAL SV“Bringing Seoul to the Valley”
beLAUNCH 2014 will leverage past successes
to be become a true global gateway
beLAUNCH 2013“Revolution”
beLAUNCH 2014“Next 7 Years”
beLAUNCH 2012“The Challenge”
• 1333 attendees• 231 startups• 58 investors
Key Speakers• Colleen Baik (Twitter)• Han Kim (Altos Ventures)• Suzuki Nobutaki (Global Brain)
• 1715 attendees• 281 startups• 93 investors
Key Speakers• Phil Libin (Evernote)• Ken Wilcox (Silicon Valley Bank)• Sirgoo Lee (KakaoTalk)
• 1st privately run startup event from Asia in Silicon Valley
• 83 startups• 103 investorsKey Speakers• Tim Draper (DFJ)• David Lee (SV Angel)• Jeff Clavier (SoftTech VC)
• 2000+ attendees (E)• 300 startups (E)• 120 investors (E)
Key Speakers (to be confirmed)• Naval Ravikant (AngelList)• Jack Ma (Alibaba)• Larry Sanger (Wikipedia)
beLAUNCH’s track-record
Not just a conference,
beLAUNCH is the hottest startup FESTIVAL in Asia
@ Brand new Dongdaemun Design Plaza
beLAUNCH 2014’s New Venue
ChinaTechnode
SingaporeJFDIRakuten Ventures TechInAsiaE27TheNextWeb
US (Silicon Valley)DFJ Venture CapitalSoftTech VCSV AngelY-Combinator500 StartupsVenturebeatTechCrunchThailand
ThumbsUpHubba
Leveraging our global network,
beLAUNCH connects Asian startups with global partners
KoreabeSUCCESSNHN CorpD-CampSparklabsWSJ
TaiwanTechCrunch
US (East Coast)Techstars
IsraelThe Junction
UKTechstarsTech CityUKTI
ScandinaviaArctic StartupSlushStartup Sauna
SwitzerlandSeedstars World
Mapping of beLAUNCH’s Global Network
Experience the vibrant city of Seoul
Share some soju with startup stars
and Lead the trends of tomorrowNext Big Thing inthe Next 7 Years
3D Printing
Bitcoin
Smart Car
WearableDevice
Virtual Reality
Robotics
InternetOf
Things
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