- 서울창조경제혁신센터 오픈 이노베이션
  • The 2025 Startup Open Stage
    Meetup-bigger and more diverse

  • We are looking
    for promising startups
    to collaborate with Pulmuone.

  • 풀무원 로고 X 중소벤처기업부 로고 X 창업진흥원 로고 X 서울창조경제혁신센터 로고

For Me For the Earth Right Food — Pulmuone

Celebrating 40 years, rooted in “Love for neighbors & respect for life.”
Seeking innovative startups to build a sustainable future together

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Pulmuone is discovering future
growth engines based on
its four core strategies.

Plant Forward
Animal Welfare
Healthy Experience
Eco-Caring

We connect startups with relevant Pulmuone affiliates and departments to enable close collaboration aligned with each recruitment field and agenda, and support the creation of viable business models.

Pulmuone Open Innovation Participating Organizations

  • Pulmuone Technology Institute
    & Innovation Business Division

    - R&D in plant-based, bio-tech, and material innovations
    - Ag/Blue-Tech innovation with AI & robotics

  • Digital Innovation Office

    - AI, IoT, RPA solutions for digital capacity

  • Food Innovation

    - Personalized nutrition via health data

  • Subsidiaries +
    Manufacturing & Logistics

Leader in sustainable foods

R&D in plant-based & cultivated meat ESG Award & DJSI top ranking

Full-company digital transformation

Korea’s first digital cluster establishment, and the food industry’s first AI customer experience analysis system development

Strong infrastructure across 31 subsidiaries

With 31 subsidiaries under the holding company, Pulmuone has strong online and offline business domains across fresh foods, beverages and fermented dairy products, digital healthcare, health functional foods, and food service & dining.

Startup partnerships & strategic investments

We prioritize collaboration with partners whose business models and services are highly developed and aligned with Pulmuone’s strategic trends.

Collaboration Cases

Recruitment Fields
Sustainable Foods

Sustainable Foods

  • - Alt-protein, upcycled materials, sustainable ingredients
Ag-Tech & Blue-Tech

Ag-Tech & Blue-Tech

  • - Ag automation, AI, sensors, autonomous machines
  • - Seaweed/kelp-based alt-protein & alt-seafood
  • - Smart livestock technology
AI/DX

AI/DX

  • - LLMs, generative AI, data analytics
  • - Smart factory & RPA
Digital Healthcare

Digital Healthcare

  • - Personalized health services linked to “Design Meal”
ESG

ESG

  • - Energy, waste, and carbon reduction tech
Other Fields

Other Fields

  • - Pet health, smart appliances, home IoT
Benefits

BENEFIT 01

Direct 1:1 or group business meetings with Pulmuone

BENEFIT 02

Access to Pulmuone corporate network

BENEFIT 03

PoC funding + test data + infrastructure

BENEFIT 04

Up to 100M KRW via government linkage

BENEFIT 05

Strategic investment review

BENEFIT 06

PR & media support
Recruitment Schedule
Mar 10–Apr 4, 2025

Startup applications

Apr 7–16, 2025

First review & schedule coordination

Apr 17, 2025

Meetup event

AFTER MEET UP

1:1 심층 비즈니스 밋업 및
사업 협력 여부 검토

AFTER MEET UP

Deep-dive meeting, validation, collaboration

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