Daejeon City Awards Plaque to 3rd Phase D-Unicorn Companies... Supporting Growth into Global Enterprises

Building Network-Based Foundations with Venture Capital Firms and Government-Funded Research Institutes, Offering Benefits Such as Technology and Management Consulting

Mayor Lee Jang-woo is presenting plaques to 10 companies of the 3rd D-Unicorn class and taking a commemorative photo. / Daejeon City

On the 14th, Daejeon City presented plaques to 10 companies selected as participants in the 3rd D-Unicorn Project at the D-Unicorn Lounge, attended by Mayor Lee Jang-woo and others.

The D-Unicorn Project is a program that supports promising tech startups to leap into global unicorn companies. The 3rd D-Unicorn companies include iBeam Technology Co., Ltd., Ingenium Therapeutics Co., Ltd., Trioer Co., Ltd., Blue Tile Lab Co., Ltd., Data Maker Co., Ltd., Behaptics Co., Ltd., Lucent Block Co., Ltd., Qnova Co., Ltd., Weplat Co., Ltd., and Niba Corporation Co., Ltd., totaling 10 companies.

The selected companies are granted priority use of the D-Unicorn Lounge, a business-exclusive space, and receive support such as network building with venture capital firms and government-funded research institutes located in Daejeon, technology and management consulting, and IR connections with venture capital firms in the metropolitan area and local regions. Additionally, they receive funding up to 90 million KRW for company scale-up and global market expansion.

Since 2022, the city has been conducting the D-Unicorn Project, selecting and supporting 10 D-Unicorn companies in 2022 and another 10 in 2023. As a result, the project has achieved a sales increase of 121 billion KRW and employment of 1,414 new personnel. Furthermore, the total corporate value has grown to 2.7886 trillion KRW, showing an increase of 1.3 trillion KRW compared to before the project.

Mayor Lee Jang-woo of Daejeon said, "The D-Unicorn Project plays a significant role in the growth of local companies by utilizing Daejeon's advanced science and technology and excellent human resources," adding, "We will actively support the growth of promising tech companies through the establishment of Daejeon Investment Finance Co., Ltd., the nation's first public investment institution, in July."

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