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HISTORY
Birth of Korea’s 1st VC and Initiation of PE management
  • 2008 Incorporation of AJU Group
    (Acquisition of KIbo’s Shares)
    aju logo
  • 2006 Initiating PE Management
  • 1999 Change of company name to KIbo Capital
  • 1991 KIbo, Investment and Management Participation KIbo logo
  • 1985 Capital participation from government
    research institutes(ETRI etc)
  • 1974 Establishment of corporation with KIST wholly owned subsidiary KIST logo
Step up to Korea Leading
VC/PE Management Firm
  • 2017 2017 Best Venture Capital Awarded Total AUM exceeded 1 Trillion KRW
    Raised 250 billion KRW Fund (AJU Good Private Equity Fund)
  • 2016 KRX Chariman Commendation
    (Supporting Foreign IPO)
    KRX Chariman Commendation logo
  • 2015 2015 Best Venture Capital House Awarded Raised 2nd Foreign Investment Fund (AJU Growth & Healthcare Fund)
  • 2013 Establishment of U.S Office (Boston) Raised 1st Foreign Investment Fund
    (AJU Life Science Overseas Expansion Platform Fund)
  • 2008 Change of company name to AJU IB Investmnet ajuib logo
IPO(KOSDAQ) and Transition to U.S. Corp., Growing into
Global Investment company
  • 2023 2023 Best VC House Awarded
  • 2022 Economic vice minister commendation
    – Award for contribution to Korean New Deal
  • 2021 Total AUM exceeded 2 Trillion KRW
    The 1st supporting TCFD in Korea Venture Capital
    TCFD logo
  • 2020 Establishment of Accelerator business group
    2020 Best VC House Awarded
  • 2019 Conversion from U.S. Office to U.S. Corp.(Solasta Ventures)
    Establishment of Solasta Ventures Silicon Valley Office
    Solasta Ventures logo
  • 2018 Raised 3rd Foreign Investment Fund
    (Aju Life Science 3.0 Venture Fund)
    IPO(KOSDAQ)
    IPO(KOSDAQ)