Korea’s Regional Startup Strategy Faces Funding Gap as Capital Region Dominates Investment Flows
Korea’s ambition to build a balanced national startup ecosystem faces a critical funding challenge. New data reveal that the vast ...
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Survival or Innovation? Korea’s $3B Policy Fund Raises Debate on Startup Growth Priorities
South Korea’s latest finance report in policy fund reveals an impressive outcome — billions in public capital saved thousands of ...
Korea’s Q3 Startup Investment Surges Past $1.8B: Early-Stage Capital Shrinks as AI and Semiconductors Dominate
Korea’s venture market has roared back above the KRW 2 trillion mark, but the rebound tells two very different stories. ...
$1.6B SME R&D Budget Record: Korea’s Shifts to ‘Market-Driven Innovation’
South Korea is raising the stakes in its innovation strategy, directing record funds toward startups and SMEs at a time ...
15 Venture Funds Selected as Korea Commits US$430M to AI & Deep-Tech Unicorns
South Korea is doubling down on artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-tech as the country sharpens its unicorn strategy. The Ministry ...
40 Global Startups Advance in K-Startup Grand Challenge 2025, Launching Korea Market Expansion at APEC SME Week
With the launch of the five-day APEC SME Week 2025 in Jeju, South Korea, global startups are stepping onto the same stage as ...
Korea Venture Capital Association and KOFIA Join Forces Under New BDC Law to Expand Risk Capital for Startups
Korea’s venture capital and financial markets are joining forces to close the funding gap for startups. The Korea Venture Capital ...
Startup Korea Fund 2025 Launches at ₩640B ($475M): First Global Participation Across Deep-Tech and Open Innovation
The stakes are rising in Korea’s venture ecosystem. With ₩640 billion ($475 million) now committed, the Startup Korea Fund 2025 ...
Boosting Startup Exits: Korea’s Pension Fund Pool Commits ₩40B ($29M) in First-Ever Venture Investment
For the first time since its establishment in 2001, Korea’s Pension Fund Pool is stepping into venture capital. With a ...
Horizon Europe: A Gateway for Korean Startups to Enter Europe’s Research and Innovation Ecosystem
For Korean startups aiming to scale beyond Asia, Europe is opening its doors through Horizon Europe, the EU’s largest framework ...