POSCO Venture Capital Corporation (formerly POSTECH VC) was founded and financed by POSCO in 1997 and has a KRW 60 billion portfolio.
POSTECH Venture Capital Corporation(POSTECH VC) was founded and financed by POSCO to participate in SME(small and medium enterprise) Revitalization Policy in 1997 for the National Economy Restoration.We seek investment opportunities in diverse markets including Information Technologies, Advanced Materials, Bio Technologies, Renewable Energy, and Life Sciences.And we are to accelerate the commercialization of the valuable technologies from POSTECH(Pohang University of Science and Technology), RIST(Research institute of Industrial Science and Technology), and other institutes in Korea. More than 200 professors in POSTECH help POSTECH VC evaluate the technologiesPOSTECH VC is comprised of a team consisted of experienced venture capitalists who has previous experiences in successful startups, consulting firms, and executive management.We are currently investing from our several funds and manage over 60 billion Won.Our recent primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in renewable energy such as bio-diesel and photovoltaic technologies.
Date
Company Name
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Round | Money Raised | Industry | Lead Investor |
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Aug 11, 2021
Deepbrain AI
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Series B | $44M | Artificial Intelligence | — |
Oct 1, 2020
Hexlant
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Series A | ₩400M | Blockchain | Yes |
Feb 1, 2020
Hexlant
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Seed | ₩400M | Blockchain | Yes |
Nov 19, 2019
Deepbrain AI
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Series A | $6.25M | Artificial Intelligence | — |
Jun 11, 2018
Blocko
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Series B | $8.90M | Blockchain | — |