KVIC Hosts Mother Fund Investment Briefing to Create 570 Billion KRW Venture Fund

Next Unicorn Project Established Through Second Supplementary Budget
Focus on Supporting Promising AI and Deep Tech Companies

Korea Venture Investment Corp. announced on July 29 that it held an information session for the "2025 Second Regular Mother Fund Investment Project."

This investment project will be carried out using the government's second supplementary budget, focusing on the artificial intelligence (AI) and deep tech sectors. A total of 310 billion KRW will be invested to create a venture fund worth 566.7 billion KRW.

In particular, the Next Unicorn Project is a dedicated program established through this second supplementary budget to provide large-scale, stage-specific investments in promising companies within the AI and deep tech sectors. It is divided into the "Startup" category, which supports early-stage investments for companies founded by professional technical personnel, and the "Scale-up" category, which provides an average investment of over 10 billion KRW per company. A total of 300 billion KRW will be invested to create a venture fund exceeding 550 billion KRW.

Additionally, 10 billion KRW will be invested in the "Early-Stage Small" category to create a venture fund of at least 16.7 billion KRW. Following the first regular investment project, which invested a total of 99.5 billion KRW to create a 169.9 billion KRW venture fund for early-stage startups, this move aims to further support early-stage startups currently facing difficulties in attracting investment.

The application period for the second regular Mother Fund investment project is open until August 1, and the final selection of fund managers is scheduled for September. Fund managers who commit to forming funds early, enabling rapid investment within the year, will be given preferential consideration.

Lee Daehee, CEO of Korea Venture Investment Corp., stated, "As global competition for technological supremacy intensifies, large-scale, long-term patient capital investments like those from the Mother Fund are essential for domestic ventures and startups to gain an advantage in the AI and deep tech sectors." He added, "Through the Next Unicorn Project, the Mother Fund will foster even more AI and deep tech unicorns."