Grep Selected for "Innovation Premier 1000"... Advances AI Competency Assessment

Business Expansion Driven by Policy Financial Support

Grep announced on July 28 that it has been selected for the "2026 Second Innovation Premier 1000," a program jointly operated by 14 ministries, including the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

The "Innovation Premier 1000" is a national program designed to identify small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies with innovation and growth potential, and to connect them to both financial and non-financial support offered by policy finance institutions. In this year's second round, a total of 547 companies were selected, with Grep included among the 100 companies chosen in connection with the "Jump Up Program 2nd Cohort" led by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

Selected companies will receive tailored financial and non-financial support until the end of 2027, including preferential loan interest rates, enhanced guarantee ratios, opportunities to attract investment (IR), and professional business consulting. In addition, they will be issued an "Innovation Premier Certificate" by their respective ministries and will receive special advantages in various ministry-specific support programs.

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Grep has been expanding its testing business by integrating AI competency assessment with online exam proctoring work. Its competency assessment platform, "Programmers," provides a multi-faceted evaluation of AI skills across all job categories through problem-solving processes based on real work scenarios. The AI-based remote proctoring solution "Monito" analyzes potentially suspicious behavior using AI and relays it to supervisors; it is currently being utilized by approximately 1,000 organizations, including Samsung Electronics, LG Group, and Shinhan Bank.

Based on this policy financial support, Grep plans to further advance its AI competency evaluation technology and extend its applications across education, certification, public sectors, and global markets.

Seongsu Lim, CEO of Grep, stated, "Being selected for the Innovation Premier 1000 is a meaningful achievement that recognizes both the AI-based competency assessment technology and the growth potential Grep has built so far. Going forward, we will refine our evaluation criteria to diagnose work processes with greater precision using data, thereby enhancing both hiring reliability and the accuracy of talent verification."

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