An Ik-jin, the CEO of the artificial intelligence (AI) advertising solution corporations Moloco, received a Minister's commendation from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and organized by the Korea Venture Business Association, the "2025 Venture Startup Promotion Merit Commendation" was prepared to identify and encourage corporations that have contributed to revitalizing the venture and startup ecosystem and to innovative growth. The overseas Korean venture institutional sector is awarded to corporations that have built competitive business models overseas and achieved global results through sustained growth and technological strength.
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2013, Moloco has proprietary AI technology capable of processing 5.9 million bid requests per second and more than 719 billion daily ad predictions. Based on this technology infrastructure, Moloco connects data from 9 billion-plus devices and 3.1 million apps across 190 countries to help domestic corporations successfully expand globally.
Before receiving the Minister's commendation for the "2025 Venture Startup Promotion Merit (overseas Korean venture corporations institutional sector)," CEO An also received the prime minister's commendation for the "2025 Software Industry Development Merit."
An said, "We will continue to create successful cases that can serve as references for the global expansion of domestic ventures and startups and contribute to the overall growth of the ecosystem, including training AI talent."