Top 50 Art Startup Investors in South Korea (November 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology | $973k–$50M |
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $692k–$52M |
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Debt Financing | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software | $229k–$8.8M |
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Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $200k–$15M |
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KDB Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $500k–$39M |
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Wemade
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland | Seed, Corporate Round, Series A | Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency | $264k–$40M |
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $424k–$20M |
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DSC Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Software | $441k–$60M |
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Echo Investment Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, South Korea | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Biotechnology, Health Care, Art | $3.4M–$35M |
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MYSC
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, China, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce | |
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IDG Capital
VC Fund
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2 | China, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Internet, Software, E-Commerce | $600k–$110M |
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UTC Investment Co.
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $500k–$21M |
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VP (Virtual Payment)
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Art, Apps, Web3 | |
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Nice Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Japan | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Information Technology, Software | $437k–$26M |
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Seoul Business Agency(SBA)
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, E-Commerce, Health Care | |
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CNT Tech-DB Dream Big Investment Association
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Information Services, Art, Pet | |
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Glorang
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Art, Apps, Children | |
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East Gate Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Gaming, Information Technology | $254k–$3.7M |
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Kyobo Securities
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Indonesia | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Financial Services, Apps | $1.5M–$135M |
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S Cubic Angels
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Education, Apps | |
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L&S Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software | $692k–$39M |
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Nautilus Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Automotive | $387k–$16M |
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One Billion Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed | Sports, Information Technology, Art | |
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Kudos Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Singapore, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Information Technology, Medical, E-Commerce | $78k–$35M |
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HB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Software, Health Care | $717k–$25M |
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Korea Technology Finance
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Software, Health Care | $383k–$15M |
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Reventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software | $71k–$9.7M |
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence | $276k–$44M |
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Translink Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $150k–$14M |
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POSCO Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $45k–$44M |
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Union Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Malaysia, United States | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Biotechnology, E-Commerce, Health Care | $1.3M–$18M |
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SmartStudy Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Media and Entertainment, Marketing | $351k–$8.4M |
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $273k–$13M |
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Base Investments
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Apps | $743k–$14M |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $878k–$60M |
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Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | $694k–$47M |
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TONY Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Seed, Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Software | $69k–$63M |
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Realbizen
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Angel | Art, EdTech, Sports | |
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Stone Bridge Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $1.6M–$22M |
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Timepolio Asset Management
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Series B, Series A, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing | $3.4M–$80M |
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $2.3M–$56M |
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Wargaming
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Austria, Lithuania | Series A, Series B, Seed | Gaming, Apps, Video Games | $1.2M–$60M |
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SANG SANG ebiz
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $42k–$373k |
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Qihoo 360 Technology
VC Fund
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1 | China, United States, Austria | Series A, Angel, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Internet | $425k–$25M |
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HUNO
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Art, Apps, Children | |
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Genaxis
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Medical | |
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Hanyang University
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Angel, Grant | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $675k–$2.2M |
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Zero to One Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Manufacturing, Art, B2B | $37k–$164k |
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Republic
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, Canada | Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech | $100k–$8.5M |
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Sungjae Hwang
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Pre-Seed | Art, FinTech, Peer to Peer | |
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Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YG Entertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 548
- Round size: Seed $973k–$10M; Series A $2.2M–$19M; Series B $4.9M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $60M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Zamface — Zamface is an app that makes beauty video.
- Wakebunny — Wakebunny is a company that specializes in IP-based commerce, leveraging intellectual property to create, market, and monetize unique products and experiences. By focusing on the strategic use of copyrights, trademarks, and brand assets, Wakebunny transforms original ideas, characters, and stories into commercially viable offerings across variousplatforms such as e-commerce, digital media, merchandising, and licensing.
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals — INOVIO is advancing novel immunotherapy technologies to reshape the future of treating and preventing infectious diseases and cancer.
A fundamental investment philosophy of ‘Building on principles’ guides us at Mirae Asset. Over the years, these principles have enabled us to become Asia’s premier financial group and created new trends in the Asian capital market. Above all, we put our clients’ interests first, always adhering to high ethical standards. Because our success clearly comes from their success, we use fundamental investment principles to identify opportunities that generate value and lasting profits. We are strong believers in teamwork and are determined to recruit the best and brightest people as we open new horizons in Asia and expand globally. Just as we strive to continually improve our own performance, Mirae Asset is committed to helping every community it joins. On behalf of the entire Mirae Asset Financial Group, I would like to convey the sense of responsibility your trust in us merits and pledge to do all that we can to exceed your expectations.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 344
- Round size: Seed $692k–$14M; Series A $2M–$40M; Series B $5M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $118M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
- NanoForge AI — Nanoforge AI merges AI-driven material design with robotics automation to cut material development time from years to weeks
- The Pant Project — The Pant Project is an e-tailoring company that specializes in customizing pants according to individual fit and style. They offer a curated range of premium fabrics including poly viscose, knit, and wool. The company also provides a 4-way stretch technology in their formal pants for enhanced comfort and mobility. Customers can track their ordersthrough the company's website.
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Debt Financing
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 350
- Round size: Seed $229k–$2.9M; Series A $881k–$8.8M; Debt Financing $380k–$3.6M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Limpid — Limpid is a Bio pet food startup. It set new standards in pet nutrition through continuous innovation.
- DoubleT — DoubleT is an innovative tech enterprise specialized in industrial workplace safety and business automation. Its premier product, HEIMDALL, utilizes artificial intelligence and real-time location systems to prevent industrial accidents. They also operate DoubleWorks for corporate management and Jikguraound to streamline global B2B sourcing forbusinesses.
- Studio Meta K — Studio Meta K is a content creation company that provides artificial intelligence and virtual reality services.
Primer Sazze Partners - We like to find founders who are making the impossible happen through sheer force of will and a refusal to accept hard truths.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 174
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.8M; Series A $264k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Concorda — Concorda is a legal tech platform helping teams manage contracts, automate workflows, and streamline business operations.
- Airbility — Korean anti-drone and counter-drone company founded in 2023 by aerospace, defense and mobility engineers. Team, milestones and careers.
- Pascal — Pascal, founded in 2023, develops innovative low-pressure solid refrigerant systems for cooling applications including air conditioning and industrial uses. Join us in building better cooling solutions.
KDB Capital Corp. operates as a credit specialized and corporate restructuring company in South Korea. It provides equipment leasing services for various properties, including machineries, ships, IT equipments, medical equipments, automation equipments, transportation machineries, educational research equipments, construction machineries, heavy, and other equipments for social services. The company provides venture capital for companies operating in various areas, including computer and related components, semiconductors and equipment, telecommunication and accessories, software, multimedia, precision chemistry, environment, biotechnology, content/fashion, mechatronics, and entertainment. In addition, the company offers services to help distressed companies, including merger and acquisition, business consulting, merger and acquisition loan, rescheduling, acquisition of stocks, operating loan fund for restructuring, and consulting for corporate reinforcement; funding services, such as working capital, project financing, and equipment funding; financing via acquiring account receivables from corporations; and credit card services. The company was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. KDB Capital Corp. is subsidiary of The Korea Development Bank.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 126
- Round size: Seed $500k–$15M; Series A $1.8M–$15M; Series B $5.9M–$39M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- NexThera — Nexcera provides innovative and sustainable medical solutions.
- FuriosaAI — FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time.
- Unastella — Unastella is an aerospace company developing human spaceflight technologies, including launch vehicles and suborbital tourism systems. The company focuses on advancing reusable rocket technology and future space travel infrastructure for civilian space exploration missions. Unastella aims to support the growth of private human spaceflight andnext-generation aerospace innovation.
WeMade Games is dedicated to serving gamers with a portfolio of entertaining, high-quality PC and Mobile games. Established in 2000, WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 112040) is an international game developer publisher that has grown from a handful of passionate game pioneers to a group of over 1,000 game enthusiasts. Starting with itsfirst and hit title "Legend of Mir 2", which has garnered over 200 million online PC gamers internationally, WeMade Entertainment has continued to develop and service dozens of PC and Mobile based games for fun-loving gamers since its inception.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$40M; Series A $264k–$32M; Corporate Round $9M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Valofe — Welcome to VALOFE Game Development/Game Operation/Game Publishing! VALOFE leads.
- MetaCene — MetaCene is a blockchain company that aims to create an accessible Web3 world for the masses, with a focus on player-centric entertainment.
- Mad Engine — Mad Engine is an RPG development company that focuses on developing MMORPGs for a long time.
Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc. Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 216
- Round size: Seed $424k–$4M; Series A $2.1M–$11M; Series B $4.2M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Trioar — Trioar is a biotechnological research company that manufacture pharmaceutical products and drugs.
- Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
- KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 270
- Round size: Seed $441k–$9.7M; Series A $1.7M–$17M; Series B $4.8M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OQT — OQT is focusing on developing QPUs utilizing neutral atoms.
- FuriosaAI — FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time.
- NanoForge AI — Nanoforge AI merges AI-driven material design with robotics automation to cut material development time from years to weeks
Echo is a multi-disciplinary team of strategic investors and operators funding innovation and cutting-edge companies across industries.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Art
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $5.5M–$14M; Series A $3.4M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $12M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Eazewell — Eazewell is an AI-powered funeral planning and facilitation platform founded by Donnell Beverly Jr., Russell Westbrook, and Kemba Walker. Driven by personal experiences of loss, Eazewell combines AI and autonomous agents with a human touch to guide families through end-of-life arrangements. From negotiating fair pricing and securing loans toautomating paperwork, Eazewell’s technology saves time and spares emotional strain. The platform offers dynamic checklists, 24/7 support, and compassionate human specialists who ensure nothing is overlooked. By modernizing a traditionally complex process, Eazewell enables families to focus on remembrance instead of red tape. Eazewell is proudly backed by an accomplished group of investors, including Tru Skye Ventures, co-founded by serial entrepreneur Stephen Stokols and former NBA All-Star Metta World Peace, alongside Chad Brownstein, Founder and Chairman of Rocky Mountain Resources and Co-Founder of Banc of California; Jeron Smith, former White House Strategist under President Obama, Nike executive, and Founder of Incubation Lab; Will Smith, former Chief Marketing Officer at PetSmart and Abercrombie & Fitch; and Echo Investment Capital.
- Sogility — Enhance your soccer skills with tech-driven training. Join Sogility for personalized coaching and membership options today!
- Find Your Grind — The Future Ready Platform
MYSC is an innovative company that helps innovation through consulting, social venture accelerating, and impact investing.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, China, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Rovigos — Rovigos analyzes data from your whole business to help you make better forecasts and choices.
- Welfare Union — Welfare Union focused on customized senior care meals and nutritional services.
- Phyto Research — Phyto Research offers virus-free, high-quality seedlings as OEM through tissue culture and seed manufacturing.
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- Industry: Internet, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: China, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1340
- Round size: Seed $600k–$50M; Series A $1.6M–$100M; Series B $6.2M–$110M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- DeepSeek — DeepSeek is an artificial intelligence company that develops language models, AI-powered applications, and developer tools for information processing, problem-solving, and software development. Its product portfolio includes a conversational assistant for answering questions, generating text, explaining concepts, writing code, and supporting analytical tasks. The company provides models such as DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and DeepSeek V4, which support reasoning, programming, and other general-purpose AI applications. Through its API platform, DeepSeek enables developers and businesses to integrate its models into software, automated workflows, and AI-powered services. It also publishes technical research, model documentation, and open-weight model releases that allow developers to explore and deploy supported models in their own environments. DeepSeek's services serve individual users, programmers, researchers, and organizations seeking AI tools for everyday tasks, technical development, and application building.
- NeuroXess — NeuroXess is an invasive brain-computer interface with high-density flexible brain electrodes aimed at brain research and disease diagnosis.
- PhotonPay — Founded in 2015, PhotonPay is a digital financial infrastructure provider offering global payment solutions to businesses. Our innovative core products include Global Accounts, Card Issuing, Online Payments, Payouts, FX Management and Embedded Finance. PhotonPay has become a Mastercard issuer in Hong Kong and the fintech card issuer in the GreaterChina region of Discover® Network. With a strong compliance culture and technological innovation capabilities, PhotonPay is building a digital payment network to take the friction out of global payments and enhance operational efficiency for businesses operating on a global scale. Headquartered in Hong Kong and providing localized services through nine international offices, PhotonPay partners with a network of top-tier banks and global financial institutions and serves more than 200,000 customers globally.
Since its incorporation in 1988, UTC Investment has been implementing and developing private equity investments with deep roots in buyout area, diversified human resources, and an impressive track record as a leading global investment firm.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 131
- Round size: Series A $2.3M–$13M; Series B $4.9M–$21M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Beamworks — Beamworks is a research-centered company in medical imaging and conversational AI, that enables expert-level cancer diagnosis anywhere in the world and providing reliable medical consultations at any time. The company's platform utilizes an on-device AI system that processes ultrasound data in real-time without the need for serverconnectivity, achieving detection sensitivity and differential diagnosis performance, enabling healthcare providers to offer precise and timely diagnostics and improve patient outcomes, and reduce unnecessary procedures.
- CanLab — CanLab is a developer of AI sensors that focuses on creating optical and thermal cameras, as well as real-time image processing platforms for ground, aerial, and marine mobility. Its product offerings include the Vision Camera, Edge AI Platform, Equipment for Thermal Cameras, and Automotive Camera MES.
- AD System — AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.
VP (Virtual Payment) offers ISP payment services in Korea.
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- Industry: Art, Apps, Web3
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BPMG — BPMG develops web3 platform for games.
- BISKET — BISKET is a digital art platform that offers NFT digital art services.
NICE Investment Partners is a new technology finance company whose main job is to increase corporate value by discovering and investing in new technology businesses with promising growth, providing various management support, business alliances, and strategic consulting to the invested companies.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 58
- Round size: Seed $437k–$1.9M; Series A $2.1M–$26M; Series B $4.8M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pensées — Pensées is a 3D bio-printer company that develops cultured meat through 3D bioprinting technology.
- FNCT Biotech — FNCT Biotech develops antibody therapeutics for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To create antibodies that target the underlying cause of IPF, the company's platform uses genetic engineering, providing patients with this medical need with a new treatment option.
- Motif Technologies — Motif Technologies is an AI deep tech company that develops proprietary AI models and provides optimized cloud infrastructure for AI deployment, from everyday personal use to enterprise-scale applications.
Seoul Business Agency (서울산업통상진흥원) is a Koran startup providing support services for small businesses to increase their efficiency and foster a stable business. The company provides support in the areas of technology, management, human resources, and more.
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- Industry: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Dot Mill — Dot Mill is a mixed reality content production company.
- Foody Worm — Foody Worm is an insect research company that practices and develops ESG and sustainability management through insects.
- Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.
CNT Tech-DB Dream Big Investment Association is an Investment firm.
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- Industry: Information Services, Art, Pet
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Purom — Purom provides radon-shielding coatings based on sustainable resources, including Purom Radon Free and Purom Radon Coat, which entirely shield different dangerous compounds released from concrete building materials.
- Byance — Byance is a cloud-based research platform that can provide video data analysis solutions utilizing artificial intelligence and visualization technologies without requiring programming knowledge.
- Cami — Cami is an accessible platform for understanding pet personality traits and parenting practices.
Glorang, Recently secured Series A2 funding from global and domestic VCs and banks, bringing the total funding to approximately $20M. We operate Korea’s leading real-time online class platform for K-12, GGuge. We are the dominant player capturing 80% of Korea’s assessment/psychology test market in Korea. With explosive growth of Gguge andthe launch of global AI diagnostic solution , expanding into the APAC market as the leading AI Ed-Tech company.
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- Industry: Art, Apps, Children
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Little Picasso — Little Picasso AI app manages children's artwork and helps them choose colors and tools.
East Gate Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investment for businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Gaming, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $340k–$2.2M; Series A $254k–$3.7M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AIT STUDIO — AIT Studio is a digital health startup that develops AI-powered, contactless gait analysis solutions for early detection of mobility decline and age-related conditions such as sarcopenia. Our flagship products—GAIT Studio (App) and MediStep M Pro (hardware package)—deliver full gait assessments in under 1 minute, without wearables or specializedstaff.
- Waggy Days — The first impact-actuated safety leash adapter that automatically releases when an elevator door closes on the leash.
- Peekaboo Labs — Peekaboo Labs perfectly protects the corporate data with 'On-Device AI' without external servers, and experience overwhelming productivity even without the internet. The company eliminates servers and implements AI on 'PC'. Peekaboo Labs empower enterprises in high-compliance sectors (Finance, Healthcare, Defense) to deploypowerful LLMs within air-gapped environments. They carefully select and organize only the information needed from among over 100 documents .
Kyobo Securities provides investment security and financial services.
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- Industry: Health Care, Financial Services, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.2M; Series A $2.2M–$32M; Series B $5.9M–$135M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
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- XCENA — XCENA is a semiconductor company that develops data-centric computing systems designed for AI and large-scale data processing environments. The company builds computational memory technology that combines high-capacity pooled DDR5 memory with near-data processing capabilities, allowing computation to occur closer to where data is stored. Its coreplatform is based on the Compute Express Link (CXL) standard, which enables memory expansion beyond traditional CPU limitations while improving data movement efficiency and reducing latency in data center workloads. XCENA’s architecture is designed to support applications such as artificial intelligence workloads, vector databases, and large-scale analytics by addressing memory bandwidth and capacity constraints. The company provides a hardware-software ecosystem that includes computational memory systems and a full-stack software development kit. This SDK offers APIs, runtime tools, and drivers that allow applications to use computational memory without major changes to existing software architectures while also supporting low-level control for performance optimization.XCENA’s flagship product line includes MX1, a CXL-based computational memory solution that integrates near-data processing engines with memory infrastructure to support AI inference and data-intensive workloads. The platform is designed to improve throughput and scalability in environments where traditional memory architectures become a bottleneck. The company operates in the broader field of AI infrastructure and memory innovation, working with customers such as hyperscalers, telecom providers, and research institutions that manage large-scale computing workloads. Its solutions are intended to improve efficiency in systems handling AI, big data processing, and scientific computing.
- KODA — KODA provides business and institutional customers with digital asset storage services.
- Snap Company — Snap Company specializes in providing tailored e-commerce solutions that integrate advanced AI technology and customer data analytics. By harnessing these capabilities, Snap Company enables e-commerce businesses to gain deep insights into their marketing efforts and operational workflows. Their customized solutions are designed to help clientsoptimize performance, improve targeting, increase efficiency, and ultimately drive growth in competitive online markets. Through its innovative approach, Snap Company supports businesses in making data-driven decisions to enhance both customer engagement and overall operational success.
S Cubic Angels is an investment firm that helps to discover startups and prospective entrepreneurship teams.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Education, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Inabooth — Inabooth is a character licensing platform that connects character IP owners and character IP users.
- Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
- Junction Med — Junction Med develops and operates CareBom, a child-based senior healthcare communication service.
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Browse database — It's Free!L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm. L&S Venture Capital is specializing in incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. L&S Venture Capital invests in electronic components, including smart phones, pads, televisions and grid; telecommunications equipments; green energy sector, such as solar, wind, fuel cell, LED, and EV; machineries; broadcasting; nanotechnology; intelligent robotics; telematics; medical equipments; media contents, which inlcude creation, distribution and new media. L&S Venture Capital primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi region, and Chungnam province. L&S Venture Capital was founded in 2006 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 118
- Round size: Seed $692k–$5.1M; Series A $2M–$9.8M; Series B $4.8M–$39M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
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- Enhans — Viralpick provides IT services for organizations including data analysis, automation, acquisition, and advertising services.
- Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
- Inserasolution — Inserasolution produces high-performance Fast & Fine Steering Mirrors for laser-based space optical communications and sophisticated defense systems.
Nautilus Investment is an investment firm
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Automotive
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $387k–$833k; Series A $1.7M–$14M; Series B $3.4M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PITIN — PITIN is a startup that specializes in innovative solutions for commercial electric vehicle operations. The company offers a range of services, including EV battery management, battery swapping subscription services, and membership-based charging solutions, aimed at enhancing the efficiency, reliability, and profitability of commercial EV fleets.Its mission is to provide convenient and safe EV operation experiences, supporting businesses transitioning to electric mobility.
- Deeply — Deeply provides AI-powered sound analysis solutions for real-time monitoring across manufacturing, industrial safety, and security environments.
- Motif Technologies — Motif Technologies is an AI deep tech company that develops proprietary AI models and provides optimized cloud infrastructure for AI deployment, from everyday personal use to enterprise-scale applications.
One Billion Partners is a South Korea-based investment firm.
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- Industry: Sports, Information Technology, Art
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- VWX — VWX is an entertainment audition platform specialized in commercialized services.
- Locle — Locle is a platform designed specifically for academies and variety of classes including music, dance, arts, crafts, and sports.
- Next ground — Next ground operates the real estate residential review and evaluation platform.
Kudos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Medical, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $78k–$2.5M; Series B $2.6M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- All Conec — All Conec is a digital platform that connects dental clinics and laboratories around the world. The platform also provides dental equipment shopping. The user can plan implant surgery quickly and precisely through the platform.
- General Idea — General Idea is a contemporary fashion brand renowned for its fusion of streetwear and aesthetics. The brand offers innovative, modern, and casual apparel that appeals to a diverse clientele. It has gained international recognition for its unique designs and collaborations.
- CrossPoint Therapeutics — CrossPoint Therapeutics is a therapeutics company that specializes in drug development by using Stealth-Body with antibody source technology.
HB Investment Inc. was founded on November 11, 1999 starting with paid-in Capital of KRW 10 billion. Since its foundation, HB Investment Inc. has been investing small and medium businesses that have the potential for steady growth and profitability and helping the invested companies to grow well by giving various consulting services. As a result, HB Investment Inc. constructed comprehensive portfolio out of various industrial areas, such as game, entertainment, as well as representative high-tech industries related to semiconductor, Internet, LCD, and a smart phone, bio, health care. In addition, HB Investment Inc. has experiences in implementing business Success-fully by organizing several partnership funds for recent years.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 189
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$15M; Series B $3.6M–$25M; Venture - Series Unknown $717k–$23M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Trioar — Trioar is a biotechnological research company that manufacture pharmaceutical products and drugs.
- IHW — iHW is an AI semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power analog AI chips using Analog Compute-in-Memory (ACiM) technology for mobile and edge devices. The company builds analog-digital computing architectures to improve power efficiency and performance in on-device AI processing.
- Yipscell — Yipscell is a biotech company that develops IPSC stem cell therapy to diagnose and treat incurable diseases.
Korea Technology Finance is a government-affiliated financial institution that supports technology-based startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its services include technology appraisal, credit guarantees, equity investments, intellectual property protection, and technology transfer. Korea Technology Finance helps businesses access financing based on their technological capabilities and supports the commercialization of innovative technologies.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 94
- Round size: Seed $383k–$4.1M; Series A $1.8M–$8.4M; Series B $1.2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- K-Bio Gateway — K-Bio Gateway is a green bio healthcare startup specializing in the research and development of room temperature stable, anti obesity probiotics and functional microbiome materials. The company utilizes its proprietary DH24 functional probiotic strain to deliver weight-management solutions, serving both B2B functional material markets and B2C consumers
- Multiscale Instruments — Multiscale Instruments is a pioneering technology company focused on advancing precision metrology tools for the semiconductor industry. The company is currently developing a state-of-the-art atomic force microscope (AFM) specifically designed for inline semiconductor process monitoring.
- Unmanned Exploration Laboratory — Unmanned Exploration Laboratory manufactures multirotor drones, fixed-wing aircraft, and unmanned vehicles for space exploration.
Reventures is an investment management company that provides venture investment services for investors and startup partners.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $71k–$4.7M; Series A $6.8M–$9.7M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- My Link — My Link is taking the lead in creating a center for process digitization and convergence that suits the characteristics of each small and medium-sized manufacturer in Korea
- Rainbow Company — Rainbow Company is a software firm that develops a cloud-based mobile application, next-generation photo cards, which enables the capture of photos, videos, and audio. The platform functions as a cloud-based photo service leveraging image recognition and augmented reality (AR) video playback technologies.
- All My Anic Dots — All My Anic Dots is a virtual entertainment company dedicated to the creation, development, and management of virtual idols—digital performers brought to life through advanced animation, motion capture, and artificial intelligence technologies.
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies operating in the Information technology, wireless technology, architecture, pharmaceutical, internet, online game, software, solid state disk, and IP television sectors. It primarily invests in China and South Korea, with a focus in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. The firm prefers to exit its investments through a trade sale. Capstone Partners was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea. Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas. Capstone Partners values the funds of union investors better than our own, working for the interests of investors and following the objective of the investments.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 316
- Round size: Seed $276k–$3.1M; Series A $442k–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $458k–$44M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $42M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- ABLE Labs — ABLE Labs provide liquid handling robots and protocols so that all researchers can focus on constructing assay, leaving the execution to robots. If you want would contact them please contact them via phone call or email.
- Intellicia — AI-powered Synthetic Consumers platform for market research. 91.2% Spearman Correlation, 93.6% accuracy validated across 120+ PoC projects.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
Translink Investment is a startup investment company.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 107
- Round size: Seed $300k–$4M; Pre-Seed $150k–$1M; Series A $1.4M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dentlink — A state-of-the-art digital dental lab, made by masters. All-on-X, veneers, implant crowns. One dedicated master technician on every case. First case free.
- Namdo Market — Namdo Market is a mobile application for wholesale and retail trading services. It is a online wholesale marketplace that connects buyers with products from major Korean shopping districts. It allows users to browse and order items directly from multiple vendors in one place.
- Pop-Up Studio — Pop-Up Studio is a joint venture between Singapore-based venture studio Wilt Venture Builders (WVB) and AI studio DubDubDub, bringing together venture creation expertise and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to develop innovative, technology-driven solutions for brands and digital platforms.
POSTECH Venture Capital Corporation(POSTECH VC) was founded and financed by POSCO to participate in SME(small and medium enterprise) Revitalization Policy in 1997 for the National Economy Restoration. We seek investment opportunities in diverse markets including Information Technologies, Advanced Materials, Bio Technologies, Renewable Energy, and Life Sciences. And we are to accelerate the commercialization of the valuable technologies from POSTECH(Pohang University of Science and Technology), RIST(Research institute of Industrial Science and Technology), and other institutes in Korea. More than 200 professors in POSTECH help POSTECH VC evaluate the technologies POSTECH VC is comprised of a team consisted of experienced venture capitalists who has previous experiences in successful startups, consulting firms, and executive management. We are currently investing from our several funds and manage over 60 billion Won. Our recent primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in renewable energy such as bio-diesel and photovoltaic technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Series A $344k–$7.2M; Series B $3.2M–$44M; Venture - Series Unknown $45k–$24M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — Explore Tesollo multi-finger robotic grippers and dexterous robotic hands for precise manipulation, industrial automation, humanoid robotics, and Physical AI.
- Reset Company — Reset Company specializes in building sustainable energy production and resource circulation ecosystems.
- NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.
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Browse database — It's Free!“Union Investment Partners” since its founding in 2000, has been the leading venture capital firm in Korea specializing in contents investment that includes successful investment portfolios of films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts. Union Investment Partners will maintain its role as a major investment partner of venture businesses and contents industry that seeks growth and advancement to the global market.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Malaysia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Series A $1.3M–$8.6M; Series B $4.2M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
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- Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
- Monster Riot — Monster Riot is an IP content planning and webtoon production studio.
- Polestar Games — Polestar Games creates the MMORPG 'Project N' for PC and console platforms. Project N is an open-world game set in a medieval dark fantasy setting. Many believe that market aspirations for a AAA-level MMORPG that supports both PC and consoles are unrealistic.
SmartStudy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of global entertainment company SmartStudy.
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- Industry: Software, Media and Entertainment, Marketing
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $351k–$5.1M; Series A $1.1M–$8.4M; Series B $3.7M–$7.1M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mateo AI studio — Mateo AI Studio is an AI‑native studio that conceives, plans, and develops original intellectual property in the fields of film, drama, and animation, executing these projects through an AI‑driven production system.
- Red Brick House — Red Brick House is a specialized South Korean indie game publisher dedicated to discovering, supporting, and publishing innovative independent games, helping talented developers bring creative and engaging gaming experiences to players across domestic and global markets.
- The Muse Entertainment — The Muse Entertainment is a professional entertainment agency.
Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 256
- Round size: Seed $273k–$4.4M; Series A $1.6M–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $882k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- Bbodek — Bbodek provider of tableware rental and washing services intended for restaurants and school cafeterias. They provide products for children's tableware and hygiene management services. They specialize in using their self-developed smart factory to render low defect services to consumers, enabling them to just focus on cooking without worryingabout cleaning up. They are expanding their business to customized washing machine manufacture and sales.
- Welcon Systems — WELCON Systems is a company that makes electronic control equipment used in machines. Their main products include servo drives and motion controllers, which help control the movement of motors in industrial machines and robots.
Base Investments operates as an investment firm.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Seed $743k–$5.7M; Series A $2.2M–$9.3M; Series B $3.9M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RichAlien — Rich Alien was founded with the intention of creating immersive mobile games ranging from worldwide casual social games to mid-core games based on well-known foreign animations and webtoon IPs.
- Epic Corporation — The Epic One platform services will be improved, and Epic Corporation will broaden its business sectors. First, the global bidding system in four significant Asian nations will be improved overall, coupled with an update to the AI function that determines the anticipated contract price, in order to maximize the transaction completion rate for thesale of luxury assets. Additionally, there is a plan to considerably broaden its brands and product categories, which currently include luxury watches, luggage, hypercars, and artwork.
- Paradigm Shift — Paradigm Shift is an application that focuses on improving the lives of mom's through social media.
Established in 2000 as an early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group, SBVA has a storied history of empowering extraordinary entrepreneurs across the globe. In 2023, we joined forces with The Edgeof, a global startup ecosystem builder founded by Taizo Son, JP Lee, and Atsushi Taira and began our new chapter as an independent entity with a renewed commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 311
- Round size: Seed $878k–$9.5M; Series A $1.5M–$38M; Series B $3.7M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $23M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Nums AI — New predictions from the examples in your data, without task-specific retraining.
- Dentlink — A state-of-the-art digital dental lab, made by masters. All-on-X, veneers, implant crowns. One dedicated master technician on every case. First case free.
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
Smilegate Investment, founded in 1999 originally as MVP Capital, is a venture capital and private equity firm that grows remarkably alongside invested companies. Since initial venture capital funding in 2000, the firm has since organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds and has invested in more than 200 companies with promising growth potential.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 297
- Round size: Seed $694k–$6.6M; Series A $1.4M–$15M; Series B $3.6M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
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- RX — RX is a startup that provides an on-site analysis solution for material properties, mainly serving environment, energy, inspection, and testing needs. It also develops technology related to next-generation nuclear power plants and agentic AI, supported by national R&D activity.This company helps industries assess materials and engineeringconditions more efficiently and accurately.
- Vectorial AI — Vectorial is a human behavior simulation platform that helps teams understand how their target audience thinks, reacts, and responds before building a product, launching a campaign, or making a strategic decision. The platform allows users to simulate distinct audiences to predict their reactions to product ideas, designs, messaging, content, and experiences.
- AD System — AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.
TONY Investment is a Venture Capital that invests in companies of all stages, from startups to scale-ups.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Seed $69k–$15M; Series A $2.9M–$63M; Series B $4M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dnotitia — VDPU is a PCIe card that offloads vector index building and search from your CPUs and GPUs. It works with the vector database you already run.
- ActionPower — ActionPower is an AI-based startup company that offers speech recognition and natural language processing technology services.
- Motif Drive — Motif Drive's platform monitors multiple vehicle and environmental parameters, applies algorithms to ensure optimal performance under varying conditions, and supports adaptive adjustments and diagnostics, enabling fleet operators and drivers to manage urban driving challenges effectively while maintaining reliability and safety on the road.
Realbizen creates successful business with pre-seed, seed, and series A stage companies.
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- Industry: Art, EdTech, Sports
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Begin Lab — Begin Lab is an online learning platform that educates bioinformatics and human resources courses.
- Locle — Locle is a platform designed specifically for academies and variety of classes including music, dance, arts, crafts, and sports.
- Tyrell — Welcome to Tyrell Inc., pioneers in hyper-personalized AI services. Experience Clapy, our flagship Personal AI built on a proprietary NLP engine, designed to learn, adapt, and safeguard your privacy. Discover a world where personalization meets privacy.
Stone Bridge Ventures invests in entrepreneurs with bold ideas that improve and expand people's lives, industries, and markets. They provide professional assistance and a network of contacts geared towards businesses in order to help them expand.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$10M; Series A $2.5M–$18M; Series B $2.7M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $138M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- OQT — OQT is focusing on developing QPUs utilizing neutral atoms.
- Enhans — Viralpick provides IT services for organizations including data analysis, automation, acquisition, and advertising services.
- Amber Road — Amber Road is the creator of an operation management-focused data analysis program. By analyzing the data based on the input data, the company's platform generates a customized AI model and business insight report that requires the input of manufacturing process data.
Timepolio Asset Management is an asset management firm.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Series A $3.4M–$17M; Series B $5.2M–$24M; Series C $10M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Enhans — Viralpick provides IT services for organizations including data analysis, automation, acquisition, and advertising services.
- HEM Pharma — HEM Pharma is a biotechnology firm that focuses on personalized microbiome healthcare, live biotherapeutic drug (LBP) development, microbiome analysis, and health-functional food manufacturing. The company leverages proprietary microbiome technologies to develop individualized health solutions and next-generation microbiome-based therapeutics. andsupporting personalized microbiome solutions and functional nutrition products. HEM Pharma has expanded internationally through its Japanese subsidiary and global research partnerships.
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Browse database — It's Free!Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 150
- Round size: Series A $2.3M–$36M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $14M–$56M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- MVRIX — MVRIX is a forward-thinking biotechnology company that focuses on pushing the boundaries of therapeutic innovation. The company specialises in developing new drugs based on platform technology related to membranes and viruses, enabling humans to be free from the attack of viruses and microorganisms. Additionally, it offers engineerable recombinantbotulinum toxin and virucidal therapeutics.
- Yipscell — Yipscell is a biotech company that develops IPSC stem cell therapy to diagnose and treat incurable diseases.
- Inserasolution — Inserasolution produces high-performance Fast & Fine Steering Mirrors for laser-based space optical communications and sophisticated defense systems.
A catalogue of games produced by the leading game developer in the CIS. Legendary and new games from Wargaming for PC, iOS, Android, Xbox and Playstation.
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- Industry: Gaming, Apps, Video Games
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, Austria, Lithuania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Series A $1.2M–$60M; Series B $15M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Donut Lab — Donut Punks is a MOBA game that offers a unique blend of fun, action, and strategy. It is designed for players who want to team up and take on the challenge of fighting against hordes of zombies in a thrilling online environment.
- Polystream — Polystream is completely rethinking and realising new ways of how to use the visual cloud, from server to client, from network to edge as we build the 3D Internet. Powered by our breakthrough command streaming technology, you can now instantly engage, grow, and monetise audiences of all shapes and sizes wherever they are in the world; whether it’splayers, streamers, or viewers. Our synchronous spectator engine Fantom enables cloud native games and experiences to be cost-effectively streamed with unrivalled reach, and unprecedented scale.
- Gcore — Gcore is the first class web service with cutting-edge features and advanced security. It provides efficient services for all modern web needs: CDN, hosting, storage, streaming platform, DNS, security, and cloud. The company oversees a global infrastructure that delivers edge and cloud-based services to enterprise-level businesses.
SANG SANG ebiz offers software education and MySQL DBMS consulting services.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $42k–$373k
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Motiners — Motiners, developed by Unitmi Corp, is a mobile application that focuses on promoting health and wellness. The app provides a unique approach to fitness by offering healthy mission challenges. Users can participate in these challenges and earn rewards in the form of habit-related products. The app is designed to encourage users to adopt healthier habits and lifestyles. It operates in the industries of fitness, healthcare, mobile apps, software, and wellness.
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- Riso Convergence — Vision AI and AR technologies that bring the screen golf experience to the real field. Making the field easier with AI and AR.
360 Total Security is a leader in Cybersecurity software. With a billion active internet users, 360 has earned a strong reputation for excellence. Download Free
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Angel, Seed
- Geography: China, United States, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 77
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$9.7M; Angel $425k–$1.6M; Series A $1.6M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hozon — Hozon integrates hardware products and software services through innovative technology research and development, intelligent manufacturing, and multi-channel sales services. Through the development of electric, intelligence, and connectivity, they are committed to creating cost-effective Intelligent electric vehicles of high quality, providingusers with a simple, intuitive, and comfortable travel experience.
- Lanxin — Lanxin is a secure mobile work platform for government and enterprise.
- Yuanhuan Intelligent — Yuanhuan Intelligent is a startup that focuses on fundamental AI and artificial intelligence research.
HUNO contributes to the growth of individuals and organizations through the development of human services based on scientific research.
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- Industry: Art, Apps, Children
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Little Picasso — Little Picasso AI app manages children's artwork and helps them choose colors and tools.
Genaxis is an investment company that provides investment services for the healthcare and bio sectors.
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- Industry: Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MediQStar — MediQStar is a startup developing a generative AI
- Selta Square — Selta Square is an AI-based drug monitoring company that provides full-cycle drug monitoring solutions using artificial intelligence technology.
- GameChanger Worldwide — GameChanger Worldwide specializes in gaming-specific IP extension platforms and focuses on creating innovative solutions that extend the value of intellectual property (IP) in the gaming space.
Hanyang University is a school in Seoul.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Grant
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $675k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Huject — Huject is a Hanyang University laboratory startup company founded in 2020 with the goal of commercializing energy harvesting technology. The company develops and sells a wide range of products that use energy-harvesting source technology. Energy harvesting is an environmentally friendly energy technology that collects discarded energy and converts,stores, and uses it to generate electrical energy.
- Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
- Worker's high — Worker's high Co. is a commerce company that offers an IOT based unmanned store service.
Zero to One Partners is an investment company with management consulting capabilities.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Art, B2B
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $37k–$164k
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Match Tech — "Matjeom," which stands for "personalized fortune telling for you," is a service that recommends AI-powered personalized fortune tellers to customers. Matjeom has devoted considerable effort to enhancing accessibility so that anyone, anywhere, can easily find peace of mind through fortune telling consultations. It curatesfortune tellers in interesting ways to assist users in their choices and recommends fortune tellers expected to provide high satisfaction based on the input of customer preferences. We provided lighthearted fun content and community features so that users could enjoy fortune telling within the service even if they were not seeking a consultation.
- The N Planet — The N Planet specializes in the development of exhibition planning contents through media art.
- Studio Yam Yam — The B2B marketing solution from Studio Yum Yum combines a client (company manager) database with a content-based strategy to assist businesses efficiently acquire customers and maximize the ROI of their B2B sales and marketing departments.
Republic gives people the opportunity to invest in the future they believe in by providing access to startup, real estate, crypto, and video game investments. Focused on creating a diverse, sustainable, and connected world, Republic has facilitated over $500 million in investments from over one million members of the global community. With a globalteam in six countries, Republic is backed by Galaxy Digital, The Motley Fool, Binance, Naspers, AngelList, and more.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Round size: Seed $200k–$8.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.5M; Equity Crowdfunding $100k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Hemi Labs — Hemi builds Bitcoin infrastructure for money that can be moved, programmed and put to work.
- XTAO — xTAO Inc. (TSXV: XTAO.U, OTC: XTAIF) is a public company building the infrastructure for open, decentralized AI on Bittensor.
- Bitmine Immersion Technologies — Bitmine Immersion Technologies operates in the digital asset and blockchain technology sector by providing infrastructure and services for cryptocurrency mining and related activities. The company uses immersion cooling methods to host and operate mining hardware for Bitcoin and supports third-party equipment hosting, infrastructure management andequipment sales. Bitmine also engages in self-mining of digital assets and offers advisory services tied to digital asset treasury strategies and has expanded its focus to include broader crypto ecosystem services. Its data center offerings encompass power, rack space, environmental management systems, connectivity and monitoring software for mining operations. The company’s business integrates infrastructure support with asset accumulation and consulting for clients navigating cryptocurrency networks and mining markets.
Sungjae Hwang is the Founder and CEO of Lounge Lab. He earned his doctorate and master's degree at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and his bachelor's degree at Kwangwoon University.
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- Industry: Art, FinTech, Peer to Peer
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESSA — TESSA is an alternative investment platform for the purchase, sale, and trade of fractionalized ownership interests in investment-grade blue-chip artwork (such as Warhol, Picasso, Kusama, Basquiat, etc.) with the accessibility and liquidity of public markets. The platform enables white-listed “micro-collectors” to co-own fractional ownershipinterests in curated blue-chip artwork represented in digital form on a public blockchain. TESSA manages all maintenance and administrative services relating to the artwork which is publicly promoted and displayed to enhance its value and broaden its exposure to the art-viewing public.The platform provides transparent and safe management of ownership certificates, transaction history, and transfer status through a blockchain network and secure third-party service providers.
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