Korea Venture Investment Corp. Aims to Become a Venture Investment Platform Bridging Regions and the World

Venture Funds Worth 4.4751 Trillion Won Created Last Year
Expansion of Investments Focused on "ABCDE" Sectors

Dahee Lee, CEO of Korea Venture Investment Corp., has expressed his ambition to expand the capital inflow base and connect opportunities for global expansion during the remainder of his term, aiming to transform the organization into a “venture investment platform” that bridges local and global markets.

Dahee Lee, CEO of Korea Venture Investment Corp., is speaking at the '1st Anniversary Press Conference' held at the Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul on the 28th. Korea Venture Investment Corp.

On the 28th, at a press conference marking his first anniversary as CEO held at the Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Lee outlined key future initiatives centered around these goals.

Over the past year, Lee has focused on expanding a “stable capital inflow base.” Last year, Korea Venture Investment Corp. established the LP First Step Fund by attracting joint investment from the Trade Insurance Fund through the Korea Fund of Funds and the pension fund investment pool, thereby broadening the participation base among institutional investors. This year, this was further advanced into an LP Growth Fund system. Additionally, an incentive structure was put in place to encourage participation from industrial capital, such as large corporations, in the venture market, thus expanding the foundation for private capital inflows.

Regularizing the Fund of Funds Policy Forum and systematizing the management base for market indicators and related data at the Venture Investment Research Center are also cited as achievements. As a result of these efforts, last year Korea Venture Investment Corp. committed 2.2195 trillion won, leading to the creation of venture funds totaling 4.4751 trillion won, with a total of 3.0995 trillion won subsequently invested.

Dahee Lee, CEO of Korea Venture Investment Corp., is speaking at the '1st Anniversary Press Conference' held on the 28th at the Kensington Hotel in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. Korea Venture Investment Corp.

Korea Venture Investment Corp. continues to pursue aggressive investments, focusing on deep tech and national strategic industries. Investments have been expanded into the “ABCDE” sectors—AI, Bio, Content, Deep Tech, and Energy—alongside the Next-Generation Unicorn Project.

Following capital commitments, the company is strengthening fund management and support for corporate growth, broadening the connection points between investors and companies through IR activities targeting super-gap, “Licon,” regional, and global companies, thereby building a structure that leads from investment to growth.

Efforts to expand both global and regional investment bases are also underway. As of February this year, the number of global funds had grown to 84. In addition, initiatives such as the Jeju Startup Fund, established with Korean and Japanese investors including overseas Koreans, and the opening of the Silicon Valley Startup Venture Campus (SVC), are helping to expand the global reach of domestic venture and startup companies.

In terms of regional initiatives, last year four regional Fund of Funds totaling 400 billion won were established. This year, five regional growth funds amounting to 450 billion won are being promoted, further accelerating the expansion of investment bases outside the Seoul metropolitan area.

On this day, Lee also clarified the distinction between the roles of the recently launched “National Growth Fund,” a major government initiative, and the Korea Fund of Funds. The National Growth Fund is a large-scale national project, jointly funded by the public and private sectors, which aims to amass 150 trillion won to support the entire ecosystem of advanced strategic industries.

Lee stated, “The principle is that the Korea Fund of Funds should support companies from the early stages up to right before the IPO, and beyond that, the National Growth Fund will take over. 'Rebellion' is a representative example of a company that grew with the help of the Korea Fund of Funds and then became the first company to receive investment from the National Growth Fund.”

Going forward, Korea Venture Investment Corp. plans to fully implement two main strategies: “Beyond” and “Bridge.” The goal is to expand the capital inflow base, connect opportunities for global expansion, and strengthen regional investment foundations. The company aims to progress from funding to tangible results, from domestic to global, from metropolitan to regional, and from a finance-centered to a private sector-driven approach.

Lee concluded, “If the past year was about setting the direction, the coming year will be about proving that direction with real results. Korea Venture Investment Corp. will further strengthen its role as a venture investment platform that connects capital, markets, regions, and the world.”

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