Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency

Name

Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency

Legal name

Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency

Website

https://socialenterprise.or.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seongnam

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency is a government-affiliated national promotion agency that supports the growth and sustainability of social enterprises in South Korea. It delivers information aggregation through the Social Enterprise Portal, market expansion through a dedicated Sales Platform for social economy enterprises, educational programs via Social Class, and cooperative value promotion through the Cooperative Promotion Portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 사회적기업 포털: Social economy information portal (https://www.seis.or.kr)
• 판로플랫폼
• 소셜 클래스

Products and services

• Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (사회적기업진흥원) Central organizational body that supports the growth and sustainability of social enterprises by promoting social value realization in South Korea.
• Social Enterprise Portal (사회적기업 포털) A comprehensive social economy information portal that aggregates and delivers social economy-related information in one place for social enterprises, researchers, and the public.
• Sales Platform (판로플랫폼) A sales platform designed to expand market opportunities and sales channels for social economy enterprises, enabling them to reach broader buyer audiences.
• Social Class (소셜 클래스) An educational platform that provides easy and engaging learning resources about the social economy for learners, practitioners, and the general public.
• Cooperative Promotion Portal (협동조합 홍보포털) A portal dedicated to promoting and raising awareness of the value of cooperatives among the public and cooperative stakeholders in South Korea.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Emerging players

• B Lab (B Corporation): Global nonprofit certifying and listing B Corps and social enterprises, with directory and community tools. Comparable as a portal/community platform that aggregates social enterprises and provides educational resources on social impact.
• Buy Social (UK): UK directory and marketplace that connects buyers with social enterprises. Comparable to 판로플랫폼 (Sales Platform) as a digital channel that expands market opportunities for social economy enterprises.

Regional players

• Korea Cooperatives Council (협동조합중앙회): Korean national-level federation supporting cooperatives, sharing the cooperative promotion mandate and portal infrastructure with the agency's 협동조합 홍보포털. Relevant peer given overlapping scope, though with a different primary focal entity (cooperatives rather than social enterprises).
• 넥스트잡 NextJob 협동조합: Korea-based cooperative organization delivering employment and social purpose services, illustrative of the social enterprises that the Promotion Agency's portals and sales platform seek to serve. Comparable as an ecosystem participant within the same Korean social economy context.
• Social Ventures Australia (SVA): Australia-based social enterprise support intermediary delivering advisory, capacity building, and impact programs. Comparable in mandate to support the growth and sustainability of social enterprises, though privately structured rather than government-affiliated.

Others

• SEWF (Social Enterprise World Forum): Global network and event platform supporting the social enterprise movement. Comparable as an ecosystem convening and educational platform, though focused on events and advocacy rather than ongoing portal services.
• Ashoka: Global nonprofit network supporting leading social entrepreneurs. Comparable as a capacity-building and ecosystem actor for social enterprises, though operating via fellowships and consulting rather than government-backed portals.

Broad incumbents

• Social Enterprise UK: National membership and support body for social enterprises in the UK. Operates a comparable ecosystem of certification, advocacy, training, and market-access services, making it the closest international analog to Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency's mandate.
• European Commission - Social Economy Unit: Public-sector body coordinating policy, funding, and ecosystem support for social enterprises across EU member states. Comparable as a government-backed institutional promoter of the social economy with portal-based information and capacity-building services.

Direct peers

• 한국사회기업지원센터 (Korea Social Enterprise Support Center network): Local-level social enterprise incubation and support organizations in Korea that deliver business growth, marketing, and educational support to social enterprises at the regional level. Directly comparable as the regional implementation layer for the same mandate the Promotion Agency supports at the national level.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/social_365

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments3 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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