Facilitating smooth entry and successful startups in the defense industry by supporting market validation for defense (prospective) startups

• Eligibility 

   : (Prospective) entrepreneurs interested in defense startups or pursuing item development

• Support provided 

  • Drone-specialized defense startup training

  This table explains the classification and support details.

  Category	Support details
  Support area	Defense and drone-specialized cross-industry sector
  Eligibility	(Prospective) entrepreneurs interested in defense startups and companies within 7 years of inception in Daejeon
  Support provided	Soliciting defense (prospective) entrepreneurs and providing programs such as education, mentoring service, and step-by-step evaluation to discover excellent defense ideas This is a table of classification and details. Category Details Basic education (mentoring) Startup fundamentals, customer development validation, electronic filing of patent applications, etc. Advanced education (mentoring) Product development validation, MVP production, writing and presenting IR business plans, etc.
  Follow-up support	Building a regional win-win cooperation system Industry-academia-research-government-military network (technical exchange meetings, letters of intent for cooperation)

  • Defense entry coordinating support center

  This table explains the classification and support details.

  Category	Support details
  Support provided	Reservation-based SOS : Offering 1:1 expert mentoring matching service for companies with challenges
  Support area	Technical support : Solutions for process and technical issues Business support : Market entry, cost management, etc. Legal support : General legal consultation for businesses Startup/administrative support : Startup and tax/administration fields
  Operating hours	Reservation-based, open throughout the year (Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM) with a one-stop consultation service
  Support procedures	Submit an application Fill out a support application form Submit via email Get experts matched Submit an application Get experts matched for challenges Receive mentoring service Customized consulting support in business and technical management for new entries in the defense sector and small and medium-sized defense companies