Crit Ventures Participates in Tokyo Tech for Impact Summit... Strengthening Global Market Cooperation

Venture capital firm Crit Ventures is embarking on full-scale strategic cooperation with global markets including Japan.

On the 26th, the 'Tech for Impact Summit 2026' was held in Tokyo, Japan, where Jaejun Song, CEO of Crit Ventures, delivered a keynote speech on the theme of "Technological Infrastructure Leading the Global Rise of the Korean Content Industry." Crit Ventures

On April 27, Crit Ventures announced that its CEO, Jaejun Song, delivered a keynote speech on the topic of “Technology Infrastructure Leading the Global Rise of the Korean Content Industry” at the “Tech for Impact Summit 2026” held in Tokyo, Japan on the 26th.

This summit took place one day before the opening of the global innovation week “SusHi Tech Tokyo.” Over 200 C-level executives, institutional investors, and policymakers from countries including Japan, Europe, and the United States attended to discuss technology and impact investing.

In his keynote, CEO Song analyzed the trends, supported by data, that have enabled K-dramas, K-pop, and other Korean content to lead in global markets, and how the digital infrastructure of Korean companies has laid the foundation for the Korean Wave. He particularly highlighted global intellectual property (IP) cases such as “Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint,” and emphasized how Korea’s “Platform-Native Funnel”—which connects web novels, webtoons, over-the-top (OTT) video services, games, and animation—has created a new IP playbook optimized for the internet and mobile era.

In the latter part of the presentation, Crit Ventures’ K-content and artificial intelligence (AI) investment portfolio was unveiled. Notable examples include: ▲ K-pop global distribution infrastructure companies such as Kai Media (hello82), Cokodive, and Chartmetric; ▲ webtoon IP-based game studios such as AButton and Offbeat; and ▲ Galaxy Corporation, the agency home to G-Dragon.

Crit Ventures currently manages more than KRW 340 billion in assets under management (AUM) across nine active funds, including the “IBK-Crit Global Content Investment Fund” launched last year with a total size of KRW 37.8 billion. The IBK-Crit Global Content Investment Fund includes Japanese global game company Square Enix as a limited partner.

CEO Song stated, “Crit Ventures is focusing capital on K-content studios, fandom platforms, and AI infrastructure companies, and together with global partners including those in Japan, we will create the next wave.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.