National Pukyong University Student Startup Fore Certified as Busan Representative Technology Startup

Selected as a Member of the "Bright Club"
Receives Certificate of Recognition

Fore, a student startup club from National Pukyong University (President Bae Sanghoon), was selected as a member of the "Bright Club," the 2025 Busan Representative Technology Startup, at the "2025 Busan Representative Technology Startup Certificate Award Ceremony" and received a certificate.

Choi Minseok, CEO of Fore (right), is receiving a certificate. Photo by National Pukyong University

Fore is a startup that operates "Ddalkak," a content-integrated link archiving service. "Ddalkak" allows users to collect, store, and manage desired content links from websites or apps they visit, all in one place. Users can freely revisit and organize content using personalized folders of their choice.

The "Ddalkak" app has gained significant popularity just three months after its launch, as it addresses the inconvenience users experienced when saving links via messenger apps.

Fore's achievements were recognized through the "Busan Representative Technology Startup Support Program." This program is conducted annually through the collaboration of three Busan startup support organizations: Busan Center for Creative Economy and Innovation, Busan Economic Promotion Agency, and Busan Technopark. It aims to discover and foster Busan-based startups with innovative technologies and high growth potential.

Since 2017, Busan City has discovered a total of 865 companies through the "Busan Representative Startup" certification, providing commercialization funds and membership benefits. Among them, seven companies have been selected as Baby Unicorns and Pre-Unicorns by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups.

This year, a total of 33 companies were selected across four categories. In the "Bright Club" category, where Fore was selected, the Busan Center for Creative Economy and Innovation will provide up to 8 million KRW in customized commercialization funds to each of the 20 selected companies.

In particular, this year's selection process included direct participation from private investment firms such as the Korea Accelerator Association and the Korea Venture Capital Association, increasing the possibility of actual investment connections.

Choi Minseok, CEO of Fore, said, "This certification is a great honor and also a responsibility for our company, a student startup in Busan. We will create an archiving service loved not only in Busan but also globally."