VC Association Holds 2025 1st Scaleup TIPS IR Summit

Opportunities for Follow-up Investment and VC Networking
Provided to Scaleup TIPS-Selected Companies

The Scaleup TIPS Headquarters of the Korea Venture Capital Association (VC Association) announced on May 29 that the "2025 1st Scaleup TIPS IR Summit" was held the previous day at TIPS Hall, S1, TIPS Town, Yeoksam, Seoul.

This event featured seven carefully selected companies out of more than 400 Scaleup TIPS companies chosen since 2022. The program included one-on-one investment consultations with VCs, company presentations (IR) aimed at attracting follow-up investments, and free networking time. An awards ceremony for outstanding presenting companies was also held.

Scaleup TIPS is a private-sector-led technology innovation startup support program jointly promoted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the VC Association, the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs, and Korea Venture Investment Corp. Capable VCs and others first make investments of at least 1 billion KRW, and the government then provides R&D funding to the companies based on these investments.

At the 1st Scaleup TIPS IR Summit held on the 28th, outstanding presenting companies are taking a commemorative photo. VC Association

The participating companies were: Nanobiosystem (bio/medical), Biocom (bio/medical), Yjet (electrical/electronics), UCI Therapeutics (bio/medical), Palette (information and communications), Perigee Aerospace (machinery/materials), and Proxy Healthcare (bio/medical). At the awards ceremony for outstanding IR presentations, Perigee Aerospace received the grand prize, Nanobiosystem won the excellence award, and Palette received the merit award. The award-winning companies will receive various forms of support and benefits during their future business activities.

Kim Hakkyun, Chairman of the VC Association, stated, "This event was a meaningful occasion where Scaleup TIPS companies were able to widely showcase their outstanding technologies and make real connections with investors. The VC Association will continue to expand opportunities for connections between promising startups and venture investors."