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South Korea's Deep-Tech Boom Sends Professor Valuations Soaring

Original: South Korea's Deep-Tech Startup Boom Sends Professor Valuations Soaring as VCs Wage War for 'Tech Gurus'

South Korea's deep-tech startup surge has driven up the market value of professor-led ventures, with venture capitalists competing to fund university professors positioned as 'tech gurus'. Investors are waging a battle for access to academic founders whose research-based startups command soaring valuations, reflecting a broader shift toward hard-technology investment in the Korean startup ecosystem.

Why now: VC competition for professor-founded deep-tech startups is intensifying as Korea's deep-tech funding boom accelerates.

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South Korea's Deep-Tech Startup Boom Sends Professor Valuations Soaring as VCs Wage War for 'Tech Gurus' · finance.biggo.com

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