Gyeonggi Content Industry Daily Briefing — Nov 7, 2026
Gyeonggi Province's content sector is seeing major milestones in discovering next-gen startups and attracting investment. Through the Gyeonggi Content Agency's 'Level-Up Demoday', 47.1 billion won in investments was secured, while ongoing efforts to energize the ecosystem continue through events like the Digital Media Tech Show (DMTS) and Game Connect.
Gyeonggi Content Industry Daily Briefing — Nov 7, 2026
Key Policies and Support Programs
1. 2026 Gyeonggi Level-Up Demoday Held to Expand Investment Ecosystem The Gyeonggi Content Agency (GCA) hosted the '2026 Gyeonggi Level-Up Demoday' in Pangyo to support the growth of promising startups. A total of 44 companies participated in the event, accumulating 47.1 billion won in investments from January through September of this year. In addition, 9 new firms joined the 'Gyeonggi Level-Up Investors Partners (G-VIP)'—a network of private investors looking to back Gyeonggi content companies—bringing the total number of participating investment firms to 118.
2. Promoting Culture-Technology Content at 2026 DMTS Gyeonggi Province and the GCA showcased cutting-edge technologies and contents from 6 local culture-technology (CT) content companies at the '2026 Digital Media Tech Show (DMTS)' held at Goyang KINTEX from November 4 to 6. This participation aimed to highlight the excellence of futuristic content tech and create business opportunities.
3. Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly Emphasizes Medium-to-Long-Term Planning for Culture, Sports, and Tourism Policies During the 2026 administrative audit, Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly member Jeon Ye-seul pointed out the need to establish medium-to-long-term plans to ensure policy continuity in culture, sports, and tourism, which often fluctuate with budget changes. She particularly requested guaranteed activity opportunities for new storytelling grandmother trainees and the maintenance of support infrastructure for sign language education.
Corporate Trends and Investment News
1. 12 AI and Immersive Convergence Startups Succeed in IR Pitching On the final stage of the '2026 Gyeonggi Level-Up Demoday', 12 startups leveraging AI and immersive convergence technologies pitched their business models to investors. Notable participants included Accord Entertainment (K-POP virtual idol IP production), Clack (subculture commerce platform), Saeropim (immersive 3D content auto-generation AI solution), and Dobi Canvas (webtoon IP-based conversational AI interactive game platform), raising expectations for future investment connections.
2. G-VIP Investment Network Expansion With 9 new firms joining G-VIP, the private investor network spearheaded by the GCA now includes 118 participating investment companies. This is expected to improve private capital accessibility for content startups within the province and further solidify the investment ecosystem.
Events and Other News
1. Gyeonggi Game Connect 2026 Concludes Successfully Hosted by Gyeonggi Province and organized by the GCA, 'Gyeonggi Game Connect 2026' wrapped up on the 27th of last month at the Pangyo Gyeonggi Startup Campus. Held as a follow-up game festival to 'PlayX4', the event drew a total of 595 visitors and industry insiders, concluding with great success.
2. Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee Conducts Administrative Audit On the 6th, the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly conducted its 2026 administrative audit at the standing committee meeting room, targeting a total of 11 organizations, including 8 departments under the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Bureau, the Namhansanseong World Heritage Center, the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, and the Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation. The audit reviewed current operations and discussed areas for improvement.
References and Sources
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‘플레이엑스포’ 후속 게임 축제… ‘경기게임커넥트 2026’ 성료
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