A Program Designed by a Founder-Turned VC: 'The Ventures Harvest Program'
Supporting Founders So Achievements Can Lead to New Opportunities
The Ventures, an early-stage startup-focused investment firm, announced on the 29th that it is launching the 'Harvest by TheVentures' program to help founders, co-founders, and key team members sell their existing shares or exercised stock options to external parties.
The Ventures Harvest is a program that reviews existing shares or exercised stock options held by startup teams to determine, through individual negotiations, whether they can be purchased. The program primarily targets shares held by founders and early key personnel of startups at Series A stage or beyond. Its purpose is to reduce situations where the achievements of founding teams remain unrewarded for an extended period and to provide a practical opportunity to prepare for the next stage of growth.
Applications are accepted for existing shares or exercised stock options. The Ventures comprehensively reviews the company's growth stage, equity structure, and transaction feasibility, and determines purchase decisions through individual negotiations.
Kim Chulwoo, CEO of The Ventures, said, "There are many cases where the achievements of founding teams are not settled for a long time. Harvest is a program designed to address this reality. We hope that the contributions of early teams will lead to promising opportunities and that this program will provide practical support to founders preparing for the next stage."
The Ventures has invested in more than 250 startups to date, and is actively expanding its portfolio not only in Korea but also in Southeast Asia and North America. The firm focuses its investments on teams that can quickly validate product-market fit and demonstrate strong execution, and practices a partnership-driven philosophy by working with founders to define problems and design solutions. Applications for the Harvest program can be submitted through The Ventures' official website.
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