Countdown AI, the developer of the AI-based image editing app 'MeeAww', announced on the 29th that it was finally selected for the 7th round of the '2025 Google Window Program'.
The 'Changgu Program' is a representative domestic startup fostering program hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Institute of Startups and Entrepreneurship Development in cooperation with Google Play. Every year, 100 promising domestic startups are selected and intensively supported for global expansion and technological advancement.
Countdown AI's image editing app 'Miu' was finally selected for this program in recognition of its unique competitiveness and global performance based on AI image creation and enhancement technology.
The app 'MeeAww' provides four major functions: ▲AI Photo ▲AI Filter ▲AI Wallpaper ▲AI Resolution Enhancer, and is currently serviced in 187 countries. In just 6 months since its launch, it has recorded over 1 million users worldwide, and over 19 million cumulative images created. The AI Filter and Photo functions are particularly popular in North America, Europe, and Japan, while the Resolution Enhancer function is particularly popular in India, the Middle East, and Africa.
With this selection, Countdown AI will be provided with various growth infrastructures, including ▲commercialization funds ▲Google Cloud credits ▲customized consulting office hours ▲featured support and marketing programs for entering the global market ▲VC and investor networking opportunities.
Kim Sang-hee, CEO of Countdown AI, said, “MeeAww has been rapidly increasing its user base along with the recent spread of the AI-based Ghibli-style image generation trend. We will use this opportunity as a stepping stone to grow MeeAww into a representative AI service with over 5 million global users,” adding, “Through collaboration with Google, we aim to enter the TOP 2 in the ‘AI Photo’ category of the Google Play Store. We will also further solidify our differentiated competitiveness in the global AI content market by expanding our B2B2C model.”
Meanwhile, Countdown AI has been actively utilizing various platforms such as Google Cloud, Analytics, AdMob, and Google Ads to conduct global marketing and advertising monetization. In the future, in conjunction with the 'Google Global AI First Accelerator Program', it plans to fully engage in more specific and feasible collaborations such as entering overseas markets, strengthening local networking, forming strategic partnerships with AI content partners in each country, and expanding global AI business.
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