The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Oh Young-joo, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of SMEs and Startups) and the Korea Venture Capital Association (Chairman Kim Hak-gyun, hereinafter referred to as the VC Association) announced that they will be recruiting participating universities for the 'Korea Graduate Student Venture Investment Competition' starting on Monday, June 23.
The Korea Graduate Student Venture Investment Competition was established in 2024 to foster prospective venture investment personnel, and is being held for the second time this year. It is a practical graduate student venture investment competition that goes beyond simple theoretical education and allows students to simulate and experience the actual venture capital investment process. Participating teams can learn and experience the corporate analysis and investment process of actual venture capitalists through a systematic curriculum that reflects the domestic and international venture investment ecosystem and mentoring from current experts.
A total of 10 or so universities selected through this recruitment will form a venture investment team (5-6 people) to participate in the competition targeting graduate students, and the VC Association and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) will provide special venture capital education to these teams. Afterwards, a mock competition (October) will be held to select 6 teams to advance to the domestic competition, and the 'Korea Graduate Student Venture Investment Competition' will be held for these teams in January 2026.
The first place winning team will be provided with special global venture investment education, an opportunity to intern at a venture capital firm, and the right to participate in the 'Venture Capital International Competition (VCIC)*' scheduled to be held in April 2026. Through this, participants will have the opportunity to build a network with young investors from around the world and experience the global venture investment market.
Kim Bong-deok, director of venture policy, said, “As the technological prowess of startups becomes more sophisticated, a high level of expertise is also required in venture investment personnel,” and added, “We will provide full support so that more talent with expertise in each field can enter the venture investment market and expand the foundation of the venture ecosystem.”
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