KSC Seattle
KSC Seattle Seattle
Hub- LocationSeattle, WA (opened in Aug. 2019)
Location
Situated in the landmark building in the downtown of Seattle, USA
- AccessibilityAn approx. 20-minute ride from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
- AddressMet Park East Floor 10, 1730 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, US
Location Conditions and Environments
Location Conditions
Great innovation infrastructure with a lot of global companies (e.g., Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, COSTCO, Starbucks, Expedia, etc.) around
Staffing standards, operating costs, technology innovation, human resources, access to capital and consumer price considered
Business Environments
Staffing standards, operating costs, technology innovation, human resources, access to capital and consumer price considered
Many headquarters of global top tech companies are stationed in Seattle due to no state income tax and state corporate income tax very favorable in terms of costs
Organization
| Job Title | Name | Duties | TEL | |
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| Head of Center | Hwang Seok-jin | Supervises and manages center-related affairs | +1-206-806-8369 | sjhwang@kosmes.or.kr |
| Director | Lee Seung-yoon | International affairs, marketing, investment attraction, etc. | leesy@kosmes.or.kr | |
| Manager | Jason Kang | Marketing, investment attraction | ||
| Manager | Chun Yoo-mi | Administration, center management, etc. |
Facilities
7 private rooms, 30 shared office seats (6 reserved seats, 0 non-reserved seat)
Lease Scale
10th floor of Met Park East (20 stories in total); 896.25㎡
Facilities
Conference rooms, small meeting rooms (2), phone booths, cafe, lounge, etc.
Startup Ecosystem
Great global business infrastructure (e.g., Amazon, MS, etc.), startup support agencies (e.g., CoMotion at University of Washington, etc.) and competent technical staff, forming a startup ecosystem for Washington State and a virtuous circle
Great innovation experiences and talents in Seattle (Source: Startup Genome’s 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking)
Promising Business Type
| Industry | Business Type | Penetration Strategy | Partner |
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| ICT | Blockchain, digital media, FinTech VR, drone, etc. |
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| Aerospace | Aviation parts, defense industry products, etc. |
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| Life Science | Smart farm. Bio, public health, medicine, etc. |
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| Distribution Industry | Agricultural & fishery product processing, consumer goods, etc. |
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Cooperation Network
| Network | Category | Dex-scription | Partnership |
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| University of Washington | College | The most innovative public university in Washington state; an internal incubator operated | Open space membership sharing, co-hosting of meetup, etc. |
| Washington Technical Industry Association (WTIA) | Non-profit organization | The largest tech-business support agency in Washington state | Startup program training & implementation |
| Greater Seattle Partners (GSP) | Government agency | Business and investment attraction support for businesses penetrating into Seattle | Cohosting of seminars, partner & VC introduction, etc. |
| Vulcan Ventures | VC | VC in IT such as AI | Investment attraction for small & venture businesses |
| IntuitiveX | VC | Medical device VC, incubator | Discovers business partners and attracts investments |
Tenant Company
| No. | Company | President | Product | Occupancy Date |
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| 1 | Archidraw CO., LTD. | Lee Joo-seong | 3D space scanner | Jun. 1, 2020 |
| 2 | MUVEEN CO., LTD. | Kang Gyeong-hui | Working gloves | Jun. 1, 2020 |
| 3 | UVIFY CO., LTD. | Im Hyun | Drone | Jun. 1, 2020 |