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Top 50 Automotive Startup Investors in South Korea (July 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in South Korea Automotive startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in South Korea Automotive startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Atinum Partners
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence $2.8M–$44M
Korea Development Bank
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.8M–$45M
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, China Seed, Series A, Debt Financing Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software $223k–$7.5M
KDB Capital
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $743k–$39M
Lotte Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, China Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
Hyundai Motor Company
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Israel Seed, Series A, Corporate Round Automotive, Software, Transportation $100k–$475M
L&S Venture Capital
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Israel Series A, Series B, Seed Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software $594k–$39M
Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $149k–$29M
STIC Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $2M–$46M
AI Angel Club
VC Fund
5 South Korea Seed, Series A, Angel Health Care, E-Commerce, Medical $74k–$4.8M
Series Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, Singapore Seed, Series A Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology $74k–$4.4M
Hyundai Investment Partners
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Medical, Health Care $363k–$104M
Strong Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Poland Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Health Care $18k–$30M
KB Investment
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $743k–$40M
Murex Partners
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Health Care, Information Technology $1.5M–$16M
InfoBank
VC Fund
4 South Korea, South Africa, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software $76k–$16M
Quantum Ventures Korea
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Medical, Information Technology $1M–$54M
ZER01NE
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software $546k–$102M
Korea Technology Finance Corporation
VC Fund
4 South Korea, Russian Federation Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Manufacturing, Medical $1k–$15M
Hyundai Motor Group
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, Canada Seed, Series A, Corporate Round Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $77k–$45M
Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care $973k–$50M
Capstone Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Mobile, Gaming $223k–$12M
Intervalue Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Automotive, Manufacturing $1k–$32M
Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Belgium Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Manufacturing, Health Care $223k–$11M
Daesung Private Equity
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $1.1M–$15M
SJ Investment Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States Series B, Series A, Seed Manufacturing, Information Technology, Food and Beverage $2k–$24M
Partners Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $2.1M–$117M
SBI Investment Korea
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $2.5M–$33M
TheVentures
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $72k–$4.8M
Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series B, Series A, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $694k–$35M
K and Investment Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Automotive, Manufacturing $1k–$60M
Seoul Investment Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Germany Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Medical, Software $1k–$18M
MYSC
VC Fund
2 South Korea, China, France Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
Korea Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed, Series A, Angel Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
Trust Value
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed Automotive
LB Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A, Series C Health Care, E-Commerce, Software $3M–$50M
TS Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Singapore Series B, Series A Health Care, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical $1M–$42M
K Ground Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed, Series A Medical, Biotechnology, Automotive $223k–$4.2M
Samick Mats Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed Automotive, Business Development, Industrial Manufacturing
HG Initiative
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $35k–$5.2B
Halla Holdings
VC Fund
2 South Korea Series A, Series B, Seed Retail, Automotive, Apps $4.2M–$15M
Enlight Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $3k–$20M
KB Securities
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A Software, Information Technology, Health Care $1.6M–$22M
Mando Corporation
VC Fund
2 South Korea Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Automotive, Information Technology $9.3M–$18M
BDC Laboratories
VC Fund
2 South Korea Series A, Seed Sales, Fitness, Shipping
Kolon Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, India, Indonesia Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Software, Pharmaceutical $3k–$22M
Emford Equity Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Medical, Health Care, Autonomous Vehicles $4.5M–$8M
Artesian VC
VC Fund
2 Australia, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $40k–$15M
DSC Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Israel Series A, Series B, Seed Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $594k–$47M
Central
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Singapore Series A, Series B Automotive, Information Technology, Sales $3.8M–$11M
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Atinum Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Atinum Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the growth stage startups in the IT, biotech, and healthcare sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 147
  • Round size: Series A $2.8M–$24M; Series B $4.2M–$44M; Series C $11M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Byte Lab — Byte Lab prioritizes achieving long-term results by concentrating on *how* we grew rather than just growing quickly.
  • Subtle Medical — Subtle Medical is a healthcare technology company that provides AI-powered medical imaging. Its products, SubtlePET and SubtleMR, are FDA Cleared and CE Marked AI product that enhances images in PET and MR exams aimed for faster & safer workflow.The company's SubtleGAD technology is also awarded by RSNA and a $1.6M NIH SBIR Grant tofacilitate the adoption using AI to make imaging exams safer. They provide a vendor-agnostic AI infrastructure powering its products and providing service and analytics to clinical imaging providers.Subtle Medical's goal is to improve the quality, value, and accessibility of medical imaging by significantly reducing cost, imaging time, and radiation dose.
  • De novo Biotherapeutics — De novo Biotherapeutics is a biotechnology company developing mRNA-encoded antibodies and NK cell-engaging antibodies for cancer treatment.
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Korea Development Bank
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) provides long-term financing for projects designed to assist Koreaâ€:tm:s economic growth and development. It offers equipment capital loans and working capital loans to Korean private enterprises that undertake major industrial projects. The bank also extends guarantees to its clients to facilitate their otherborrowings and to finance major industrial projects. KDB guarantees Won-denominated corporate debentures, local currency loans, and other Won liabilities and foreign currency loans from domestic and overseas Korean financial institutions and from foreign institutions. The bankâ€:tm:s other activities include engagement in a range of industrial development activities, including conducting economic and industrial research; performing engineering surveys; providing business analyses and managerial assistance; and offering trust services. As of June 30, 2007, KDB had 40 local branches, 6 overseas branches, and 2 overseas offices. The bank was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 269
  • Round size: Series A $1.8M–$24M; Series B $4.5M–$39M; Series C $7.1M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Perseus — World Best Hypervisor Security Solutions for SDV
  • 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
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund · Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Debt Financing
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 263
  • Round size: Seed $223k–$2.9M; Series A $743k–$7.5M; Debt Financing $254k–$4.9M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Cloto — CLOTHO Co., Ltd. is a South Korean B2B GovTech company that provides operational support for government-funded R&D projects. Their flagship service, "Hello Unicorn" (헬로유니콘), helps startups, SMEs, universities, and research institutes manage research administration, project expenditure, settlement, and documentation — reducingcompliance issues, missing paperwork, deadline risks, and operational gaps from personnel changes through systematized processes.
  • 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.
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KDB Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 12 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $743k–$15M; Series A $1.5M–$15M; Series B $3.8M–$39M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Asteromorph — We are an AI for Science lab in Seoul. Our mission is to accelerate scientific advancements through the pursuit of superintelligence.
  • 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.
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Lotte Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Lotte Ventures is a venture capital firm that is based in South Korea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 116
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Sugarblade — Sugarblade is a non-destructive test-based used golf goods certification and trading platform.
  • SpaceVision — Space Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered digital advertising platform.
  • City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.
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Hyundai Motor Company
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 6 in the past 12 months

The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer. It has various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns like clean mobility, sustainability, art, and sports partnership.The company was founded in 1967 and, along with its 32.8% owned subsidiary, Kia Motors, together comprise the Hyundai Motor Group,which is the world's fifth-largest automaker based on annual vehicle sales in 2012. In 2008, Hyundai Motor (without Kia) was ranked as the eighth largest automaker. As of 2012, the company sold over 4.4 million vehicles worldwide in that year, and together with Kia total sales were 7.12 million.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Software, Transportation
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$4M; Series A $4.5M–$100M; Corporate Round $3.7M–$475M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Qnovo — Trusted worldwide to power the products that power your life.
  • Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
  • Video Rebirth — Video Rebirth Limited is a private limited company that is established with shares.
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L&S Venture Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 108
  • Round size: Seed $594k–$4.5M; Series A $1.9M–$8.2M; Series B $3.7M–$39M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
  • Enhans — Viralpick provides IT services for organizations including data analysis, automation, acquisition, and advertising 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.
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Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is committed to honoring its charter of financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Bank has extended the scope of its expertise to provide a comprehensive range of financial services to individual customers in a quest to emerge as a leading financial services group. In pursuit of that goal, IBK is makingevery effort to enhance its competitiveness, achieve balanced growth and strengthen its global presence.The Bank employs around 10,000 staff and operates a distribution network of 612 branches including 12 overseas branches. Providing complementary services, the Bank also operates several subsidiaries: IBK Capital Corporation, IBK-SG Asset Management, IBK System Co., Ltd., and IBK Credit Information Corporation. In 2008, IBK Investment & Securities was launched, focused on meeting the needs of SME customers for services such as IPOs and M&As. Moreover, strategic alliance with Korea Investment Holdings enhances product competitiveness and affiliation with the National Post Office promoting easy customer access to IBK banking services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 287
  • Round size: Seed $149k–$8.3M; Series A $2M–$17M; Series B $4.8M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
  • Gadget Korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
  • 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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STIC Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

STIC Ventures invests in small and mid-sized venture companies with core technologies and new business models.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 128
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$44M; Series B $5.2M–$46M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Asteromorph — We are an AI for Science lab in Seoul. Our mission is to accelerate scientific advancements through the pursuit of superintelligence.
  • CYTUR — CYTUR is a leader in ship cyber security, support to shipowner and shipbuilder protect their smart-ships against cyber-attacks.
  • Pebble Square — Pebble Square's new Processing-In-Memory (PIM) architecture is a significant advancement for AI performance and power efficiency.
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AI Angel Club
VC Fund · Mapo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 7 in the past 12 months

AI Angel Club is an angel investment club that specializes in seed investment in the medical and bio healthcare field.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, E-Commerce, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 54
  • Round size: Seed $126k–$817k; Angel $74k–$104k; Series A $1.1M–$4.8M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

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  • 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.
  • Salm Clinic — Salm Clinic is a specialized digital healthcare platform that provides comprehensive psychological testing services, offering accessible mental health assessments, personalized evaluations, and technology-driven support for individuals seeking psychological insights and care.
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Series Ventures
VC Fund · Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 94
  • Round size: Seed $74k–$1.6M; Series A $2.4M–$4.4M
  • Lead/follow: 69% lead, 31% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TouchMeal — TouchMind (operating as TouchMeal) runs an AI-driven senior foodtech platform that manages professional institutional catering, customized dietary meal planning, and automated ingredient supply chains for nursing homes. The company handles full kitchen management operations, including hygiene standards compliance, staff management, and thedistribution of specialized elderly-friendly food products.
  • XYZ — LoungeLAB is a Retail-tech startup that augments space with technology, using the state-of-the-art technologies such as AI and Robotics technology. LoungeLAB focuses on enhancing the product value and services, and we develop in the field rather than on the desk. We Invent Everyday Technology for All.
  • ROBOS — Robos is a hybrid robot system built by evaluating biological object vision data using Lidar Vision and Open CV-based Object Detection. By combining self-developed biomaterial machine vision technology and robot technology, it intends to expand into a company that delivers core services to diverse industrial sites such as manufacturing, food, andmedical.
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Hyundai Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Hyundai Investment Network Co., Ltd. provides financial advisory, and mergers and acquisitions strategy consulting services. The company offers financial advisory funding; consulting services; advisory services for ship charter and vessel acquisition; and investment services for natural resource exploration, development, and production. It alsoprovides financial product brokerage and project financing services. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Medical, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $363k–$3M; Series A $891k–$7.8M; Series B $5.9M–$104M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sankun — Sankun offers a digitalized platform that takes a role in establishing the link between buyers and vendors of industrial items.
  • Diquest — diquest is a Korean enterprise search engine.
  • Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Strong Ventures is a generalist VC firm based in LA and Seoul, backing early-stage startups with a focus on Korean founders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Poland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 301
  • Round size: Seed $223k–$2.7M; Series A $966k–$10M; Series B $18k–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $3.3M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Serpot — Serpot is a production service platform that offers film shooting products and support services.
  • Bosalpim
  • Winegraph — Winegraph is an SNS-based wine search and recommendation platform.
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KB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Founded in 1990, KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC) is one of Korea’s leading investment firms of venture capital and private equity funds with over USD 2.6 Billion of asset under management as of December 2023. KBIC is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea’s premier financial group with the largest domestic customer base as well as the widestnetwork of service branches in Korea.KBIC’s team is recognized for industry thought leadership, a broad network of powerful industry relationships, and a unique professional investment approach to investing. KBIC passionately support our portfolio companies with active guidance in all key aspects of team building, strategy, operations and governance

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 378
  • Round size: Seed $743k–$7.2M; Series A $1.9M–$36M; Series B $4.5M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
  • H&B Asia — H&B Asia specializes in sourcing, importing, and distributing fresh fruits and agricultural products. The company works closely with global growers and suppliers to bring high-quality produce into the Korean market. It focuses on building strong partnerships, ensuring consistent supply, and supporting efficient logistics across the fooddistribution value chain.
  • ACT-ion Battery Technologies — ACT-ion is pioneering a transformative approach to battery material manufacturing, specializing in advanced lithium battery cathode active materials (CAMs). Our innovative, clean, and efficient continuous process revolutionizes production, driving cost savings and enhanced performance for the energy
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Murex Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 99
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$16M; Series A $2.2M–$10M; Series B $3M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Dentlink — Next Generation Dental Lab Service
  • Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
  • Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
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InfoBank
VC Fund · Gyeongju, Kyongsang-bukto, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

InfoBank develops and provides mobile messaging solutions and other related services.The company offers business messaging services such as SMS, LMS, and multimedia message services; interactive media services; smart car solutions; and integrated online and offline payment services.InfoBank was founded in 1995 and is based in Gyeongju, SouthKorea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 140
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$1.5M; Series A $761k–$9.4M; Series B $8.2M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Solarstic — Solarstic is an innovative, eco-friendly energy technology startup specializing in the development of lightweight, high-efficiency solar modules designed to make clean energy more accessible, scalable, and sustainable for residential, commercial, and off-grid applications.
  • Limpid — Limpid is a Bio pet food startup. It set new standards in pet nutrition through continuous innovation.
  • Walkie Doki — Walkie Doki provides offline store management customized platform and job recommendations.
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Quantum Ventures Korea
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Quantum Ventures Korea actively invests in companies within the Technology and Bio/Healthcare industries. The firm manages a portfolio of early to growth-stage companies and continues to look for opportunities across a range of company stages.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Medical, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 75
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$7.6M; Series A $1.5M–$16M; Series B $3.7M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $34M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Qunova Computing, Inc. — Quantum computing based computing innovations for new materials and drug discovery, and advanced technology solution consulting services.
  • Wavelord
  • Plastal — Plastal is a mechanical and chemical engineering company that offers polymer, metal, and mold injection services. The company specializes in using its core technology required for bonding between metal and plastic resin, mold technology, injection conditions, and milling capabilities, enabling manufacturing companies to avail themselves of theproducts they desire.
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ZER01NE
VC Fund · Seochon, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 6 in the past 12 months

ZER01NE is creating an ecosystem for creative talents to collaborate with start-ups and developing ground of participation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $546k–$9.7M; Series A $1.5M–$102M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

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  • Frefins — Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.
  • 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.
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Korea Technology Finance Corporation
VC Fund · Busan, Pusan-jikhalsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Korea Technology Finance Corporation is a South Korea-based fund for small and medium enterprises.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, Russian Federation

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 87
  • Round size: Seed $1k–$4.1M; Series A $2k–$7.4M; Series B $7k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sodamsodam — Sodamsodam is a meat processing and home meal replacement (HMR) manufacturing company. They secure cost competitiveness by directly deboning and shaping beef and pork, utilizing all parts. They produce their products using a combination of cast-iron pot heating and modern equipment.
  • Elevenliter — Eleven Liter operates Lipet, an online health check solution for companion animals.
  • 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.
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Hyundai Motor Group
VC Fund · Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $77k–$5.6M; Series A $1.9M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Mycel — IMAGINATION TRANSITION REGENERATION
  • Field AI — FieldAI is the leader in deploying general-purpose robots in unstructured environments, providing a universal brain that works across many robots, and many tasks.
  • SSenStone — SSenStone, founded in November 2015, has started from password-less user authentication to prevent privacy information leakage and provide safe and convenient user login process. The integrated authentication platform, called ‘StonePASS’, has been certified by FIDO (Fast Identity Online). Now, we expand our inventive idea to the card industry andlaunch VOTC, which will completely change the card transaction landscape for secured payments.
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 434
  • Round size: Seed $973k–$11M; Series A $1.9M–$23M; Series B $2.7M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.7M in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • 90days — 90days is an electronic bill-based P2B investment brokerage platform.
  • New Id
  • Art Together — Art Together is a crowdfunding platform to buy an artwork.
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 234
  • Round size: Seed $223k–$3.1M; Series A $334k–$9.7M; Series B $743k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% 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.
  • TR — TR is a digital healthcare company that designs and develops medical devices and electronic products.
  • 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.
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Intervalue Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

InterValue Partners is a financial investment firm that provides venture capital, corporate venture capital, and other investment services. The company provides services all over South Korea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Series A $1k–$32M; Series B $5.2M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Gadget Korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
  • Cenyx Biotech — Cenyx Biotech develops diagnostic and therapeutic nano-compounds formed based on nanozymes and nanoparticles.
  • LISCure Biosciences — LISCure Biosciences is a developer of bacteria-mediated immunotherapy designed to treat tumors as well as degenerative neurological, autoimmune and metabolic diseases. The company currently has seven pipelines of medicine and two pipelines of health-functioning food and is considering the introduction of two more pipes.
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Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Coolidge Corner Investment (CCVC) provides Seed and Seed+ funding to the most innovative tech startup companies in Korea. They proudly provide their portfolio companies a customized support in professional incubating, growth hacking, strategy, network and more.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Belgium

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $223k–$1.5M; Series A $891k–$5.4M; Series B $4.7M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Frefins — Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.
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  • Partridge Systems — Partridge Systems develops automotive data platform that provides web-based visualization, filtering, and post-processing of vehicle data.
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Daesung Private Equity
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Daesung Private Equity is a Korean venture capital firm offering investment, corporation restructuring, and incubation services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Round size: Series A $1.1M–$10M; Series B $1.5M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014

Portfolio highlights

  • Lee Eum-Gil — Lee Eum-Gil is a consulting firm specializing in career transition support services.
  • DAIM Research — DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions.
  • Autonomous a2z — Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies.
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SJ Investment Partners
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

SJ Partners LLC is an award-winning private equity firm that acquires middle-market consumer and services companies. Call +1 212.362.1530

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5.8M; Series A $2k–$24M; Series B $4k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • InnoQD — InnoQD is a developer of thin-film materials for quantum dots, which are ultra-fine semiconductor particles on the nanometer scale
  • Glow Seoul — Glow Seoul is a creative consulting company that specializes in content development, space design, and construction for clients.
  • CloudHospital — Founded in Seoul, South Korea, CloudHospital is a robust online platform helping patients around the world find the best providers for their needs regardless of where they are located. We are an experienced team from around the globe with ample experience in the fields of web technology, medical practice, and finance. Our mission is simple: to makeit easier for everyone to find the best medical solutions anywhere in the world.By investing in technology that takes the complexities out of world-wide medical services, icloudhospital.com can seamlessly connect millions of patients around the world to excellent medical services, both from the most demanding surgeries to the most accurate health checkups as well as the world’s most advanced cosmetic procedures. As one of the world’s most well integrated medical concierge services firm, icloudhospital.com enables hospitals and clinics around the world reach their global audience efficiently.Our services, which are accessible through icloudhospital.com is available in English, Chinese and Russian and offers the best medical hospitals and clinics, including the best respected doctors in their field of expertise. For all your medical care needs, icloudhospital.com makes it easy and supports you with 24/7 customer support.
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Partners Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 9 in the past 12 months

As a responsible and long-term partner, they aim to make various constructive contributions to portfolio companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 126
  • Round size: Series A $2.1M–$26M; Series B $5.2M–$117M; Series C $7.4M–$87M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Solivis — Solivis is a solid electrolyte company that develops secondary batteries for next-generation electric vehicles.
  • Cenyx Biotech — Cenyx Biotech develops diagnostic and therapeutic nano-compounds formed based on nanozymes and nanoparticles.
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SBI Investment Korea
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 9 in the past 12 months

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. has established itself as a true partner of the Republic of Korea venture business development in the past 28 years as a venture capital concept introduced first in Korea in 1986 was even unfamiliar concept of 'venture'. SBI Investment Co., Ltd. is a direct excavation domestic / other promising venturesinvestment as well as domestic / external funding attracted through cooperation with institutional investors and technology, marketing, public offering (IPO), the law, adhere to the role which has been providing comprehensive services such as Value-up tax.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 114
  • Round size: Series A $2.5M–$14M; Series B $4.5M–$32M; Series C $8.5M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Cenyx Biotech — Cenyx Biotech develops diagnostic and therapeutic nano-compounds formed based on nanozymes and nanoparticles.
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TheVentures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

TheVentures provides their portfolio companies access to on staff world class experts in recruiting, PR, marketing, early stage customer acquisition, raising money, and strategy. They even provide engineering and design support, co-building products with the founding team, while assiting in hiring those difficult to recruit early engineers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 146
  • Round size: Seed $73k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $72k–$2M; Series A $2.5M–$4.8M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Kilofarms — Kilofarms is a tech-enabled platform that aims to help farmers overcome inefficiencies in the traditional farming practices and produce residue-free fruits and vegetables.
  • Sans — Sans is the first alternative coffee brand in Korea to replicate the taste and aroma of coffee without using beans, and it is the only brand in the world to operate specialty alternative coffee stores. Instead of coffee beans, which are designated as one of the "five endangered crops," Sans developed an alternative coffee similar toAmericano by combining 12 ingredients, such as jujube seeds, chicory roots, and barley, which are easy to grow in greenhouses in any country regardless of climate change.
  • Wecare — Wecare is an e-commerce business that shares childcare-related product information through the community and sells content and products.
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Smilegate Investment
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 40 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 255
  • Round size: Seed $694k–$6.6M; Series A $1M–$11M; Series B $3.4M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AstralQ — AstralQ builds an AI-powered end-to-end materials development cloud lab. It develops Machine-learned Hamiltonian models for large-scale electronic structure computations and Machine-learned Force Field models trained on proprietary DFT datasets. The company operates an automated inorganic synthesis lab to validate AI predictions through physicalexperiments.
  • GGWP — We provide game developers the tools to create more positive experience for their players
  • WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
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K and Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

K and Investment Partners is a venture capital company that offers venture investment, funding, and consulting services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $1k–$383k; Series A $1k–$60M; Series B $20k–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Flatdis — Flatis is a corporation that specializes in naval engine control equipment and ship maintenance.
  • Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
  • BOS Semiconductors — Driving the Future of Automotive, BOS Semiconductors
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Seoul Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Seoul Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in small and medium businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 64
  • Round size: Seed $743k–$3M; Series A $1k–$11M; Series B $6k–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Flatdis — Flatis is a corporation that specializes in naval engine control equipment and ship maintenance.
  • MediMabBio — Creating therapeutic opportunities for the most serious diseases.
  • Eurobotics — Eurobotics is a cutting-edge startup focused on developing autonomous walking robot technology capable of navigating and operating effectively in irregular, complex, or unpredictable environments.
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MYSC
VC Fund · Seongdong, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 12 in the past 12 months

MYSC is an innovative company that helps innovation through consulting, social venture accelerating, and impact investing.

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Investment focus

  • 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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Korea Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund · Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Korea Science and Technology Holdings specializes in technology commercialization services by government-funded research institutes.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
  • OASYS STUDIO — ​OASYS STUDIO is a cloud-native visual effects company that integrates VFX pipeline services and production within a cloud environment. They offer scalable and efficient production solutions, fostering stable collaboration structures for clients.
  • Thermoeye — Thermoeye provides thermal imaging systems utilizing temperature analysis technology.
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Trust Value
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ace View — Ace View is a firm that has created unique video codec technology that enables drone view displays to be used in real-time even when traveling at a high speed. Ace View's real-time AI-AVM displays Full-HD visuals in real-time as though the driver is gazing down from the sky even while driving at a speed of 100 km/h or more, in contrast tostandard 2D AVM solutions that switch the screen off when the speed surpasses 15 km/h. Based on this technology, it is characteristic that by removing blind areas around the car, accidents caused by them can be essentially avoided.
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LB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 13 in the past 12 months

LB Investment is one of the top VCs in Korea. LB invests in diverse industries ranging from Technology and Contents to Bio and healthcare

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, E-Commerce, Software
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 150
  • Round size: Series A $3M–$36M; Series B $5.2M–$42M; Series C $7.4M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
  • The SMC Group — The SMC Group is a social marketing company.
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TS Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

TS Investment is an investment company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 95
  • Round size: Series A $1.7M–$16M; Series B $1M–$42M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • The Hyoosik — The Hyoosik is a business specializing in the small and medium-sized lodging.
  • Upvalue — Upvalue is a data-based real estate auction solution company.
  • Data Alliance — Data Alliance is an AI infrastructure company providing GPU cloud services through a distributed computing platform. It enables businesses and researchers to access scalable, high-performance computing resources for AI model training, data processing, and advanced analytics, helping reduce costs and accelerate development of machine learning andAI-driven applications.
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K Ground Ventures
VC Fund · Gangneung, Kangwon-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

K Ground Ventures is a science and technology commercialization investment platform.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Biotechnology, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Round size: Seed $223k–$4.2M; Series A $3.7M–$3.9M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Daton
  • Creamo — Creamo develops block games that provides physical coding kits and interactive smart blocks for children.
  • Mitoimmune Therapeutics — Mito Immune Therapeutics is a drug research and development biotech company.
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Samick Mats Ventures
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Samick Mats Ventures is the investment firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Business Development, Industrial Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Nuvinda — Nuvinda specializes in the research and development of advanced drive modules, focusing on creating high-performance, efficient, and innovative solutions for various mobility and industrial applications.
  • Bem Robotics — Bem Robotics is developer of indoor industrial robotics technology designed to improve automated material handling and operational control
  • 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.
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HG Initiative
VC Fund · Seongdong, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

HGI runs an impact-driven business, seeking to address diverse social issues through sustainable innovations.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $297k–$7.7M; Series A $35k–$7.4M; Series B $4M–$5.2B
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Netspa — Netspa produces recycled nylon by collecting and processing waste fishing nets.
  • Brewguru — Brewguru is an online beverage store that makes and sells healthy beverages.
  • Dolbom-ui-sin — Caregiver is a specialized platform operator that provides hospitals with advanced nursing solutions, streamlining patient care coordination, enhancing clinical workflows, and supporting specialized nursing practices through intelligent tools and integrated digital systems.
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Halla Holdings
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Halla Holdings is engaged in the auto parts distribution and logistics business.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, Automotive, Apps
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Series A $5.2M–$9.8M; Series B $4.2M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ourbox — Ourbox is a logistics agency that provides total logistics solutions and fulfillment services for online sellers.
  • Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
  • Gomi Corporation — Gomi Corporation is a Overseas market.
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Enlight Ventures
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 11 in the past 12 months

Enlight Ventures, one of the fastest growing VCs in the world, invests in early-stage startups with unique and sustainable business models.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Seed $392k–$10M; Series A $541k–$4.7M; Series B $3k–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
  • Stockeeper — Stockeeper creates and operates a Korean beef asset platform, Bankau, that connects consumers and producers.
  • 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.
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KB Securities
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

KB Securities is a Financial Services company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 140
  • Round size: Series A $1.6M–$11M; Series B $4.1M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MOVV — Move is a travel agency that offers ticketing, travel, and reservation services.
  • Gadget Korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
  • Odd Concepts — Odd Concepts provide an wide portfolio of ready to use image recognition and search technology as a cloud based API service. Each customer has different requirements, and they assure ach customer requirement is met by our scientists tuning and combining analysis engines for optimal results.
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Mando Corporation
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Manufacturing of automotive parts

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Series A $9.3M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • IPIN LABS — iPin Labs is a AI-based, high-precision, low-cost indoor positioning solution provider.
  • Multiple Eye — The Ultimate All-In-One DroneShow Solution
  • SpringCloud — SpringCloud provides solutions and services for autonomous driving mobility as well as big data. It is made up of experts from Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Autron, Image Next, Automobile Convergence Technology Institute, Korea Railroad Research Institute, and other organizations, and it has excellent teamwork in terms of technology and sales.
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BDC Laboratories
VC Fund · Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

BDC Labs partners with leading medical device companies to support new implantable devices and their delivery systems.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sales, Fitness, Shipping
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Baree — Baree is an automobile company that offers domestic motorcycle maintenance and second-hand trading of bikes.
  • BRLab — BRLab offers a framework that makes it possible to implement sophisticated sleep analysis and enhancement techniques. The solutions are based on a unique sleep-enhancing technology that is scientifically validated and patented, as well as an AI-powered algorithm with the highest level of reliability.
  • SeaVantage — Ocean Freight Tracking - Transform your ocean shipping with a real-time ocean freight visibility platform, end-to-end cargo tracking, document management, collaboration and more. SeaVantage provides ocean shipping visibility solutions helping supply chain professionals proactively manage disruptions
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Kolon Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Kolon Investment, Inc. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in buyouts, mezzanine, corporate restructuring, growth capital, and turnaround investment. It prefers to invest in electronic components, petroleum, energy, computer, and telecommunications equipment. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul,Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gyeongbuk. Kolon Investment, Inc. was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Source: Businessweek

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Pharmaceutical
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, India, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Series A $3k–$10M; Series B $4.1M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • XYZ — LoungeLAB is a Retail-tech startup that augments space with technology, using the state-of-the-art technologies such as AI and Robotics technology. LoungeLAB focuses on enhancing the product value and services, and we develop in the field rather than on the desk. We Invent Everyday Technology for All.
  • NaruSecurity — NaruSecurity provides security architecture to prevent recurrence and analysis based on the cyber kill chain. The company has pioneered the development of technologies designed to detect attacker movements after they infiltrate the internal network. They have supplied these solutions across diverse sectors, particularly supporting government anddefense organizations with high-level threat analysis that traditional security teams often find challenging—such as identifying internal threats, investigating incidents, and detecting signs of targeted attacks. Naru Security is dedicated to protecting the assets and services and are committed to continuous technological innovation and exceptional support to respond faster and more accurately to evolving threats in the cyber domain.
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Emford Equity Partners
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Emford Equity Partners

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Health Care, Autonomous Vehicles
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Series A $4.5M–$8M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AZothBio — AZothBio is an artificial intelligence-based drug delivery system platform and new drug candidate discovery service.
  • Ride — RideNow: An app-based platform for test drives and vehicle purchases. RideCare: App-based B2B and B2C vehicle care services. RideContents: Educational services for automotive brands, aimed at enhancing the quality of manufacturers and importers. RideOn: After-sales management services for electric vehicle chargers.
  • 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. '
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Artesian VC
VC Fund · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 246
  • Round size: Seed $135k–$4.6M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.5M; Series A $2.3M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Vaulta — Discover Vaulta's high-performance batteries for sustainable energy solutions. Revolutionising power with easy installation, maintenance, and recycling. Join the Australian-made energy revolution today!
  • Andromeda Robotics — At Andromeda, our personalised robot companions are helping Australian aged care teams bring joy and connection to residents to improve wellbeing.
  • Infiction labs — SPARC 1.2 is a solar panel robotic cleaning system designed and developed by Infiction Labs Pvt Ltd for commercial solar plants.
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DSC Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 215
  • Round size: Seed $594k–$9.1M; Series A $1.5M–$17M; Series B $4.5M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FastView — FastView provides content commerce services and online marketing services.
  • Clobe AI — Clobe AI is a SaaS-based financial management platform designed for businesses to monitor and manage cash flow and financial operations. The company provides services such as real-time aggregation of financial data from bank accounts, corporate cards, and tax invoices, along with automated accounting and tax handling. The platform also supportscash flow tracking, profit and loss analysis, and automated settlement workflows, including transaction mapping and invoice processing, enabling centralized financial reporting and operational control.
  • Kong Studios, Inc. — We truly believe in Gameplay First. Kong Studios is a U.S game developer, and a 'Unicorn' valued at 1B USD.
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Central
VC Fund · Seongsan, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Automotive startups

Central is an auto parts manufacturer.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Information Technology, Sales
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Series A $3.8M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RCE — RCE specializes in the sales of construction machines.
  • Getcha — Getcha is a car purchase, long-term rental, lease, test ride, and car consulting company.
  • MARS Auto — Mars Auto - Building Autonomous Trucks
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Automotive Investor funding in South Korea at a glance

Stats across 246 deals from 312 investors.

312
investors
in South Korea Automotive startups
246
deals
in South Korea Automotive startups
$3.6M
median round
in South Korea Automotive startups
26%
lead investors
lead at least one round
36%
Seed
most common funding stage
100/0
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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