South Korea plans to foster 20 AI unicorn companies by 2030
Original headline韩国计划到2030年培育20家AI独角兽企业
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South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups unveiled an AI startup strategy on Nov. 11 in Seoul targeting 20 AI unicorns valued above 1 trillion won each and one AI decacorn above 10 trillion won by 2030. The ministry will screen 50 AI startups annually as candidates and provide more than 10 billion won each in R&D and commercialization funding to companies reaching the final stage. It also plans an integrated testing system linking AI semiconductors, cloud and services, and will extend the “government-first testing and procurement” program, which positions government and public institutions as first customers, to AI. The plan signals Korea’s push to build a domestic AI startup pipeline anchored by public-sector demand. Next, watch which startups enter the annual candidate pool and how procurement commitments translate into early revenue.
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