[Asia AI Awards] 'Client' Enhances Public Bidding Transparency with AI

Precise Analysis of Massive Bidding Data with AI

Client is receiving the Korea Intelligent Information Society Agency President's Award at the '3rd Asia AI Awards Ceremony' held at Maehwa Hall, Press Center, Jung-gu, Seoul on the 18th. 2025.12.18 Photo by Kang Jinhyung

Client, an AI-based request for proposal (RFP) analysis startup, received the Venture Business Association President's Award at the '2025 Asia AI Awards' ceremony held at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul on December 18. The company was recognized for its contribution to enhancing transparency and efficiency in the public procurement market by precisely analyzing vast amounts of public and private bidding data using artificial intelligence.

Client operates a platform that automatically analyzes unstructured documents included in RFPs and bid announcements using large language models (LLMs), deriving bidding potential, risk factors, and proposal strategies. By replacing the complex bid analysis process, which companies previously performed manually, with AI, Client has significantly reduced both time and costs.

The company's business performance has also become rapidly visible. In its first year, 2023, Client posted sales of 75.26 million won, which soared to 3.79 billion won in 2024. As of August 2025, sales had surpassed 5 billion won. Currently, more than 60 companies are clients, and Client has signed and carried out proof-of-concept (PoC) contracts with companies such as Samsung Heavy Industries, Thermo Fisher Scientific Korea, and Changi International Airport.

Client is attracting industry attention for resolving information asymmetry in the public bidding process and lowering market entry barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, thereby fostering a fair competitive environment. In particular, Client is recognized for presenting a domestically optimized alternative in the bid analysis sector, which had previously relied on global solutions, and for contributing to the establishment of a 'sovereign AI' infrastructure.

Client plans to accelerate its global services, focusing on the Singaporean and US markets. Cho Junho, CEO of Client, stated, "We will innovate the outdated bidding system through AI and enhance decision-making quality for both the public and private sectors."