[메가경제=양대선 기자] Deep-tech startup Data Alliance has been recognized as one of the promising startups by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.
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On the 24th, Data Alliance, a startup based at Seoul Startup Hub Seongsu, announced that it has been selected as an AI sector startup for this year’s ‘Super Gap Startup Project (DIPS).’
The ‘Super Gap Startup Project’ by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups aims to nurture new industry startups with a global edge by selecting promising startups possessing advanced technologies and providing focused support to them. Data Alliance made it to the list for its innovative ‘Gcube’, a distributed GPU cloud platform.
The company’s core platform, Gcube, is the sole domestic propertyless virtual GPU cloud combining distributed system technology with a sharing economy model.
Gcube achieves a 90% reduction in costs compared to traditional centralized cloud services. Additionally, it provides up to 34% higher inference performance than a traditional A100 in the latest RTX 5090-based environment. Leveraging its ‘distributed network resource allocation system’, the company has registered its patents in eight countries, including South Korea, the United States, China and Germany.
Backed by this performance, Data Alliance was honored with the Innovation Award in the Ai sector at CES 2026, the world’s largest IT exhibition. This was followed by the Global AI Impact Award and the Grand Prize for New Technology and Product Innovation at the World IT Show (WIS) 2026, presented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT.
The company’s performance is built upon a solid foundation. Since moving into the Seoul startup Hub Seongsu last June, the company has leveraged the hub’s infrastructure as a critical catalyst for its exceptional performance.
The company is also leading major partnerships across private, industrial, academic and research sectors, such as AI Infrastructure co-research with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), and GPU cluster integration with Korea Automotive Technology Institute. It has also set a benchmark for excellence in collaboration by participating in the ‘2025 NAVER Cloud and Seoul Startup Hub Open Innovation’ program.
Officials from A stated, “Systematic support from Seoul Startup Hub Seongsu enabled us to focus intensively on technology advancement and business expansion. Building on our selection for the 2026 Super-Gap Startup Project and Pre-Series A investment, we aim to lead the global AI infrastructure market by offering a cost-effective, robust distributed GPU cloud solution to AI companies around the world facing the challenges of high GPU infrastructure costs.”
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