SKT President Jung Jae-hun said, "We will support fostering 500 startups for five years."" [MWC26]

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At MWC26, the world's largest mobile fair held in Barcelona, Spain, Jung Jae-hun, CEO and president of SK Telecom, said, "We will support fostering a total of 500 startups by 2030."

SKT held the SKT Startup Exhibition Hall at the 4YFN (4 Years From Now), a side event of MWC26, this year, and launched an exhibition of 15 innovative startups in AI and ESG (environmental, social, and governance).

MesaCore Company, Bering Lab, Broze, Stress Solution, Sixtyhertz, Energizer, AiRis, Aiib, Pleasant Project, Inverab, Chiloen, Coxwave, Connexy, Cubic, and Fournature will participate in the exhibition.

CEO Chung held a luncheon with representatives of 15 startups participating in the exhibition on the 3rd (local time) and announced plans and visions prepared by SK Telecom to revitalize the startup ecosystem.

He looked directly at the technology and business models of startup representatives and talked about their difficulties in entering the global market and collaborating with large corporations.

Referring to the government's "comprehensive measures to leap forward as one of the four major venture powerhouses," CEO Chung said, "SKT also promises to become an 'AI partner' of startups in order to actively respond to the government's will."

"We will support the development of 500 startups through various methods for a total of five years by 2030," he said.

This year, SK Telecom will support a total of 80 companies, including △ SKT's startup acceleration program △ 'SKTCH for Good' and 'SKTCH with AI' △ Support through the startup collaboration platform 'SKTCH' △ Partner activities linked to the Daejeon and Sejong Creative Economy Innovation Centers (20 places) △ Collaboration to participate in government-supported projects such as preliminary start-ups, initial start-ups, and start-up leap packages (10 places) △ 1:1 consultation Meet-Up (10 places).

The number of supported startups will be gradually increased every year to support an average of 100 developments per year for a total of five years, including 90 in 2027, 100 in 2028, 110 in 2029, and 120 in 2030.

SK Telecom said, "CEO Jeong Jae-heon's promise is not just a declaration, but an implementation strategy to grow together by linking his AI technology, infrastructure, and business capabilities with startups."

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