Who scores your application: KISED's evaluator pool and how panels are formed
창업지원사업 평가위원회 위원 후보단(Pool)
KISED (창업지원사업평가위원회 후보단) keeps a standing, rolling-recruitment pool of technology and management evaluators, recruited through the K-Startup portal. Its own notice states what an appointed member does: score programmes, sit on deliberation bodies, and inspect funded startups. The notice does not publish the qualification bar or the evaluation fee amount.
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A founder filling out a PSST-style form is writing for one specific reader. KISED's own notice on how it builds that reader's pool is the clearest public description available.
KISED keeps one pool, open on a rolling basis
KISED's notice, titled "창업 지원사업 평가위원회 위원 후보단 모집," recruits candidates for one committee. Recruitment stays open continuously, KISED's own term for it is "상시모집," not a single annual window.
Application runs through the K-Startup portal, the same site a founder already uses to apply for programmes. KISED lists the open field as "technology and management evaluation experts," covering both categories at once.
What a pool member does once appointed
KISED's notice names three roles for an appointed member. Members score startup support programmes. They also sit on the committee's deliberation and resolution work, and they inspect implementing agencies and the startups those agencies fund.
That third role matters for a founder who already holds support. An evaluator from this same pool can review your company after selection, not only before it.
| Role KISED names | What it means for a founder |
|---|---|
| Programme evaluation | Scores applications, including PSST-style write-ups |
| Deliberation / resolution | Sits on the committee body deciding programme matters |
| Inspection | Reviews implementing agencies and funded startups after selection |
The pool is broader than any single programme
KISED recruits across "technology and management" without naming one programme. The same pool can supply evaluators to different K-Startup calls in a single year.
A founder cannot know in advance which pool member will read a given form. That is exactly why the form matters more than guessing the reader.
KISED's notice says pool members evaluate startup support programmes in general; it does not name PSST specifically. Many K-Startup 공고 use a PSST-style form, so a Problem-Solution-Scale-up-Team write-up built against a specific call's published criteria beats one written against a guess about an evaluator's taste.
Contacting KISED about the pool itself
KISED's notice lists one contact point for questions about the pool: growth@kised.or.kr, or phone 044-410-1905. That line answers questions about joining the pool.
It is not a channel for asking who is scoring a live application. KISED's notice does not offer that information anywhere.
Use the PSST assistant to build a submission against the criteria a pool evaluator actually scores.
Frequently asked questions
- What is KISED's evaluator pool?
- A standing candidate pool for the startup-programme evaluation committee, recruited on a rolling basis through the K-Startup portal, open to technology and management evaluation experts.
- How does someone join the pool?
- By applying online through the K-Startup portal. KISED's notice does not set a single application window; recruitment stays open continuously.
- What does an appointed pool member do?
- KISED's notice names three roles: evaluating startup support programmes, sitting on the committee's deliberation and resolution work, and inspecting implementing agencies and funded startups.
- Are evaluators paid?
- KISED's notice says an appointed member receives a fee "according to regulation." It does not publish the amount.
- Does the pool score PSST-style forms?
- KISED's notice names evaluating startup support programmes in general, not PSST specifically. Since many K-Startup calls use a PSST-style form, matching that call's published criteria matters more than guessing at a reader's preference.
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Everything above is the rule as published. See how it applies to your case.
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