VC Association Successfully Concludes "3rd Scaleup TIPS IR Summit 2025"

The Scaleup TIPS Headquarters of the Korea Venture Capital Association (VC Association) announced on the 21st that it successfully held the "3rd Scaleup TIPS IR Summit 2025" at the TIPS Hall in TIPS Town S1, Yeoksam.

The event, held on the 19th, was organized to strengthen the fundraising capabilities of companies selected for Scaleup TIPS and to promote exchanges between promising companies and investors. Participating companies received pre-event mentoring to review their presentations and, during the IR session, showcased their technological strengths and growth strategies.

Participants of the 3rd Scaleup TIPS IR Summit are taking a commemorative photo. VC Association

Seven companies, selected through a preliminary application and document review process from over 500 companies chosen for the Scaleup TIPS program since 2022, participated in the event. The program is supervised by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and operated by the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs as the specialized institution. In addition, more than 50 key figures from major domestic venture capital firms, government, and related organizations attended, resulting in in-depth investment consultations and active networking.

During the first part, a 1:1 investment consultation session, participating companies met individually with investors, including venture capitalists, for two 30-minute sessions each, exploring potential investment opportunities. The second part consisted of an IR session and awards ceremony, where the seven companies presented their technologies, products, and business plans. JP Energy won the Grand Prize, IMSYSTEM received the Excellence Award, and Surginex was awarded the Merit Prize.

JP Energy, which received the Grand Prize, was highly praised for its advanced technology related to next-generation high-rate, high-stability secondary battery anode materials based on proprietary source material technology. IMSYSTEM was recognized for being the first in Korea to commercialize a remote active medical robot for vascular intervention procedures. Surginex was acknowledged for its precision drug delivery technology for the development of next-generation gene therapeutics.

In the third part, the networking session, participating companies, investors, and government and related organization representatives exchanged ideas on a variety of topics, including business strategies, challenges in the growth process, and the potential for follow-up investments.

A representative from the VC Association stated, "The Scaleup TIPS IR Summit is establishing itself as a practical support program that covers everything from company IR to investment consultations and networking," adding, "We will continue to expand our support so that promising companies can secure more investment opportunities."

Meanwhile, the VC Association is providing benefits to strengthen IR capabilities, such as supporting the creation of English pitch decks for the award-winning companies from the first to third Scaleup TIPS IR Summits this year. On December 9, it plans to hold the "Scaleup TIPS Networking Day" to share achievements and discuss further collaboration.

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