Square Enix Backs Crit Ventures $27 M Fund: Korea’s Content Capital Push Enters a Global Phase
Korea’s creative-tech investment landscape is entering a new chapter. With Square Enix joining Crit Ventures’ KRW 37.5 billion content fund, ...
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Gyeongbuk Launches First Corporate-Backed Regional Mother Fund with POSCO, Targeting $1.45B Growth
Korea has launched its first corporate-backed regional mother fund as Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang) Province and POSCO Group join forces to ...
National Pension Service Faces Crossroads: Overseas Returns vs. Domestic Startup Growth
Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the largest institutional investor in the country, is now at a turning point. Pension reform ...
Korea’s Expanded ₩150T (~$110B) National Growth Fund: Scale for Conglomerates or Lifeline for Startups?
South Korea has expanded one of its most ambitious investment programs to date: a ₩150 trillion (~$110 billion) National Growth ...
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 ...
Korea Opens Pension Funds to Venture Investment, Expands Mother Fund to Drive AI Startup Growth
Korea is moving to reshape its startup landscape with bold financial reforms tied to its ambition of becoming the top ...
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’s Venture Investment Climbs to ₩5.7T (~US$4.2B) in H1 2025 – FuriosaAI and BENOW Join Unicorn Ranks
South Korea’s venture capital market showed steady growth in the first half of 2025, according to the Ministry of SMEs ...