POSCO Idea Market Place (IMP) 29th Edition - Recruitment Details
If you're a startup looking to leap forward with POSCO, here are the highlights.

Application Period: April 2, 2025 (Wed) – April 16, 2025 (Wed), by 11 PM.

Target Areas: Steel, Battery Materials, Energy/Infrastructure, New Businesses (e.g., new mobility, AI robotics, desalination, healthcare, and more), and other future-oriented fields

Eligibility:

-Part A: Seed-stage startups

-Part B: Pre-A round or above startups

Benefits:

[Funding]

-up to 20 billion KRW)

-Government-Supported Programs (TIPS, the Startup Growth Package, and more)

-Opportunity to join POSCO IMP Demo Day

[Startup incubation programs]

-Collaboration with POSCO Group Companies: Including venture funds and other partnerships.

-Priority Residency at Change-Up Grounds: Located in Seoul, Gwangyang, and Pohang.

-Incubation Programs for Business Development: Designed to strengthen commercialization capabilities.

Opportunities for global expansion

-Opportunity to Participate in Regional Preliminaries for the Startup World Cup.

-CES and regional prelims for the Startup World Cup, and more.

Application Method:

Online submission through official website  http://www.poscoimp.com

Evaluation & Timeline:
Documents screening in April → In-person evaluations & on-site inspections in May → Final selection in June.

Have more questions? Email: poscoimp@gmail.com.