Global Venture Capital Network

Business Gateway Korea

Cross-border Partnership and Investment Opportunity

Venture Capital Experts Group

We are experts in the venture capital industry based in Korea. Our strategic network includes domestic and global venture capitalists, professional engineers in emerging industries, tech-based startups, SME-supporting institutions, and financial/strategic investors.

Enhancing Global Partnership and Sharing Co-Investment Opportunity

We are dedicated to promoting global collaboration by facilitating international business partnerships, sharing investment and M&A opportunities, and enhancing the value of venture capital funds and their portfolios. 

We specialize in developing tailored solutions for foreign and Korean VC funds and their portfolios to increase their value in the global market. We assist them in entering international markets and expanding their global presence. 

Our goal is to improve global synergy, bolster cross-border business partnerships, and facilitate joint investment, merger, and acquisition opportunities, ultimately maximizing the value of VC funds.

Synergy with Global Venture Capital Networks

Collaborating with global venture capital networks creates more opportunities, helps you enter new markets safely, and unlocks better business opportunities.

Global Partnership and Co-Investment

Business Bridge Service for inbound and outbound Startups: Enhancing Global Business Partnership

We closely collaborate with our extensive global and local VC industry networks to offer tailored solutions for tech-based startups, aiding their worldwide expansion and overall success.

Cross-border Business Partnership

  • Technology Transfer
  • Technology Commercialization (R&BD, Pilot Production, ODM, OEM)
  • Technical Marketing for Target Products and Services
  • and more collaborations through Global Venture Capital Networks

Branch Office or Agency Service

  • Market Research and Feasibility Study
  • Arranging Business Meetings and Tours
  • Developing Sales Channels and Local Partnerships
  • Solutions to Business Regulation & Certification
  • Engineering/Product Supervision & Inspection
  • Commercial Trading Agency and more requested


Investment Bridge Service for Investors: Sharing Co-Investment and M&A Opportunities

We collaborate to identify cross-border co-investment and merger and acquisition opportunities that align with investors' goals. We also support strategic and financial investors throughout the pre/post-investment processes.

  • Deal sourcing (Seed, Series A, B, and Pre-IPO, including M&A)
  • Pre-investment management until deal-done
  • Post-investment management of risk hedging, value-up, and exit
  • All the customized services required


Investment Bridge Service for Startups: Finding the Right Investors and Offering CFO Support

  • Identifying the right investors, Strategic and Financial
  • Providing CFO activities required in the fundraising process
  • Post-CFO support after investment


Customized Solutions for foreign (non-Korean) Venture Capital

We support deal sourcing and fundraising for foreign VC funds.

  • Deal Sourcing

We source deals from the VC industry network in Korea to offer co-investment opportunities of Seeds, Series A, B, and pre-IPO with Korean venture capitals and strategic investors. 

  • Fundraising from Korean LPs

Our services include providing all necessary information about the Korean VC ecosystem and offering tailored support to help obtain funds from Korean LPs.

  • Branch and Liaison Office

We provide branch or liaison office services for international venture capital firms that want to explore investment and fundraising opportunities in Korea through vast VC networks in the local market. 

We also support fundraising programs for foreign VC funds.

  • The Korean public funds of funds have implemented various initiatives to support and enhance Korea's venture capital industry ecosystem. 
  • One of these initiatives is “the FVCIF Investment Plans,“ which aims to help Korean startups expand globally by collaborating with foreign VCs and utilizing their international networks. 
  • FVCIF (Foreign VC Investment Fund) is a government fund of funds that invests in foreign VC funds managed by foreign VCs, with KVIC (Korea Venture Investment Corp.) serving as the GP.
  • Foreign venture capitalists (VCs) can leverage the program's success as an indicator of successful foreign VCs in Korea to gain access to top Korean limited partners.



Customized Solutions for Foreign (non-Korean) LPs

We support the entry of foreign limited partners to Korean VC funds. Over 400 VC funds are launched annually in Korea, with over half sponsored by the Korea Fund of Funds (KFoF).

We offer foreign investors the chance to invest in Korean VC funds sponsored and pre-reviewed by the KFoF and institutional anchors. 


The Korea Venture Capital Market Summary


VC Industry Professionals

Tae Soo YANG

Tae Soo is a venture capitalist and management consultant. He has worked for +20 years in venture capital and has been supporting startups as an investor and management consultant. He is the founder and former CEO of www.sgivc.com.

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Jiyoung Tim KANG

Tim is a veteran venture capitalist and has been an active IT and Cleantech investor for over 20 years. He received the Korean Government Minister’s Award for his outstanding VC Achievements in venture capital.

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Seungchul BAIK

Seungchul is a research engineer, technical marketer, and engineering partnership coordinator. He creates synergy by combining technology with marketing. He won the 'POSCO Grand Prize.' for his outstanding achievements in global partnership.

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Kyung Chul MIN

Kyung Chul has worked in the VC industry for +20 years. He has a vast SI and FI network. He has performed many M&A and Buyout successes. He is actively working on M&A and buyouts.

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Byunghee SUH

Byunghee is a venture capitalist and engineer actively investing in ICT, Robots, Smart Healthcare, and emerging tech-based industries. He worked as a startup engineer and is actively incubating and adding value to startups.

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Peter AHN

Peter is an investor and Engineering Manager, actively investing in BT, Fuel-cell, and Secondary Batteries. He received the Best R&D Award from the LG group and is acknowledged as one of the best secondary battery development engineers.

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Yohan LEE

Yohan is working as the head of The Sandbox in the Southeast Asian Region. He is a leader in the Metaverse industry and is active in building open and decentralized platforms in the Metaverse industry.

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Min Tae KIM

Min Tae has worked as the Chief Researcher of www.kepri.re.kr. He has published 32 SCI theses. He is an MOT professional with a Ph.D. from the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany.

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Tae Hyun YANG

Tae Hyun is the foremost engineer in the Protective Facilities of international & military airports against conventional, nuclear, and chemical weapons. He is applying these technologies to the private sector worldwide.

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Jinkyo KIM

JinKyo has worked as the investment chief of CVC. He is an active investor and consultant for startups in the ICT industry. He has a vast engineer and manager network in ICT.

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Global and Local Professionals

Venture Capitalists and Engineering Professionals in Emerging Industries focusing on Startups' Global Growth

Korea VC industry Networks

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