Organization · Venture Capital
GNTech Venture Capital | 지앤텍벤처투자
GNTech Venture Capital is a South Korean venture capital firm founded in 2000, specializing in early to growth-stage investments across various sectors including technology and biotechnology. It is backed by Kook Soon Dang, providing a unique permanent-capital structure.
Overview
What GNTech Venture Capital | 지앤텍벤처투자 does
What GNTech Venture Capital | 지앤텍벤처투자 is
GNTech Venture Capital is a South Korean venture capital firm founded in 2000, specializing in early to growth-stage investments across various sectors including technology and biotechnology. It is backed by Kook Soon Dang, providing a unique permanent-capital structure.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2000
- Approximate age
- About 26 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 24, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
GNTech Venture Capital | 지앤텍벤처투자 as a funder
Investment thesis
GNTech Venture Capital focuses on creating new value by investing in rapidly growing startups across various industries, leveraging its extensive network and investment experience.
Focus narrative
GNTech Venture Capital invests in early-stage startups as well as growth-stage companies, managing a cumulative fund size of approximately 4,357 billion KRW (around USD 3.1B). The firm focuses on a wide range of sectors, including technology, healthcare, and consumer products, aiming to enhance the growth potential of its portfolio companies.
Value beyond capital
GNTech provides significant value-add to its portfolio companies through its extensive network, strategic backing from KSDB, and expertise in navigating public markets, evidenced by its strong exit record with 69 IPOs.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C · Series C+ · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- Artificial IntelligenceBiotech & Life SciencesHealthcareFintechSaaS & Cloud SoftwareConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainEnergyClimate & SustainabilityIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Regions
- Global
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 290
- Recorded notable exits
- Kurly, Musinsa, PROTEINA, and NAU Robotics
Portfolio context
GNTech's portfolio includes notable companies such as Kakao, Cafe24, Icecream Edu, NBT, Zigbang, Kurly, Musinsa, Linkgenesis, Hims, Aptabio, and many others across various sectors.
Common questions
What to know about GNTech Venture Capital | 지앤텍벤처투자
Upseed classifies GNTech Venture Capital | 지앤텍벤처투자 under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 24, 2026
Known limits
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