POSCO Venture Capital

company

About

POSCO Venture Capital Corporation (formerly POSTECH VC) was founded and financed by POSCO in 1997 and has a KRW 60 billion portfolio.

  • 1001 - 5000

Details

Industries
Finance,FinTech
Founded date
Jan 1, 1997
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
MVC,Venture Capital

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 technologies

POSTECH 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.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
5
2
POSCO Venture Capital has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 11, 2021, when Deepbrain AI raised $44M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Aug 11, 2021 Deepbrain AI
Series B $44M Artificial Intelligence
Oct 1, 2020 Hexlant
Series A ₩400M Blockchain Yes
Feb 1, 2020 Hexlant
Seed ₩400M Blockchain Yes
Nov 19, 2019 Deepbrain AI
Series A $6.25M Artificial Intelligence
Jun 11, 2018 Blocko
Series B $8.90M Blockchain