# Korea Technology Guarantee Fund, Gwangju Bank and Jeonbuk Bank sign venture financing pact

- Published: 2026-11-13 01:33 UTC
- Section: Industry & People › Start-ups
- Tags: Korea Technology Guarantee Fund, Gwangju Bank, Jeonbuk Bank, Korea Venture Investment Corp., southwest Korea venture companies, guarantee-backed loans, Jeonnam-Gwangju Regional Growth Fund, accounts receivable factoring, venture fund
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-4e453c9875ded1b604884f62_korea_technology_guarantee/

**Kibo, two regional banks and Korea Venture Investment Corp. will link investment, guarantees and loans for ventures; a 1313 eok won regional fund was launched the same day.**

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The Korea Technology Guarantee Fund (Kibo) signed a memorandum with Gwangju Bank, Jeonbuk Bank and Korea Venture Investment Corp. to support fundraising by venture companies in southwest Korea, biz.heraldcorp.com reported on the 12th. [1] The agreement was signed on the 11th at Suncheon National University during the 2026 Jeonnam-Gwangju Startup Festival. [1]

The memorandum is meant to extend venture investment, which is concentrated in the Seoul metropolitan area, to the regions, and to link investment, guarantees and loans for local companies. [1]

## What the agreement covers

Under the memorandum, Kibo will cooperate with Gwangju Bank and Jeonbuk Bank on expanding guarantee-backed loans. [1] Korea Venture Investment Corp. will work with the two banks on creating and operating funds to increase venture investment in the southwest region. [1]

The parties will also cooperate in finding startups and recommending companies for investment. [1] Through guidance and outreach on accounts receivable factoring, they plan to support working capital funding for local companies. [1]

## Regional growth fund

The agreement is tied to the regional venture investment policy of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. [1] On the same day, at Suncheon National University, the ministry announced the launch of the Jeonnam-Gwangju Regional Growth Fund, worth 1313 eok won. [1] The fund includes 750 eok won from the fund of funds, and 16 institutions, among them local governments, financial institutions, universities and companies, took part in the investment. [1]

The ministry plans to start a child-fund investment program in December to build a venture fund of about 2000 eok won. [1] Korea Venture Investment Corp. also opened a Southwest Investment Center the same day to find promising local companies and connect them with venture capital investors. [1]

Lee Jong-hyeok, executive director of Kibo, said that for venture companies that have received investment to keep growing without a funding gap, investment, guarantees and financial support must be organically connected. [1] He said Kibo will continue to expand support so that innovative companies in the southwest region can grow and lead the local economy. [1]

## Sources

1. [biz.heraldcorp.com](https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10934505)

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