The Orange Planet Foundation, run by Smilegate, will recruit regular employees for the second half of 2025 until July 25
Jun 30, 2025
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Smilegate Orange Planet Foundation announced on the 30th that it will start regular recruitment in the second half of 2025.
The regular recruitment targets in the second half of the year are start-ups composed of teams of two or more people, and the field is irrelevant. Applications will be available until July 25 on the Orange Planet website.
Orange Planet will select around 15 teams in its regular recruitment in the second half of the year. Ten teams will be selected to select prospective founders and teams in need of initial support, and five teams will be selected to support full-fledged business advancement along with attracting investment.
The key consideration for selection in the second half of the year is 'Global'. Orange Planet plans to actively select teams that are likely to succeed in global expansion. Partner Smilegate Investments is actively considering investing in the same stance. Orange Planet plans to put weight on domestic startups' global expansion by holding a seminar on their entry into North America this month.
The selected 'Orange Garden' program team will be supported by an office space located in Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for six months. Benefits such as customized workshops, coaching, and mentoring senior entrepreneurs to accelerate growth at each stage of the business will be provided. Teams that receive excellent reviews can enjoy follow-up support such as investment review opportunities. 'Orange Farm' The selection team can receive support for office space for 12 months as well as lay the foundation for growth through initial investments of up to KRW 500 million.
Smilegate Investment provides and supports investment opportunities in connection with venture capital mentoring and private investment-led technology start-up support (TIPS) to attract follow-up investments. According to the expanded TIPS in 2025, it responds to all tracks such as R&D general, global track, and deep technology.
Seo Sang-bong, director of the Orange Planet Center, said, `We will provide systematic and practical growth support to enable promising startups to be competitive in the global market beyond Korea.' `We expect a lot of interest and participation from startups with the will and capabilities to grow as we plan to focus on the know-how and information needed to enter the local market and networks with local expertise.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
