Seoul National University Technology Holdings said on the 2nd that it received the "2025 Ministry of SMEs and Startups Minister commendation," recognizing its contributions to Korea's startup and investment ecosystem. In particular, it received commendations simultaneously in the "excellent accelerator (AC)" institutional sector and the "2025 TIPS excellent operator" institutional sector.
Rebellions, a portfolio corporations of Seoul National University Technology Holdings, was also selected as the "TIPS company of the year" and received a Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) Minister commendation. Rebellions is a corporations that Seoul National University Technology Holdings invested in from the seed stage and recommended to the TIPS program. Seoul National University Technology Holdings continued to participate in every subsequent investment round and supported Rebellions' growth, and the corporations grew into a unicorn.
It is rare for both an operator and a portfolio corporations to receive a Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) Minister commendation at the same time. The achievement is seen as a symbolic result that proves Seoul National University Technology Holdings' investment insight and full-cycle support capabilities.
Seoul National University Technology Holdings also announced its 2025 investment results. Seoul National University Technology Holdings executed investments totaling 7.4 billion won in 31 corporations last year. Of these, 23 were new portfolio companies, and it provided follow-on investments to eight corporations to support the sustained growth of startups.
Major new portfolio additions included A-pla, Blue Robin, Mingle Lab, Safe Kitchen, WePair, and Dadadoc Healthcare. It also solidified partnerships and trust through follow-on investments in existing portfolios such as Rebellions, Nanum Vitamin, Space Beam, and Pure Space.
Seoul National University Technology Holdings is building a diverse, technology-based portfolio across deep tech, bio, platforms, digital content, and consumer goods. It also supports startup teams from multiple angles through government support projects and its own growth programs such as the "2025 East Region Gyeonggi Startup Innovation Space Open Ground," "TMC (TLO innovation type)," and "Growth Hour." The number of corporations with verified technological capabilities that it has discovered and recommended and had selected for the government's TIPS program totals 101.
It also delivered results in the fund management institutional sector. Last year, it completed the successful maturity liquidation of the "SNU STH BrighTonics individual investment association." This can be seen as a strong case for a university technology holdings company, in which the university formed a project fund, provided continuous investment support to help a corporations attract follow-on investment, and ultimately achieved a successful exit.
Chief Executive Mok Seung-hwan of Seoul National University Technology Holdings said, "We adhere to a philosophy of focusing investment on sectors that have a positive impact on the world with PREG (Positivity, Responsibility, Energy, Grit)-type talent," and added, "For the university's historical mission of entrepreneurship, we will help early-stage corporations take their first steps and grow together with startups through full-cycle support programs." He continued, "Starting with the successful exit of the BrighTonics fund, we will create ongoing success stories and establish ourselves as an institution trusted by both investors and founders."