Asan Nanum Foundation Recruiting Teams for "Asan Non-Profit Startup" Challenge Track

Recruiting 10 Teams Until July 7

On June 16, the Asan Nanum Foundation announced that it will be accepting applications for teams to participate in the Challenge Track of the "2025 Asan Non-Profit Startup" program until July 7.

The Challenge Track, which is one of the recruitment categories for the "Asan Non-Profit Startup" program supporting emerging non-profit organizations, aims to discover 10 non-profit startup teams that establish social innovation hypotheses and focus on execution and validation.

2025 Asan Non-Profit Startup Challenge Track Participant Recruitment Poster. Asan Nanum Foundation

Eligible applicants include non-profit organizations and corporations, as well as social cooperatives, provided that their total annual revenue does not exceed 300 million KRW.

Selected teams will receive project sponsorship funding of 5 million KRW and participate in an impact performance management workshop over a three-month period from August to November. At the performance sharing event in November, teams recognized for outstanding projects will be awarded a prize of up to 3 million KRW and the opportunity to move into a short-term office space called "Maru Seed Zone." In addition, excellent teams selected through internal evaluation by the foundation will be exempted from the document screening process for the "Growth Track" held the following year.

A representative from the Asan Nanum Foundation stated, "The Challenge Track of the Asan Non-Profit Startup program was created to support the first steps toward solving social issues," adding, "We look forward to applications from diverse teams with innovative ideas and strong execution capabilities to address social problems."

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