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Shinhan Financial Group Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Fintech · Financial Services

Shinhan Financial Group offers various financial services, including commercial banking, credit card services, securities services, insurance, credit services, and asset management, such as securities investment trust management, investment advisory, call transactions, domestic and foreign private equity fund business, and others.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Shinhan Financial Group ranks #363 globally and #8 in South Korea. It ranks #86 in the Fintech industry and #58 in the Financial Services subindustry.

Global
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#363
Industry
Fintech
#86
Subindustry
Financial Services
#58
National · South Korea
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#8
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Key metrics

Shinhan Financial Group Startup Activity Metrics

Shinhan Financial Group has supported 40 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $7.3 billion over the last ten years. The company currently operates 6 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore Shinhan Financial Group's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

Shinhan Financial Group has deployed more than $7.5 million in startup investments through Shinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 6 active startup programs supporting 40 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Edtech, Fintech, and Foodtech. Its venture arm Shinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self has invested in over 31 startups.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Software & Data, Fintech, and Ecommerce & Retail, categories where Shinhan Financial Group's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Shinhan Financial Group-associated startups operate

Sector, HQ-city and program-location breakdowns for the startups associated with Shinhan Financial Group. Unlock the full breakdown with StartupBlink Pro.

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Programs & CVC

Shinhan Financial Group Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Shinhan Financial Group engages startups through 6 active programs, supporting 40 startups in total based on our database.

GS
Global Shinhan InnoBoost Demo Day / Meet-Up Day
Ecosystem Activation · est. 2024
Ecosystem Activation Program
Public demo day and meet-up closing each Global Shinhan InnoBoost cycle in Vietnam where selected startups present PoC results to Shinhan subsidiaries and the local ecosystem.
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Neoplux (now Shinhan Venture Investment)
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
Originally Doosan's CVC arm; Shinhan Financial Group acquired 96.77% stake in 2020. Now operates as Shinhan Venture Investment under Shinhan Financial
SF
Shinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
31 startups
Shinhan Future's Lab
Shinhan Future's Lab
Cohort Program · est. 2015
Cohort Program
Shinhan Future's Lab is an accelerating program to support the scale-up of startups in Korea. It supports commercialization in a variety of ways, including joint business with Shinhan Financi
SF
Shinhan Future's Lab Vietnam
Cohort Program
Cohort Program
Vietnam branch of Shinhan Future's Lab accelerator. Innovation ecosystem for startups.
5 startups
SS
Shinhan Square Bridge (S² Bridge)
Cohort Program
Cohort Program
Incubation/acceleration program set up in Seoul and major cities from 2020; one of two major startup-fostering pillars alongside Shinhan Future's Lab.
SS
Shinhan Square Bridge Daejeon
Cohort Program · est. 2022
Cohort Program
SV
Shinhan Venture Investment
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
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신빅
신한금융그룹 빅데이터 해커톤 (3rd)
Startup Activation
Startup Activation Program
Shinhan Financial Group big-data analytics hackathon; a third edition is listed on a Korean contest aggregator but no edition date could be established.
신데
신한퓨처스랩 데모데이 (Shinhan Future's Lab Demo Day)
Ecosystem Activation
Ecosystem Activation Program
Annual Shinhan Future's Lab demo day in Seoul where alumni startups, group subsidiaries and partners share the year's collaboration results, global expansion cases and awards.
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Shinhan Financial Group

Shinhan Financial Group's top 5 associated startups have raised 87% of the $7.3 billion raised in the last ten years across all 40 associated startups, led by Carro at $2.3 billion. Shinhan Financial Group is associated with 38 active startups and 2 exits. Shinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self supports the largest number of startups, with 31 associated startups.

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Startups associated with Shinhan Financial Group
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
ABLY CorporationABLY CorporationSB 611Software & DataSeoulDirect InvestmentShinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self
Bukalapak.comBukalapak.comSB 596Ecommerce & RetailJakartaDirect InvestmentShinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self
CarroCarroSB 571Ecommerce & RetailSingapore CityDirect InvestmentShinhan Financial Group — Corporate Self
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Shinhan Financial Group ranks #363 globally and #8 in South Korea. It accounts for 0.2% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Fintech industry and 0.9% of the activity generated by corporations in South Korea. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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