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AI Talent Demonstration Startup Package

AI Talent Demonstration Startup Package

Funds Korean startups hiring trained AI talent to solve a defined product, service, or operating problem.

ClosedMinistry of SMEs and StartupsSouth Korea
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Korean startups can receive up to KRW 200 million after hiring trained AI talent to solve a specific business or technology problem. This pilot phase of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ Startup Package links graduates of government AI training with startups that need skills they cannot recruit easily. Each applicant defines the problem it wants the new team member to address, such as improving a…

What this grant funds

Covers AI talent matching, hiring, product and service improvement, and commercialization work against a startup-defined operational problem.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.—
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 5 Aug 2026Source: www.mss.go.kr