INTELLIZ Named Among Final 40 in TIPA ValueUP 19th Cohort
Launched in 2018, the program helps R&D-focused SMEs raise investment and had identified a cumulative 622 companies as of 2025. Demo days for the 19th…
Launched in 2018, the program helps R&D-focused SMEs raise investment and had identified a cumulative 622 companies as of 2025. Demo days for the 19th cohort take place in November and December.
INTELLIZ, a Korean AI machine vision company led by CEO Hyunsik Na, was among the final 40 companies in the 19th cohort of ValueUP, a program of the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs (TIPA) that helps SMEs doing R&D raise private investment. The listing was confirmed in a VentureSquare report on August 7, and the 19th cohort began with an orientation on August 6. According to VentureSquare, the 40 companies comprised nine in AI, software and platforms, nine in materials, energy and secondary batteries, eight in manufacturing, equipment and infrastructure, seven in bio and healthcare, and seven in medical devices and medical AI. The selection plan for the 16th cohort (recruited in 2024), reported by eToday, was about 30 companies. The 19th cohort program assesses each company's investment readiness, sorts companies into tracks and continues monthly IR and mentoring through December. Demo days will be held in November and December, with VentureSquare handling operations. According to The Asia Business Daily, at a results-sharing event in July 2025, 10 graduating companies held a demo day and 86 one-on-one consultations took place with 31 investors. Program-Wide Results ValueUP began in 2018 and ran 18 cohorts before the 19th. According to TIPA, the program as a whole had identified and nurtured 622 companies as of 2025, and 116 companies had raised about 108.5 billion won in investment (Unicorn Factory, July 2025). INTELLIZ has 12 patents (4 registered…