The Korean Women Entrepreneurs Association said on the 16th that it is recruiting corporations to participate in the "2026 femtech industry development project" through the 30th.
The project is supported by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and led by the Women Entrepreneurs Association, and will select 25 femtech corporations with technologies and services related to women's entire life cycle for support. Femtech is a term combining female and technology and refers to products and services related to women's health and everyday life.
Selected corporations will receive business support funds along with education and mentoring, investment attraction (IR), participation in domestic and overseas exhibitions, and follow-on investment connections with policy funds and venture capital.
The support funds are divided into "technology-leading type" and "basic-application type" depending on the technology level and business stage.
For the technology-leading type, up to 80 million won will be provided to five corporations that possess advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), bio, and precision diagnostics, or have high potential for global expansion. For the basic-application type, up to 30 million won will be provided to 20 early-stage corporations with everyday-life-focused technologies such as apps and assistive devices.
The support funds can be used for prototype production, technology development services, securing intellectual property rights, licensing expense, and marketing.
CNTTech and the Seoul Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, selected as operating institutions, also plan to consider direct investments in promising corporations discovered through the project.