National Audit 2025: Can Korea’s Public Venture System Restore Global Investor Confidence?
The 2025 national parliamentary audit of South Korea has once again placed the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and ...
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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 ...
$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’s SME Governance Under Scrutiny: Public Fund Misuse Exposes Policy Oversight Gaps
South Korea’s SME policy ecosystem is facing a critical test of credibility. A series of fund misuse cases within key ...
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 ...
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 Doubles 2026 Mother Fund to Record $1.5B, Launches $74B Growth Fund for AI and Deep Tech
South Korea is significantly scaling up its startup and innovation financing, doubling the size of its 2026 National Mother Fund ...
Korea’s ‘Top Four Global Venture Nations’ Strategy Tested on Mother Fund and Pension Financing Reform
South Korea’s ambition to rank among the world’s “Top Four Global Venture Nations” now hinges on startup financing reform. Industry ...
Korea to Expand Venture Investment to ₩40T (~$30B), Strengthening Role in Global Startup Markets
South Korea has set a decade-long target to triple annual venture investment and nurture 50 global unicorns by 2030. Supported ...
Altos Ventures: Making an impact in the world through serious investments in promising startups
Altos Ventures is one of the leading investor firms that has supported the growth and development of over 50 high-growth ...