Dunamu’s Upside Academy Places 63% of Graduates at Samsung Electronics, Dunamu and Other Firms

Dunamu, the operator of Upbit, said July 2 that its Web3 and cybersecurity training program Upside Academy is producing security talent for major technology companies including Samsung Electronics and Dunamu, highlighting its results as a practice-focused education program.

Launched in July 2025, Upside Academy selected 72 trainees across its first through fourth cohorts, with average competition of 15-to-1. Participants completed a combined 78,425 hours of training over about two years, including practical lectures, one-on-one mentoring and project work.

The program’s outcomes were reflected in the data. Average satisfaction across the first four cohorts reached 94.6 points, while 63% of graduates found jobs at major companies including Samsung Electronics, Dunamu, Theori and Deloitte Anjin.

Its university credit recognition program also expanded. The system, which began with Korea University and Ajou University, had grown to eight universities by the fourth cohort, including Soongsil University, Sejong University, Kookmin University, Kyonggi University, Chung-Ang University and Chungnam National University.

Graduates have continued follow-up research projects after completing the program. They presented research findings at the global cybersecurity conference .HACK and published a paper in the international academic journal Computer Networks. They also won awards at global hackathons including Sui-mming, memekathon and BUIDL HACK.

At the fourth cohort’s results-sharing event, UP-Date Day, held June 30 at Gabin Art Hall in Seoul’s Samseong-dong, four practical projects in Web3 and AI security were unveiled. More than 110 members of 14 cybersecurity clubs and academic societies from across the country attended.

The projects were a personalized pre-signature policy management tool, a Web3 audit AI agent benchmark, threat modeling for the blockchain data availability ecosystem, and a risk visualization map for decentralized finance, or DeFi. Among them, Wallet Defense, a project designed to block unintended signatures from personal wallets in advance, was named the top team.

Lee Woo-jin, team leader of Wallet Defense, said the project was completed successfully thanks to Upside Academy’s support and immersive environment. He added that the team plans to further advance the project and make a practical contribution to a safer and more reliable Web3 security ecosystem.