Korea’s Social Impact Fund Returns After Policy Hiatus — What It Means for Global Impact Investors
Korea is rebooting one of its most symbolic impact-investment programs. The Social Impact Fund, which saw its budget halted under ...
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$7.3M Women Startup Fund Elevates Gender Inclusion as Korea’s Innovation Strategy
Korea is strengthening its inclusive innovation strategy with a new five-year roadmap that embeds women entrepreneurship within the nation’s industrial ...
Korea Expands AI Transformation Budget by 84% to Accelerate Smart Manufacturing and Startup Growth
Korea’s industrial transformation is accelerating beyond digitalization — it’s entering the age of AI transformation and autonomy. With a historic ...
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 ...
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 ...
Low Returns on $190M Startup Fund Expose Korea’s Policy Inefficiency in Innovation Finance
Korea’s innovation economy depends not only on ambitious startup programs but also on how effectively public capital is managed. A ...
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. ...
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 ...