
Investments
1953Portfolio Exits
46About TIPS Program
TIPS Program is an accelerator investment-driven tech incubator program designed to identify and nurture promising startups. It seeks to invest in business products, business services, consumer products, consumer services, information technology, and more sectors. It was founded in 2013 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Latest TIPS Program News
Mar 23, 2023
BUILDINGS “TIPS Town” is located in the center of Korea’s startup scene where startups, investors, and supporting organizations work together. TIPS Town empowers entrepreneurs to build strong businesses by connecting startups with capital, support, services, and most importantly nurturing community of experts. By creating an environment of collaboration and success, TIPS Town cultivates the country’s most disruptive companies, serving as the core of the startup ecosystem and innovation platform both locally and internationally. We are committed to fostering Korean growth through unparalleled support (programs, post- investment, global partnership) for the country’s most innovative tech start-ups. TIPSTOWN team
TIPS Program Investments
1,953 Investments
TIPS Program has made 1,953 investments. Their latest investment was in Leesol as part of their Seed - II on September 9, 2023.

TIPS Program Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/21/2023 | Seed - II | Leesol | $0.1M | Yes | 2 | |
9/19/2023 | Seed | SIMACRO | $0.1M | Yes | 1 | |
9/19/2023 | Seed | Vacatio | $0.1M | Yes | 2 | |
9/19/2023 | Seed - II | |||||
9/19/2023 | Seed |
Date | 9/21/2023 | 9/19/2023 | 9/19/2023 | 9/19/2023 | 9/19/2023 |
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Round | Seed - II | Seed | Seed | Seed - II | Seed |
Company | Leesol | SIMACRO | Vacatio | ||
Amount | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.1M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
TIPS Program Portfolio Exits
46 Portfolio Exits
TIPS Program has 46 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Gitple on September 07, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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9/7/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
8/31/2023 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
8/9/2023 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
Date | 9/7/2023 | 8/31/2023 | 8/9/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Reverse Merger | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 4 | 1 |