Treasurer, an AI-based financial platform company, has been officially selected for the ‘2026 Startup Leap Package (Deep Tech Specialized Type)’ support program, organized by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, for its innovative financial education service ‘Findle’. This selection provides Treasurer with up to 300 million won in commercialization funds. This is a significant recognition by an authoritative institution of Treasurer’s AI-based financial education technology.
Significance of Selection for ‘Startup Leap Package Deep Tech Specialized Type’
The ‘Startup Leap Package’ is a representative government startup fostering program that supports business model innovation and product/service advancement for startups in their growth phase, typically those established for over 3 years but within 7 years (or within 10 years for new industry sectors). This year, the number of selected companies in the Seoul region decreased from 25 to 20, while the support fund was increased from 200 million won to a maximum of 300 million won, intensifying the competition.
Within this competitive environment, the ‘Deep Tech Specialized Type’ program, for which Treasurer was selected, focuses on supporting promising companies that possess advanced technological capabilities in fields such as AI, big data, robotics, and bio-tech. Treasurer’s AI-based financial education technology was highly evaluated for its distinctiveness and growth potential, leading to its final selection for this support program. Through this selection, Treasurer will receive up to 300 million won in commercialization funds over approximately the next 10 months.
Innovation and Advancement Plans for the ‘Findle’ Service
Treasurer’s ‘Findle’ service utilizes AI technology to analyze individual financial knowledge levels and behavioral patterns, then provides customized financial education content optimized for each user. A key innovation is the introduction of a ‘Reward System (L2E)’ that offers tangible benefits based on learning achievement, transforming potentially tedious financial studies into an engaging and sustainable habit.
With this support program, Treasurer plans to further advance ‘Findle’s’ AI engine. Specifically, the company aims to enhance the behavior-analysis-based financial persona inference system, automate real-time financial consultation and education using lightweight large language models (sLLM), and intensively develop personalized educational content generation technology linked to individual portfolios, thereby improving the service’s completeness.
Treasurer’s Vision and Global Expansion Strategy
Kim Kyung-tae, CEO of Treasurer, stated, "The selection for the Startup Leap Package Deep Tech Specialized Type is highly significant as it recognizes Treasurer’s AI financial technology by an authoritative institution." Kim expressed the ambition to leverage comprehensive government support to grow ‘Findle’ into essential financial infrastructure, enabling all citizens to acquire proper financial knowledge and manage their assets efficiently.
Established in 2021, Treasurer is a fintech company that has rapidly grown in the AI-based raw material investment and reward platform sectors. The company has recently demonstrated its technological prowess both domestically and internationally, including winning an award at ‘AI Youth Festa 2025’ and participating in ‘Meet Taipei 2025’. Furthermore, in response to requests from domestic and international schools, Treasurer plans to progressively provide customized financial education services optimized for each school’s curriculum and learning environment, thereby officially commencing its entry into the global education market.
Treasurer currently has approximately 800,000 users in Korea and is pursuing global expansion through entry into Southeast Asia. It has partnered with various leading Korean companies such as KB Kookmin Card, KB Securities, SK Planet, Lotte Members, Wellselfworld, and Smartscore. Additionally, the company plans to continuously expand its service areas, including promoting overseas expansion through the establishment of its Singapore branch in 2023.
Leveraging its selection for the ‘Startup Leap Package Deep Tech Specialized Type,’ Treasurer plans to further strengthen the technological capabilities of its AI financial education service ‘Findle’. With comprehensive support from the organizing institution and the advancement of ‘Findle’s’ AI engine, the company is expected to solidify its position not only domestically but also in the global financial technology market.
