- CEO
- Won-Jin Um
- Full Time Employees
- 9
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Investment managers
- Address
- Seoul South Korea
- IPO Date
- Mar 14, 1989
- Business
- GMI Venture Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based specialized venture capital and private equity investment firm primarily engaged in new technology business financing, corporate turnaround management, and financial advisory services. Established in 1986 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company operates across key financial segments, providing comprehensive capital solutions and strategic advisory services to startups, venture-backed growth enterprises, and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). The company's primary business activities and service offerings encompass direct equity investments in seed, early-stage, and pre-initial public offering (pre-IPO) growth companies; underwriting and investment in hybrid mezzanine securities, including convertible bonds (CBs), bonds with warrants (BWs), and redeemable convertible preferred shares (RCPS); formation, structuring, management, and operation of specialized new technology investment partnerships and private venture funds; corporate restructuring, distressed asset turnaround investments, and workout support for underperforming enterprises; mergers and acquisitions (M&A) brokerage, deal structuring, and intermediary matchmaking services; and management consulting services, including corporate valuation, financial planning, technology commercialization advisory, and listing facilitation. GMI Venture concentrates its investment and advisory operations across high-growth domestic sectors, including information technology, software and gaming, biotechnology, healthcare, and cultural media content. In recent developments, the company executed major organizational and strategic reorganizations, transitioning its corporate identity to GMI Venture Co., Ltd. from its prior trading names, including Plutus Investment Co., Ltd., Leaders Technology Investment Co., Ltd., and Gemini Investment Co., Ltd. Furthermore, the company has undertaken strategic equity capital raises via third-party allocated share issuances to augment operating liquidity, reinforce balance sheet resilience, and support the deployment of fresh capital into emerging technology ventures and fund management initiatives.