"Financial Support Reflecting IP Growth Needed"... Content Industry Speaks with One Voice

Roundtable Led by Kim Yoonji, President of the Korea Creative Content Agency
Discussion on Strategies for Boosting Funding and Investment

The Korea Creative Content Agency announced on the 18th that on the 14th, it held a meeting at the CKL Business Support Center in Gwanghwamun with representatives from content companies, academia, and the investment industry to discuss ways to foster company growth and revitalize investment.

Yoonji Kim, President of the Korea Creative Content Agency, is holding a meeting between content companies and the investment industry at the CKL Enterprise Support Center in Gwanghwamun on the 14th. / Korea Creative Content Agency.

Under the vision of becoming a "global content partner leading the next K," the agency is strengthening its staged support—ranging from startup and commercialization to finance, investment, and overseas expansion. This event was organized to hear about the funding challenges faced by content companies and the investment industry and to seek practical support measures.

Participants included Professor Lee Junho of Hoseo University; Choi Hyukjae, CEO of Spoonlabs; Ko Jungseok, CEO of Egg is Coming; Lee Jeongseok, CEO of KC Ventures; Lee Dongjun, Executive Director of Gaia Venture Partners; Noh Jaeseung, Executive Director of Daekyo Investment; Kim Beomseok, Deputy CEO of Smart Study Ventures; Jeong Muyeol, CEO of Ecrux Venture Partners; and Kim Jinguk, Director of Ilshin Venture Capital.

Based on on-site experiences, the participants shared the challenges encountered by companies and proposed funding strategies, expansion of private investment, and customized financial support tailored to the unique characteristics of the content industry. In addition, in a rapidly changing environment marked by global market expansion, the transition to artificial intelligence (AI), and industry polarization, they stressed that step-by-step close support and linking finance and investment are needed for excellent intellectual property (IP) not only to achieve one-time hits but also to translate into increased company value.

CEO Choi Hyukjae stated, "The nurturing framework should be further subdivided to reflect the commercial objectives of companies, and policy fairness should be ensured so that K-content companies can compete on equal terms with overseas platforms."

CEO Jeong Muyeol said, "As the growth potential of IP is a key factor for content companies, the financial support system should be further developed to reflect this. If policy finance can lower the initial funding threshold, it could serve as a catalyst for follow-on private capital investment." He also added, "If public funds participate as financial investors (FIs) in fund formation, this could help diversify investment across more genres."

The Korea Creative Content Agency regards the creation of a sustainable industrial ecosystem—where global success in K-content translates into enhanced competitiveness for domestic companies—as a core mission. The agency plans to organically connect support initiatives for nurturing startups, commercialization, content valuation, guarantees and loans, and investment attraction, while expanding cooperation with the private investment industry through its existing infrastructure, including the CKL Business Support Center.

President Kim Yoonji of the Korea Creative Content Agency stated, "It is crucial to establish a structure that enables companies to generate sustainable profits," adding, "We will create new revenue streams by strengthening connections between genres and industries centered on IP, and develop collaborative investment models that allow content companies and investors to grow together."

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