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What informs our thinking.

A curated mix of talks, discussions, research, and original perspectives on founders, markets, and technology.

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Selected resources that add useful context to technology, markets, and company building.

Stanford CS153 — Frontier Systems

Stanford University · Recommended

A systems view of frontier technology — from energy and semiconductors to models, applications, security, and deployment.

Why we recommend it

Useful for founders and investors looking beyond individual models to the infrastructure, constraints, and opportunities shaping the next generation of technology.

Watch the series ↗
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Perspectives

Brief notes on the questions that shape how we invest.

Patience is part of the investment.

Early-stage progress is rarely linear. Products change, markets shift, and the best decisions sometimes take longer than expected. Patience is not passive; it gives founders room to build with greater clarity and conviction.

The right questions change as companies grow.

What matters at the beginning is not always what matters a year later. As a company enters a new stage, the questions around product, people, markets, and priorities change with it. Long-term partnership means staying curious enough to notice when the question itself has changed.

Build for more than the current moment.

Markets can move faster than companies should. Trends shift, capital cycles turn, and technologies mature at different speeds. We value founders who can respond to the present without losing sight of what should endure.

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Market Signals

Selected indicators that help frame the investment environment.

Korea Venture Investment
KRW 8.87T
1H 2026 (Jan–Jun) +54.3% vs 1H 2025
New venture investment in Korea across all stages, based on official MSS data.
Ministry of SMEs and Startups · Snapshot 2026-08-19
Early-Stage Investment
KRW 1.83T
1H 2026 (Jan–Jun) +56.4% vs 1H 2025
Investment in companies three years old or younger within the same official dataset.
Ministry of SMEs and Startups · Snapshot 2026-08-19
U.S. Policy Rate
3.50–3.75%
As of Jul 2026 FOMC Held since Dec 2025
The Federal Reserve’s target range for the federal funds rate.
U.S. Federal Reserve (FOMC) · Snapshot 2026-07-29

Point-in-time figures from official sources; not a live feed.

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National Priority Signals

Selected 2026 public investment and R&D priorities in Korea.

AI Transformation
KRW 9.9T
+200%
Government-wide AI transformation investment
Ministry of Economy and Finance · 2026-05-22
Energy Transition & Carbon Neutrality
KRW 7.9T
+35.0%
Public investment in energy transition and carbon neutrality
Ministry of Economy and Finance · 2026-05-22
Health & Medical R&D
KRW 2.43T
+14.3%
Five-ministry health and medical R&D budget
Ministry of Health and Welfare · 2025-12-18
Space & Aerospace
KRW 1.12T
+16.1%
Korea AeroSpace Administration's 2026 budget
Korea AeroSpace Administration · 2025-12-02