Busan startup festival Bounce 2026 marks 10th edition at BEXCO

Bounce 2026, the Busan startup festival, was held over two days from October 7 to 8 at BEXCO Exhibition Hall 1 in Busan, according to it.donga.com. The 2026 edition marked the tenth anniversary of the event.

Busan Metropolitan City hosted the event, which was organized by the Busan Creative Economy Innovation Center. It was held alongside the Asian startup expo FLY ASIA 2026.

The first day featured a conference under the theme "Global," while the second day focused on "Investment." A total of 26 startups pitched to investors across three IR sessions, and more than 100 one-on-one business meetings took place in the Bounce Meetup Zone.

Twenty-five large and mid-sized companies, including Kakao Mobility, Naver Cloud, and SK Telecom, participated as open innovation partners. About 10 overseas startup ecosystem support organizations from 7 countries attended.

Tenth-anniversary edition under the theme 'Glowing Decade, Bright Future'

The tenth-anniversary event was held under the theme "Glowing Decade, Bright Future." Bounce was first held in 2017 and has drawn around 5,000 attendees annually, including aspiring founders, startups, investors, and accelerators.