A startup platform run by the Asan Nanum Foundation, made of MARU180 (opened April 2014) and MARU360 (opened November 2021).

Where are MARU180 and MARU360 located?

Both are on Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a street the foundation's own press page calls a startup street.

Who can apply to MARU?

One cited recruitment round required incorporation within the past five years and three to twelve employees, excluded gambling and entertainment businesses, and preferred venture-certified companies. A live call may set different terms.

What does a selected team receive?

The cited round listed up to one year of office space, conference rooms, lounges, mentoring from 22 named experts, and a benefits package the foundation calls 마루베네픻, stated at roughly 180 million won a year per team.

Is maru180.com the right site to check?

No. That address does not serve a working site. Use the foundation's own domains, asan-nanum.org and maru.org, for current notices.

MARU180 and MARU360: the Asan Nanum Foundation's Yeoksam-ro startup centres

아산나뉀재단 마루180과 마루360 입주 지원

Published 21 October 20263 min read2 primary sources

MARU180 and MARU360 are startup centres run by the Asan Nanum Foundation on Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The foundation's own pages describe space, mentoring and benefits support, plus a specific recruitment round's eligibility and two-stage selection process. The maru180.com address does not serve a working site; the foundation's own domains do.

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Two centres, one foundation, one street
What the foundation's page lists as support
One cited round's eligibility and process
What a selected team received in that round

A foreign founder searching for "MARU180" may land on a domain that no longer resolves. The foundation's own site is the one to trust.

Two centres, one foundation, one street

The Asan Nanum Foundation's own page describes MARU as a platform for people practicing and spreading entrepreneurial spirit. MARU180 opened in April 2014, and MARU360 followed in November 2021.

Both centres sit on Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The foundation's own press material names this the startup street, and locates both buildings on it.

What the foundation's page lists as support

The foundation groups its support into three categories. Space support covers office facilities, event halls, studios, networking areas and international-investor offices.

Growth support covers mentoring through what the foundation calls 마루커넥트, investment matching and PR assistance. Community support covers regular townhalls, workshops and founder meetups, built around what the page calls a Pay-It-Forward culture.

Support category	What the foundation's page lists
Space	Offices, event halls, studios, networking areas, investor offices
Growth	Mentoring, investment matching, PR assistance
Community	Townhalls, workshops, founder meetups

One cited round's eligibility and process

A recruitment notice on the foundation's own press page sets out one specific round's terms. It required a company incorporated within the past five years, with three to twelve employees, and excluded gambling and entertainment businesses.

That same notice states a preference for venture-certified companies, without making certification a hard requirement. Selection ran in two stages: a document screening, then a presentation round, with results announced afterward.

What a selected team received in that round

The same notice lists what a selected team received: up to one year of office space with furniture, plus access to conference rooms, lounges, showers and rest areas.

It also names a benefits package the foundation calls 마루베네핏, stated at roughly 180 million won a year per team, covering hiring, legal, translation and cloud services. The notice adds one-to-one mentoring from 22 named industry experts and networking through investor days.

MARU's published route from application through document and presentation review to a tenancy with mentoring and benefits.

See how MARU fits alongside other private and public startup spaces in the ecosystem guide.

Frequently asked questions

What is MARU?: A startup platform run by the Asan Nanum Foundation, made of MARU180 (opened April 2014) and MARU360 (opened November 2021).
Where are MARU180 and MARU360 located?: Both are on Yeoksam-ro in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, a street the foundation's own press page calls a startup street.
Who can apply to MARU?: One cited recruitment round required incorporation within the past five years and three to twelve employees, excluded gambling and entertainment businesses, and preferred venture-certified companies. A live call may set different terms.
What does a selected team receive?: The cited round listed up to one year of office space, conference rooms, lounges, mentoring from 22 named experts, and a benefits package the foundation calls 마루베네픻, stated at roughly 180 million won a year per team.
Is maru180.com the right site to check?: No. That address does not serve a working site. Use the foundation's own domains, asan-nanum.org and maru.org, for current notices.

Sources

Asan Nanum Foundation - MARU overview — read 2026-09-24
Asan Nanum Foundation - MARU tenant recruitment notice — read 2026-09-24

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