Data Alliance Selected for ‘Super-Gap Startup Project’ in the AI Sector Hosted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups

[SWTV 이지한 기자] Deep-tech startup Data Alliance was named to the list of promising startups by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

On the 24th, Data Alliance, a startup based at Seoul Startup Hub Seongsu, announced that it has been selected as an AI field startup for this year’s ‘Super Gap Startup Project (DIPS).’

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The ‘Super Gap Startup Project’ is an initiative by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, designed to nurture new-industry startups with global competitiveness by selecting promising startups equipped with cutting-edge technologies and providing them with focused support. Data Alliance was named to the list in recognition of ‘Gcube’, its core engine and a distributed GPU cloud platform.

Gcube is the sole domestic propertyless virtual GPU cloud integrating a distributed system and a sharing economy model.

The platform reduces costs by 90% compared to traditional centralized cloud services and delivers up to 34% improvement in inference performance compared to the traditional A100 in the latest RTX 5090-based environment. It has established a foundation for global expansion based on its ‘distributed network resource allocation system’, having completed patent registration 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 has achieved accumulated sales of KRW 2.75 billion and secured a KRW 3 billion Pre-Series A investment at a valuation of KRW 23.5billion. Furthermore, it is actively committed to revitalizing the regional economy and ensuring job stability, having added 15 new hires compared to the same period last year.

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.”