# Rural Development Administration

> Rural Development Administration is a VC fund in Jeonju backing Medical and Biotechnology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jeonju, South Korea
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rural-development-administration
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/love_rda
- Website: https://www.rda.go.kr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rdakorea/

Rural Development Administration is a VC fund in Jeonju focused on Medical and Biotechnology. Rural Development Administration is the official government information website for rural governance and administration

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 40% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Biopharma | 1 | 20% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Grant | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bichedam | Bichedam provides an herbal antihypertensive supplement designed to address common side effects associated with the long-term use of antihypertensive medications. | $701.6K | Seed | Dec 06, 2024 |  |
| Topolab | Topolab specializes in discovering and producing high value-added functional raw materials for medicinal crops. | $357.6K | Seed | Nov 08, 2024 |  |
| EX healthcare | EX Healthcare is a biotechnology company that focuses on the research and development of medical cosmetics, health-functional food, and biomedicine. Utilizing exosomal miRNA technology, the company aims to provide unique experiences to its customers. The company's work is primarily in the healthcare sector, with a strong emphasis on innovationand creativity. It is also involved in healthcare media and marketing, providing dedicated services in these areas. | $736.1K | Seed | Oct 14, 2024 |  |
| Green DB | Green DB provides a comprehensive information management system for landscaping tree distribution and maintenance. |  | Grant | Apr 10, 2022 |  |
| DaNAgreen | DaNAgreen provides crosslink proteins to make scaffolds that help scientists culture cells in 3D. Their scaffolds can be easily manipulated in typical cell culture dishes, plates, and inserts in standardized procedures. | $248.5K | Grant | May 13, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CNTTECH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnttech) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Social Investment Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-social-investment-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nextdream Angel Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextdream-angel-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NONGHYUP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nonghyup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rural Development Administration invest in?

Rural Development Administration invests primarily in Medical, Biotechnology and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 5 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 Rural Development Administration last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rural Development Administration closed in Dec 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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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