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Hi Investment Partners,
a pioneer driving the vision of tomorrow

2023
  • 03
    • 9th Fund multi-closed
      (Smart Hi DGB Digital Green Venture Fund No.2, KRW 30Bn)
  • 07
    • 10th Fund closed
      (Hi DGB AgriFood Foodtech Venture Fund, KRW 10bn)
  • 10
    • 11th Fund closed
      (Hi DGB Digital Manufacturing Innovation Venture Fund, KRW 17Bn)
  • 11
    • 12th Fund closed
      (iM New Normal Venture Fund No.1, KRW 30Bn)
    • 13th Fund closed
      (Hi DGB AI Healthcare Venture Fund, KRW 2.3Bn)
2022
  • 04
    • Relocated the HQ (Seoul → Daegu)
  • 08
    • 8th Fund closed
      (Hi DGB Smart Tourism Venture Fund, KRW 33.15Bn)
  • 12
    • 9th Fund closed
      (Smart Hi DGB Digital Green Venture Fund No.2, KRW 25Bn)
2021
  • 12
    • Increased the capital (KRW 9.98Bn, KRW 19.98Bn in total)
  • 09
    • 7th Fund closed (DGB Dream Girls Venture Capital Fund, KRW 26Bn)
    • 6th Fund closed (Smart DGB Digital Green Venture Fund, KRW 30Bn)
    • Changed the company name (Soorim → Hi Investment Partners)
    • Relocated the office (Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul → Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul)
  • 04
    • Changed the largest shareholder (DGB Financial Group)
2019
  • 10
    • 5th Fund Closed (SR Blue Economy Capital Fund, KRW 15B)
2018
  • 03
    • Concluded the business agreement for startup support (Yonsei Technology holdings, Sogang Technology holdings)
2017
  • 08
    • Appointed as a chair of the Association of the Marine Fishery Investing Organizations
  • 07
    • 1st fund fully Liquidated, IRR 7.83%
  • 06
    • 4th Fund Closed (Hyundai-Soorim Championship Capital Fund, KRW 50Bn)
  • 03
    • Selected for the consortium of KIST and Seowon University’s Startup Package
2016
  • 09
    • 3rd Fund Closed (K-innovation Capital Fund Specialized in Fisheries, KRW 20Bn)
  • 05
    • Selected as a business in cooperation with private startup support organizations in 2016 (Seoul Capital City)
  • 04
    • Selected as the investment BD on Technology Commercialization Support Platform by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (Korea Institute for Advancement Technology)
  • 03
    • Concluded the business agreement for start-up support (Dong Seoul University)
  • 02
    • Concluded the business agreement for vitalizing and supporting the venture company recovering market (DB Financial Investment)
    • Concluded the business agreement for start-up support (Dongseo University Startup Support Center, Y&Archer)
2015
  • 12
    • 2nd fund closed (Soorim’s Venture Capital Fund for Female-owned Creative Business, KRW 14.5Bn)
  • 11
    • Increased the capital (KRW 500Mn, KRW 1Bn in total)
  • 08
    • Concluded the business agreement of support for start-ups (Sookmyung Women’s Entrepreneurship Center)
  • 07
    • 1st fund closed (Soorim’s Future New Growth Capital Fund, KRW 3Bn)
  • 05
    • (Yonsei Enterprise Support Foundation, and MNC Partner, the SW Start-up Planning Company by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning)
    • Concluded the business agreement for operating the support project of startup-customized commercialization
  • 04
    • Concluded the business agreement for star-up support
    • (Foundation of University-Industry Cooperation by Soongsil University and Kookmin University Startup Support Center)
  • 02
    • Registered as an SME Venture Capital Firm (Small and Medium Business Administration No. 2015-257)
    • Increased the capital (KRW 4.5Bn, KRW 5Bn in total)
2014
  • 08
    • The firm established (KRW 500Mn)