# Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency

> Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency is a VC fund backing Nutrition and Organic Food. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cheonan, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.cistep.re.kr

Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency is a VC fund in Cheonan focused on Nutrition and Organic Food. The Cheonan Science & Industry Promotion Agency (CISTEP) is an organization. It fosters the region's scientific and industrial foundation and supports innovative activities linked to cutting-edge industries such as energy, materials, and components, and digital convergence. The agency plays a diverse role in corporate support, technologydevelopment, productivity enhancement, and regional economic revitalization.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nutrition | 1 | 100% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yourgut | Innerside is a health food tech startup that developed “Urgurt”, a premium Greek yogurt brand born from advanced research into the gut microbiome with combined studies in biotechnology, the company blends scientific expertise with a passion for clean nutrition. | $502.8K | Seed | Aug 19, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chungnam National University Technology Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chungnam-national-university-technology-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gravity Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gravity-ventures-94ff) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ROWE Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rowe-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency invest in?

Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency invests primarily in Nutrition and Organic Food startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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