Top 50 Art VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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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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Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $200k–$15M |
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Wemade
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland | Seed, Corporate Round | Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency | $3.2M–$40M |
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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, Software, Information Technology | $594k–$47M |
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $3k–$7.1M |
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care | $743k–$50M |
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $12k–$77M |
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KDB Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $11k–$44M |
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Wargaming
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Austria, Lithuania | Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed | Gaming, Apps, Video Streaming | $150k–$60M |
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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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Zero to One Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Manufacturing, Art, B2B | |
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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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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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S Cubic Angels
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, Education, Apps | |
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VP (Virtual Payment)
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Art, Fashion | |
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Kyobo Securities
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Indonesia | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Apps, Software | $11k–$22M |
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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 | Gaming, Software, Apps | $1k–$2.2M |
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Hexagon Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed | News, EdTech, Retail | $134k–$290k |
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Republic
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, Switzerland | Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech | $76k–$13M |
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Stone Bridge Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, South Africa | Series A, Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $1.4M–$23M |
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TONY Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $2.4M–$63M |
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SmartStudy Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $2k–$7.1M |
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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 | $1k–$9.7M |
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Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $817k–$47M |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Series C | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $1.9M–$100M |
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Union Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Medical, Internet | $5k–$18M |
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IDG Capital
VC Fund
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1 | China, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Internet, E-Commerce | $3M–$190M |
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HUNO
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Art, Apps, Children | |
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Realbizen
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Art, EdTech, Sports | |
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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–$12M |
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Timepolio Asset Management
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing | $9k–$25M |
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Echo Investment Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, South Korea | Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Art | $3M–$35M |
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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 | $1k–$22M |
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming | $223k–$15M |
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Colopl Next
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, South Korea | Seed, Series A | Virtual Reality, Software, E-Commerce | $1M–$30M |
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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, Health Care | $2.2M–$54M |
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Medici Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical | $6k–$37M |
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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 | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software | $594k–$37M |
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UTC Investment Co.
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $2M–$20M |
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $371k–$19M |
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POSCO Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.7M–$44M |
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Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI)
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Music, Art, Fashion | |
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Kudos Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Medical, E-Commerce | $1k–$31M |
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SANG SANG ebiz
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Software | $37k–$371k |
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Japan, Malaysia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $223k–$42M |
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Qihoo 360 Technology
VC Fund
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1 | China, United States, Austria | Series A, Angel, Series B | Information Technology, Internet, Security | $425k–$600M |
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HB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Software, Health Care | $1.1M–$23M |
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Korea Technology Finance Corporation
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Medical | $1k–$13M |
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IBK Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $2k–$21M |
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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.
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, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 143
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.5M; Series A $334k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- SWING — SWING is a micro-mobility service provider.
- DirectCloud — DirectCloud is a company that develops a cloud storage service business for corporations.
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
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CLST — Buy & sell Bitcoin and cryptos with our easy and seamless Uncollateralized lending. Tust the world's finest crypto borrowing, trading or exchange platform
- HwikGo — HwikGo a MaaS platform has created a one-of-a-kind integrated platform that provides a transfer connection between public transportation and shared smart mobility via a traffic card.
- MetaCene — MetaCene is a blockchain company that aims to create an accessible Web3 world for the masses, with a focus on player-centric entertainment.
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, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 202
- Round size: Seed $594k–$9.6M; Series A $1.5M–$16M; Series B $4.5M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Handys — Handys manages accommodation facilities without on-site human resources by automating all operational flows.
- MAKEUS — MAKEUS provides advertising solutions based on digital media in seoul.
- Brandi — Brandi sells clothes, cosmetics, and home interior products.
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 178
- Round size: Seed $223k–$2.8M; Series A $3k–$7.1M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOAIS — MOAIS develops a smartphone AI solution that analyzes golf swing problem and offers a lesson solution. It is an on-device AI optimized for smart phones, has a video pose estimation, video segmentation, video classification, video object detection, and image processing of golf swing video.
- Searchdoc — Searchdoc is a large-scale AI startup specializing in advanced document and drawing analysis, leveraging cutting-edge machine learning technologies to extract insights, automate workflows, and enhance data interpretation across various industries.
- Stress Solution — Based on unique medical and scientific information and ECG waveforms, Stress Solution creates sound that regulates and initiates the equilibrium of the autonomic nervous system. Currently, Healing Bit is utilizing wearable technology to detect stress in real time. Through this, an autonomous feedback system that uses artificial intelligence topredict individual stress level situations and take preventative measures is being developed.
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), YGEntertainment(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: Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Seed $743k–$10M; Series A $1.7M–$30M; Series B $2.2M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.7M in 2014
Portfolio highlights
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- viAct — viAct optimises construction safety, productivity and environmental compliance. Ensuring higher ESG preposition with AI. Offering services for construction industry of Asia & Europe & operational in China, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
- Prokarium — Prokarium is pioneering the field of microbial immunotherapy. Our pipeline is designed to unlock the next level of immuno-oncology by building on the most recent advances in cancer immunology. Prokarium’s lead program is focused on transforming the treatment paradigm in bladder cancer by orchestrating immune-driven, long-lasting antitumor effects.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 236
- Round size: Seed $12k–$12M; Series A $1.2M–$31M; Series B $3.7M–$77M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
- Jai Kisan — Jai Kisan provides Instant credit options for rural India. Trusted by farmers, retailers, and businesses. Instant Credit & supply chain financing Apply for Credit Now!
- EPD Biotherapeutics — EPDBio is a platform technology-based biotech company that provides research and product development services.
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, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Seed $500k–$5.3M; Series A $1.1M–$8.8M; Series B $11k–$44M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Coxwave — Coxwave provides product analytics and observability for AI applications. The Skylight platform instruments LLM prompts, responses, context, and user interactions via SDKs and ingestion APIs. It aggregates metrics such as quality, latency, token usage, and cost, and presents dashboards to monitor trends and detect regressions. Teams use it tocollect human feedback, build evaluation datasets, and compare prompt or model variants before and after releases. Tracing links events across sessions and workflows, helping correlate outcomes with inputs and application state. Integrations connect to common LLM providers, orchestration frameworks, and data pipelines, allowing data to flow into existing analytics stacks and workflows.
- Tefa Robotics — The aim of Tefa Robotics is to alleviate the lack of qualified robotics engineers. One of the main components of the fourth industrial revolution is industrial robots, however, their effective deployment was hampered by technical limitations. This is one of the major barriers to the adoption of industrial robots, and Tefa Robotics is working toovercome it by creating a low-code solution in an effort to make things simpler and more effective.
- Raion Robotics — Raion Robotics manufactures walking robots for industrial applications and offers prospects in potential industries such as defense, construction, and logistics.
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- Industry: Gaming, Apps, Video Streaming
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Austria, Lithuania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Pre-Seed $150k–$310k; Series A $1.2M–$60M; Series B $15M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% 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.
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.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Art, B2B
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Vertex Lab — Vertex Lab provides reliable medical services
- 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.
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
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- 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.
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.
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
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
VP (Virtual Payment) offers ISP payment services in Korea.
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- Industry: Art, Fashion
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BISKET — BISKET is a digital art platform that offers NFT digital art services.
Kyobo Securities provides investment security and financial services.
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- Industry: Health Care, Apps, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$4.2M; Series A $2.2M–$22M; Series B $11k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Eastend — We Elevate Korea's Fashion Excellence, From the Eastern Edge of Asia onto the Global Stage
- Ettifos — Ettifos provides flexible, reliable, and innovative V2X solutions to enable communication between all stakeholders on the road.
- My Benefit — My Benefit is a digital health management platform for tracking musculoskeletal conditions and fitness levels.
Glorang is an educational application for university support system.
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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: Gaming, Software, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $223k–$1.5M; Series A $1k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Humil — Humil is a food manufacturing and processing company that provides food research and development solutions.
- Waggy Days — Waggy Days is a safety leash with an automatic release that detaches if a pet is caught in moving machinery, helping reduce injury risk.
- The Blessed Moon — The Blessed Moon is a cosmetics brand that sells and offers skin, face, hair, and body care products.
Hexagon Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers investment consulting and market analysis services.
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- Industry: News, EdTech, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $134k–$290k
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kooky — Kooky is a global K-Pop fandom platform where fans support their favorite artists through voting, rankings, and funding projects.
- Sugar Pick — Sugar Pick is a cohort learning service firm that offers hobby/job training and collaborative projects.
- Uproot Company — Uproot Company operates 'Bit Savings' that purchases virtual assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in an installment manner.
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, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 96
- Round size: Seed $663k–$13M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.5M; Equity Crowdfunding $76k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Hemi Labs — Hemi (https://hemi.xyz) is a modular protocol that integrates Bitcoin and Ethereum to amplify and extend the core capabilities of the two leading blockchain networks. This offers a novel perspective on blockchain interoperability and scaling by approaching Bitcoin and Ethereum as components of a single supernetwork. The result providessecurity that exceeds that of Bitcoin (“superfinality”) and new levels of blockchain programmability, portability, and potential. Hemi was co-founded by Jeff Garzik (former Bitcoin core developer) and Max Sanchez (inventor of the Proof-of-Proof consensus protocol), and is surrounded by a team of renowned blockchain engineers, strategic partners and investors.
- EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
- The INX Digital Company — Trade securely with the INX Crypto Trading Platform, offering regulated digital asset trading, advanced tools, and trusted investment opportunities.
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Browse database — It's Free!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:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $1.4M–$9.7M; Series A $2.2M–$16M; Series B $4.3M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Pyler — Filer is an artificial intelligence Martech startup.
- 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.
- Holiday Robotics — Meet FRIDAY, the world's most advanced humanoid robot with 63 DoF and dexterous hands. Powered by Holiday Sim and World Model AI technology.
TONY Investment is a Venture Capital that invests in companies of all stages, from startups to scale-ups.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$63M; Series B $4M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
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- MOPLAT — Moplat official website
- Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
- ActionPower — ActionPower is an AI-based startup company that offers speech recognition and natural language processing technology services.
SmartStudy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of global entertainment company SmartStudy.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $351k–$1.5M; Series A $2k–$5.3M; Series B $4k–$7.1M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- dbd Lab — "Fluto" provides a quick and thorough user experience report for digital services.
- User Spoon — User Spoon is a tool designed to streamline and enhance the process of user experience (UX) research by offering features that improve efficiency, such as user testing, feedback collection, and data analysis tools. It supports UX professionals in gathering insights faster and more accurately, ultimately leading to more user-centered designdecisions
- 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.
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: 16
- Round size: Seed $1k–$9.7M; Series A $6k–$9.7M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- My Link — Business Intelligence Solution & Service
- Connecteve — Connective is a robotics company that develops artificial intelligence-based artificial joint surgery robots.
- 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.
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 companieswith promising growth potential.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 204
- Round size: Seed $817k–$6.8M; Series A $1M–$16M; Series B $3M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Freewheelin — Freewheelin is an edtech company developing AI-powered tools to personalize math education. Their platform offers services such as generating homework books, integrating with textbooks, managing student errors, and analyzing performance data to assist educators in course preparation. The company has curated a database of math resources inpartnership with textbook publishers, ensuring teachers can use materials without copyright concerns.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
- Anabatic Semiconductor — Anabatic Manufacturing of electronic components, computers, video, audio, and communication equipment
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 arenewed commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$44M; Series B $4M–$63M; Series C $8.9M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
- Syncly — Syncly is an AI-native customer intelligence platform for fast-growing brands. Turn customer conversations into actionable insights to help your brand grow faster.
- Payhere — Payhere is a fintech company that provides card terminals and online payment gateway services for multiple industries.
“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 businessesand contents industry that seeks growth and advancement to the global market.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Series A $1.5M–$5.6M; Series B $5k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- EYL — EYL | Quantum Shieldz | QRNG | Quantum | Developed quantum convergence security solution Quantum Shieldz based on ultra-small quantum entropy chip technology
- LabInCube — LabInCube develops inCube materials capable of selective drug release, sustained release, and supporting complex raw materials.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
IDG Capital is a global investment firm partnering with founders to build enduring businesses through capital, expertise, and long-term support.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: China, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 705
- Round size: Series A $3M–$112M; Series B $7.4M–$142M; Series C $14M–$190M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Polymaker — Polymaker is a high quality 3D printing filament manufacturers. PLA, PETG, ABS, ASA, TPU, Nylon, PC, Carbon Fiber and more. Find the best filament for your application.
- Ripple — Discover why hundreds of financial institutions choose Ripple to provide a better international payments experience for their customers in real-time.
- Singularity Energy Technology — Singularity Energy is committed to core technology research and product development in advanced energy storage systems, and contributes industry-leading solutions to promote large-scale clean energy integration and achieve global carbon neutrality goals.
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
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- Little Picasso — Little Picasso AI app manages children's artwork and helps them choose colors and tools.
Realbizen creates successful business with pre-seed, seed, and series A stage companies.
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- Industry: Art, EdTech, Sports
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% 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.
- Private Class — Private Class is a job consulting company that provides job competency courses.
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Browse database — It's Free!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: 38
- Round size: Seed $743k–$8.5M; Series A $1.9M–$8.9M; Series B $3.3M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
- 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.
Timepolio Asset Management is an asset management firm.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $2.6M–$7M; Series A $2.4M–$25M; Series B $9k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MediMabBio — Creating therapeutic opportunities for the most serious diseases.
- Meissa — Meissa is a drone-based construction tech startup that provides real-time 3D mapping and modeling.
- Next Level Studio — Next Level Studio is a group of creative experts dedicated to generating new value for intellectual property.
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
- Geography: United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $5.5M–$14M; Series A $3M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 58% lead, 42% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sogility — Sogility is a soccer training center that offers athlete development and coaching services.
- Wheeler Bio — Wheeler speeds up and simplifies discovery-to-IND with its cutting-edge approach to CDMO services for cell line development, cell banking, process development, characterization and more.
- Talus Network — Talus Network is an L1 blockchain purpose-built for Smart Agents. Built with the MoveVM, Talus allows for seamless development, ownership, and monetization of composable Smart Agents.
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: 47
- Round size: Seed $1k–$1.7M; Series A $4k–$22M; Series B $5k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nature Loud — Nature Loud is an online store that supplies health and wellness products.
- Vibeon — Vibeon is a data company that provides artificial intelligence services for education.
- Gadget korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 222
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3.9M; Series A $223k–$11M; Series B $743k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $37M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
Colopl Next is the corporate venture capital of is Colopl, Inc, which is a leading Japanese gaming company. Colopl, Inc. is founded with the mission of “Entertainment in Real Life”, and constantly put its customer as first priority.Colopl Next is headquartered in Japan, but invests globally in a variety of internet businesses, with the commitmentto support innovative entrepreneurs.
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- Industry: Virtual Reality, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Japan, United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 113
- Round size: Seed $1M–$23M; Series A $1.9M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Elaly — Elaly Technology makes life better for people around the world.We aim to make the value of money and the experience gained from it flatter.As many people as possible will use technology to realize a happier life, independent of the money economy.
- BitStar — BitStar accelerates potential of video creators with power of proprietary database and technology.
- SODA — Soda launched its customer-to-customer marketplace SNKRDUNK, which now has over 3 million monthly users in Japan. Through the platform, users can buy and sell sneakers safely as it offers legitimacy checking services through local authentication provider Fake Busters.
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 122
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$24M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $9.7M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cover Summon — CVSM Cruelty-free Savvy tech
- Flexell Space — FLEXELL SPACE primarily focuses on the development and manufacturing of space solar cells, aiming to provide differentiated products for our customers in the space industry
- LiveIn — LiveIn is a hospitality company that offers long term room rental. Enjoy quality assured room, cleaning services, maintenance and community activities. Find out more!
Venture Capital firm in South Korea.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$15M; Series B $12M–$25M; Series C $6k–$37M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Anipen — ANIPEN (애니펜) is a Korean 3D content development platform that enables enterprises to develop video communication and entertainment platforms.
- BONABANK — BONABANK is an ERP software development company.
- RTM — Make your factory hyper-intelligent with AI. Experience the new manufacturing paradigm with state-of-the-art AI technology solution from RTM.
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: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Seed $594k–$4.7M; Series A $1.4M–$8.2M; Series B $2M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ettifos — Ettifos provides flexible, reliable, and innovative V2X solutions to enable communication between all stakeholders on the road.
- Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
- Coxwave — Coxwave provides product analytics and observability for AI applications. The Skylight platform instruments LLM prompts, responses, context, and user interactions via SDKs and ingestion APIs. It aggregates metrics such as quality, latency, token usage, and cost, and presents dashboards to monitor trends and detect regressions. Teams use it tocollect human feedback, build evaluation datasets, and compare prompt or model variants before and after releases. Tracing links events across sessions and workflows, helping correlate outcomes with inputs and application state. Integrations connect to common LLM providers, orchestration frameworks, and data pipelines, allowing data to flow into existing analytics stacks and workflows.
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, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$13M; Series B $2M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cureverse — Cureverse operates a pharmaceutical research and development company for the treatment of encephalopathy and oncology diseases. The company focuses on creating remedies for challenging brain conditions like dementia, thereby assisting healthcare professionals in enhancing human well-being and overall quality of life.
- Pebble Square — Pebble Square's new Processing-In-Memory (PIM) architecture is a significant advancement for AI performance and power efficiency.
- AD System — AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Browse database — It's Free!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: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 133
- Round size: Seed $371k–$3M; Series A $1.5M–$10M; Series B $2.2M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mustbio — MustBio is a biotechnology company that leverages multi-antibody technology to develop therapeutics primarily in the field of immuno-oncology. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
- Spark Biopharma — SPARK BioPharma Co., Ltd. was established in Seoul National University in January 2016 based on the unique drug molecule diversity technology, the image-based screening technology using the unique fluorescent skeleton probe, and the target protein identification technology in the initial drug development stage. We are currently exploring anddeveloping new drug candidates using these three core technologies, and we will continue to accelerate the development of new drugs and increase the success rate through strategic cooperation research with domestic and overseas research institutes and pharmaceutical institutions. '
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 technologiesPOSTECH 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
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$5.5M; Series B $2.6M–$44M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
- Wayne Hills Bryant AI — Wayne Hills is developing an algorithm that extracts dictionary meanings from text and voice data with AI technology and automatically converts them into digital content by combining images, animations, and sound effects that match them.
- NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.
Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI) is an artificial intelligence research and development company. It specializes in production automation, business process automation, instructional design, and content application solutions. CTI helps companies to discover insights, generate content, and navigate new competitive landscapes. The company possessesseveral business units and ventures up and running using its proprietary artificial intelligence platform. CTI partners with companies of various sizes in various industries to solve challenges with data, business, and process automation using artificial intelligence in areas such as health care, financial markets, education, and government. The company was founded by Dr. Scott R. Parfitt in 2005 and is headquartered in Moorpark, California.
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- Industry: Music, Art, Fashion
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Naivy — Naivy offers music product marketing services, providing users with cash incentives and artists with marketing promotion services through its PLAM application.
- Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
- DANIEL PROJECT — DANIEL PROJECT is a music professional MCN that supports the recruitment, production, distribution, and management of artists.
Kudos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Medical, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $1k–$2.5M; Series B $2k–$31M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Quester — Quester is working on a high-performance, low-cost hand-tracking glove for use in XR (extended reality) and remote control systems, as well as virtual experiment practice software 'PLAB'. Quester was acknowledged in this round of funding for its technological prowess and creativity in hand-tracking gloves.
- 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.
SANG SANG ebiz offers software education and MySQL DBMS consulting services.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $37k–$371k
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- On Journey — On Journey focuses on the production of classical music, comprehensive art opera, extended reality XR contents, and cultural events.
- RealDesignTech — Official Website of RealDesignTech
- 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.
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, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Japan, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 155
- Round size: Seed $223k–$4.1M; Series A $1.4M–$14M; Series B $3.3M–$42M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sasung power — Sasung power enhances energy storage performance using advanced structural battery source technology, developing new batteries for structural support and eco-friendly lightweight structures.
- Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging influencers is explosively increasing. Feauturing allows brands and marketers to discover product fit influencers and helps matchingbased on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia including Japan and China.
- 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.
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, Internet, Security
- Stage:Series A, Angel, Series B
- Geography: China, United States, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Round size: Angel $425k–$1.4M; Series A $1.4M–$25M; Series B $2.8M–$600M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% 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.
- HanSight — HanSight is dedicated to changing the cyber security landscape based on their award-winning big data analytics platform and patented machine learning algorithms, by unifying SIEM, User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) and Network Traffic Analytics (NTA). Their mission is to empower organizations to detect and prevent to cyber breaches, fraudand insider threats that threaten their digital property and financial assets, in real time and with greater accuracy than ever before. With the vision "Data Driven Security", HanSight was founded in 2014 by seasoned entrepreneurs from Trend Micro, Microsoft and Oracle, with extensive experience in security analytics, big data technology and machine learning. They are backed by world-class ventures including IDG Capital, CASH Capital etc, and trusted by large-scale banks, telcos and government agencies. They are ranked #320 on Cybersecurity 500 list in 2017.
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:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 134
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$14M; Series B $2.2M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Robros — Robros is constantly creating technology to break through the barrier between people and robots in order to build a world in which everyone in the service industry can live a physically and emotionally happy life.
- Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
- BOS Semiconductors — Driving the Future of Automotive, BOS Semiconductors
Korea Technology Finance Corporation is a South Korea-based fund for small and medium enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 66
- Round size: Seed $1k–$5.4M; Series A $2k–$7.4M; Series B $1k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AIRS Medical — AIRS Medical's AI-powered platform reduces MRI scan times by up to 50%, improves image quality, and delivers deeper clinical insights. Trusted by 1,700+ institutions across 40+ countries.
- Intergravity — Intergravity is a company that is developing orbital transportation technologies to support the future of in-space activity. Intergravity is to enable a space environment in which mobility, service, and logistics are seamlessly integrated, creating the framework for long-term operations beyond Earth.
- AIRS Inc. — AIRS is at the forefront of advancing orthopedic surgery, setting the stage for the future with its innovative surgical platforms. The company is preparing for the next era in surgical technology, known as SURGERY 4.0. By leading the way with cutting-edge solutions, AIRS aims to transform orthopedic procedures, enhance precision, and redefinestandards in surgical care.
IBK Capital is the venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).
Show more...Investment focus
- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 102
- Round size: Seed $2k–$7.6M; Series A $3k–$8.2M; Series B $5k–$21M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AutoHands — AutoHands is a South Korea-based mobility company that offers comprehensive integrated mobility services including vehicle buying and selling, management, online used-car auctions, car rentals, extended warranties, residual value guarantees, mobile maintenance, and accident compensation programs.
- Automata — Automata creates AI-powered tools like AI agents and smart integrations that simplify how teams plan, communicate, and work. The company solves business problems by enabling AI to build, manage, and evolve software workflows while humans guide the AI to deliver real value.Automata provides industry-tailored AI solutions
- PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY — PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY provides DX-based AI solutions on INDOOR GEOLOCATION AND SMART SENSING through its INDOORPLUS+ IoT, Location Based System (LBS) and Real Time Location System (RTLS) platform in the fields of healthcare, manufacturing, defense, smart cities, and the public sector.More than 100 corporate customers in various business sectorssuch as healthcare, banking, manufacturing, retail, energy and public services have already chosen PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY to deploy industry grade solutions for employee safety, asset tracking & monitoring, security & access control, flow management and process efficiency. They have gained improvements in productivity and process efficiency while reducing their corporate risks and optimizing their procurement. Since its foundation in 2013, PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY has become a leading provider in South Korea and is expanding overseas.
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