Silicon Valley · Seoul

Backing frontier technologies. Building cross-border advantage.

Global Pacific Ventures invests in exceptional U.S. technology companies and helps them grow by connecting them with capital, technology resources, corporate partners, and customers in Korea.

We believe before the market understands.

Venture & growth equity · Select SPVs · Hands-on market access

The greatest investment risk may be knowing too much about the past.

Frontier technologies are often misunderstood through the lens of mature markets. We look at the underlying problem, the inflection in technology, and the path to commercial adoption.

Read our investment thesis

Research that tests the shape of what comes next.

Global Pacific Ventures Research explores the questions behind frontier technologies, market formation, and long-term investment conviction.

Explore all investment perspectives

01

Selective access

Institutional sourcing and disciplined underwriting across U.S. private technology markets.

02

Cross-border reach

Strategic relationships connecting founders with capital, customers, and industrial partners in Korea.

03

Active partnership

Hands-on support around commercialization, partnerships, and capital-markets preparation.

One relationship network

Two innovation economies.

We source and invest in the U.S., activate Korea through capital, technology resources, corporate partners, and customers, then support commercialization and long-term global scale.

Technologies that move from promise to infrastructure.

We seek category-defining companies at the point where technical advantage, customer demand, and scalable execution begin to converge.

A

AI & compute

Intelligent systems, specialized infrastructure, and technologies expanding the economics of AI.

B

Industrial & energy

Advanced manufacturing, resilient energy systems, and technologies decarbonizing essential industries.

C

Aerospace & autonomy

Space infrastructure, autonomous platforms, and dual-use technologies built for mission-critical markets.

D

Enterprise transformation

Software, cybersecurity, and financial infrastructure that change how global enterprises operate.

StageVenture & growth
GeographyU.S.-led / global
FormatDirect & select SPVs
ApproachSelective & hands-on

Companies transforming industries.

A selection of technology companies backed through Global Pacific Ventures’ investment activities.

Selected investments are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not represent all investments made or managed by Global Pacific Ventures.

Institutional experience. Entrepreneurial conviction.

Managing Partner

Tom Neukranz

Tom brings more than 30 years of global capital-markets and investment experience. He has built institutional distribution, capital-markets, and partnership platforms across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, raising more than $12 billion in institutional and private-market capital. Tom earned a BS in Industrial Management from Purdue University and partners with founders on commercial growth, strategic partnerships, and access to long-term capital.

Goldman Sachs · J.P. Morgan · Aegon Asset Management · RS Investments

Managing Partner

Michael Ko

Michael brings more than 20 years of experience across principal investing, financial advisory, and venture capital in the U.S. and Asia. At Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, he managed valuation and risk for a $3.4 billion principal investment portfolio spanning private equity, special situations, and structured finance. At Global Pacific Ventures, he leads cross-border sourcing, underwriting, and strategic partnerships. He holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson and an MS in Financial Engineering from Yonsei University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Morgan Stanley · Merrill Lynch · Deloitte

Let’s build the next cross-border advantage.

Eligible limited partners interested in joining a Global Pacific Ventures fund or participating in select SPVs are invited to begin a confidential conversation with our team.

Silicon Valley

10080 N Wolfe Road
Suite SW3-200
Cupertino, CA 95014

Seoul

83 Uisadang-daero
Yeouido, Seoul 07325
Republic of Korea

General inquiries

contact@globalpacificvc.com