KOOM Stage

An introduction to KOOM Stage https://www.koom.nyc/stage, coming to New York on October 16.

KOOM (꿈, "dream") is an annual New York event where Koreans share what they learned building things here, and help each other take the next step. It is presented by United Korean Founders (UKF), the largest nonprofit network of Korean founders and investors in New York.

A student unsure of what comes next gets to ask someone who has already walked that road.

A parent worried about their child's future sees how counselors, lawyers, creators and founders actually got there, all in one day.

Someone job hunting spends the day in the same room as the people doing the hiring.

Someone running a shop or a brand hears less about how it started and more about where it went wrong.

A few of the talks already on the schedule:

Tens of billions of dollars gone in a matter of days.

Terra's first general counsel was standing next to both founders, and he is going to talk about what he saw.

https://stage.koom.nyc/sessions/46636a93-bc62-4e3c-a286-7a89f1d47443

Trainee, solo artist, YouTuber, and now the owner of her own business.

The things she wishes she had caught in the contract.

https://stage.koom.nyc/sessions/43c16021-9b8f-4997-bcda-ccbcd0127e51

500 million streams. No ad spend, no famous artist attached.

이게 뭐예요? How a Korean Learning Song Reached 500 Million Streams

https://stage.koom.nyc/sessions/918bc9a9-6b51-4c19-8ae5-dcce66741251

He could not afford a cafe in Manhattan, so he rented a bar that sat empty during the day.

Before the Bar Opened: How I Built My First Café in Manhattan

https://stage.koom.nyc/sessions/1fd0a390-0937-401b-bad3-fdd8b3945351

Six tracks, 42 sessions, plus real estate branding, K-beauty at New York Fashion Week, building a counseling career in the US, and an HR startup that began in a Korean restaurant and made it to Techstars.

→ See all sessions: https://stage.koom.nyc/

KOOM Week https://www.koom.nyc/ runs October 12 to 18 across Manhattan, and KOOM Live https://www.koom.nyc/live closes out October 16 with a K-pop show at the same venue.

KOOM Stage 2026. Friday, October 16, at Terminal 5, Manhattan.

Get your ticket: https://www.axs.com/events/1579134/koom-stage-2026-daytime-conference-tickets