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 ...
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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 ...
MSS Selects 60 LICORN Firms to Position Korean SMEs in Global Startup Pipeline
Korea is highlighting the view that the next generation of unicorns may emerge from today’s small businesses. Through the MSS ...
How Korea’s Unicorn Support Framework Drives Startup Scale-Up and Global Reach
For Korea’s startup ecosystem, scale-up financing remains the decisive factor in transforming promising ventures into global players. While infrastructure and ...
Korea’s SME Debt Reform Policies: Boost Credit Soundness and Recovery with Broader Market Implications
Korea is moving to overhaul how small business debt is managed, ending the long-standing practice of extending virtually uncollectible loans. ...
Korea Launches First Chungnam Venture Fund Worth ₩101.1B ($74M), Boosting Regional Startup Competitiveness
Korea is stepping up efforts to decentralize startup investment beyond Seoul. With the establishment of the Chungnam Venture Fund worth ...
KOCCA and K-Sure Launch Cultural Industry Guarantee to Boost K-Content Global Competitiveness
Korean cultural content has become one of the nation’s strongest exports, but securing financing for overseas expansion remains a challenge. ...
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 ...
Korea Sets Sights on Top Four Global Venture Nations with New Ecosystem and Capital Market Reforms
South Korea is sharpening its venture playbook. SMEs and Startups Minister Han Seong-sook has delivered a 2025 comprehensive plan to ...
Expanded Use of Burden Relief Credit Gives Korean SMEs More Flexibility on Fixed Costs
In a move to improve fixed-cost relief for small businesses, South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) has expanded ...