# Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation

> Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation is a VC fund backing Software. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation is a VC fund focused on Software and Information Technology. Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation supports small and medium-sized businesses.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 17% |
| Commercial | 2 | 11% |
| Pharmaceutical | 2 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 11% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 11% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bem Robotics | Bem Robotics is developer of indoor industrial robotics technology designed to improve automated material handling and operational control | $3.6M | Series A | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| EverEx | EverEx is a software-based therapeutics company specialized on musculoskeletal disorders with an AI-enabled pose estimation. | $10.6M | Series B | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| Gelko | Gelko is an operator of a global company intended to manufacture soft-gel encapsulation machines and related equipment. The company's compliant machines, including the GK-SV, GSC, and GSRS-8L/4L, are known for their ease of use and ability to handle a wide range of materials and formulations, enabling pharmaceutical and nutraceuticalcompanies to produce high-quality soft gel capsules efficiently and reliably. |  | Seed | Feb 17, 2025 |  |
| Solivis | Solivis is the manufacturer of solid-state batteries designed for next-generation battery packs. The company's product is used as a secondary battery for electric vehicles and has developed a wet synthesis method that can mass-produce a sulfide-based solid electrolyte with homogeneous high ionic conductivity, enabling clients to significantlyimprove productivity by reducing process costs and shortening the synthesis time. | $8.5M | Series B | Feb 12, 2025 |  |
| Studio Galilei | Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services. | $1M | Seed | Jan 20, 2025 |  |
| Majormap | Applying to university is stressful. Students dont know how! None knows what they want to major in at university when they are just 16 years old! Parents cant help. Teachers cant help. And education consultants are too expensive for most families. We are Major Map and our data driven AI technology platform helps teachers and parents guide highschool students to the right major based on their personality and interests. Since we launched Major Map three years ago over twenty percent of the high school students in South Korea have used our service. The massive amount of data from our user base gives our AI models a huge advantage. Lets connect and I can introduce how we are revolutionizing education counseling with technology. |  | Series A | Dec 12, 2024 |  |
| Vendit | Vendit offers automation solutions to hotels to reduce labor costs and maximize sales. | $2.9M | Seed | May 24, 2024 |  |
| SIJE | SIJE is a technology company developing AI- and IoT-driven SaaS solutions to transform the apparel manufacturing industry. Its platform digitizes and automates end-to-end supply chain processes, from sourcing to production, using big data analytics, RPA, and digital twin technology. SIJE enhances productivity, reduces costs, and supports thetransition toward autonomous, data-driven garment manufacturing. | $1.4M | Seed | Apr 22, 2024 |  |
| Exeters | Exeters is a company specializing in AI-based fitness retail solutions and advertising agency services. It offers build-up marketing that connects video advertising, experiential marketing, and product sales through digital panels installed in over 600 fitness centers in the Seoul metropolitan area. The company is currently operating'PX24', a fitness smart retail solution using AI technology. |  | Pre-Seed | Apr 18, 2024 |  |
| Soft Berry | Soft Berry is an electric vehicle charging platform. | $3.6M | Series A | Mar 21, 2024 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Korea Technology Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-technology-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Star Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/star-ventures-6511) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AEKYUNG Industry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aekyung-industry) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asia Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asia-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-venture-capital-c3fd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation invest in?

Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Commercial startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 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 Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Korea Small and Medium Business Venture Promotion Corporation closed in Aug 2025. Shizune tracks 18 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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