- Registration date2026-05-18
Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) chaired the Industrial Growth Fund Launch Ceremony and Industrial Finance Strategy Meeting at Korea Growth Investment Corporation in Yeouido, Seoul, on May 18, 2026. At the event, relevant institutions signed agreements to launch the third phase of the Industrial Growth Fund and establish a preferential financing package for R&D-driven innovative companies.
The event brought together financial institutions, companies, venture capital firms and R&D institutions, including Hana Bank, Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK), Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC), Korea Growth Investment Corporation, TESOLLO INC., FRT Robotics., KOLON INVESTMENT, Enlight Ventures, Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE), and Korea Planning & Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT).
“Investment in innovative companies is a shared commitment by finance, industry and the government to move in the same direction and share both risks and outcomes,” Minister Kim said. “Expanded industrial finance will help Korea advance AI-manufacturing convergence and shared growth with regional economies.”