KB Financial Group has announced the launch of the KB Kookmin Growth Unicorn Scale-up Fund, a 150 billion won vehicle, or about $108 million, funded entirely with capital from the group’s subsidiaries. Management of the fund has been assigned to the PE Growth Investment Division of KB Securities.
According to the announcement, the fund will focus on companies in AI, semiconductors, secondary batteries, aerospace, mobility, robotics and biotech, with the stated aim of fostering unicorns in advanced strategic industries. The decision was finalized at the fourth Production Finance Consultative Meeting held on July 24.
KB Financial also rolled out a financing support plan tied to the government’s three “super projects,” covering semiconductors, power infrastructure investment, and support for physical AI companies and AI data centers. In parallel, the group said it plans to use its CIB center as a hub to identify innovative regional small and medium-sized enterprises, while shifting corporate assessment practices away from models centered on financial statements and historical performance toward frameworks that weigh technological strength and future growth potential.
KB Financial Group said it has established the “KB Kookmin Growth Unicorn Scale-up Fund” with a size of 150 billion won, or about $108 million. The fund is being financed entirely with proprietary capital from the group’s subsidiaries, and will be managed by the PE Growth Investment Division of KB Securities.
The fund will focus on companies operating in AI, semiconductors, secondary batteries, aerospace, mobility, robotics and biotech. KB Financial said the vehicle is intended to foster unicorns in advanced strategic industries.
Decision finalized on July 24
The move was finalized at the fourth Production Finance Consultative Meeting held on July 24.
Alongside the fund launch, KB Financial also prepared a financing support plan aligned with the government’s three “super projects.” The plan covers semiconductors, investment in power infrastructure, and support for physical AI companies and AI data centers.
Shift in corporate evaluation criteria
KB Financial said it plans to use its CIB center as the core platform for identifying innovative regional small and medium-sized enterprises. It also aims to push corporate evaluation practices away from a framework centered on financial statements and historical performance, and toward one based on technological capabilities and future growth potential.
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