- Full Time Employees
- 35
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- Seoul South Korea
- IPO Date
- Sep 6, 1989
- Business
- SBI Investment Korea Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based venture capital and private equity investment firm primarily engaged in venture capital fund management, direct equity investment in small- and medium-sized enterprises, and startup incubation. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company operates as a key alternative investment subsidiary of Japan-based financial conglomerate SBI Holdings, Inc. Listed on the KOSDAQ market under ticker symbol 019550, the firm specializes in early-stage, growth-stage, and pre-initial public offering financing, alongside corporate restructuring and buyout investments.
The company's core products and services encompass venture capital fund formation, fund administration, and portfolio asset management; equity, convertible bond, and mezzanine financing for high-growth technology ventures; startup acceleration, strategic management consulting, and business incubation services; cross-border merger and acquisition advisory and co-investment syndication; corporate restructuring and secondary market fund management; and specialized industry-focused investment vehicles spanning artificial intelligence, semiconductor materials, deep tech, biotechnology, healthcare devices, digital media, software, and advanced industrial materials. Operating primarily in South Korea while leveraging the global network of the SBI Group across Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region, the company serves technology startups, innovative small- and medium-sized enterprises, institutional investors, corporate partners, and government-backed fund-of-funds.
In recent developments, SBI Investment Korea has actively expanded its fund management portfolio through several strategic fund formations and institutional partnerships. The firm established multiple specialized investment vehicles, including the Start-Up Korea IBKVC-SBI 2025 Fund, the Start-Up Korea Samsung SBI Super-Gap Fund targeting national strategic core technologies, the IBK-SBI Contents Fund, the SBI M.C.E Star Fund 2, and the KB-SBI Global Strategic Capital Fund. Furthermore, the company has broadened bilateral Korea-Japan cross-border investment cooperation targeting advanced manufacturing, deep tech, and artificial intelligence reliability platforms, supported multiple portfolio company initial public offering exits, and executed corporate capital management initiatives including share cancellation programs to enhance shareholder value.