In the first half of this year (January to June), new investments in venture companies and the amount of funds raised both increased compared to last year.

According to the '2025 First Half New Venture Investment and Venture Fund Formation Trends' announced by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups on the 13th, the domestic venture investment amount in the first half of this year was KRW 5.678 trillion, a 3.5% increase compared to the same period last year. By industry, the game sector saw the highest growth rate at 99.8%, followed by video, performance, and records at 40.0%, others at 28.9%, distribution and services at 19.9%, bio and medical at 14.5%, and chemicals and materials at 12.6%.

The average investment per company increased by 29.7% to KRW 2.99 billion. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups explained, "The number of companies attracting investments of KRW 30 billion or more based on venture capital companies and associations increased from one in the first half of last year to five this year, leading to an increase in the investment scale per company."

The scale of venture fund formation was KRW 6.168 trillion, a 19.4% increase compared to the same period last year. Policy finance contributions increased by 7.6% to KRW 993.5 billion, while private sector contributions increased by 22.0% to KRW 5.1746 trillion. In the private sector, pension funds and mutual aid associations led the upward trend with an increase of 130.0%, and general corporate contributions increased by 57.6%.

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