This article was posted on the ChosunBiz MoneyMove (MM) site at 3:25 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2025.
A national safety account that invests in the public safety industry and disaster safety industry will be newly established in the mother fund managed by Korea Venture Investment Corporation. The Korean National Police Agency set a plan to contribute to the mother fund aiming to invest in technology startups in the national safety industry based on advanced technologies. It plans to contribute a total of 10 billion won with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety next year.
According to the venture capital industry and the National Assembly, the Korean National Police Agency finalized its plan to establish a national safety industry fund that will invest in the public safety and disaster safety industries next year, and decided to contribute 5 billion won to the mother fund next year. It was learned that 5 billion won in contributions to the mother fund was newly included in next year's budget proposal.
The Korean National Police Agency began discussions in January with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and others to create a national safety industry fund aimed at strengthening policing capabilities that can respond to the misuse of advanced technologies. After continued discussions over the fund's size and operating methods, it decided to contribute funds to the mother fund.
The national safety industry fund is expected to be raised at 20 billion won next year. If the Korean National Police Agency and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety each contribute 5 billion won to raise 10 billion won, Korea Venture Investment Corporation will select a delegated manager for the national safety account, and the delegated manager will raise 10 billion won in private funds to form the fund.
The investment targets were confirmed as technology start - up companies in the public safety and disaster safety industries based on advanced technologies and venture and small and medium corporations at the stages of commercializing policing technologies and securing overseas sales channels. Closed-circuit (CC) TV analysis artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies and autonomous driving technology companies that can be used for robot patrols are also investment targets.
The Korean National Police Agency also set the primary investment ratio based on the fund's total raised amount at 60%. The remaining 40% is intended to encourage private capital participation by allowing investment in other corporations that can generate revenue, and the 60% primary investment ratio is at the same level as the angel account that invests in university start - up companies.
This is the first time the Korean National Police Agency has contributed to a fund with budget for industry support. The agency has only promoted research and development (R&D) projects aimed at strengthening policing capabilities based on science and technology. It is reported to have set a policy to contribute to a policy fund aimed at supporting market entry and commercialization of developed technologies.
The number of mother fund accounts at Korea Venture Investment Corporation will increase further. Korea Venture Investment Corporation operates 19 investment accounts funded by 13 government ministries, including the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Intellectual Property Office. With the Korean National Police Agency adding its contribution next year, the number of contributing ministries will increase to 14 and the number of investment accounts to 20.
A source in the VC industry said, "It won't be easy to raise matching private funds, but with the primary investment ratio at a relatively low level of 60%, interest from VCs is likely to be strong," and added, "One advantage is that policing-related technologies are drawing attention as crimes using advanced technologies such as AI are increasing."