Korean Government TIPS Program

Total investments

27

Average round size

440K

Portfolio companies

24

Lead investments

2

Follow on index

0.11

Areas of investment
InternetSoftwareInformation TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningHealth CareAppsMobile AppsManufacturingHardware

Summary

The fund is constantly included in less than 2 investment rounds annually. The real fund results show that this Corporate Investor is 5 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other companies. The common things for fund are deals in the range of 100 thousands - 1 million dollars. The important activity for fund was in 2018.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 1-2 partakers. Despite the Korean Government TIPS Program, startups are often financed by Korean Government Tech-BM R&D Project, Bigbang Angels, Bass Investment. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Spring Camp, Naver Corporation, FuturePlay. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by BA Partners, Woowa Bros, WM Enterprise Investment Division.

Moreover, a startup needs to be at the age of 1 and less years to get the investment from the fund. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Advertising, Content. The fund has no exact preference in a number of founders of portfolio startups. In case when startup counts 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to get the investment is meager. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Adriel, SOS Lab, Dot Incorporation.

Show more

Investments analytics

Analytics

Total investments
27
Lead investments
2
Follow on index
0.11
Investments by industry
  • Information Technology (6)
  • Artificial Intelligence (6)
  • Health Care (5)
  • Software (4)
  • Mobile Apps (3)
  • Show 64 more
Investments by region
  • South Korea (21)
  • United States (4)
Peak activity year
2019

Discover reliable insights

Leverage validated data, identify key contacts and secure funding opportunities for your business.

Quantitative data

Avg. startup age at the time of investment
6
Avg. valuation at time of investment
2M
Group Appearance index
0.33

Need more data?

Get access to full data about investors, including their team, contact information, and historic data.

Latest deals

Company name Deal date Industry Deal stage Deal size Location
2DUB 03 Jan 2019 E-Learning, Training, Language Learning Seed 435K Gangwon-do, South Korea, South Korea
HBsmith 30 Sep 2019 Internet, Artificial Intelligence, Quality Assurance Seed Kyonggi-do, Dongan, South Korea
How we get our data

At Unicorn Nest, we combine cutting-edge technology with human expertise to build one of the most reliable venture capital databases in the market. Our process begins with automated AI-enhanced data collection, leveraging the full potential of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Later, our team of analysts takes it further with manual verification, using proprietary tools for data cleaning and validation to ensure accuracy and reliability. We cross-check and enhance our findings through press and media monitoring, integrating information from trusted news outlets and venture capital aggregators. Finally, we stay ahead of the curve by monitoring social networks like LinkedIn and X.com.