More than 1,000 promising startups with unique technologies in the new industry will be discovered. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups will invest more than 2 trillion won over five years in cooperation with the public and private sectors to lead the future of the national

It plans to foster it as a ‘super-gap startup’. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Lee Young) at the Seoul Creative Economy Innovation Center on the 3rd

It held a meeting to present strategies for fostering startups in the high-tech future industry and made the announcement. This meeting is a follow-up to the 11th emergency economic welfare meeting last month.


“Super Gap Startup” is a new industrial startup with unrivaled technology to enter the global market.

As of the first half of this year, there are 23 unicorn companies in Korea, but only three of them are technology-based companies. Considering the intensifying competition for technological supremacy among countries and major technology leaders such as the U.S., Europe, and China are focusing on securing technology and preoccupying global markets, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups explains that bold policies are needed to foster high-tech future industry startups.

Minister Lee Young said, “Our country has produced 23 unicorns, but we are still lacking global unicorns and focusing on businesses or services that apply technology rather than technology-based ones,” adding, “We will take much of the added value only when we have core technology-based start-ups.”


This “super-gap startup 1000+ project” will put key support measures into the top 10 high-tech future industry startups needed to secure national competitiveness. In addition, the target of support has been expanded to 10 years.

First of all, ▲ System Semiconductor ▲ Bio and Health ▲ Future Mobility ▲ Eco-friendly, Energy ▲ Robot ▲ Big Data, AI ▲ Cybersecurity, Network ▲ Aerospace, Ocean ▲ Next Generation Nuclear Power Plant ▲ Quantum Technology was selected as the top 10 areas.

It is to discover more than 1,000 promising startups in this field over five years. The method consists of three types: open recruitment type, private and departmental recommendation type, and private investment type

. In the open recruitment type, an evaluation team for each field of the super gap is formed to evaluate technology and growth potential. Private and department-recommended types are selected by large and medium-sized companies and ministries in charge of new industries with recommendations for startups that recognize technology and growth potential.

The private investment type selects companies recognized for their growth potential in the private investment market.