The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and Korea Venture Investment Corp have announced the first-round fund-of-funds for 2026, aiming to raise a total of 730 billion KRW for content policy funds. This is the largest target amount in history, marking a 22% increase from the previous year. The government plans to use this to accelerate the 'K-Culture 300 Trillion KRW Era.'

The culture-focused portion of the fund has reached 650 billion KRW, a 25% increase from last year. The MCST plans to contribute 390 billion KRW to support the formation of five distinct sub-funds.

The ministry is focusing on core investment areas, specifically Intellectual Property (IP) funds (200 billion KRW target) and export funds (200 billion KRW target), to support content creators in securing original IP, revitalizing the IP market, and expanding into the global market. Notably, the IP funds have increased the size of individual sub-funds to ensure consistent capital supply to the same companies.

Furthermore, a new Culture Technology fund (100 billion KRW target) has been established to promote the development of new technologies in core sectors such as gaming, live performances, and video production, as well as the utilization of technologies developed through MCST R&D projects. The Content New Growth fund (75 billion KRW target) will focus on nurturing early-stage startups and promising sectors like gaming and webtoons. Additionally, an M&A Secondary fund (75 billion KRW target) has been newly created to facilitate corporate expansion and activate the content finance exit market.

In addition to these, the ministry is establishing a film account fund (81.8 billion KRW target), a mid-to-low budget Korean film fund (13.4 billion KRW target), and an animation-specialized fund (11.7 billion KRW target).

To encourage private participation, the MCST has improved its incentive system by increasing the preferred loss coverage ratio from 15% to 20% and raising the excess profit transfer and call option ratios from 30% to 40%. These measures aim to stimulate private capital inflow into the content industry, ensure the rapid supply of policy funds to the market, and strengthen a virtuous investment cycle that expands private participation.

Lim Seong-hwan, Director General of the Cultural Industry Policy Office at the MCST, stated, "Supplying investment capital is essential for the 'K-Culture 300 Trillion KRW Era.' The 2026 content policy funds will cover everything from new growth sectors to exit markets, actively supporting the stable growth of content firms and solidifying the global competitiveness of 'K-Content'."

Proposal submissions for the funds will be accepted online from 10:00 AM on February 19th to 2:00 PM on February 26th. The final managers are expected to be selected and announced in April.

For further details, please visit the official Korea Venture Investment Corp website.