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Top 50 Beauty Startup Investors in South Korea

Last updated: Jul 2024 A list of 50 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Beauty startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Beauty companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Beauty Startup Investors in South Korea

Investor	Beauty South Korea investments
Strong Ventures	4
Primer Sazze Partners	3
TBT	3
Wadiz	2
Center for Creative Economy and Innovation	2
Industrial Bank of Korea	2
Korea Investment Partners	2
Translink Investment	2
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund	2
MYSC	2
Big Basin Capital	2
Shinhan Financial Group	1
Mashup Ventures	1
Capstone Partners	1
Daedeok Venture Partners	1
SK Securities	1
Teja Ventures	1
Altos Ventures	1
Bass Investment	1
Yukyung PSG Asset Management	1
Devsisters Ventures	1
Company K Partners	1
Atinum Partners	1
Redbadge Pacific	1
Klim Ventures	1
IBK Capital	1
Traum Investment	1
Atinum Partners	1
Maple Investment Partners	1
Jesse Middleton	1
Goodwater Capital	1
InterVest Co.	1
KITE Entrepreneurship Foundation	1
CJ Investment	1
KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES	1
Korea Development Bank	1
Aviram Jenik	1
Smilegate Investment	1
Translink Capital	1
Matthew Shampine	1
STIC Ventures	1
POSCO CAPITAL	1
GDP Venture	1
POSCO Venture Capital	1
Titan Capital	1
KTB Network	1
Timewise Investment	1
Boon Hwee Koh	1
Angel Ventures	1
Toni Ko	1

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Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports, and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market.With proven experience as operators, executives, and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On topof their financial investment, they aim to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking, and execution collaboration. And, as they engage together in their venture endeavors, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where they build companies and labor in, a better, stronger, and more fun place for all.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Poland

Portfolio highlights

K Visa — K Visa is an immigration service agency that offers visas, permanent residency, and employment services.
Realry — Search, compare, and shop your luxury items here. Realry is your luxury fashion search engine that lets you search thousands of online fashion stores at once.
ADRO — Aerodynamic Development Race Optimization (ADRO) manufactures high-quality aerodynamic body kits, including carbon fiber front lips, side skirts, rear diffusers, spoilers, and widebody kits.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

DALPHA — Simple, Fast, Affordable AI services. FREE AI Consulting, demo production. Fast AI service implement within 2WEEKS. 50% cost saving compared to existing AI Solutions
Paraform — Match with expert recruiters and fill your hardest roles. Finding exceptional talent was extremely difficult, until now.
Upstage AI — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.

TBT is an Adventure Capital.We are more than your average VC investor; we are always up for an adventure. Investment means more than just transfer of capital for us. We want to be a discussion partner that discovers possibilities beyond risk and aligns growth with progress. We want to share decades of industry knowledge and experience in internetand mobile services to build services and products that can make the world a better place.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

SuperBin — SuperBin is a company that uses AI to create a culture where our society can share and practice the value of circulating resources.
FREECO — FREECO is a content provider for businesses. Consultation, sales, and software development and supply Cosmetics wholesale and retail business Marketing consulting and advertising business.
Medistream — Medistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.

Wadiz is Asia's largest crowdfunding platform company.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Sales
Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Botash — Botash manufactures and sells carbon packaging boxes.
GrowingMom — GrowingMom is an online parenting consultation/analysis platform.
Power Player — Natural Clean Beauty

CCEI is a frontline post of creative economy to create new industries and markets.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Yoitang — Yoitang is a brokerage platform that combines online and offline real estate transactions by utilizing big data and artificial intelligence from public institutions. CEO Heo Ji-soo acquired the 26th certified real estate agent license in 2015 and experienced 20 real estate brokerage businesses.
Semos — Semos app offers water sports with certified trainers to enable users to learn anywhere anytime.
Cloud Stone — Cloud Stone provides delivery services for college students.

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.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Software
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Poen — Poen is a venture company of hyundai motors that focuses on battery upcycling using technology.
WELT — From Wristworn to Waistworn: WELT, the Smart Belt for Fashion & HealthcareWELT is a 'Smart Fashion Belt' that manages users’ wellness.We encourage users to embrace healthy habits while keeping in style. We promise to help the wearer better track food intake, keep tabs on the activity level, and manage weight.To dothis, WELT keeps check on the overall health by measuring(1)Waist size, (2)Steps, (3)Sitting time, and (4)Overeating habits.To help users avoid metabolic risks factors, custom messages tomanage these risks are given through the app via BLE.Also, its elegant design makes it look just like a regular, leather belt.Battery is rechargeable, and can stand up to more than 7 days.
MetisX — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Trenbe — Trenbe is an e-commerce company of footwear products.
Xpanner — Xpanner(Builtworlds Top 50), digital contech site solution, not only can bring productivity improvement(by 15% average), management efficency, safety and ESG improvement through our smart integration of conTech disparate products.
Kangjian Miaomiao — Kangjian Miaomiao is an e-commerce platform that specializes in the production of full-category, customized oral and dental products.

Translink Investment is a startup investment company.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Disco — Disco is a location-based service platform for real estate companies.
Kai Health — Kai Health uses Artificial Intelligence to empower fertility clinics to make better treatment decisions.
Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Gloud — Gloud offers dental digital and digital practice transformation services.
Suppor-T — Suppor-T is an entrepreneur-focused growth management tool
Bungee — Bungee is a recruitment platform that provides hiring, SEO, content marketing, and performance marketing services.

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

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, China, France

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.

Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

mAy-I — mAy-I is a tech startup that develops advanced human tracking solution based on machine learning techniques.
Lynens — Linenance prioritizes operational excellence by systematizing the entire process, from customer contracts through washing. We believe that operational excellence leads to affordable rates and that reasonable rates lead to customer happiness.
Globaleur — Thousands of travelers from around the world rely on Globaleur for travel. Leverage Globaleur's software and APIs that include dynamic destination data and AI-powered developer tools to change the way we travel the world.

Shinhan Bank, is a bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Mobile Apps
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, Vietnam, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Hysata — Hysata is a developer of hydrogen electrolyzer designed to accelerate the world's shift away from fossil fuels to green hydrogen
Apartmentary — Apartmentary provides apartment mentoring service. It creates a framework that allows the customer to find the most personal life in their apartment. They record their stories in different colors. It finds ways to make every customer's home beautiful.
Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.

Mashup Ventures invests in early-stage startups and supports startups to grow quickly through a network of founders.

Investment focus

Software, Management Information Systems, Information Technology
Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

MVNT — We move for empowering creative freedom and intellectual properties of all choreographic artists around the world.
Scordi — Scordi provides a subscription management service for software tools with a single click.
Uncommon Home — Uncommon Home delivers a pleasant life experience and creates a Beauty & Lifestyle brand that leads the culture that consumers aspire to.

Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies operating in the Information technology, wireless technology, architecture, pharmaceutical, internet, online game, software, solid state disk, and IP television sectors. It primarily invests in China and South Korea, with a focus in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Thefirm prefers to exit its investments through a trade sale. Capstone Partners was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas. Capstone Partners values the funds of union investors better than our own, working for the interests of investors and following the objective of the investments.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Gaming
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Doongji — Doongji is a small building PM company providing commercial property maintenance and management services.
Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
DeepSmartech — Innovative thin film coating Process, Equipment, Recipe, Turn-key provider

Daedeok Venture Partners is a VC specializes in investment in a technology company.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biopharma
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

BANF — BANF comprehensively monitor tire conditions(tire wear, wheel alignment, loosen nut/lug) and road surface(asphalt heating, slippery roads like black ice) while vehicles are in motion.
Difon — Difon is a developer of smart window solution technology, which is designed to regulate sunlight transmittance.Difon Co., Ltd. emerged as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, with a vision to evolve into a leading provider of smart film solutions. The company is dedicated to enhancing consumers' living spaces by conducting researchand development while manufacturing smart films.To accelerate the adoption of smart film technology, Difon has established a robust supply chain through strategic alliances and investments in system integration with various relevant companies, including glass manufacturers, automobile OEMs, and construction firms.With a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Difon aims to foster a better environment and future through its endeavors. The company strives to maximize its impact by continually innovating and creating products that benefit both consumers and society as a whole.
ELROILAB — ELROILAB provides an AI hyperspectral imaging solution to find foreign objects in food materials.

SK Securities is a South Korea-based financial service provider that specializes in the securities market. It primarily engaged in securities brokerage, dealing and underwriting businesses, covering stocks, futures, options, government bonds, corporate bonds, foreign exchanges, and financial derivative products. The company also involves in theinvestment banking business, which provides acquisition, project financing services, and wealth management services.SK Securities was founded in 1955.

Investment focus

Apps, Marketing, Financial Services
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Rovigos — Rovigos analyzes data from your whole business to help you make better forecasts and choices.
Easy Charger — Easy Charger provides EV infrastructure, electric two-wheeled vehicle battery station, solar power, and platform development services.
Travel Wallet — Travel Wallet is a foreign currency payment service that uses the Travel Wallet application. The travel Pay card is free of charge for overseas payments. The payments are overseas direct purchases and overseas payments without commission. The license for small overseas remittance businesses and electronic financial businesses by meeting variouscomputer facilities and all requirements. The platform agreement with banks.

Teja Ventures is a fund focused on the future of consumption in emerging Asia.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Food and Beverage, Beauty
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Indonesia, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Ringkas — Ajukan KPR Digital dengan aman dan mudah bersama Ringkas, dapat mengajukan beberapa Bank sekali pengajuan.
Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
Grouu Baby Food — Grouu Baby Foodis a gourmet baby food catering for babies aged 6 months and over. Grouu also provides various choices of food textures that can be adapted to the needs of babies at their developmental age.

Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, we currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. We have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. We invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. We look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

GOMBLE — GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.
Blockus — Blockus enables game studios to build fast, reduce costs and laser focus on gameplay. Seamlessly integrated WaaS, first party NFT marketplace, and fiat + crypto payments.
MyRealTrip — MyRealTrip is leading tours&activities marketplace in South Korea. MyRealTrip is the best free travel platform in Korea where you can book flights, accommodations, tours & tickets, and special offers. Starting with guided tour service in 2012, it has been growing rapidly since it successfully launched air service in 2018. MyRealTrip isconstantly striving to provide travelers with a personalized experience and provide them with a more valuable experience.

Bass Investment is a venture capital firm based in South Korea.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Uncommon Home — Uncommon Home delivers a pleasant life experience and creates a Beauty & Lifestyle brand that leads the culture that consumers aspire to.
Liberty Labs — Liberty Labs specializes in prompt engineering that allows them to build applications that showcase AI potential. Liberty Labs offers products such as Toolbuilder, regex.ai, Opencharacter, and CLN.me.
Paradigm Shift — Paradigm Shift created an exercise diary platform to help people stay fit. The company's website allows mothers to upload activity diaries, encourage one another, and win incentives, enabling them to grow through motivating support.

Yukyung PSG Asset Management

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Software
Series B, Series A, Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

BRLab — BRLab is a healthcare company in the sleep tech area. We serve sleep tracking and enhancing platform but also ai-based life coaching services. BRLab's platform allows you to use top notching sleep technologies to any type of related applications.
Curocell — Curocell’s OVIS™ technology enhances immune cells to overcome immune suppression in tumor microenvironments.
Hyper Lounge — Hyperlounge is a startup that has developed a monthly subscription management analysis SaaS by combining management consulting know-how with data collection, analysis and visualization technology. It is a specialized system for small and medium-sized business executives, which is completely different from existing data analysis tools or services.When using this service, user can easily check the core data and analysis necessary for business management every day on mobile without the burden of initial investment or recruitment.

Venture Capital firm in Korea. We are interested in early-stage investment in gaming, healthcare/biotech, IT services and high technology companies.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Sorcerics — Our mission is to empower people to live more productively by lowering the learning curve of smart devices.
MUHAYU — MUHAYU is an artificial intelligence technology firm that provides services such as plagiarism detection, reading and evaluating recruiting paperwork, and Advanced video/audio/content assessment services suited to recruiting interviews.
Clover Games — Clover, part of the company's gaming portfolio, it offers a mobile animation RPG game that focuses on recruiting heroes, expanding territories, and revolutionizing the world, so that players can enjoy engaging content.

Company K Partners Limited is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in culture content, electronic components, computer, machinery, broadcasting, arts, sports, and leisure industries. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeongnam, and Gyeonggi. Company K Partners Limited was established in 2006 and isbased in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
South Korea, United States, Gibraltar

Portfolio highlights

Upstage AI — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
Space Lintech — Space Lintech provides novel medical research, development, and manufacture in the microgravity environment of satellites and space stations.
Raion Robotics — Raion Robotics manufactures walking robots for industrial applications and offers prospects in potential industries such as defense, construction, and logistics.

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

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Trenbe — Trenbe is an e-commerce company of footwear products.
MedInTech — Our mission is to help both doctors and patients through our intuitive and intelligent medical devices
Linq — We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning.

Redbadge Pacific is the Asia-Pacific arm of Redbadge, the U.S.-based family office of Robert L. Burch. The platform operates as a global alternative asset manager with access to both institutional and regional family office capital.

Investment focus

Publishing, Transportation, Communities
Series A, Series B, Seed
Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Paper.id — Atur tempo pembayaran bisnis serta kirim & terima pembayaran dengan kartu kredit, invoice juga langsung sah dengan e-Meterai. Coba Sekarang!
Propseller — Sell, buy and rent property smarter with Propseller. Get premium service and full transparency for a fair commission. Sell for only 1%.
Beauty Selection — Beauty Selection is a lifestyle commerce brand company.

We help startups and create a healthy society.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Beauty, Medical
Series B, Seed, Pre-Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
AIRS Medical — AIRS Medical is an MRI reconstruction software service provider.
NextChapter — NextChapter is a digital commerce platform that acquires and operates Coupang and Naver-based online native brands in Korea. NextChapter is backed by BlueRun Ventures/BRV Capital Management, Goodwater Capital, Klim Ventures, Fast Ventures and Sandbox Network.NextChapter was founded in 2021 by Joshua Kwon and Jay Chung and is headquarteredin Seoul, Korea.

IBK Capital is the venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
Namdo Market — Namdo Market is a mobile application for wholesale and retail trading services.

Traum Investment is a startup investment firm that also offers asset management services.

Investment focus

Beauty, Retail, Furniture
Seed, Series B
South Korea, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

Space T — Space T is an interior design community that connects homeowners with furniture companies.
Vibey — Vibey is a mobile beauty platform that offers review marketing, OEM consulting, live streaming, and video services.
Gomi Corporation — Gomi Corporation is a Overseas market.

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

Investment focus

E-Commerce, FinTech, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series C
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Trenbe — Trenbe is an e-commerce company of footwear products.
Datarize — Datarize provides a simple to use integrated solution for personalized marketing - From extracting insights from data analysis to managing multiple campaigns in one seamless process.
MedInTech — Our mission is to help both doctors and patients through our intuitive and intelligent medical devices

Maple Investment Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in small and medium-sized venture companies. Maple Investment Partners presents the optimal deal structure for each stage of growth of SMEs and executes investments through the formation and management of funds such as SME Startup Investment Association and Korea Venture InvestmentAssociation.In addition to venture investment, Maple Investment Partners carries out various investment activities such as Private Equity (PE) and has professional manpower responsible for such investment.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

InHandPlus — We are working to solve the issue of medical nonadherence, where patients don't follow their prescribed medical regimes. This is a common and costly problem, and can even result in serious consequences. Our proprietary smartwatch is able to tell what medicine users take, and when they take it. Our AI-based management platform then collects thedata and provides personalized healthcare services and insights.
ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
Daejin Advanced Materials Co. — Daejin Advanced Materials Co. is a research institute that manufactures fullerene, electric, and thermally conductive polymer materials.

Jesse is a GP at Flybridge Capital and a co-founder of The Community Fund. His expertise lies in business development, community building, product, and fundraising. Jesse was on the founding team of WeWork and a part of the global WeWork community. He attended Drexel University.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Music
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Arcee.ai — Learn how Arcee helps you build your own LLMs in your own cloud.
FlyngCat — FlyingCat is Wish for Korea.
3Claps — 3Claps provide fast fashion for Kids on a daily basis. They are determined to deliver high quality of kids fashion, made widely accessible through technology. 3Claps is targeting moms in global who want to provide best quality of apparel for their kids. They're a venture-backed eCommerce company at the intersection of fashion andtechnology. They are looking for driven and dynamic self-starters who are passionate about learning, and able to keep up with the flexibility and changing demands of an early stage startup.

Goodwater empowers exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for the better. They believe consumer technology is a force on earth, shaping culture and transforming the global economy at unprecedented speed and scale. They invest in promising entrepreneurs to solve pressing problems. As a combined force, Goodwater companies are aglobal force for change, poised to measurably improve billions of lives.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, India, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Stanly — Stanly is a all-access digital fan club, empowering fans worldwide to connect, have fun, and earn rewards.
Elevate Pay — Bloom mobile banking app helps in money transfer in Sudan.
Zepto — India's fastest grocery delivery service.

Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Aniai — Need robots that can cook some REAL BURGERS, follow your recipe to the letter, and help you to make it even better?
QSIM Plus — QSIM Plus provides ultra-secure communications that are time-consuming and extremely expensive to construct, as well as entry hurdles, allowing non-experts to participate in the establishment of a quantum ecosystem.
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!

The Kite Founder Foundation is a pure non-profit corporation that provides an environment for successful start-ups.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Beauty
Seed, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Linewalks — Linewalks is a data tech company for healthcare system.
DAIM Research — DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions.
Lillycover Co., Ltd. — Lillycover makes personlaized beauty solution for smart skin care by oneself. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea.

CJ Investment operates as an investment firm.

Investment focus

Software, Therapeutics, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Tablero — Tablero is a service platform company that supports easy offline ordering with an NFC-based simple order/payment order service.
Quad Miners — Quad Miners is a developer of cybersecurity software that is used to combat security threats. Customers can protect their data from malware attacks by using the company's software, which uses a machine learning-based artificial intelligence analysis engine to store network traffic without data loss and detect threats and anomalies. It provideseasy and accurate cyber defense solutions to the world.
Signature Label — Signature Label takes pride in providing Korean beauty to the rest of the world. Their brand selection approach is rigorous and selective, as they collaborate closely with fashionable local partners to develop products that match the specific needs of each area. They are able to streamline the distribution process for both brands and localpartners, saving significant time and energy and removing unneeded clutter as a result.

KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES is a financial investment company that offers brokerage, asset management, and investment banking services.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
Series B, Series C, Series A
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

ADRO — Aerodynamic Development Race Optimization (ADRO) manufactures high-quality aerodynamic body kits, including carbon fiber front lips, side skirts, rear diffusers, spoilers, and widebody kits.
MobilTech — MobilTech is an AI-based 3D GIS startup company that supplies 3D spatial information, hardware, and software solutions for smart cities.
Medistream — Medistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Poen — Poen is a venture company of hyundai motors that focuses on battery upcycling using technology.
Upstage AI — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.

Venture Capitalist, investor and former Enterpreneur. Founder x5, profitable bootstraps, 3 exits; investor x30+ in Israel, Silicon Valley and Korea; passion for: cyber security, building scalable B2B companies

Investment focus

Software, Cyber Security, Machine Learning
Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

FROGED — Discover afforable Customer Experience tools to scale your business. Reduce churn, improve onboarding & offer amazing customer support - all in one platform.
Kooply — Kooply is a team of proven entrepreneurs building a nextgen gaming platform.
illustria — Illuminating blind spots and minimizing the exposed surface area to mitigate potential malicious activities

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

NXN Labs — NXN Labs empowers individuals in crafting indistinguishable and sophisticated human images and videos. It goal is to empower people to seamlessly navigate this exciting, intertwined journey into a new era.
MedInTech — Our mission is to help both doctors and patients through our intuitive and intelligent medical devices
Reliv — Automate QA tests in just 5 minutes

Translink Capital is a trailblazing Silicon Valley VC with unmatched institutional connections to Asia's economic powerhouses.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, China, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Formic Technologies — At Formic, we want to increase the collective output of humanity by making automation deployments trivial and easy. Every factory should have access to unlimited 'labor' through robotics and automation rentals. We are building technology, financing, operations and services to make this vision possible.Formic is a fast-growingventure-backed startup focused on unlocking robotic automation in labor-starved industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, consumer packaged goods and other industrial settings. We combine financial innovation with a firm understanding of what robotics are capable of, to enable manufacturing customers to scale up their manufacturing capacity quickly and with minimal risk.
Thintronics — More Data Faster. Merging PCB, Substrate, and Semiconductor Packaging into a revolutionary new insulator material for the next generation of Interconnects.
Matter — Redefining the present, Reimagining the future.

Co-founder and CEO at Dongnae

Investment focus

Beauty, Fashion, Big Data
Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

FlyngCat — FlyingCat is Wish for Korea.
3Claps — 3Claps provide fast fashion for Kids on a daily basis. They are determined to deliver high quality of kids fashion, made widely accessible through technology. 3Claps is targeting moms in global who want to provide best quality of apparel for their kids. They're a venture-backed eCommerce company at the intersection of fashion andtechnology. They are looking for driven and dynamic self-starters who are passionate about learning, and able to keep up with the flexibility and changing demands of an early stage startup.

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

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Information Technology
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
South Korea, Vietnam, United States

Portfolio highlights

MetisX — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.
Apollon — Apollon develops noninvasive continuous glucose monitoring systems.
Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.

POSCO Capital offers financial services.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Surginex — Surginex is a biological drug development company that offers molecular biology, genetics, physical, and chemical analysis services.
SqueezeBits — SqueezeBits builds ecosystem for designing, training, and deploying compressed neural networks.
SIMPLE planet — Food biotech company producing sustainable animal cell-based food ingredients using cellular agriculture.

GDP Venture is a venture builder focusing on commerce, consumer product, media & entertainment and solution companies

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
Indonesia, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
AAG Ventures — AAG Ventures is the IT business behind AAG, one of the fastest-growing Play-To-Earn guilds in the industry.
Ion Mobility — Ion Mobility is a tech-driven all-electric mobility company tackling a challenging and complex space.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

OKHOME — Pembersihan tanpa ribet, Hemat Waktu, Hidup Jadi Mudah
Pluto — Pluto provides a SaaS solution that includes both discovery and academic search engines customized for the institution.
NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.

Titan Capital invests behind world-class entrepreneurs looking to create wide-scale positive impact on India and the World.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
India, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Boba Bhai — Boba Bhai is a bubble tea brand that provides an unique and interactive bubble tea experience in the market.
Supertails — Shop for pet food, accessories, grooming essentials and more. Book online vet consultation and online training for your pets. Shop for all your pet needs at supertails.com
LetsDressUp — LetsDressUp is a platform that designs and customizes clothes, aims to be India’s version of US-based Stitch Fix.

Korea Technology Development Company, a government-funded investment vehicle specializing in technology-related investment opportunities, KTB Financial Group(“KTB”) has since grown into a comprehensive financial group offering a wide range of financial services, including securities, asset management, venture capital, and private equity.KTB alsohas expanded our global network by actively entering overseas markets includes the United States, China, and Thailand.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

NYOU — NYOU is a game development company that develops games for recreational purposes.
Soelect — Soelect provides engineering solutions and develops solid-state battery components for electric vehicles, power tools and electronics.
CoLearn — Aplikasi belajar online yang bantu belajar Matematika, Fisika, Kimia jadi lebih cepat dimengerti. Ada beragam fitur aplikasi mulai dari bantuan mengerjakan PR dengan foto soal sampai bimbel untuk SD, SMP, SMA.

TIMEWISE INVESTMENT, formerly known as CJ Venture Investment, is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in video broadcasting, animation, movies, culture contents, games, communications equipment, arts, sports, leisure, manufacturing and service, mobile devices and solutions, information technology, SI, web agency, cell therapy andbiotechnology sectors. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Jeju. CJ Venture Investment was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Genesis lab — Genesis lab is a authentic machine to human communication to improve the way human and machine communicate.
Datumo — Selectstar got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many companies using AI. To solve this problem, Selectstar provides a platform that connects your company to the crowd-workers.It's MORE than just a connection! We passionately research crowd-workers and your project to develop cutting-edge technologiesfor the optimized mobile crowd-sourcing.Keep disrupting the world! Just for your project, we are here to maintain the quality, cost-efficiency, or any other burdens related to the data. SelectStar was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.

Boon Hwee is the founding partner of Credence and Chairman of the investment committee. Concurrently, Boon Hwee is a member of Agilent Technologies Inc, Chairman of AAC Technologies, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited, and Sunningdale Tech Limited.Boon Hwee began his career in 1977 at Hewlett Packard ("HP") and rose to become its Managing Directorin Singapore, a position he held from 1985 to 1990. Boon Hwee's other previous positions include:Chairman of Singapore Telecom Group ("SingTel") and its predecessor organisations for 17 yearsChairman of Singapore Airlines Limited ("SIA") for 4 yearsChairman of Development Bank of Singapore ("DBS") for 4 yearsDirector on the Board of Temasek Holdings Private Limited for 15 years (Boon Hwee also served as a member of the Executive Committee from January 1997 to September 2010)Chairman of the Wuthelam Group for 10 yearsBoon Hwee was named the Outstanding Manager of the Year in 1991 by Business Times and DHL Worldwide. He was conferred The International Herald Tribune Visionary and Leader Honour in January 2003.Boon Hwee contributes actively to non-profit organisations, and is the current Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nanyang Technological University and a Director of the Hewlett Foundation in the United States.Boon Hwee obtained his Bachelor's Degree (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London in 1972 and his MBA (Distinction) from the Harvard Business School in 1976.

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Singapore, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Faarms — FAARMS is a new age digital platform catering to the needs of farmers.
Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
Lyte Ventures — Built for creators, designed for the future of work. We do the hustling so that you can focus more on what matters to you.

Founded in 2008, AV is one of the most active and influential Mexican VC firms in Latin America. The Firm invests in early-stage to early-growth companies by becoming a leading Series Seed and Series A investor in startups that drive innovative business models tailored for the Latin American market.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
Mexico, United States, Argentina

Portfolio highlights

Frizata — Frizata is the first digitally native, vertical brand in the flexitarian frozen food space.
Capitalizarme — Capitalizarme.com is an E2E marketplace, just like Amazon or MeLi, but for real estate assets. They basically choose the best investment options and simplify the process to make a responsible investment. Discover opportunities and investment guidance, buy and manage online with just a few clicks using state-of-the-art tech.
Katapult Commerce — Katapult Commerce eliminates the complexity and high costs of creating and operating the digital channel for supermarkets and pharmacies, integrating physical stores into the online operation with a platform that optimizes and manages everything, from online sales to ordering and delivery.

Toni Ko is the Founder and CEO of Bespoke Beauty Brands. She previously worked at NYX Los Angeles as a Founder and Chief Creative Officer.

Investment focus

Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics
Seed, Series A
United States, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Rael — Designed for women by women, our self-care solutions are made with natural, effective ingredients to keep you looking and feeling your best all cycle long.
Summer — Summer International is a next generation Beauty, Health & Wellness Lifestyle company, headquarted in Los Angeles and South Korea.
Mother Science — Discover Mother Science, a revolutionary biotech skincare brand with a clinically proven serum for hyperpigmentation and sun damage.

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