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Top 45 Construction VC (Venture Capital) Funds in South Korea in April 2025

Last updated: Apr 2025 A list of 45 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Construction startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Construction companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.

Top 45 Construction VC (Venture Capital) Funds in South Korea in April 2025

Investor	Construction South Korea investments
SL Investment	4
Strong Ventures	3
Murex Partners	3
Lotte Ventures	3
STIC Ventures	2
KDB Capital	2
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund	2
InfoBank	2
Hana Financial Investment	2
IBK Capital	2
Capstone Partners	2
SBVA	1
Shinhan Financial Group	1
D3 Jubilee	1
Magellan Technology Investment	1
GS Retail	1
Smilegate Investment	1
Deep Dive Partners	1
Korea Technology Finance Corporation	1
Lotte Shopping	1
Korea Science and Technology Holdings	1
Woomi construction corporation	1
Rising S Ventures	1
BeHigh Investment	1
Small and Medium Business Administration	1
SJ Investment Partners	1
Coolidge Corner Investment	1
Nextrans	1
Seoul Business Agency(SBA)	1
POSCO CAPITAL	1
Shinhan Capital	1
Industrial Bank of Korea	1
KB Investment	1
Technology Guarantee Fund	1
SV Investment Corp	1
Hyundai Motor Group	1
Naver	1
CKD Venture Capital Corporation	1
Central	1
Mark & Company	1
Hoban Construction	1
SparkLabs Global Ventures	1
IGIS Asset Management	1
TheVentures	1
Korea Investment Partners	1

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SL investment (SLi) aims at a company with global standards through management by principle and transparency.SLi is a venture capital firm founded in February 2000 and has widely invested in the companies from early to mezzanine stage, in the field of semiconductors, display (AMOLED, LED, LCD), renewable energy, and health care industry.Since its incorporation, SLi has recorded black-ink balances for 12 consecutive years with zero debt and also has successfully dissolved all the five funds with outstanding earning rates.SLi tries to raise the value of venture companies not only by offering funds but by supporting the management omnidirectionally after its investment. Consequently, 31 companies have been successfully listed in KOSDAQ market for 12 years and all the companies have positioned as leading firms in their specific fields.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Manufacturing
Series B, Series A, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Aldavar — ALDAVER provides incredibly realistic personalized surgical training models using innovative biopolymer materials that closely resemble human tissues and 3D printing technology.
Panmnesia — True composable resource disaggregation, CXL hardware/software infrastructure from the beginning to the end.
Novelty Nobility — Novelty Nobility Inc. is a private biotech company. They are currently focused on the research of novel angiogenesis targets and develop antibody-based therapeutics in ophthalmology and oncology, where angiogenesis plays a key pathogenic role.In ophthalmology, Novelty Nobility first discovered a novel angiogenesis target, Stem Cell Factor(SCF)and c-KIT, which was initially known for its engagement with proliferation and survival of primitive hematopoietic stem cells for a couple of past decades. We believe that anti-SCF/c-KIT could effectively address the unmet medical needs, mostly caused by inherent limitations of anti-VEGFs, in terms of treatment efficacy and long-term safety. Our target discovery is widely and strongly patent-protected in US/KOR and the lead pipeline, NN2101(a full-human monoclonal antibody), is currently under preclinical development.

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

Portfolio highlights

REMEX Liquidation — Remex provides online return management and unfulfillable inventory resale solution for eCommerce seller. Especially, we focus on Amazon Unfulfillable Inventory; that used to disposal from Amazon FBA center. We resale amazon seller's unfulfillable inventory and generate revenue !
Honored — Honored is a tour operator that operates the domestic travel services.
Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Dentlink — Seamless Access to South Korean Premium Labs Using Digital Dentistry
Purple AI — Purple AI is a brain disease AI platform company.
Best Innovation — Best Innovation is a manufacturer of cosmetic products intended to offer a safe alternative to harmful skincare chemicals.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Sugarblade — Sugarblade is a non-destructive test-based used golf goods certification and trading platform.
SpaceVision — Space Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered digital advertising platform.
City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.

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

XCENA(formerly 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.
Nota AI — Hardware-aware AI optimization and edge AI solutions

KDB Capital Corp. operates as a credit specialized and corporate restructuring company in South Korea.It provides equipment leasing services for various properties, including machineries, ships, IT equipments, medical equipments, automation equipments, transportation machineries, educational research equipments, construction machineries, heavy,and other equipments for social services.The company provides venture capital for companies operating in various areas, including computer and related components, semiconductors and equipment, telecommunication and accessories, software, multimedia, precision chemistry, environment, biotechnology, content/fashion, mechatronics, and entertainment.In addition, the company offers services to help distressed companies, including merger and acquisition, business consulting, merger and acquisition loan, rescheduling, acquisition of stocks, operating loan fund for restructuring, and consulting for corporate reinforcement; funding services, such as working capital, project financing, and equipment funding; financing via acquiring account receivables from corporations; and credit card services.The company was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. KDB Capital Corp. is subsidiary of The Korea Development Bank.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
INTAKE foods — INTAKE foods (인테이크푸즈) is a company focused on food content development and food branding, specialized in the innovation of leading food brands. It is focused on brand development, content development and publishing, such as food activities, intake of foods, and a food culture of innovation.
Novelty Nobility — Novelty Nobility Inc. is a private biotech company. They are currently focused on the research of novel angiogenesis targets and develop antibody-based therapeutics in ophthalmology and oncology, where angiogenesis plays a key pathogenic role.In ophthalmology, Novelty Nobility first discovered a novel angiogenesis target, Stem Cell Factor(SCF)and c-KIT, which was initially known for its engagement with proliferation and survival of primitive hematopoietic stem cells for a couple of past decades. We believe that anti-SCF/c-KIT could effectively address the unmet medical needs, mostly caused by inherent limitations of anti-VEGFs, in terms of treatment efficacy and long-term safety. Our target discovery is widely and strongly patent-protected in US/KOR and the lead pipeline, NN2101(a full-human monoclonal antibody), is currently under preclinical development.

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Wello — Wello is a government business solution that offers a natural language processing-based business recommendation-application-management service.
Studio Galilei — Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services.
Worker's high — Worker's high Co. is a commerce company that offers an IOT based unmanned store service.

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.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, South Africa, United States

Portfolio highlights

Blux — Blux offers customized advertising solutions to customers.
Ride — RideNow: An app-based platform for test drives and vehicle purchases. RideCare: App-based B2B and B2C vehicle care services. RideContents: Educational services for automotive brands, aimed at enhancing the quality of manufacturers and importers. RideOn: After-sales management services for electric vehicle chargers.
Rootfinders — RouteFinders develops an AI-based media platform to support independent living for visually impaired individuals in an increasingly digital world.

Hana Financial Investment Company Limited offers brokerage, securities dealing, underwriting, mutual funds, and online trading services

Investment focus

Information Technology, Biotechnology, Software
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
South Korea, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Trustay — Trustay is a real estate asset management company.
Kimu Studio — Kimu discovers servant artists, plans education and exhibitions with the artist's unique sensibility.
Kuntian New Energy — Hebei Kuntian New Energy is a producer of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

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

Meissa — Meissa is a drone-based construction tech startup that provides real-time 3D mapping and modeling.
Gole Robotics — Gole Robotics is an intelligent robotics company that focuses on developing robots specially to transporting construction materials to help on-site workers.
Studio Galilei — Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

NUUA — Reinventing a better future for the travel industry.
Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
DeepSmartech — Innovative thin film coating Process, Equipment, Recipe, Turn-key provider

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, E-Commerce, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
Gole Robotics — Gole Robotics is an intelligent robotics company that focuses on developing robots specially to transporting construction materials to help on-site workers.

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.

D3 is headquartered in Seoul and San Francisco, pioneering the domestic and global impact investment areas. D3 redefines the role of capital by investing in entrepreneurial innovation that improves the lives of low-income families, women, and immigrants, and creates an environmentally sustainable world.Invest in ICT start-ups with highsocio-environmental value in low-income countries such as Korea, USA and South America, Africa and India.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Geogrid — Geogrid is a building water purification plant startup. Geogrid digitizes solutions for tap water, including purification systems, pipe cleaning, water quality control, carbon emissions calculation, building water control, and environmental change monitoring.
RECO — Integrated waste and resource management platform copmany
Caredoc — CareDoc is an elderly care professional platform that provides information on proven elderly care facilities. Consumers looking for elderly care services were not able to find the information they wanted online or getting inaccurate information through word of mouth.On the other hand, providers of care services were having difficulty incollecting elderly customers. Caredoc solves these problems by providing verified care servise provider information on the mobile.

Magella Technology Investment is a venture capital firm based in Korea that invests in techno-centric startups.

Investment focus

Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Goodoc — Goodoc (굿닥) is a Korean smartphone application that helps users with a variety of medical services. The app allows users to access reliable information on doctors, hospitals, and other medical services. It also provides users with information on doctors' fees, hospital fees, contact numbers, and more.
TravelMaker — TravelMaker provides personalized travel services for travelers with big data-based customization technology.
Aiden Lab — Aiden Lab evaluates enormous amounts of globally influencer and e-commerce data in real-time using Encode8.

GS Retail sells beauty and skincare products, candles, gifts, perfumes, bathroom accessories and other products.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Information Technology, Food Processing
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Dayoff — Dayoff wants to be a sensual content and product-curating platform for travel media commerce. It promotes taste-based domestic and international unknown travel products and provides differentiating services in the current travel market, where well-known products and information centered on the lowest price are the main focus. In addition tosupplying limited direct contract products, it intends to expand the current accommodation service to include excursions and activities in the market.
Robros — Robros is constantly creating technology to break through the barrier between people and robots in order to build a world in which everyone in the service industry can live a physically and emotionally happy life.
Snackfor — Snackfor is a B2B company that curates and delivers snacks to offices.

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
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

AI SPERA — AI Spera provides AI driven security based on cyber threat intelligence
Nirvanana — Nirvanana is a game developer that develops an online gaming platform to connect gamers across the world.
Tiro — Tiro is an AI-powered note-taking service designed to capture and summarize multilingual conversations in real-time, allowing users to focus on the conversation rather than note-taking.

Deep Dive Partners is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Apps, EdTech, Robotics
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Mildang PT — Mildang PT is an ed-tech platform that provides lectures, management, evaluation, and content through online mode.
Value Link Oil — Value Link Oil is a platform service company that provides transportation connection, data-based management, and consulting services.
Blue Farm Korea — Blue Farm Korea supplies medical consumables, medical devices, and quasi-drugs for domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies.

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

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Evmodu — Evmodu offers EV-SaaS, on-site charging, connected car service for electric vehicles, and real-time charging station information.
Ubix Therapeutics — Ubix Therapeutics is a research and development company that develops anti-cancer drugs.
READi Robust Machine — Ready Robust Machine is a company that makes carbon reduction and fuel cost improvement systems.

Lotte Shopping engages in the operation of department stores and supermarkets.It operates through the following business divisions: Department Store, Discount Store, Supermarket and Cinema. The Department Store business provides clothing, accessories, appliances, furniture and food through Lotte Department Store. The Discount Store businessoffers food, household supplies, clothing and sundries through Lotte Mart. The Supermarket business provides general household products and fresh food through Lotte Supermart. The Cinema business offers film investment, distribution and screening through Lotte Cinema. It was founded on July 2, 1970 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Architecture, Construction, Civil Engineering
Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

URBANPLAY — UrbanPlay designs cultural city of emotion by solving urban issues through accessible technology.

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

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Angel
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

BJ Wai — BJ Wai develops functional cosmetics materials that depend on imports with enzyme fermentation platform technology.
Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
Thermoeye — Thermoeye provides thermal imaging systems utilizing temperature analysis technology.

One of the leading construction firms in S.Korea

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Video
Series B, Series A, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

HOMES — HOMES provides shared housing, shared living, and membership services for single-person households. The company was established in 2015 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
To-Day — To-Day is a developer of an online delivery platform to create a same day delivery service.
Scone — Scone provides virtual youtuber and video conferencing services.

Rising S Ventures is a venture investment company specializing in early-stage technology start-ups.

Investment focus

Payments, Security, Recycling
Seed, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Bunker Kids — Bunker Kids is a startup that provides solutions optimized for achieving personal health goals using data and algorithms.
Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
Carbon Energy — Carbon Energy was founded as a direct air capture (DAC) solution startup. With the use of direct carbon capture (DAC) technology, carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is directly extracted and either buried underground or recycled into new resources. Beyond the current DAC technology, Carbon Energy is claimed to possess a special technology thatsimultaneously produces renewable energy and lowers carbon dioxide.

BeHigh Investment is a 'pace maker' venture capital that invests in companies with the potential of innovation and grows together.

Investment focus

Apps, Information Technology, Transportation
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Apollon — Apollon develops noninvasive continuous glucose monitoring systems.
ASWEMAKE — ASWEMAKE is a shopping app that delivers groceries.
Apollon Inc. — Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring

The promotion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has led the Korea's unprecedented economic growth, the so-called 'miracle of the Han River'.The Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA), since its foundation in 1996, has supported the Korea's SME-led innovation as the dynamo of the national economy. Consideringthat the competitiveness of SMEs can be translated into national competitiveness itself, SMBA's primary mission has been to foster challenging and innovative SMEs so as to maximize the growth potential of Korea. Now, Korean SMEs account for 99% of all corporations and 88% of all employees.

Investment focus

Software, Geospatial, Construction
Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Cartax — Cartax provides driving record management services.
Urbanbase — We provide a platform of VR and AR tools for architecture and interior design. Urbanbase has patented technology of creating 2D floorplans in 3D, AR and VR, in just a few seconds. Urbanbase offers B2C VR home furnishing platform and AR mobile application for revolutionary interior design experience, as well as B2B sales tool based on internallydeveloped 3D, AR, VR APIs for various types of businesses such as real estate, home designing, retail and many more. Current clients include LG, iLoom, Daelim and over 40 interior / furniture companies.
Biocom — Biocom is a green bio management company.

SJ Investment Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the IT and biotechnology industries.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
JLT — JLT supplies industrial automation equipment solutions and focuses on technology improvement through an integrated welding solution development project.
Selta Square — Selta Square is an AI-based drug monitoring company that provides full-cycle drug monitoring solutions using artificial intelligence technology.

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

Investment focus

Software, Mobile Apps, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Belgium

Portfolio highlights

Relay — Relay is a second-hand market solution that provides technology, logistics, and operational solutions required for the used business.
Sendy — sendy Korea is a cloud-based logistics platform that provides on-demand freight transportation services.
Geek Planner — Geek Planner provides an ultra-short-term work optimization platform and manpower management tool.

Nextrans is a Korean-based venture capital firm invest in early-stage startups in Vietnam, Korea and the US. Our mission is to create a global network of talented and passionate founders pursuing world-changing impact.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

MedInTech — Our mission is to help both doctors and patients through our intuitive and intelligent medical devices
Bungee — Bungee is a recruitment platform that provides hiring, SEO, content marketing, and performance marketing services.
Colosseum — Colosseum is a logistics company that provides e-commerce logistics services to various locations.

Seoul Business Agency (서울산업통상진흥원) is a Koran startup providing support services for small businesses to increase their efficiency and foster a stable business. The company provides support in the areas of technology, management, human resources, and more.

Investment focus

Information Technology, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Dot Mill — Dot Mill is a mixed reality content production company.
Foody Worm — Foody Worm is an insect research company that practices and develops ESG and sustainability management through insects.
Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.

POSCO Capital offers financial services.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

H Energy — H Energy provides optimal operation of distributed resources and power brokerage services.
AIDIN ROBOTICS — AIDIN ROBOTICS redefine interactive sensors. Advanced force/torque sensor, proximity sensor for human-robot collaboration.
Nanosilicon — Nano Silicon is a company that manufactures silicon anodes, which are important materials for secondary batteries in the electric vehicle sector.

Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc. Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

CURAUM — CURAUM is a specialist in oral care and sleep-related health care products.
ELROILAB — ELROILAB provides an AI hyperspectral imaging solution to find foreign objects in food materials.
Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.

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

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

Portfolio highlights

Raywatt — Raywatt is a startup that develops medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
ProtoPie — Prototyping interactions as easy as pie ProtoPie is an easy but powerful software that allows designers and engineers to plan, communicate, and demonstrate an interactive mobile product. Build a sophisticated prototype without any coding, but leveraging all the native mobile device features. The powerful capabilities are already recognized andadopted by the global top brands and such as Google, Microsoft, R/GA, and Ideo.
Micro-one — Micro-One is an air functionality expert company that manufactures incinerators, ecological infrastructure, and advanced dust filters.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Emocog — Emocog monitors and provides customized cognitive training to increase memory for dementia patients.
Selta Square — Selta Square is an AI-based drug monitoring company that provides full-cycle drug monitoring solutions using artificial intelligence technology.
Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)

Technology Guarantee Fund is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Chemical, Industrial, Manufacturing
Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Twinwiz — Twinwiz is a global material company that manufactures a liquid-type antibacterial and antiviral additive that generates high metal ions.
All My Tour — All My Tour intends to introduce a new lodging booking engine that will be distinguished from existing travel platforms by the use of personalized lowest-price reservation technology.
DK Fine Chemical — DK Fine Chemical is committed to providing essential cellulose-based solutions that play a crucial role in various industries, including construction, paint, coatings, food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, and more. The company focuses on delivering high-quality, sustainable, and innovative cellulose compounds, tailored to meet the diverse needs ofits clients across these sectors.

SV Investment Corp is a venture capital firm that provides companies with finance, strategic advice and information at critical stages of their development.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Amogy — Amogy develops a novel carbon-free energy storage system using ammonia as a fuel, exhibiting unprecedented energy density
Cyclewell — Cyclewell is a provider of integrated equipment and complete solutions for intelligent directional recycling of lithium batteries. It is committed to the Research and Development of green recycling technology and equipment for waste power batteries.
Underdogs — Underdogs is a company specializing in social innovation entrepreneurship education.

Hyundai Motor Group is an automotive company that also affiliates in other industries such as construction, steel, and finance. They have developed a value chain focused on vehicles, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, information technology, and service.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Kardome — Kardome offers a real-time software suite that can be inserted in a variety of processing environments. The company engages a real-time software beamformer to improve speech signals from several speakers. It offers high-quality sound output without the need to shout or position the users mouths close to the microphone. The company developssolutions such as voice controlled devices, hands-free speakerphones, tablets and cellphones, and conference call devices.Kardome was founded on 2018 and is headquartered in Mazor, Hamerkaz, Israel.
Superb AI — Automate data preparation, label and manage images and videos, and find annotation services with one training data platform. Fast, precise, and easy to use.
Tenstorrent — Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI. Headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers.

Naver operates as a search engine and e-commerce platform providing fintech, digital content, and cloud services.The company introduces innovative search services such as ‘Comprehensive Search,’ ‘Knowledge iN,’ and ‘Real-time Rising Keyword.' It also offers UGC services such as Blog and Cafe; Junior Naver, a children’s portal; Happybean, anonline donation portal. NAVER launched its Webtoon service in June 2004 and has pioneered the distribution and consumption of webtoons, also known as digital comics. In addition, NAVER also offers services for the global market, including the mobile messenger LINE through LINE Corporation, NAVER’s subsidiary; the video messenger Snow; and the group communication service BAND.NAVER is also involved in software development and distribution; performances and exhibitions business; mobile content development and distribution; search advertising; internet commerce and customer service business; the operation and security services of IT infrastructure; operating online shopping services, and mobile applications marketing.Lee Hae-Jin and Lee Joon-ho headquartered the company in Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea in 1999.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Deskera — All In One Business Software with Accounting, Inventory, CRM, Payroll and HRMS.
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.
KREAM Corporation — E-commerce

CKD Venture Capital Corporation is a Seoul, Korea-based venture capital firm. Founded in 1997, CKD Venture Capital Corporation considers seed, early stage, late stage and mezzanine investments.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Therapeutics, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Medinno — Medinno develops cell therapeutics for brain diseases. The company's therapy uses technology to treat a wide range of diseases, including hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, neonatal refractory brain diseases, and severe intraventricular hemorrhages..
Stockeeper — Stockeeper creates and operates a Korean beef asset platform, Bankau, that connects consumers and producers.
Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)

Central is an auto parts manufacturer.

Investment focus

Automotive, Information Technology, Sales
Series A, Series B
South Korea, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

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

Mark & Company is an open innovation platform that provides app traffic, legal, and accounting consulting services.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

FOBECON — Pobicon offers an auto-estimation solution that analyzes construction blueprints using vision AI and other algorithms to quantify the net quantity of raw materials utilized in construction in three days.
Feat Paper — Motion PDF and Analytics
Iroun & Company — Iron & Company offers solutions that enable businesses to employ artificial intelligence to boost production and efficiency secand easilyly.

Hoban Construction operates a housing construction business. The Company builds high-rise residential buildings, low-rise apartments, villas, and others.

Investment focus

Drones, Employment, Industrial
Series A, Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

AEOL — AEOL is a ventilation and air purifier products manufacturing company.
ViewMagine — ViewMagine is a lunatic image-processing AI company developer of an AI drone inspection system. They were designed to inspect pipelines for the oil and gas and infrastructure industries. They also deliver using an autonomous drone. Their objective is to influence the future of industry through image processing and AI for businesses that contributeto a better society.
Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.

SparkLabs Global Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers seed-stage investment services to firms in the SaaS, healthcare, education, IoT, fintech, mobile, commerce, HR, gaming, security, and VR industries. It was founded in Dec 2013 and is based in California.Exceptional entrepreneurs, that are building strong, category defining companiesat highly advantageous valuations – can be found anywhere. The company has a team that is highly experienced in finding such talent and helping our entrepreneurs to develop, grow, network, and scale into other markets throughout the world.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Splab — Grow your influence and expand your network with events.
Nitra — Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products.
Tella — Service

IGIS Asset Management is Asia's leading alternative investment manager, offering reliable financial solutions across diverse sectors, including real estate, equities, bonds, and infrastructure.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Apps
Series B, Seed, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Bbegi — Gatda provides a waste collection application service.
Bbodek — Bbodek provider of tableware rental and washing services intended for restaurants and school cafeterias. They provide products for children's tableware and hygiene management services. They specialize in using their self-developed smart factory to render low defect services to consumers, enabling them to just focus on cooking without worryingabout cleaning up. They are expanding their business to customized washing machine manufacture and sales.
FeelBetter — FeelBetter is an information technology company that provides 3D product advertisements and augmented reality services.

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

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Cashmore — Cashmore is an app service that analyzes consumers' store visits, mobility paths, and consumption history to deliver customized discount benefits.
Vivident — Vivident is to create an unparalleled entertainment world where fans and creators collaborate, blurring the lines between the virtual and the real.
Second Ocean — Second Ocean is an aquaculture company that provides data collection and technology development for sustainable seaweed farming.

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

Raywatt — Raywatt is a startup that develops medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
At Home — AtHome is a home lifestyle solution company which solves the hidden problems for the customers.
Healing Paper — Healing Paper is a mobile healthcare and information technology company.

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