Startup investment firm Mark & Company announced on the 24th that it will recruit promising early-stage startups through the 'MARK&COMPANY Growth Finder 25H1 Investment Startup Competition', an investment program for the first half of 2025. This program, which is in its third year, will discover early-stage startups in the tech and beauty fields that have been established for less than 3 years and provide investments of up to 500 million won, recommendations for general and deep-tech TIPS, and support for growth.
Startups selected through the public contest will be able to receive various customized growth support benefits even after the investment. Mark & Company will provide a customized support package including regular and ad hoc expert advice, business matching, global expansion support, private IR and demo day opportunities, and follow-up investment linkage.
The selection target is a preliminary and early-stage startup with a corporate value of less than 5 billion won in the investment round of Seed ~ Pre-A, less than 3 years of establishment as of the date of application, and common requirements. The recruitment fields are ▲ICT, SaaS, AI, small and medium-sized businesses (materials/parts/equipment), robotics, deep tech, etc. 'Tech' field and ▲Beauty field providing beauty-related brands, devices, materials, distribution, packaging, and other related services.
Applications for the contest can be submitted online through the official Mark & Company website , Forest of Innovation, and K-Startup announcement, and the deadline is 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. In addition, an online briefing session introducing the program and providing guidance on the application process will be held on Thursday, February 27. Applications for the briefing session can be made on the Eventus website.
Hong Kyung-pyo, CEO of Mark & Company, said, “This open call program was designed to discover innovative startups and support their growth journey,” adding, “We want to find tech startups that benefit the world with innovative technologies and promising beauty startups that can grow quickly in the K-Beauty ecosystem.” He also emphasized, “We will actively support startups to make bigger leaps in the ecosystem through Mark & Company’s various growth support packages, such as industry insights utilizing the Innovation Forest, growth showcases, and global express.”
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