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Korea Development Bank (KDB)

Venture fund partner with Thiel Capital
Tracked because Venture fund partner with Thiel Capital · 11 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped11
Sources cited5
✦ Thin coverage gap +44 connected to 11 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1S
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→ KDB Industrial Bank institution
same_entity_alternative_name
Duplicate listing as 'KDB Industrial Bank' — this is an alternative name for Korea Development Bank.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 250d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "Korea Development Bank (KDB)" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Korea Development Bank (KDB) — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (11)
→ KDB Industrial Bank institution
same_entity_alternative_name primary since 2026
Duplicate listing as 'KDB Industrial Bank' — this is an alternative name for Korea Development Bank.
peer_institution inferential since 2026
Both are South Korean state-owned policy banks — KDB (Korea Development Bank) and IBK (Industrial Bank of Korea) serve similar industrial financing roles.
→ KOSDAQ institution
financial market participant / regulatory counterparty secondary since 2026
Korea Development Bank (KDB) is a major state-owned bank in South Korea; KOSDAQ is the Korean securities exchange. Both appear in the same entity database as South Korean financial institutions, implying a likely relationship as KDB may underwrite or have holdings in KOSDAQ-listed entities.
affiliated investment entity secondary since 2026
Korea Growth Investment Corp is another South Korean state-linked investment institution, closely related to KDB in national development financing.
→ Financial Supervisory Service government agency
regulatory oversight secondary since 2026
KDB, as a major financial institution, is regulated by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea, which also appears in the entity list.
industry partnership secondary since 2026
KDB provides policy financing for the semiconductor sector and collaborates with the Korea Semiconductor Association on national technology initiatives.
government policy coordination secondary since 2026
KDB executes state industrial policy under MOTIE's direction, particularly for large-scale manufacturing and chip investments.
← Lee Chang-yang person
investor inferential since 2026
South Korean state development bank appearing in same entity section as Lee Chang-yang, suggesting financing relationship.
← HB Investment company
Listed together in database inferential since 2022
Both 'HB Investment' and 'Korea Development Bank (KDB)' appear as known entities in the same database, suggesting a potential contextual or regional relationship (South Korean financial entities).
← Joo Byung-ki person
financial inferential since 2025
Possible banking or financing relationship given Joo Byung-ki's proximity to KDB and other Korean financial institutions in the entity list.
affiliation inferential since 1998
Korea Development Bank is listed as a known entity in the database alongside Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), suggesting a potential Korean government financial institution relationship.
Sources (5)
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Korea Development Bank (KDB) not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Korea Development Bank (KDB) — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Korea Development Bank (KDB) — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Korea Development Bank (KDB) — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Korea Development Bank (KDB) — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt