The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Startup Promotion Agency hosted, and the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation organized, the '2025 Early Startup Package.' AI security startup AIM Intelligence, a supported company, won the 'GITEX Global 2025 Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition,' the world's largest technology and startup contest.

The Supernova Challenge is a massive global IR competition where only about 100 out of over 10,000 participating startups worldwide make it to the finals. This year, 100 companies, including six Korean teams, advanced to the finals, with only 10 reaching the final round. AIM Intelligence achieved the remarkable feat of securing first place.

AIM Intelligence is a company that develops AI security solutions to detect and block AI model malfunctions, jailbreaks, and prompt attacks. With this victory, they were awarded a prize of USD 100,000. Additionally, they were inducted into the 'Supernova Challenge Hall of Fame,' granting them the right to be officially invited to the competition annually in the future.

The company was selected in the AI sector of the 2025 Early Startup Package by the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation. The center provided practical global expansion programs, including local partner and investor meetings, visits to Dubai incubators, GITEX booth exhibition support, IR content and consulting, and business meeting arrangements. This led to achievements beyond mere exhibition participation, securing a foundation for entry into the Middle Eastern market and a practical network.

A representative from the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation stated, "This is a representative case where an AI sector early startup package company has proven its innovative competitiveness on the global technology stage," and added, "We will continue to expand the linkage of exhibitions and investment attraction for AI startups in the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia."

Meanwhile, the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation operates scale-up programs for AI and technology-based startups, including global startup roadshows, local demo days, and strategic market acceleration, in addition to the early startup package.

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