The Ventures Shifts Batch Program to 'One-Week Selection System'...Strengthens AI Review

Combining AI Analyst "Vicky" with Entrepreneurial Partners
"Enhancing Investment Review Efficiency... Faster Selection and One-Stop Support"

The Ventures, an early-stage investment firm, announced on September 11 that it has shortened the selection period for its regular investment review program, the Batch Program, to just one week.

Typically, the selection process for the Batch Program takes over a month and often involves multiple meetings before an investment decision is made. The Ventures has streamlined this process to a single in-person meeting within one week, making the review process more concise.

As a result, founders can move from investment review to decision much more quickly, and after being selected, they can actively utilize a variety of follow-up programs such as mentoring, practical support, and connections to investor networks.

Previously, in March, The Ventures introduced its AI investment analyst "Vicky" into the investment review process, operating a hybrid evaluation system that combines the experience of investor partners with entrepreneurial backgrounds. The company has continuously improved its selection procedures based on actual data accumulated through the Batch Program, including review results, investment success rates, and follow-up growth metrics of selected teams. With this latest update, The Ventures has expanded the scope of data analysis for key evaluation criteria such as market potential, technological capability, team competency, and customer response, and has further advanced Vicky’s investment suitability assessment model.

AI investment analyst Vicky conducts initial evaluations by analyzing a wide range of data, including market potential, competitive landscape, technological capability, and customer response. Based on these results, partners with entrepreneurial backgrounds conduct in-depth reviews to make final investment decisions. By combining data-driven objectivity with insights from real-world entrepreneurial experience, The Ventures has enhanced both the speed of selection and the quality of its evaluations.

Kim Chulwoo, CEO of The Ventures, stated, "The Ventures is a venture capital firm that deeply empathizes with the realities and concerns of founders, guided by the philosophy that entrepreneurs should help other entrepreneurs directly." He added, "This transition to a one-week batch is the result of combining Vicky’s analytical capabilities with the experience of our entrepreneur-turned partners, creating a more agile and balanced review system."

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