The Gyeonggi Content Agency (GCA) hosted a ceremony on the 23rd to mark the official establishment of the 'SMCP-CNT No. 3 Gyeonggi Level-Up Fund'.

This venture investment vehicle totals 5 billion KRW. SM Culture Partners and CNT Tech have joined forces as joint General Partners (GP), while the GCA has stepped in as a Limited Partner (LP).

It is a public-private partnership model that blends the expertise of private firms with the structural role of a public agency, aiming to secure a sustainable growth foundation for the Gyeonggi content industry. The fund will prioritize investment reviews for 45 content startups selected for the 2025 Gyeonggi Level-Up Program.

Tak Yong-seok, the head of the GCA, stated, "This fund is a meaningful source of capital created through public-private cooperation, and we anticipate tangible results," adding, "We will continue to expand support models linked to private investment."

Meanwhile, as of July 2025, the GCA has signed Gyeonggi Level-Up Invest Partners (G-VIP) agreements with a total of 90 investment firms to help content companies secure funding.

As of 2024, the agency has established a total of 100 billion KRW in content funds, including the Level-Up Fund No. 1 for early-stage companies (1.5 billion KRW) and Opportunity Funds for growth-stage companies (Nexeed Fund No. 5 at 60 billion KRW, and No. 6 at 38.5 billion KRW). In 2025, they have further expanded this by launching the Level-Up Fund No. 2 (3 billion KRW, Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation) and the Level-Up Fund No. 3 (5 billion KRW, SMCP-CNT).