As an official side event of the APEC SME Ministerial Meeting, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, in collaboration with Kakao Impact and Sopoong Ventures, hosted the 2025 Climate Tech Startup Summit from September 4 to 6 at the Jeju International Convention Center. Launched in 2022, the Climate Tech Startup Summit has been co-hosted annually in Jeju by Kakao Impact and Sopoong Ventures since 2023. This year marks the summit’s fourth edition. The event brought together around 150 participants, including innovative climate tech startups, global investors, large corporations, government representatives, and policy experts.