With A 185M Fund Allocation Is South Korea Trying To Get Ahead In The Metaverse Race

Last updated: June 9, 2025, 13:27

With A 185M Fund Allocation Is South Korea Trying To Get Ahead In The Metaverse Race

Korea Investment Corp

South Korea's Global Funds Initiative - by Carl Härtlein - Substack

South Korea to invest $187M in national metaverse project

Korea Investment Corp (KIC), South Korea's sovereign wealth fund, said on Thursday it plans to increase the allocation for alternative investments - like real estate, private

South Korea is betting on the metaverseand it could provide a

Technology Giant South Korea’s Metaverse Experiences

South Korea to Invest $185M into Next-gen Metaverse Project

The initiative involves establishing funds

With a $185M fund allocation, Is South Korea trying to get ahead

Based on the announcement by the South Korean government, earlier reported by Forkast, the Ministry of ICT will be putting in $185 million to implement blockchain

The initiative involves establishing funds that combine Korean capital with the management prowess of foreign VCs. With a target of raising over 1 trillion won annually, the Global Funds

The South Korean government

The South Korean government, through its Ministry of ICT, Science and Future Planning, has announced its plan to invest in the metaverse industry.

With the help of governmental support and their own funds, the Korean private sector has been creating many successful Metaverse projects.

South Korea’s Ministry of ICT, Science, and Future Planning pledged 223.7 billion Korean won ($186.7 million) to create a broad metaverse ecosystem to support the

The metaverse has been existing

South Korea's investment of around $177.1 million is among the first investments in the nascent industry to be made by a national government and is a cautious

The metaverse has been existing for quite some time, but only post Facebook’s rebranding to Meta, did the hype start gaining more steam. Mainstream brands

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT announced investments in a fund dedicated to driving metaverse initiatives in the country. According to the official

S.Korea's sovereign wealth fund to boost alternative investment

South Korean Government Intends To Invest $187 Million In

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