Top 50 Blockchain Startup Investors in South Korea (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Hashed
VC Fund
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13 | United States, South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1M–$39M |
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InfoBank
VC Fund
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7 | South Korea, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Apps | $25k–$9.2M |
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care | $743k–$50M |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $335k–$40M |
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Pantera Capital
VC Fund
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5 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1.5M–$50M |
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Health Care | $18k–$30M |
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
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5 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $510k–$48M |
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CRIT Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Blockchain, Gaming | $686k–$20M |
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming | $223k–$15M |
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Bokwang Investment
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Mobile, Health Care | $371k–$18M |
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Bass Investment
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $669k–$15M |
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Mirae Asset Capital
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, India | Series B, Series A, Series C | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $6k–$255M |
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Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Blockchain | $69k–$1B |
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Hyperithm
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Singapore, Japan | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1M–$10M |
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SK Networks
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, The Netherlands | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Blockchain, Retail | $2.2M–$100B |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $297k–$27M |
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, Japan, Malaysia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $223k–$42M |
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1kx
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Germany, Switzerland | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software | $1.8M–$28M |
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DSC Investment
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $594k–$47M |
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SOSV
VC Fund
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3 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | |
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SK Securities
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Apps, Health Care, Information Technology | $1k–$24M |
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Huobi Eco
VC Fund
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2 | China, Singapore, Japan | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance | $1.2M–$51M |
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Coin98
VC Fund
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2 | Singapore, Sweden, Estonia | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1.8M–$7M |
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NexusOne
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Singapore | Seed | Blockchain, Service Industry, Cryptocurrency | $2.1M–$200M |
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Alameda Research
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, Australia | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1.3M–$35M |
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Huobi Capital
VC Fund
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2 | Singapore, South Korea, United States | Seed, Initial Coin Offering | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1.5M–$40M |
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Wemade
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland | Seed, Corporate Round | Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency | $3.2M–$40M |
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POSCO Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.7M–$44M |
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | $2.2M–$54M |
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Block Crafters Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Gibraltar, Hong Kong | Seed, Initial Coin Offering | Blockchain, Information Technology, Internet | $809k–$2.2M |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Series C | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $1.9M–$100M |
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Shima Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming | $1.2M–$11M |
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GC Biopharma
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Canada, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $2k–$120M |
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Draper Associates
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Information Technology | $1M–$50M |
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OKX Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming | $2M–$38M |
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Shinhan Bank
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Singapore, India | Series B, Series A, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Blockchain | $1.5M–$23M |
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Woori Technology Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Italy | Series B, Series A | Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games | $3k–$52M |
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Naval Ravikant
Angel
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2 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Blockchain | $1M–$25M |
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Hi Investment Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Biotechnology | |
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Altos Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $2.1M–$102M |
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Daesung Private Equity
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, India, United States | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $1.1M–$15M |
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Pietro Dova
Angel
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2 | United States, South Korea | Series A, Seed | Events, Mobile, Sports | $400k–$12M |
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Honest Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Indonesia | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $743k–$20M |
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IMM Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $3M–$59M |
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Dunamu & Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Seed, Series B, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Gaming | $669k–$19M |
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The Wells Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Apps, Real Estate, Mobile Apps | |
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Pathfinder H
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A, Series B, Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage | |
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Signum Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | |
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Kiwoom Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Japan, Germany | Series A, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology | |
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Orbs
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Gaming, Internet | |
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Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 266
- Round size: Seed $1M–$15M; Series A $2.6M–$39M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
- IDA — IDA is the leading provider of digital asset solutions, allowing trust, transparency, and speed in payments and commerce. By leveraging blockchain technology, IDA opens up a more connected and inclusive global economy.
- MiNDCAFE — MiNDCAFE is an online psychological counseling platform.
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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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 113
- Round size: Seed $74k–$1.7M; Pre-Seed $25k–$150k; Series A $761k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- All Conec — All Conec is a digital platform that connects dental clinics and laboratories around the world. The platform also provides dental equipment shopping. The user can plan implant surgery quickly and precisely through the platform.
- Openull — Openull offers BNPL products and services.
- Futurism Labs — Futurims Labs is a consignment management service that specializes in blockchain technology.
Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Seed $743k–$10M; Series A $1.7M–$30M; Series B $2.2M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.7M in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- New Id —
- viAct — viAct optimises construction safety, productivity and environmental compliance. Ensuring higher ESG preposition with AI. Offering services for construction industry of Asia & Europe & operational in China, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
- Prokarium — Prokarium is pioneering the field of microbial immunotherapy. Our pipeline is designed to unlock the next level of immuno-oncology by building on the most recent advances in cancer immunology. Prokarium’s lead program is focused on transforming the treatment paradigm in bladder cancer by orchestrating immune-driven, long-lasting antitumor effects.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 321
- Round size: Seed $335k–$7M; Series A $1.5M–$36M; Series B $3.4M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Logpresso — Logpresso is an automated security operation platform that integrates on-premise, cloud, and SaaS environments.
- AiM Future — AiM Future provides AI processors, software, and AI system integration services.
- Gomi Corporation — Gomi Corporation is a Overseas market.
Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 267
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$19M; Series A $5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 49% lead, 51% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Chronicled — Automating business rule enforcement in the life sciences industry through the blockchain-powered MediLedger Network
- Filament — Automating vehicle usage history and vehicle payments for Automakers, OEMs and Enterprise Fleets.
- Brave — The Brave browser is a fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile. Download now to enjoy a faster ad-free browsing experience that saves data and battery life by blocking tracking software.
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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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Poland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 265
- Round size: Seed $223k–$2.2M; Series A $1M–$8M; 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
- Pay Months — Korean Buy Now Pay Later(BNPL) fintech startup that solves financing problems in e-Commerce
- Winegraph — Winegraph is an SNS-based wine search and recommendation platform.
- TeamElysium — TeamElysium is a medical software development company.
We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 281
- Round size: Seed $510k–$7.7M; Series A $3M–$48M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Zabo — Zabo is an API for connecting to any crypto exchange, wallet, protocol or account. Sign up for access to free API keys at Zabo.com
- Ballet — Ballet Crypto is a companion mobile app, which enables sending of cryptocurrency, checking market value and activating additional currencies. The use of the mobile app is completely optional, as you do not need it to receive and store your cryptocurrency safely.
- Ceramic Network — Ceramic Network is a provider of protocols for decentralized and composable data applications. The network decentralizes application databases, making data universally composable and reusable across applications. It consists of three core parts: a highly-scalable, decentralized infrastructure for data availability and consensus, a marketplace ofcommunity-created data models, and a suite of standard APIs for storing, updating, and retrieving data from those models.
The Road Not Taken
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- Industry: Information Technology, Blockchain, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $686k–$9M; Series B $2.3M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 1Self.World — 1Self.World is a blockchain technology company provides web 3 services.
- Puzzle Monsters — Puzzle Monsters is a game production company.
- Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 222
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3.9M; Series A $223k–$11M; Series B $743k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $37M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
Bokwang Investment is a Korean investment management firm that supports funds and management for small- and medium-sized companies.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 43
- Round size: Seed $371k–$2.2M; Series A $743k–$18M; Series B $1.5M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOAIS — MOAIS develops a smartphone AI solution that analyzes golf swing problem and offers a lesson solution. It is an on-device AI optimized for smart phones, has a video pose estimation, video segmentation, video classification, video object detection, and image processing of golf swing video.
- Body Cherish — Body Cherish installs and maintains vending machines.
- PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY — PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY provides DX-based AI solutions on INDOOR GEOLOCATION AND SMART SENSING through its INDOORPLUS+ IoT, Location Based System (LBS) and Real Time Location System (RTLS) platform in the fields of healthcare, manufacturing, defense, smart cities, and the public sector.More than 100 corporate customers in various business sectorssuch as healthcare, banking, manufacturing, retail, energy and public services have already chosen PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY to deploy industry grade solutions for employee safety, asset tracking & monitoring, security & access control, flow management and process efficiency. They have gained improvements in productivity and process efficiency while reducing their corporate risks and optimizing their procurement. Since its foundation in 2013, PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY has become a leading provider in South Korea and is expanding overseas.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 117
- Round size: Seed $669k–$7.2M; Series A $1.9M–$15M; Series B $6.7M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Magnendo — Advancing neurovascular care with cutting-edge robotic technologies.
- Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
- Kompass — Kompass is building the world's first comprehensive fertility monitor that is portable, easy to use, and low cost. We're breaking barriers to fertility care and redefining blood testing for accessibility and affordability.
Mirae Asset Capital Market is a leading global investment banking, securities and institutional business firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 122
- Round size: Series A $6k–$63M; Series B $5.5M–$123M; Series C $14M–$255M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tynapse — Tynapse develops artificial intelligence security and governance software focused on monitoring and controlling AI agents in enterprise environments. The company provides a runtime trust layer that evaluates AI-generated outputs, tool usage, and automated actions in real time to identify risks such as hallucinations, prompt injection attacks, dataleakage, and unauthorized behavior. Its platform includes AI guardrails, compliance monitoring, audit logging, and explainability tools designed to support regulatory and operational oversight for AI systems. Tynapse also generates traceability records and trust attestation documentation that organizations can use for governance and compliance processes. The company’s technology integrates between enterprise applications and large language models to inspect requests, enforce policies, and manage sensitive data handling. Its solutions are used in sectors such as finance and enterprise software where AI systems require security controls, monitoring, and accountability mechanisms.
- FairSquare Labs — Disrupting Trad-Fi And Accelerating The Arrival Of Web3
- Ohouse — No.1 Interior Onestop Platform
Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center is a Business management consultant in Seongnam.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Grant
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $69k–$1B
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ibebu — Ibebu is a medical platform that offers outpatient treatment, plastic surgery, psychological counseling, and comprehensive health checkups.
- Factagora — Eliminate AI hallucinations with the world's first Knowledge Graph verification engine. Build your Temporal Knowledge Graph for explainable fact-checking and multi-hop reasoning.
- Predictive AI — Predictive AI is a startup that uses genome-based virtual twin technology to detect high-risk diseases earlier.
A premier digital asset manager based in Tokyo and Seoul.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$10M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Soarchain — Cars on the blockchain are the next thing. Soarchain is the single-purpose blockchain for advancing vehicles. Power every vehicle by blockchain.
- Light — Light is a software development company that allows streamers and viewers to connect in real time through an application.
- Hamilton Labs — Bitcoin isn’t just digital gold—it’s the new foundational layer of capital markets. Hamilton leverages Bitcoin’s unmatched security and decentralization to tokenize real-world assets (RWA), providing global access to institutional-grade financial products.
SK Networks has created customer values in various business areas.(ICT Marketing) SK is the Korea’s No.1 mobile phone distributor based on the largest sales network and nationwide distribution system in the domestic market. We also have launched various ICT products to ease customers’ digital life and established the ecosystem of used phonerecycling.(Home appliance) SK magic (subsidiary of SK Networks) is a premium kitchen appliance company by introducing the gas oven to the Korean market in 1985, and it is expanding its business area to gas/electric ranges, electric ovens, dishwashers, water purifiers, air purifiers and bidets. (Rent-a-car) SK rent-a-car (subsidiary of SK Networks) is an automotive company that leads the total automotive after market and runs about 170 nationwide network points and consumes about 20.7% market share. (Trading) With 28 global out posts, our trading business is expanded all over the world. Through international experience amassed over more than 50 years, we have secured outstanding global sourcing ability, market intelligence and strategic networking on steel/chemical/automotive industries around the world that gives us a distinct competitive edge and stable profit structure.(Hotel) Walkerhill Hotels & Resorts is a pioneer of the Korean hotel industry that provides the best experience in the overall lifestyle including leisure, culture, and food, as well as comfortable rest in the nature.(Investments) SK Networks is looking for investment opportunities that can bring disruptive innovation to its existing businesses. Since 2018, SK Networks has been actively investing in Venture Capitals/Start-ups mostly in Silicon Valley and in Korea as well.
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- Industry: Software, Blockchain, Retail
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Series A $4M–$27M; Series B $2.2M–$100B; Series C $6.2M–$150M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Com2Verse — 'Com2Verse', the ALL-IN-ONE metaverse platform of Com2uS
- Source.ag — We're Source.ag and we're on a mission to empower growers through artificial intelligence-based software solutions.
- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 297
- Round size: Seed $297k–$4.6M; Series A $817k–$14M; Series B $3M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.6M in 2012
Portfolio highlights
- Jaranda — One-on-one child-oriented play sitter / learning sheeter for working parents and children's happiness.
- Moyo — Moyo is a phone plan comparison platform that recommends all communication products.
- Vivid Health — Vivid Health is a platform that provides obesity treatment management services. It provides a convenient platform for users to easily access reviews on obesity medicine products by their specific ingredients.
Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Japan, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 155
- Round size: Seed $223k–$4.1M; Series A $1.4M–$14M; Series B $3.3M–$42M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sasung power — Sasung power enhances energy storage performance using advanced structural battery source technology, developing new batteries for structural support and eco-friendly lightweight structures.
- Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging influencers is explosively increasing. Feauturing allows brands and marketers to discover product fit influencers and helps matchingbased on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia including Japan and China.
- Welcon Systems — WELCON Systems is a company that makes electronic control equipment used in machines. Their main products include servo drives and motion controllers, which help control the movement of motors in industrial machines and robots.
1kx is an early-stage investment firm focused on ecosystem growth.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Germany, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 154
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$11M; Series A $6M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
Portfolio highlights
- VOYA Games —
- Impossible Cloud — Experience Impossible Cloud Storage: Secure, scalable, performant. Decentralized architecture, S3 API compatibility, 100% durability. Start free trial now.
- Open Game Protocol — Open Game System is a project that helps web games work better on phones, allowing the games to use tools that phones already have.
DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 202
- Round size: Seed $594k–$9.6M; Series A $1.5M–$16M; Series B $4.5M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Handys — Handys manages accommodation facilities without on-site human resources by automating all operational flows.
- MAKEUS — MAKEUS provides advertising solutions based on digital media in seoul.
- Brandi — Brandi sells clothes, cosmetics, and home interior products.
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1482
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
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Browse database — It's Free!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.
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- Industry: Apps, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $1k–$2.2M; Series A $3k–$24M; Series B $5k–$14M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DSRV — Blockchain infrastructure company DSRV. Providing staking, custody, RPC nodes and Web3 solutions across 170+ protocols.
- Kailos Lab — Kailos Lab is an AI-driven deep-tech company focused on materials research and development. It builds data and AI-powered platforms that accelerate the discovery, analysis, and development of new materials. By integrating computational models with laboratory data, the company aims to improve R&D efficiency and support innovation in advancedmaterials and industrial applications.
- Soft Berry — Soft Berry is an electric vehicle charging platform.
Huobi Eco is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: China, Singapore, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5M; Series A $1.4M–$51M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MetaOne — MetaOne offers guild management solutions for GameFi developers.
- Optix — Optix is a multi-chain option protocol service provider.
- BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.
Coin98 is an open, decentralized crypto wallet offering tools and infrastructure for everyone to access and seize opportunities to build their future on the Open Internet.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Singapore, Sweden, Estonia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$7M; Series A $4.1M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TomoChain — TomoChain is an innovative solution to scalability problem with the Ethereum blockchain, and other blockchain platforms. TomoChain features a 150-Masternodes architecture with Proof of Stake Voting (POSV) consensus for near-zero fee, and instant transaction confirmation. Security, stability and chain finality are guaranteed via novel techniquessuch as double validation, staking via smart-contracts and uniform randomization processes.TomoChain supports all EVM-compatible smart-contracts, protocols, and atomic cross-chain token transfers. Scaling techniques such as sharding, EVM parallelisation, private-chain generation, hardware integration will be continuously researched and integrated into TomoChain which will become an ideal scalable smart-contract public blockchain for decentralized apps, token issuance and token integration for small and big businesses.
- BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.
- Alliance Games — Build Beyond Limits. Multiplayer for the Next, Decentralized Era.
NexusOne is a venture capital investment firm.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Service Industry, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$200M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- STELSI — STELSI is a WEB3 metaverse project utilizing blockchain for architectural, building, and estate operations. Our first metaverse world, "hola!", is a blend of NFT-integrated digital construction, architectural, property and estate management, setting a new standard in the blockchain-powered property realm.
- XRADERS — Powering informed decision making for investors XRADERS
- Kana Labs — Friendly super-app for DeFi.
Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm that provides liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital assets markets. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Central and Western, Hong Kong.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 210
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$9.1M; Series A $2.5M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Stocktwits — Stocktwits provides real-time stock, crypto & international market data to keep you up-to-date. Find top news headlines, discover your next trade idea, share & gain insights from traders and investors from around the world, build a watchlist, buy US stocks, & create and manage your portfolio.
- Perion — Win Crypto Questing in AAA Games.
- Farmington State Bank — Do more with a Moonstone FDIC insured bank account and manage your non-traditional assets from the same place.
HTX serves its 10 million+ users worldwide with secure and stable trading services. Here at HTX, you can buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, SHIB, and over 500 quality cryptocurrencies anywhere, anytime.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Geography: Singapore, South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 34
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$9M; Initial Coin Offering $2.5M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DRepublic — DRepublic is a metaverse company who are the developers behind the upcoming 3A blockchain game Cradles.
- MYSO Finance — MYSO is leveraging a unique DeFi lending primitive known as Zero-Liquidation Loans, enabling scalable and cost-efficient credit markets with no liquidation risk
- Skynet EGLD Capital — Investment Fund Focused on Growing the Elrond Network
WeMade Games is dedicated to serving gamers with a portfolio of entertaining, high-quality PC and Mobile games. Established in 2000, WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 112040) is an international game developer publisher that has grown from a handful of passionate game pioneers to a group of over 1,000 game enthusiasts. Starting with itsfirst and hit title "Legend of Mir 2", which has garnered over 200 million online PC gamers internationally, WeMade Entertainment has continued to develop and service dozens of PC and Mobile based games for fun-loving gamers since its inception.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, Switzerland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CLST — Buy & sell Bitcoin and cryptos with our easy and seamless Uncollateralized lending. Tust the world's finest crypto borrowing, trading or exchange platform
- HwikGo — HwikGo a MaaS platform has created a one-of-a-kind integrated platform that provides a transfer connection between public transportation and shared smart mobility via a traffic card.
- MetaCene — MetaCene is a blockchain company that aims to create an accessible Web3 world for the masses, with a focus on player-centric entertainment.
POSTECH Venture Capital Corporation(POSTECH VC) was founded and financed by POSCO to participate in SME(small and medium enterprise) Revitalization Policy in 1997 for the National Economy Restoration.We seek investment opportunities in diverse markets including Information Technologies, Advanced Materials, Bio Technologies, Renewable Energy,and Life Sciences.And we are to accelerate the commercialization of the valuable technologies from POSTECH(Pohang University of Science and Technology), RIST(Research institute of Industrial Science and Technology), and other institutes in Korea. More than 200 professors in POSTECH help POSTECH VC evaluate the technologiesPOSTECH VC is comprised of a team consisted of experienced venture capitalists who has previous experiences in successful startups, consulting firms, and executive management.We are currently investing from our several funds and manage over 60 billion Won.Our recent primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in renewable energy such as bio-diesel and photovoltaic technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$5.5M; Series B $2.6M–$44M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
- Wayne Hills Bryant AI — Wayne Hills is developing an algorithm that extracts dictionary meanings from text and voice data with AI technology and automatically converts them into digital content by combining images, animations, and sound effects that match them.
- NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 122
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$24M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $9.7M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cover Summon — CVSM Cruelty-free Savvy tech
- Flexell Space — FLEXELL SPACE primarily focuses on the development and manufacturing of space solar cells, aiming to provide differentiated products for our customers in the space industry
- LiveIn — LiveIn is a hospitality company that offers long term room rental. Enjoy quality assured room, cleaning services, maintenance and community activities. Find out more!
Established in Singapore, Block Crafters Capital is a subsidiary of Block Crafters which provides professional asset management and crypto fund service.With in-depth expertise in algorithm trading, quant trading, arbitrage, active trading, we aim to offer investment services for investors who believe in the incredible potential and opportunitiesin the world of cryptocurrencies.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Geography: South Korea, Gibraltar, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $809k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Const — Const Company operates Clink, a digital asset aggregator service specialized in various Defi protocols.
- Openull — Openull offers BNPL products and services.
- EMERGE Group — EMERGE Group Optimising Commericialisation Solutions for Content Creators and Brands
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Browse database — It's Free!Established in 2000 as an early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group, SBVA has a storied history of empowering extraordinary entrepreneurs across the globe. In 2023, we joined forces with The Edgeof, a global startup ecosystem builder founded by Taizo Son, JP Lee, and Atsushi Taira and began our new chapter as an independent entity with arenewed commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$44M; Series B $4M–$63M; Series C $8.9M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
- Syncly — Syncly is an AI-native customer intelligence platform for fast-growing brands. Turn customer conversations into actionable insights to help your brand grow faster.
- Payhere — Payhere is a fintech company that provides card terminals and online payment gateway services for multiple industries.
Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$11M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Kapkap — Kapkap is a web3 platform that uses AI for attention based value distribution in gaming.
- BullPerks — BullPerks is a community of like-minded individuals who want to leverage their power and invest together in the best projects on equal terms with VCs.
- Mythic Protocol — The Central Hub for Mythic Operatives to conduct their operations
GC holding company, which operates pharmaceutical, biotechnology, distribution system, life insurance, and healthcare entities.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Canada, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $2k–$11M; Series A $3k–$78M; Series B $17k–$120M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Curevo — focused on a new generation of adjuvanted subunit vaccines Learn More Our Focus We're dedicated to developing non-mRNA vaccines for unmet medical needs Curevo Vaccine is a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to developing next-generation non-mRNA vaccines. We focus on one need at a time, allowing us to bring effective and better-tolerated vaccines to market quickly
- Humanscape — The IT-based healthcare company Humanscape operates three services - Rarenote for rare disease patients, MommyTalk for families in pregnancy and parenting, and Clinical Trials Korea for patients interested in clinicial trials.
- Feldan Therapeutics — Feldan Therapeutics has developed a patented peptide-based technology platform, the Feldan Shuttle, which enables fast and safe intracellular delivery. The company's mission is to develop leading-edge therapeutic applications based on its proprietary platform, as demonstrated by its current pipeline of clinical programs taking advantage of theunique characteristics of the Shuttle.
Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a seed-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness. We understand that a great company takes time to build and we'd like to ensure that entrepreneurs are in for the long haul.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 361
- Round size: Seed $1M–$8.5M; Series A $2.3M–$21M; Series B $5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MightyFly — MightyFly is enabling worldwide access to goods with fast, on-demand delivery services for businesses and consumers. We’re putting the infrastructure in place to connect remote locations together with long range, heavy cargo aircraft. Many areas in the world today suffer from an inability to obtain critical and often urgently needed goods andsupplies at an affordable cost. Our goal at MightyFly is to solve this problem through express, customized aerial drone delivery services. MightyFly drones will transport cargo to multiple locations in a single flight across hundreds of miles of remote terrain that is difficult if not impossible to cross with trucks or other ground vehicles. We are developing vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drones that fly more than 300 miles, and carry payloads in excess of 50 pounds at a fraction of the cost of helicopters. Featuring automated cargo loading and unloading, and requiring no launch or recovery infrastructure, MightyFly drones will accommodate ad-hoc deliveries to undeveloped sites as well as servicing locations along established routes.
- Gradescope — Grade your existing paper-based assignments in half the time and see exactly what your students learned, for free.
- Autolane — Autolane creates the operating system for curbside autonomy, which uses cutting-edge hardware and SaaS infrastructure to authenticate, park, load, and dispatch ride-hail and delivery trucks without the need for human interaction.
OKX Blockdream Ventures is a fund focused on exploring high-quality blockchain projects with great potential.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 170
- Round size: Seed $2M–$12M; Series A $3.5M–$38M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PlaysOut — PlaysOut is a mini-game platform that helps developers publish mini-games on superAPP platforms
- Momentum — Momentum is a move central liquidity engine with multi-sig treasury management, token vesting, and liquidity provisioning.
- Camp Network — Camp Network is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain to power AI agents.
Shinhan Bank was founded in 1897
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Blockchain
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $2M–$7M; Series A $1.5M–$4.5M; Series B $5.9M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- onepredict — We offer a digital solution that diagnoses and predicts the status of key industrial assets based on industrial AI and IoT technologies.
- Lotte Group — Lotte is a multinational food and shopping corporation that consists of over 60 business units in a variety of industries such as candy manufacturing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, heavy chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment.Lotte Group produces, distributes, and sellsconfectioneries, ice creams, oil, carbonated drinks and liquor, hamburgers, and bakery products and pastries. It operates department, discount, convenience, apparel, and home appliances stores as well as a supermarket and a multiplex movie theater; and hotels and a resort.It manufactures synthetic resins and fibers, and by-products; TFT LCD products; digital equipment, copiers, printers, and other office machines; digital cameras and printers, and photographic materials; and aluminum products. Its financing business activities include credit, travel agency, insurance agency, and telemarketing; and lease, personal and corporate loans, and installment financing. The company also engages in software development and computer equipment; public institutions systems and IT; golf course; advertising agency; development, financial consulting, and management of shopping centers; baseball team; logistics management consulting; electronic financial services; integrated e-payment; future food, genetic engineering, and bio-engineering; educational training and consulting; economy and industry strategic analysis; and scholarship and social welfare foundation businesses.Lotte is the largest confectionery manufacturer in South Korea. It was first established in June 1948 in Tokyo, by Shin Kyuk-Ho. From Tokyo, Lotte expanded into South Korea with the establishment of Lotte Confectionary Co., Ltd in Seoul on April 3, 1967.
- Primemas Inc. — Primemas delivers pre-built SoC hub chiplets to accelerate semiconductor development.
Woori Technology Investment Co., Ltd. is a venture capital firm focusing on venture capital.
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- Industry: Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Italy
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Series A $3k–$30M; Series B $6k–$52M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BaseVol — BaseVol is an options trading platform that offers trading options, from simple 0DTE trades to complex structured vault strategies.
- Openknowl — OPENKNOWL is an online career management system, offering mentoring facilities and careers camps for those wanting to develop a career in the IT sector.
- Reasoned Art — Reasoned Art is the Italian gallery dedicated to CryptoArt. it selects the best digital artists worldwide, curates physical and virtual exhibitions, and certifies the authenticity of works allowing their sale through NFT.
Hi Investment Partners is a venture capital firm that provides investment and financial services.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- HoneyNaps — Connected Family through Digital Healthcare.Beginning in 2015, HoneyNaps began to develop the element technology for monitoring Bio-signal and completed the platform launch. In order to derive full-cycle bio-signal management & the disease prediction model.
- Polaris3D — Polaris3d offers indoor autonomous navigating solution.
- NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.
We are privileged to invest on behalf of institutional investors, most with charitable, educational, or non-profit missions. Serving entrepreneurs is a calling for us, and we look to partner with companies with an equally strong sense of purpose.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 282
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$22M; Series B $3.7M–$30M; Series C $4.3M–$102M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $450M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Quizlet — Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning. Its mission is to build great learning tools for every student on the planet. Originally created by high school sophomore Andrew Sutherland to study high school French vocabulary. Over 20 million unique visitors per month, fromgrade school to grad school, study a wide range of subjects using Quizlet's web and mobile learning tools and games.
- Plugo — Indonesia's e-commerce platform for all businesses. Start, manage, and grow your business. Build your own online store website.
- Channel Talk — Channel Corp. provide a chat platform Channel Talk to create a customer-centric culture.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- 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
- Qunova Computing, Inc. — Quantum computing based computing innovations for new materials and drug discovery, and advanced technology solution consulting services.
- FuriosaAI — FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time.
- Autonomous a2z — Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies.
Pietro Dova was Corporate Controller and Finance Director at Google from 2001 to 2007. He was partly responsible for the Google IPO and roadshow, and directed Google’s operational and transactional accounting responsibilities worldwide. Immediately prior to joining Google, Pietro was CFO of Employeeservice.com. From 1996 to 1999, Pietrowas VP Finance of Quote.com, an early online pioneer providing financial news and stock information to active investors. Pietro began his career in technology in 1988 at Oracle Corporation and held various executive finance positions through 1992. From 1993 to 1996, Pietro headed Fulcrum Technologies’ European finance operations based in Paris, France. Pietro received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London and his Masters in Management from M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management.
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- Industry: Events, Mobile, Sports
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $400k–$800k; Series A $3M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Korbit — Korbit provides online bitcoin exchange, wallet, and merchant processor services. Kangmo Kim, Louis Jinhwa Kim, and Tony Lyu founded it on July 5, 2013, with its headquarters in Seoul in South Korea as a subsidiary of NXC as of September 26, 2017.
- Pogoseat — Pogoseat provides innovative mobile ticketing solutions that helps live-entertainment venues sell more tickets and enhance the fan experience.
- Bluesmart — Bluesmart develops Internet connected travel products that include physical products combined with software. It offers Bluesmart app, a solution that allows users to control suitcases from their phones, receive smart alerts, and track their travel data to get insights about travel habits. Bluesmart also provides digital lock solutions for luggageand its contents; battery charging and location tracking solutions; and distance alerts and trip data. Alejo Verlini, Brian Chen, Diego Saez-Gil, Martin Diz, and Tomi Pierucci founded it on Novermber 5, 2013, with its headquarters in Mountain View in California.
Honest Ventures invests in biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and information and communications technology. They support the growth of businesses and believe investing is a collaboration.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $743k–$4.5M; Series A $743k–$3M; Series B $7.1M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Soomvi — Soomvi is an industrial drone market company that provides marine lifesaving system services.
- ST.RETAIL — ST.RETAIL provides an all-in-one solution, from development to distribution of low-sugar products utilizing local agricultural products and stevia.
- Livit — Livit is a SaaS based platform that offers carbon emission management solutions for the manufacturing and construction industries.
Korean alternative asset investment firm
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 189
- Round size: Series A $3M–$55M; Series B $5.2M–$59M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2016
Portfolio highlights
- UD Impact — UD Impact is an environmental, social, governance solutions company that focuses on turning ideas into real-world impact through execution. It provides integrated services such as startup education, social value measurement, and tech-based talent development
- Ohouse — No.1 Interior Onestop Platform
- Pure Harvest Smart Farms — Pure Harvest Smart Farms is a regional innovator in sustainable agriculture focused on the production of premium fruits and vegetables in the challenging climates of the Arab Gulf region using world-leading controlled-environment agriculture technologies. Pure Harvest seeks to leverage innovative growing technologies and horticultural bestpractices in order to pioneer year-round production of affordable, premium quality fresh produce.
Dunamu & Partners is the professional investment arm of Dunamu, South Korea's leading fintech company which operates Upbit, Stockplus and Stockplus Unlisted. Dunamu & Partners primarily invests in the fintech, blockchain and AI/data/contents sector. Its investments are agnostic to industry, geography and size.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Seed $669k–$4.2M; Series A $1.2M–$19M; Series B $4.1M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DALPHA — Dalpha develops artificial intelligence technology for the creation of AI models. The company provides data security and ownership through a secure cloud environment and differential privacy technology.
- Reliv — Reliv AI automates the testing necessary before deploying apps or online services for AI-powered enterprises. Reliv AI automatically evaluates the service's user interface and collects various aspects such as buttons and tabs on the screen as independent metadata.
- Joyful Project — Joyful Project operates a B2B mental healthcare platform.
VC, Venture Capital
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- Industry: Apps, Real Estate, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Kneader — Kneader is a job search platform that offers staffing and recruiting services.
- Testworks — Testworks is a social enterprise company in Seoul, Korea. We create innovative solutions in AI data and software testing fields while providing an inclusive employment model for socially disadvantaged people. Our technical excellence ranges from AI data processing automation to manual software testing and review. We are recognized as thebest-in-class data processing company for building high quality datasets used for AI training and verification.
- Studio Galilei — Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services.
Pathfinder H is a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- iTruck — iTruck is a transportation application that offers an integrated trading platform for used trucks.
- CastingN — CastingN is a B2B trading platform that helps companies outsource.
- Cool Sign — Coolsign is an EV specialist that offers a complete set of hardware and platforms based on its own technology for the reliable operation of electric car charging stations.
They are a Singapore-based firm that exclusively consults in Blockchain-enabled companies. Their mission is to realize the future of Blockchain economy by consulting in game changing projects and companies. They participate in Pre-sale stages of Token Generation Events and Equity investments.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 104
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- BlonkFi — BlonkFi enables users to borrow stablecoins with volatile mid-market money, such as Meme tokens, as collateral.
- Pichi Finance — Pichi Finance Points are typically stored off-chain and linked to wallet addresses, limiting their tradability on the open market.
- Glacier Network — Glacier Network is building a programmable, modular, scalable blockchain for storing, indexing, and querying data from off-chains and on-chains, supercharging AI, DePIN and large-scale DApps. Glacier empowers verifiable computing through GlacierAI, GlacierDA, and GlacierDB.
Kiwoom Investment provides financial assistance with funding for small businesses.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Japan, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 59
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Sauce — Smart sound sends data over sound that cannot be heard by humans, enabling connection among devices without additional hardware. Mobidoo is leading Fintech industry with its own technology 'Smart sound'. 'Smart Sound' is applied to payment, IoT, and marketing solutions, and has been customized to Lotte L.pay and commercializedfor more than 20,000 merchants of Lotte Department Store, Lotte Mart and 7 Eleven Korea, etc. as the world's first case. Currently, mobidoo is launching pre-paid P2P payment platform for merchants and users. Mobidoo is targeting fintech and global market using 'Smart Sound' technology.
- Surginex — Surginex is a biological drug development company that offers molecular biology, genetics, physical, and chemical analysis services.
- 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.
Orbs is a public blockchain infrastructure that enhances the capabilities of existing EVM and non-EVM smart contracts.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Symmio — Symmio is a platform that facilitates the clearing of derivatives transactions by focusing on the specific intentions of users. It provides easy, permissionless access to both traditional and emerging assets.
- IntentX — The Future of Decentralized Derivatives
- Harris & Trotter — H&T are chartered accountants and business advisers based in London. General Practice, Digital Assets, Music & Entertainment. 101 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6XH. Tel 020 7467 6300
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