Connect AI: Podium & Company Sign Strategic MOU for Global Expansion!

Digital trade specialist 'Connect AI' and global sales specialist 'Podium & Company' announced on May 12 that they have signed a strategic business agreement (MOU) to maximize the overseas expansion capabilities of domestic companies.

Through this agreement, the two companies will jointly plan integrated services to enhance the export execution capabilities of startups as well as small and medium-sized enterprises.

Connect AI has strengths in AI-based corporate capability diagnosis, global market research, and building a database of target buyer decision makers by country and industry group, and provides digital trade solutions verified through numerous government agencies and export support projects.

Podium & Company is comprised of global sales experts from major companies such as Daewoo International (now POSCO International), and its strength lies in its ability to execute all stages of export, including negotiations with overseas buyers, offer management, and contract signing.

Through this agreement, the two companies plan to provide customized global expansion strategies for each stage from early-stage export companies to growth-stage companies by combining digital technology and practical global sales know-how. The plan is to strengthen the position as an 'execution-centered' export platform that goes beyond simple consulting and produces actual export results.

Yang Song-i, CEO of Connect AI, said, “By combining a precise target company decision maker DB based on digital capabilities and practical negotiation skills, we will be able to provide practical export support throughout the entire cycle from securing genuine buyers to signing contracts.”

Podium & Company CEO Wonchae Lee said, “Based on the decision maker database derived through precision targeting, we will expand our role as a ‘sales consulting partner’ that leads to actual contract conclusion by leveraging our global distribution network and on-site negotiation experience.”

This agreement is attracting attention from the industry as it goes beyond information provision and is a private sector-led, performance-oriented global expansion support model.

Meanwhile, Connect AI will hold export webinars for domestic companies starting in May, simultaneously with the signing of this MOU.

This webinar, which will be held under the theme of '2025 Global Entry Strategy and Buyer Targeting Method', is free to attend, and all webinar participants will receive

Practical materials such as the ‘2025 Global Regulatory Response Guide’ and the ‘2025 Export Outlook Report’ are provided.