BUSINESS AREA
Global
We’ve built an offline program and an online entrepreneurship ecosystem to help thousands of entrepreneurs and the pace makers who support them go global.
Underdogs ran its first global training for Indonesian entrepreneurs in 2016, confirming that our entrepreneurship training is effective for growing international entrepreneurs.
Slowly and steadily, Underdogs has been conducting entrepreneurship training, international events, and study tours with 44 partners in 26 cities around the world, with the goal of providing the most practical entrepreneurship education to entrepreneurs around the world and building a global social innovation ecosystem to create a better future.
Partner countries
19
Partner cities
26
Cumulative partners
44
*as of January 2024
asia startup platform
Asia Tomorrow, a global platform for members of the Asian entrepreneurial ecosystem
A platform that connects entrepreneurs, investors, and pace makers with content from cities across Asia. Entrepreneurs looking to expand into Asia can connect with other entrepreneurs, investors, pace makers, and local experts to learn about entrepreneurial insights, market trends, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in each country or city.
overseas program
Programs to help entrepreneurs and startups expand internationally
startup education
International entrepreneurship courses
Completed the Underdogs coaching course
With our local partners in Asia
Locally tailored entrepreneurship programs
asia business trip
Connect with global business partners
Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.
Understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Asia
Global Explorations Program
pacemaker seminar
Exchange Seminar with Entrepreneurship Support Organizations
Leveraging the Underdogs Global Network
Inviting speakers from global startup support organizations
Online and offline seminars
startup education
Underdogs Global Entrepreneurship Training
Underdogs entrepreneurship training in English, English lectures/coaching by in-house coaches, local language facilitation by Underdogs global coaches, and Underdogs partners in each country provide localized training without losing the core grammar of entrepreneurship. Successfully nurture international entrepreneurs with programs tailored by purpose, duration, and modality.
Underdogs Global Coach Training
Develop global coaches to deliver Underdogs content-based lectures/facilitations in local languages so that more entrepreneurs can access Underdogs entrepreneurship training and grow without language barriers. A three-step systematic process that combines workshops and practical exercises to develop high-capacity local coaches and increase the sustainability of the local social innovation/entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Underdogs Global Coach Training
Underdogs
Global Partner Training
International development cooperation and global CSR are also shifting toward self-reliance and sustainability by fostering local entrepreneurs who know their markets best. The strengths of the domestic Underdogs entrepreneurship program are implemented in the global entrepreneurship program with a deep understanding of context and diversity through a team of global planners and coaches with experience in starting global social ventures in the context of international development cooperation and overseas entrepreneurship.
asia business trip
To share experiences of social innovation in Asia and promote the spread of best practices.
Organize and run social innovation study tours for domestic and international stakeholders.
By leveraging our deep understanding of the domestic social innovation ecosystem and our network across Asia
Deliver optimized experiences for each audience and theme.
Inbound study tours
The mature Korean social innovation ecosystem is also a source of inspiration for social innovators and (aspiring) entrepreneurs from other countries. For them to come to Korea and witness and interact with a wide range of domestic practices, we work with a pool of entrepreneurs, VCs, and stakeholders from Underdogs to design and run customized trainings.
Study Tour of Social Innovation on Aging in Korea
La Violet
Outbound study tours
To ensure that Korean participants gain deep insights from innovations and startups in other countries that are similar to ours, and sometimes even different from ours, we work closely with our local partners to plan and organize the best visits/networking destinations based on participants’ needs, training topics, etc.
Hong Kong social innovation study tour and local pitching
Daegu University Industrial Cooperation Center
pacemaker seminar
The continued growth of the social innovation ecosystem is not possible without raising awareness and spreading the discourse within civil society and the general consumer.
With years of experience in organizing public events, Underdogs aims to raise awareness and understanding of the global social innovation ecosystem.
Organize and run online and offline events such as webinars, conferences, etc.
Underdogs Global Webinar
The Underdogs Signature Webinar is a fun, entertaining, and in-depth look at social innovation and entrepreneurship in Korea and Asia. Since the event is aimed at the general public to spread social innovation and entrepreneurship rather than specialized content, it is also an opportunity for speakers to indirectly test the global market response to their products/services.
International conferences
Successfully organizing an international conference requires an understanding of the field, speaker recruitment, and content planning capabilities, as well as operational capabilities to recruit and engage a large audience for the purpose of “sharing” international trends. Underdogs fulfills the objectives of international conferences with its high planning and operational capabilities and its ability to secure speakers through international partners.
International Forum for Social Venture Policy Research
Citibank Korea – Social Solidarity Bank
Research & knowledge sharing
We conduct research and knowledge sharing activities to collectively consider the future of social innovation in Asia.
Conduct research to understand the unique social innovation/social economy characteristics of each country, identify implications, and identify common challenges,
Sometimes they actively share and exchange the knowledge they’ve gained as underdogs.
Global collaborative research
Underdogs, which constantly meets various budding entrepreneurs and experiences the latest domestic social innovation and entrepreneurship trends, jointly conducts global comparative research on the Korean social innovation ecosystem and entrepreneurship development based on the latest data and the data of about 1.5 thousand Underdogs entrepreneurship education graduates accumulated over nine years.
Business for Good
Center of Asian Philanthropy and Society
Knowledge Sharing
We actively organize and share the experiences and methodologies of the Korean social innovation ecosystem and underdogs, as their experience may be the key to solving someone’s problem. Participate in social innovation summits, conferences, and forums abroad to share, learn, and grow together.
Asia Pacific Social Innovation Summit 2020
Impact Hub Taipei
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