Feature Inc. (CEO Ji-Hoon Jang) , a global social media data analysis company, announced on the 2nd that it was selected for the 'SCALE-UP TIPS' support program hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
Scaleup Tips is a program that supports the growth of promising small and medium-sized venture companies through collaboration between the government and private investors. It provides funding for up to three years for technology development and global expansion. With this selection, Featured has secured up to 1.2 billion won in research and development (R&D) funding, with the private operator being the venture capital firm Capstone Partners.
Through this project, Featuring will begin full-scale development of a multi-AI agent specialized for influencer marketing. Key development areas include: intelligent social data analysis using large-scale language models (LLMs); processing unstructured data such as images and videos using multimodal technology; and automated marketing campaign performance management. The company's strategy is to expand its global client base by streamlining AI-based marketing.
Featuring has recently been recognized for its technological prowess and market potential, having been selected for a series of startup support programs both domestically and internationally. In Korea, it was selected as a baby unicorn company for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' "Global Unicorn Project 2024." In April, it was also named a nurturing company in the AI and big data fields for the "Super Gap Startup 1000+" program. Internationally, it was selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Business Development Center Tokyo (BDCT) program, where it is establishing a local subsidiary and recruiting talent, laying the foundation for global expansion.
Choi Hwa-seop, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Featuring, stated, “With this selection as a Scale-Up Tips, we will focus on advancing our technology by combining the latest AI technology with the capabilities we have accumulated in the field of social media data analysis. We will also strengthen our competitiveness in the global market through continuous research and development.”
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