Held the "Service Industry Investment Week" on April 22-25 to connect domestic companies and global investors
Expected to attract investment in the innovative service sectors such as cultural content, fintech, and business services

the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Minister Ahn Duk-geun) and KOTRA (President Kang Kyung-sung) held the "Service Industry Investment Week" online to support foreign investment attraction for domestic innovative service companies on April 22-25. A total of 42 domestic companies in the gaming, entertainment, fintech, and business services sectors participated in the event, where they held virtual consultations with strategic and financial investors from the Middle East, North America, and Japan. Through these consultations, the companies sought opportunities for scale-up and expansion into global markets.

Driven by the global popularity of K-culture, interest from global investors in the service sector is growing. Major global OTT companies, including Netflix, continue to invest directly in the Korean content sector. Sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia and Singapore are investing in domestic entertainment companies, while venture capital from Silicon Valley is increasing investments in the rapidly growing Edutech and fintech companies that emerge after the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a testament to such trend, 15 investment institutions participated in the event, including major sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East, venture capital under large financial groups from Japan, and tech startup-focused investment firms from Silicon Valley, generating over 50 consultations.

KOTRA, in collaboration with relevant organizations such as Seoul Fintech Lab, Gyeonggi Content Agency, Korea M&A Exchange, and the Korea Strong Small Business Association, recruited companies to participate in the event to identify promising businesses with technological capabilities but in need of investor funding for scale-up. Additionally, KOTRA provided pre-event IR material preparation and pitching training for startups and SMEs lacking investment attraction experience to equip them with the necessary skills for actual pitching.

Commissioner Kim Tae-hyung of KOTRA Invest KOREA emphasized that "To continue the success of Korean content such as and , as well as the K-pop industry, attracting foreign investment in the service sector is essential. We will continue to play a strong supporting role in connecting outstanding domestic companies with global investors."



Source : Invest KOREA (2025.04.28.)