[Inews24, reporter Kim Da-un] KB Financial Group announced on the 21st that it had selected 21 companies as the final cohort of the "KB Starters" program through an open recruitment process in the second half of the year. As a result, the total number of KB Starters, technology startups challenging the creation of innovative services based on KB Financial Group's support and collaboration, has increased to 111 companies. This cohort included startups with strong capabilities and technologies in ESG (environment, social responsibility, and governance), untact services, smart cities, healthcare, and other future digital life fields that KB Financial Group has been actively pursuing.