Tailored Investment Consultations for 45 Gyeonggi Content Firms and 39 Investors

## Gyeonggi Content Agency Successfully Concludes '2025 Gyeonggi Level-up Investment Round'... Accelerating Expansion of Content Investment Ecosystem **[Gyeonggi]** The second session of the '2025 Gyeonggi Level-up Investment Round,' aimed at vitalizing investment attraction for Gyeonggi Province's content companies, was successfully held on August 13th at the Gyeonggi Content Korea Lab. In this round, 45 promising content companies and 39 investment firms from the province gathered to conduct over 150 intensive 1:1 business matching consultations, creating a platform for practical investment connections. The 'Gyeonggi Level-up Investment Round' is a core business matching program that allows Gyeonggi Province content companies to directly meet private investors, expanding investment attraction opportunities and strengthening networking. Notably, similar to the first session, 45 companies selected through the 'Level-up Program' had in-depth meetings with investment firms belonging to 'Gyeonggi Level-up Invest Partners (G-VIP)' at this event. Prior to the event, the Gyeonggi Content Agency (hereinafter referred to as GCA) signed business agreements with three new investment firms—ATU Partners, Superfast Investment, and Trigger Investment Partners—as G-VIP partners to strengthen its content investment capabilities. This significantly expanded the total number of G-VIP partners to 93 companies, establishing a solid investment foundation for Gyeonggi Province's content industry. The newly joined partner firms boast strong investment capabilities. **ATU Partners**, a specialized private equity fund manager in the cultural content and tech sectors, was selected as the fund manager for Growth Finance's 'K-Content Media Strategic Fund' in 2025 and is currently raising a fund exceeding 70 billion KRW. Additionally, **Superfast Investment**, established by Superfast, the parent company of game developer 111 Percent, which recorded sales of 277 billion KRW in 2024, is drawing attention for its keen interest in indie games and new technology content sectors. **Trigger Investment Partners** established a 33.4 billion KRW content blind fund with NICE Investment Partners in 2025 and is expanding its investment portfolio by actively identifying content projects in its project funds as well. This round began with the introduction of new partner firms and the signing ceremony, followed by 1-minute elevator pitches from companies and 1:1 business meetings based on prior demand surveys. Participating investors held intensive consultations with up to four companies, enhancing mutual understanding. Tak Yong-seok, President of the GCA, stated, "The core of the Gyeonggi Level-up Investment Round lies in its structure, which allows promising content companies within Gyeonggi Province to have intensive meetings with verified private investors," and emphasized, "We will continue to provide unwavering support to ensure that companies with outstanding potential can achieve tangible investment results." The GCA plans to drive the growth of Gyeonggi Province's content industry through continuous investment linkage programs.