Press

Underdogs and Ablerun signed a business agreement on the 23rd to support 'data-driven entrepreneurs.' Based on this agreement, both companies plan to support innovative entrepreneurs who aim to solve social problems using data and digital transformation technologies. As part of these efforts, they will jointly develop educational programs for innovative entrepreneurs and implement various social innovation programs that incorporate digital technology. Underdogs is a startup education specialist company that has discovered and nurtured over 10,000 entrepreneurs nationwide since its establishment in 2015 through 2022. Starting with the 'Underdogs Military Academy,' the company introduced practical coaching education to the startup education market and is leading the sector. Recently, it has been operating the 'Egis Impact Stage,' which cultivates innovative entrepreneurs in the space field with Egis Asset Management, and the 'Hana Social Venture University,' which supports youth employment and entrepreneurship in each region based on 10 universities nationwide in partnership with Hana Financial Group. Ablerun is a data utilization education specialist company that has solved problems related to the limitations of data education and low data utilization among non-IT majors by providing Korea's first no-code data utilization education for non-IT professionals. Its main activities include data literacy education to enhance competitiveness of company employees and comprehensive data utilization education provided to job seekers and aspiring entrepreneurs preparing for career transitions into new fields. Cho Sang-rae, CEO of Underdogs, said, 'Data and digital transformation technologies are essential for solving social problems in various fields including innovative entrepreneurs, small business owners, youth, and seniors,' adding, 'As Underdogs has conducted startup education specialized in various sectors of our society, we will take the lead in supporting the startup ecosystem to strengthen digital capabilities.' Park Jin-a, CEO of Ablerun, emphasized, 'While many institutions, companies, and organizations are working together on social innovation and problem-solving, we must move beyond existing methods and proceed with ways to generate diverse ideas and solve problems using data and ICT technology. Through the data-driven innovator development program conducted with Underdogs, we will lead efforts to address climate crises and social problems based on technology.'