As part of the '2025 K-Global Accelerating Project' hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency and operated by the Korea Investment Accelerator , the 'K-Global Barundong AX' program has begun recruiting participating startups.
This program is an accelerating project to support the global expansion of AI technology-based startups, targeting teams with technological prowess and growth potential among companies founded within the past 7 years. Up to 15 companies will be selected in 2025, and at least two startup teams of non-metropolitan youth (39 years of age or younger) will be mandatory.
The selected companies will be provided with the following benefits: ▲Pre-investment of up to 300 million won (for companies with a pre-money value of 10 billion won or less), ▲Follow-up investment linkage using the domestic and international networks of affiliates of Korea Investment Holdings, ▲6 months of intensive acceleration, ▲Recommendation for the TIPS (private sector-led technology start-up support) program, ▲Assignment of a dedicated growth support team and provision of a co-working office, ▲Opportunities to collaborate with global VCs and big tech companies.
There are also briefing sessions planned to expand the participation of regional startups. The Chungcheong region will hold a briefing session on Tuesday, May 13 at the startup support space ‘Changup Marunavi’ in Cheonan, Chungnam Province, and the Honam region will hold a briefing session on Friday, May 16 at the ‘AI Startup Camp’ in Gwangju.
The recruitment period is until 4:00 PM on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, after which the first round of successful applicants will be announced on Wednesday, June 4, and the announcement evaluation will be conducted on Monday, June 9. The final selected companies will be announced on Thursday, June 12.
An official from the Korea Investment Accelerator said, “We aim to continuously discover and foster promising startups that challenge the global market based on AI technology,” and “We look forward to the participation of many companies with potential.”
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