<기사제목>Ministry of SMEs and Startups "Responding to SVB Risks... Monitoring Impact on Venture Industry"

SVB Bankruptcy Response Risk Assessment Meeting
Industry Calls for Support from Korea Fund of Funds and Policy Finance

Joo Joo-hyun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, is conducting a risk inspection meeting related to SVB on the 16th in Yeouido, Seoul.

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups assessed the impact of the bankruptcy of the U.S. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on the domestic startup sector and discussed response strategies.

On the 16th, Vice Minister Jo Joo-hyun of the Ministry held a risk assessment meeting on the SVB bankruptcy response at the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency in Yeouido, Seoul. The recent big step increase in U.S. benchmark interest rates was cited as the background for SVB's bankruptcy. The sharp rise in interest rates tightened startups' funding, increasing withdrawal demands from startups, SVB's major clients.

The Ministry judged that this could affect the tightening of funding and the contraction of investment sentiment in the domestic startup sector, so it reviewed industry trends and risk impacts and discussed policy response strategies.

Representatives from the startup and VC sectors mentioned the sense of crisis felt in the industry due to the SVB incident. They called for policy support such as expanding the government’s mother fund and strengthening policy financial support more than ever.

Vice Minister Jo said, "It is an important task to proactively identify and manage risks as this could lead to a contraction in domestic venture investment sentiment and a funding crisis for ventures and startups."

He added, "We will closely monitor the U.S. government's response and its impact on the domestic venture and startup sectors and respond promptly."

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