# 2025 CCEI x Alcove Global Funding Challenge

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[Apply HERE : Founder Hot Seat 👈 (~11/17, 13:00)](https://slashpage.com/site-ym35ccq02iwwrfast845uzu2j/1q3vdn2p9g834mxy49pr)

# 🔎 We are looking for :  

- **Startups building in the AI space**

- **Founders passionate about going global **

- **All components(Applications, Qualifiers, Final Stage) of the program are in English**

# 🎁 Perks for Top 1 & Top 5 

- **Investment amount up to \250,000,000 for TOP 1**

- **Alcove Startup Manual & 2026 Alcove Cohort Participation for TOP 5**

**📢What is Alcove Startup Manual ? **

**Access to Alcove Investment's Network & Expert Mentorship**

# ⏱️ Investment decided within a 1-month period

- **Applications :** **2025.11.5 ~ 2025.11.17, 13:00 (Deadline)**

- **Screening  : **2025.11.17 ~ 2025.11.18

- **Online Qualifiers : **2025.11.20 ~ 2025.11.21

- **Founder Hot Seat (Final) : 2025.11.27**

    - 6th Floor, Event Hall in Pangyo Startup-Zone

    - Gyeonggi-do Seongnam-si Sujeong-gu Daewangpangyo-ro 815

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**Alcove Investment Management**

Alcove Investment is a venture capital firm founded in Silicon Valley, USA, that has invested in innovative, technology-driven startups. The firm aims to serve as both a partner and a hub where global innovators and pioneers can come together to realize new possibilities.[Kyle J. Hong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjikunhong/) the Founder and CEO of Alcove Investment Management, is a global investor who was selected for Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Monaco Edition.” He has led investments in more than 60 early- and growth-stage startups across 10 countries, including the United States, and creates tangible synergies with portfolio companies through his broad global network and execution-focused value-up strategies.

[Kyle J. Hong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjikunhong/), the Founder and CEO of Alcove Investment Management, is a global investor who was selected for Forbes’ “30 Under 30 Monaco Edition.” He has led investments in more than 60 early- and growth-stage startups across 10 countries, including the United States, and creates tangible synergies with portfolio companies through his broad global network and execution-focused value-up strategies.

Today, the firm is expanding its footprint from Korea across the broader Asian region, positioning itself not just as a financial investor, but as an innovation partner that works alongside founders on business strategy, brand building, and global market expansion.

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Powered by  :** GCCEI (Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation**

**Contact : Global Team 1 (hanju15@ccei.kr, 031-780-9094)**

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