KIST Innovation
kistinnovation.co.kr Direct investor
KIST Innovation is a technology commercialization company established from KIST, combining technology transfer, startup support and investment. It invests in and accelerates KIST-originated planned startups and technology-transfer companies.
KIST Innovation is a venture studio headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2025. It invests directly in companies, in deep tech.
“KIST 기획형 창업 및 기술이전 기업을 대상으로 한 전문 투자 및 액셀러레이팅 수행”
— KIST Innovation, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Venture studio
- Stage
- Not stated
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Sectors
- deep tech
- Founded
- 2025
Team, as KIST Innovation publishes it
- 곽병성 대표이사
Names and roles exactly as listed on kistinnovation.co.kr. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 4 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- 농업정책보험금융원 (Agricultural Policy Insurance & Finance Service) 1 shared company: re.kr
- Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) 1 shared company: re.kr
- POSCO 기술투자 (POSCO Investment) 1 shared company: re.kr
- TheVentures 1 shared company: re.kr
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page KIST Innovation publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.kistinnovation.co.kr/name, hq_country, hq_city
- https://www.kistinnovation.co.kr/about/vision.phpis_investor, layer, type, sectors, thesis_quote
- https://www.kistinnovation.co.kr/about/greeting.phpdescription, people
- https://www.kistinnovation.co.kr/about/history.phpfounded, status
Record 20700 · added 2026-11-10 · link last verified 2026-11-10 · confidence medium
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