Startup growth partner D.Camp said on Jan. 19 it has released the 2026 annual lineup for its Office Hour programme and will strengthen its role as a growth platform linking startups with professional mentors.

D.Camp Office Hour is a professional mentoring programme that has been held more than 1,000 times since 2013. This year, it will be divided into two areas - venture investment and business cooperation - with a focus on one-on-one tailored meetings among startups, investors and companies.

In the venture investment area, D.Camp plans to actively use resources from its fund network and managers, with funds it backed directly totalling 182.1 billion won. With fund representatives participating directly as Office Hour mentors, it will run the programme so discussions can move beyond initial assessments to specific investment reviews and follow-up talks.

In the business cooperation area, large and mid-sized companies that run their own open innovation programmes or are participating in government-linked projects will seek collaboration with startups as mentors. Local governments and government agencies running R&D and demonstration projects will also take part. Participating partners include Nvidia, IBK Bank, Lotte Ventures, GS Retail, the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the Public Procurement Service and the Korean National Police Agency, among more than 40 organisations.

They plan to work with startups to seek practical business expansion opportunities, from proof-of-concept to opening sales channels.

D.Camp Resource Team Head Saerom Lim said, "This year’s Office Hour is a venue for cooperation to help startups grow, as D.Camp’s fund network has come together." She said it will support startups so that, beyond simple mentoring, efforts such as sharp perspectives from the investment field and seeking practical business opportunities with large companies can lead to visible results.