The Yoonmin Foundation
Also known as Yoonmin, Yoonmin Creative Investment Foundation, 윤민창의투자재단, Good Starter
Accelerator Seoul, South Korea Since 2016 yoonmin.org
Overview
Seoul-based nonprofit foundation that invests in and supports early-stage Korean startups. Its main program, Good Starter, has selected teams twice a year since 2017 through document review, site visits and pitches. It is an operating agency for the Korean government's TIPS technology-startup program and LIPS small-business program, and runs entrepreneurship education with universities.
What startups get
Good Starter teams receive investment of up to ₩100 million, TIPS recommendations, a year of free office space in the foundation's startup space and networking with other portfolio teams.
Details
- Type
- Accelerator
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Korea
- Format
- Investment competition with twice-yearly selection
- Who can apply
- Korean startups and pre-incorporation teams with an innovative technology, creative idea or social-impact purpose
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- AI, mobility, media, marketplaces
- Started
- 2016
- Status
- Active
- Website
- yoonmin.org
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.