Yatab Enter (CEO Lee Seong-chan), which operates the AI-based non-face-to-face psychological counseling service Metaforest, announced that it has been selected for Micro DIPS of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 'Super Gap Startup 1000+ Project'.
With this selection, Yatab Entertainment will begin to fully pursue its "Counselor Trainer" project, advancing AI counseling training technology and accelerating global expansion. Specifically, the company is developing a differentiated system that will enable the development of AI-based personalized counselors and meticulously train counselors' empathy, listening, and feedback skills based on actual counseling data.
The 'Micro DIPS 1000+ Project' is a program that selects deep-tech startups and supports ▲technology advancement ▲market verification ▲commercialization linkage ▲global expansion. It aims to strengthen global competitiveness by promoting AI transformation (AX) in key industries such as manufacturing, bio, and content.
In March of this year, Yatav Entertainment won the GLOMO Award at MWC 2025 for its collaboration with SK Telecom utilizing AI modules. With this Micro DIPS selection, Yatav Entertainment plans to present a new paradigm for mental health care, building on its proven technology and experience on the global stage.
CEO Lee Seong-chan stated, “Our goal is for AI to become a strong assistant that strengthens human counselors’ capabilities, not a replacement for them,” and added, “We will expand the innovative mental health care ecosystem beyond Korea to global markets such as Spain, Taiwan, and the United States.”
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