Two promising startups in the province recommended by the Jeju Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (hereinafter referred to as the Jeju Center) participated in the 'Deep Tech AI Conference: 2025 Startup-BuS Joint IR' event held in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do on April 10 and gave corporate briefings (IR).
This event was hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and co-hosted by the Jeju, Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam, and Ulsan Creative Economy Innovation Centers and the Creative Economy Innovation Center Council. It was organized for the purpose of expanding investment attraction opportunities for deep tech startups and strengthening nationwide cooperation.
The event consisted of three parts. In the first part, global companies introduced overseas expansion strategies for startups through lectures. In the second part, 36 promising companies in the deep tech field recommended by the National Innovation Center participated in a joint IR presentation. In the third part, a talk concert on the topic of generative artificial intelligence (AI) followed.
Jeju Center selected two companies to participate in this IR, namely ▲Megaplan Co., Ltd. (development of mass production technology for live mackerel using artificial spawning) and ▲CareSix Co., Ltd. (development of customized information provision solution based on measurement of pet vital signs). It is reported that both companies received positive evaluations from the investment review committee regarding their technological performance and growth potential.
Jeju Center is discovering technology-based startups in space and aviation, eco-friendly energy, AI and big data through its own startup-BuS program. Promising companies are selected through W-JOIN (weekly program) every week and M-JOIN (monthly IR) every month, and the companies that are finally selected are given the opportunity to participate in the national joint IR stage and the right to participate in the Jeju Center investment review. Afterwards, TIPS recommendations are also reviewed based on performance.
The Startup-BuS program is a project introduced by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups in 2023, and aims to continuously discover promising deep-tech startups in the region and connect them from initial investment to follow-up investment. In 2023, five innovation centers discovered a total of 406 companies through pilot operations, and 110 of them attracted approximately KRW 29.6 billion in investment. This year, three centers, including Jeju, Gangwon, and Gyeongnam, have been added, and a total of eight centers are participating.
Jeju Center announced that it is continuously accepting applications for participation in related programs through the business announcement on its official website.
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