- Acknowledged for innovation in AI-based font search and recommendation services and advanced global multilingual font technologies
- Highly evaluated for contributions to social value, including the expansion of Hangul culture and the development of a free-font ecosystem
December 15, 2025 (Mon)
Sandoll Inc. (CEO Youngho Yun), a content creator platform company, announced on December 15 that it has been selected as a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Commendation at the 2025 Venture Startup Promotion Awards, hosted by the Korea Venture Business Association.
The award ceremony was held on December 10 at the COEX Grand Ballroom in Seoul, where Sandoll received the Prime Minister’s Commendation in the Venture Activation – Venture Entrepreneur category.
The Venture Startup Promotion Awards recognize outstanding venture companies through a comprehensive evaluation of technological capabilities, management innovation, global growth potential, corporate ethics, and social contribution activities. Sandoll was selected this year in recognition of its AI-driven service innovation, high-quality font development capabilities, advanced global multilingual font technologies, and contributions to the expansion of social value.
Sandoll has continuously pursued service innovation by integrating AI technologies based on its proprietary font design standards. The AI-based font search function and automatic recommendation algorithms applied to SandollCloud have significantly enhanced user experience and are regarded as key elements that have elevated font discovery and utilization efficiency to a new level.
In addition, Sandoll has secured patents related to web font technologies, providing optimized usability across diverse device environments through high-speed rendering and lightweight optimization, thereby improving content production efficiency and overall service convenience.
As the content industry rapidly expands into OTT platforms, games, webtoons, and brand videos—driving increasingly specialized font requirements by medium—Sandoll has continued to develop high-quality fonts optimized for digital and global environments based on its in-house production standards. Amid industry shifts in which fonts are emerging as core infrastructure for content competitiveness, Sandoll supports the establishment of visual identities for domestic and global companies through multilingual and branding-focused font development.
Sandoll’s growth in global markets is also notable. The company has expanded CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) multilingual font projects and strengthened international collaborations, while earning recognition for its technological capabilities and reliability through custom font development for global enterprises such as Apple, IBM, Samsung Electronics, and LG. Through these growth initiatives, Sandoll laid the foundation for expanding into a comprehensive creative IP company by acquiring image content company BBTREE in 2023 and Yoon Design in 2024, thereby strengthening both font IP and image content capabilities.
Sandoll’s contributions to social value also played a significant role in the evaluation. The company has built Korea’s largest free-font ecosystem, providing fonts widely to public institutions, educational organizations, and non-profit entities to enhance accessibility to creative resources. In addition, through the Sandoll Cultural Foundation, the company continues to pursue ESG initiatives, including the protection of Hangul cultural assets, reinforcement of the creative ecosystem, improvement of font copyright awareness, and operation of creator support programs.
Youngho Yun, CEO of Sandoll, stated, “This Prime Minister’s Commendation is a meaningful achievement that officially recognizes not only Sandoll’s technological competitiveness but also the potential of the entire Korean typography industry. We will accelerate business innovation based on AI technologies and further solidify the global standing of Korean fonts. Sandoll will continue to fulfill its responsibility in building a sustainable ecosystem where creators, businesses, and society grow together.”
December 15, 2025 (Mon)
Sandoll Inc. (CEO Youngho Yun), a content creator platform company, announced on December 15 that it has been selected as a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Commendation at the 2025 Venture Startup Promotion Awards, hosted by the Korea Venture Business Association.
The award ceremony was held on December 10 at the COEX Grand Ballroom in Seoul, where Sandoll received the Prime Minister’s Commendation in the Venture Activation – Venture Entrepreneur category.
The Venture Startup Promotion Awards recognize outstanding venture companies through a comprehensive evaluation of technological capabilities, management innovation, global growth potential, corporate ethics, and social contribution activities. Sandoll was selected this year in recognition of its AI-driven service innovation, high-quality font development capabilities, advanced global multilingual font technologies, and contributions to the expansion of social value.
Sandoll has continuously pursued service innovation by integrating AI technologies based on its proprietary font design standards. The AI-based font search function and automatic recommendation algorithms applied to SandollCloud have significantly enhanced user experience and are regarded as key elements that have elevated font discovery and utilization efficiency to a new level.
In addition, Sandoll has secured patents related to web font technologies, providing optimized usability across diverse device environments through high-speed rendering and lightweight optimization, thereby improving content production efficiency and overall service convenience.
As the content industry rapidly expands into OTT platforms, games, webtoons, and brand videos—driving increasingly specialized font requirements by medium—Sandoll has continued to develop high-quality fonts optimized for digital and global environments based on its in-house production standards. Amid industry shifts in which fonts are emerging as core infrastructure for content competitiveness, Sandoll supports the establishment of visual identities for domestic and global companies through multilingual and branding-focused font development.
Sandoll’s growth in global markets is also notable. The company has expanded CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) multilingual font projects and strengthened international collaborations, while earning recognition for its technological capabilities and reliability through custom font development for global enterprises such as Apple, IBM, Samsung Electronics, and LG. Through these growth initiatives, Sandoll laid the foundation for expanding into a comprehensive creative IP company by acquiring image content company BBTREE in 2023 and Yoon Design in 2024, thereby strengthening both font IP and image content capabilities.
Sandoll’s contributions to social value also played a significant role in the evaluation. The company has built Korea’s largest free-font ecosystem, providing fonts widely to public institutions, educational organizations, and non-profit entities to enhance accessibility to creative resources. In addition, through the Sandoll Cultural Foundation, the company continues to pursue ESG initiatives, including the protection of Hangul cultural assets, reinforcement of the creative ecosystem, improvement of font copyright awareness, and operation of creator support programs.
Youngho Yun, CEO of Sandoll, stated, “This Prime Minister’s Commendation is a meaningful achievement that officially recognizes not only Sandoll’s technological competitiveness but also the potential of the entire Korean typography industry. We will accelerate business innovation based on AI technologies and further solidify the global standing of Korean fonts. Sandoll will continue to fulfill its responsibility in building a sustainable ecosystem where creators, businesses, and society grow together.”