VC Association Successfully Concludes "2025 Scale-Up TIPS Networking Day"

Sharing This Year's Achievements and Announcing Next Year's Policy Direction

The Scale-Up TIPS Division of the Korea Venture Capital Association (VC Association) announced on the 10th that it had successfully held the "2025 Scale-Up TIPS Networking Day" at Raum Art Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, the previous day.

This event was organized to review the operational achievements of the 2025 Scale-Up TIPS and Deep Tech Challenge Project (DCP) programs, and to strengthen communication and cooperation among companies, program operators, and policy institutions.

Participants of the Scale-Up TIPS Networking Day are taking a group commemorative photo on the 9th at Raum Art Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. VC Association

First, at the awards ceremony, outstanding program operators and companies that achieved remarkable results through the Scale-Up TIPS and DCP programs were honored with commendations from the Minister of SMEs and Startups. For the Scale-Up TIPS category, L&S Venture Capital (1st cohort) and Capstone Partners (2nd cohort) were selected as outstanding program operators.

In the outstanding company category, Link Solution, which possesses proprietary 3D printer technology, and GenGenAI, recognized for its technology validation (PoC) achievements with global defense companies, were selected. For the DCP category, Endorobotics received a commendation for its unrivaled technological capabilities in the field of minimally invasive surgery simulators.

The award-winning companies in the outstanding company category then shared their technology, marketability, and scale-up processes supported by the program through performance presentations. In addition, during the networking session, policy institutions and investment operators discussed follow-up investments and collaboration strategies.

At the event, the policy direction of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups for the coming year was also shared. Starting in 2026, the government plans to reorganize TIPS research and development (TIPS, Scale-Up TIPS, Global TIPS, DCP) into a full-cycle support system for corporate growth and to strengthen investments in strategic sectors. To this end, the government will focus on discovering promising companies and technologies through inter-ministerial collaboration and provide intensive support to help them enter global markets.

Lee Junhee, Vice President of the VC Association, stated, "The Scale-Up TIPS program has seen an expansion in policy support every year, and participating companies continue to achieve greater results. In line with the government's policy direction, we will strengthen the performance-based follow-up support system and take the lead in creating the optimal environment for innovative companies to grow."

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