Staventures Forms 'Staventures Private Investment Association No. 1'

Focused Investment in Young Prospective Unicorns Based on Innovative Technologies Such as Bio and Chemical

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Star Ventures announced on the 27th that it has formed the 'Star Ventures Private Investment Association No. 1' to focus on discovering and nurturing pre-unicorn companies based on innovative technologies. Accordingly, Star Ventures has established a non-stop acceleration platform that systematically supports promising companies from discovery, company building, initial investment, to follow-up investment.

The 'Star Ventures Private Investment Association' is an angel investment association formed with industry experts such as securities firms, venture capitalists, and law firms as members. It plans to focus investments on early-stage technology companies in growth sectors such as bio and chemical industries that have proven solid technological capabilities and growth potential. In particular, it is dedicating efforts to ESG-related industries including future industry-specialized companies, youth startups, establishment of regional innovation cities, and regeneration of depopulated areas.

Star Ventures intends to prioritize investments in Star Avengers companies nurtured through the 'Unicorn Academy,' recognized as Korea's top startup investment training institution, and the powerful acceleration program 'Star Innovation.' These companies will receive exceptional support to leap to unicorn status in a short period by utilizing growth infrastructure and extensive human networks necessary for company building, including strategy formulation, management, marketing, legal advice, and PR marketing platforms.

By directly operating the investment association with top experts from each field, Star Ventures expects that high-quality startups with global competitiveness will flock to 'Star Innovation' and the 'Star Unicorn Academy.'

Star Ventures is currently operating the powerful acceleration programs 'Star Innovation' and 'Star Unicorn Academy.' In February this year, together with SK Securities, it selected 21 teams for the first Star Avengers cohort and plans to hold a demo day soon after completing a rigorous six-month company building process.

Moon Ji-eun, CEO of Star Ventures, said, "With the completion of the investment association formation, the best acceleration environment equipped with a unique unicorn growth platform has been established," adding, "We will be a strong pillar supporting pre-unicorns armed with advanced technology and growth potential to leap into the global market by supporting company building, initial investment, and follow-up investment."

Star Ventures is a technology startup unicorn accelerator known as Korea's 'Y Combinator.' It has partnerships with over 50 domestic universities and local government BIs, as well as seven follow-up investment VCs. It discovers high-potential technology startup ventures and provides various support programs to help them grow into unicorn companies through investments, education, and mentoring by experts and related corporate partners in each field.

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