A high-potential venture or venture business is a technology-intensive small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) that develops cutting-edge technology and ideas for its business and meets the requirements of Article 2-2 of the South Korean Act on Special Measures for the Promotion of Venture Businesses.
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Number of high-potential ventures South Korea 1999-2022
In 2022, there were about **** thousand high-potential ventures in South Korea, down from about **** thousand two years before. The number of high-potential ventures had previously increased sharply over the past two decades.
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Statistics Korea. (January 24, 2025). Number of high-potential ventures in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1331139/south-korea-number-of-venture-companies/
Statistics Korea. "Number of high-potential ventures in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 24, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1331139/south-korea-number-of-venture-companies/
Statistics Korea. (2025). Number of high-potential ventures in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1331139/south-korea-number-of-venture-companies/
Statistics Korea. "Number of High-potential Ventures in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 24 Jan 2025, /statistics/1331139/south-korea-number-of-venture-companies/
Statistics Korea, Number of high-potential ventures in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1331139/south-korea-number-of-venture-companies/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of high-potential ventures in South Korea from 1999 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Korea, January 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1331139/south-korea-number-of-venture-companies/
