Incheon's Flagship Investment Platform 'BiiG WAVE' Successfully Holds its 13th IR Event
- Deeplant
- Sep 29, 2025
- 3 min read
BiiG WAVE, Incheon's flagship investment attraction platform, successfully held its 13th investor relations (IR) event on the 22nd at the SKY31 Convention in Lotte World Tower, Seoul.
Over 300 attendees, including venture capitalists, accelerators, and representatives from large corporations and support organizations, were present as 15 "super-gap" technology startups, selected for this year's BiiG WAVE program, took the stage to pitch for investment.
These 15 promising startups were selected from over 300 applicants, overcoming a competitive ratio of more than 20-to-1, the highest since the program began in 2021. Marking its fourth year, the Incheon Center also announced BiiG WAVE 2.0, signaling an advancement and diversification of the program. New follow-up initiatives were unveiled, with plans to support not only domestic investment attraction but also global scale-ups.
The participating companies included five from the bio-health sector and ten from deep tech.
The bio-health startups were:
Vasgen Bio (CEO Kim Ho): An AI solution for discovering ideal new targets for innovative drugs.
Actosome (CEO Kang Dong-woo): Developing targeted therapies for pancreatic cancer and stem cell-based treatments for arthritis.
Osteobionix (CEO Lee Sang-yoon): Laser-treated artificial bone implants that perfectly integrate with bone.
inHANDPLUS (CEO Lee Hwi-won): An AI smartwatch-based personalized medication management solution.
KAIMI (CEO Chung Jun-won): An AI-based medical device for detecting lesions during gastrointestinal endoscopy.
The deep tech companies included:
Gongsaero (CEO Nam Ga-ram): A SaaS solution for procurement at construction sites.
Deep.Plant (CEO Kim Cheol-beom): AI-based meat quality prediction and processing.
Resortpeople (CEO Kim Tae-ho): A sports facility management and healthcare platform service.
Verses (CEO Lee Sung-wook): A generative AI-based meta-music system.
Sagolink (CEO Song Pil-jae): An AI loss assessment platform.
Whatssub (CEO Kim Jun-tae): An AI-based solution for processing and analyzing spending history.
Watervasion (CEO Jeong Yun-young): An eco-friendly harmful gas and air purification system using water filters.
Interact (CEO Kwon Nam-hyuk): A no-code XR content creation engine.
ChainLogis (CEO Kim Dong-hyun): A nationwide same-day delivery service for e-commerce.
Curinginnos (CEO Kwon Ye-chan): The world's first AI & autonomous driving tennis robot.
'BiiG WAVE' is an investment attraction platform based on the 'Incheon BiiG WAVE Mother Fund,' the first of its kind established by a local government in Korea, created by Incheon Metropolitan City and the Incheon Center. To provide practical help for startups in securing investment, the program offers various scale-up support, including corporate diagnostics, pitch coaching, investor meetings, and financial/accounting consulting, culminating in the IR event. From 2021 to 2023, it has nurtured 59 companies, with another 15 selected and fostered this year. Every year, BiiG WAVE selects promising startups nationwide, supporting their investment attraction and network expansion with follow-up assistance.
At this IR, the newly upgraded BiiG WAVE 2.0 was officially announced. This includes the strategic advancement of the existing program, the investment-focused 'BiiG WAVE Private IR,' and 'BiiG WAVE Global' to support scale-ups through global investment, establishing a structured process for each stage of a startup's investment growth.
Director Lee Han-seop stated, "Marking its fourth year, BiiG WAVE continues its efforts to discover innovative startups in Korea. We plan to utilize our diverse domestic and international networks to support our promising startups so they can achieve scale-ups through global expansion."
Over the past three years, the Incheon Center has discovered 59 companies through BiiG WAVE, resulting in 129.1 billion won in attracted investment.
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