The Next Era of Innovation: Deep Tech

If the past few decades were defined by software, the future belongs to Deep Tech. We are witnessing a fundamental shift where breakthroughs in science and engineering are becoming the primary drivers of global innovation and investment.

Deep tech companies are fundamentally different.

Built on high technical and execution barriers, they create durable, hard-to-replicate advantages and scale globally with minimal localization.

From a returns perspective, deep tech offers superior long-term upside. While the path to commercialization requires a long-term horizon, the resulting market dominance and profitability offer superior, asymmetric returns—a fact reflected in the Korean market, where deep tech has rapidly moved to the center, now accounting for more than half of the nation's total venture investment.

Yet, deep tech investing is inherently complex, requiring a rare combination of deep technical expertise, early access to frontier technologies, and the operational capability to support companies from lab to market. The most successful outcomes are driven by partners who deeply understand both technology and entrepreneurship—working side by side with founders over the long journey to scale from the beginning.

The Pioneer: Bluepoint

This conviction is what led us to invest in Bluepoint. Long before “deep tech” became a mainstream term, Bluepoint was already pioneering this field in Korea. With unmatched domain expertise and an unrivaled track record—including 400+ portfolios and multiple successful IPOs over the past decade—Bluepoint has established itself as the definitive leader shaping the future of deep tech investing in Korea.

Through our investment in Bluepoint, ZVC gains privileged access to the next generation of deep tech innovation. More importantly, this partnership enables us to actively support Korean deep tech founders as they evolve from local innovators into global leaders.

Power of Synergy: ZVC X Bluepoint

Bringing Korean Innovation to Global Markets

Deep tech is global by nature. With fewer cultural barriers and lower localization costs, international expansion is a core part of its growth thesis.

By combining Bluepoint’s exceptional sourcing and technical incubation capabilities with ZVC’s global network and cross-border execution expertise, we are building a global testbed for deep tech innovation.

Together, ZVC and Bluepoint create a seamless growth trajectory for founders—from early-stage acceleration led by Bluepoint to global scale-up supported by ZVC’s platform. This partnership provides a comprehensive operating system for the world’s most ambitious deep tech companies, enabling Korean innovation to compete—and win—on the global stage.