Feature Inc. , a global social media data analysis company, announced on the 14th that it was finally selected in the AI and big data field for the '2025 Ultra-Gap Startup 1000+' fostering project promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
'Super Gap Startup 1000+' is a government-led project to intensively foster startups that can lead the global market based on their unique technological prowess and innovation in key new industries.
Featuring was selected for this project in recognition of its technological prowess in collecting and analyzing social media data based on its self-developed data analysis engine, ‘Featuring AI’, and its potential for expansion in the global market.
Accordingly, the featuring will receive up to 600 million won in commercialization funds over the next three years, and will have the opportunity to secure up to 1.5 billion won in additional research and development (R&D) funds over four years through additional evaluation. In addition, it is expected to receive various follow-up support such as advanced consulting, demand connection, policy funds/technology guarantees, and investment attraction.
Featuring provides data necessary for establishing marketing strategies by analyzing 16 million influencer channels and over 300 million pieces of social media content in real time, and its main services include the influencer marketing solution 'Featuring' and the corporate customized social data analysis service 'Data Effect'.
As of 2024, Featuring has surpassed 5 billion won in annual sales, has recorded 13,000 cumulative customers, and is showing an average annual growth rate of 52.3%. Featuring, which began its full-scale entry into Japan last year, completed the establishment of a local Japanese corporation in the first half of this year and is promoting business expansion in the Japanese and North American markets based on a cross-border marketing model.
CEO Jang Ji-hoon said, “Influencer marketing is going beyond a simple trend and is establishing itself as a core strategy for companies,” and “Featuring aims to grow into a super app that encompasses commerce and SNS management beyond SNS marketing in the future.”
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