NICE Group announced on the 6th that it is recruiting startups to participate in the ‘4th NICE Open Innovation Program’ until March 31.
The NICE Open Innovation program is a collaborative program aimed at promoting business cooperation between major affiliates of NICE Group and startups, and creating synergy for mutual growth.
This year marks the fourth round of the program, which will provide startups with a wider range of collaboration opportunities along with expanded participating affiliates.
The participating affiliates include NICE Information Service, NICE Information & Telecommunication, NICE Total Cash Management, NICE D&R, OKPOS, NICE D&B, NICE Genie Data, NICE Business Platform, NICE Credit Information, and NICE Tech Center Vietnam, totaling 10. The company expects collaboration opportunities not only domestically but also in overseas markets.
The main recruitment areas are ▲artificial intelligence (AI) · big data ▲fintech ▲platforms ▲advertising·marketing ▲human resource (HR) tech ▲healthcare ▲mobility ▲commerce ▲real estate·proptech ▲logistics.
Regardless of the years since establishment, any startup that can create synergy in collaboration with NICE Group in these fields can apply.
The application deadline is until March 31, and experts from both inside and outside the NICE Group will conduct face-to-face evaluations to select the final partner corporations among the startups that pass the document review.
Selected startups will receive benefits including support funds of up to 30 million won, a 4-month business proof of concept (PoC) opportunity, and linkage to follow-up investments.
Through the previous 3rd round of the program, NICE Group selected a total of 24 startups and successfully promoted follow-up commercialization in various fields such as proptech and AI through PoC verification.