The Korea Startup Forum (Chairman Sang-Woo Han) and the National Assembly Startup Research Group Unicorn Farm announced on the 17th that they held an 'On-site meeting for AI startup global scale-up' on the 16th.
This meeting was attended by six members of the Unicorn Farm Association, including Kim Han-gyu, co-CEO of Unicorn Farm, as well as Jang Cheol-min, Lee Hae-min, Ko Dong-jin, Kim Seong-hoe, and Park Min-gyu, as well as Han Sang-woo, chairman of Cospo, Choi Ji-young, executive director of Cospo, and representatives of major domestic AI startups, including Rebellion (CEO Park Seong-hyeon), Seoul Robotics (CEO Lee Han-bin), Cubic (CEO Jeong Min-chan), and Beonggae Market (CEO Choi Jae-hwa).
The meeting, held at Rebellion's headquarters in Bundang-gu, began with a technology introduction and demonstration by Rebellion CEO Park Sung-hyun. Rebellion showcased its capabilities as a leading domestic AI-based system semiconductor developer by introducing its NPU development technology specialized for AI inference computation.
This was followed by opening remarks from Representative Kim Han-gyu and a welcoming address from KOSPO Chairman Han Sang-woo. Chairman Han emphasized, "AI is key to our nation's future competitiveness, and policy support is necessary to enable startups to demonstrate their capabilities on the global stage."
Startup representatives shared their founding backgrounds and policy proposals. Choi Jae-hwa, CEO of Beonggaejangteo, pointed out the lack of institutional support despite expanding global presence and emphasized the need for tax incentives to revitalize the reverse import industry. Jeong Min-chan, CEO of Cubic, urged the establishment of an institutional foundation for the use of synthetic data to protect personal information. Lee Han-bin, CEO of Seoul Robotics, explained Seoul Robotics' achievements in the global market and requested expanded support for overseas investment. Park Sung-hyun, CEO of Rebellion, emphasized the centrality of startups in the innovation ecosystem and emphasized the need for deregulation in global investment and meticulous support measures at each stage of growth.
Lawmakers also offered follow-up comments. Representative Kim Han-gyu emphasized the economic role of startups and the importance of supporting foreign investment. Representative Jang Cheol-min proposed establishing a platform for sharing startup policy initiatives, and Representative Park Min-gyu suggested the need to consider investment support measures, such as utilizing sovereign wealth funds. Representative Lee Hae-min recognized startups as a national growth engine and called for the development of phased support measures. KOSPO Chairman Han Sang-woo reiterated the need to foster a free and fair competitive environment and provide realistic support at the government level.
The Korea Startup Forum plans to use this meeting as an opportunity to share with policymakers the investment and regulatory challenges faced by startups scaling up globally, and to strengthen its cooperative system for policy and regulatory improvement by expanding communication channels and establishing practical support measures such as policy IR sessions.
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