Top 10 Film Startup Investors in South Korea (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $297k–$27M |
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LG Uplus
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software | $73k–$12M |
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Intellectual Stone
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Film, Public Relations | |
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $371k–$17M |
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InfoBank
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Apps | $25k–$9.2M |
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Union Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Medical, Internet | $5k–$18M |
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Com2uS
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series C | Blockchain, Gaming, Video Games | $900k–$425M |
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Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Belgium | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care | $223k–$11M |
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Health Care | $18k–$30M |
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | $2.2M–$54M |
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 301
- Round size: Seed $297k–$4.6M; Series A $817k–$14M; Series B $3M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.6M in 2012
Portfolio highlights
- Dable — Dable, a leading global content discovery platform, announced that the number of partnered premium media in Asia surpassed 3,000 in number and exceeded 5 billion monthly pageviews.Dable recorded an average annual sales growth of more than 50% since its establishment in 2015. Currently, Dable is the most used personalized recommendation platformin Indonesia, Vietnam and Korea. In Taiwan, the sales tripled over the past year whilst Malaysia recorded an average monthly sales growth of 30%. Dable also ranked 46th place out of the top 500 Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies announced by the Financial Times, and proved its growth potential by ranking 1st in the media category.
- Datumo — Selectstar got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many companies using AI. To solve this problem, Selectstar provides a platform that connects your company to the crowd-workers.It's MORE than just a connection! We passionately research crowd-workers and your project to develop cutting-edge technologiesfor the optimized mobile crowd-sourcing.Keep disrupting the world! Just for your project, we are here to maintain the quality, cost-efficiency, or any other burdens related to the data. SelectStar was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- 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.
LG Uplus Corp is a South Korean telecommunications and Mobile phone operator controlled by the LG Group, one of the country's largest chaebol. It was formerly known as LG Telecom.LG Telecom became one of the first companies to launch a commercial 3G service using PCS technology. In 1997, this was followed up by launching the second PCSnetwork, offering greatly increased data transmission speeds.LG Telecom also offers a variety of mobile services. BankOn is one of the most popular Mobile banking services in South Korea and MusicOn is an on-line music store.In July 2006, the South Korean government has cancelled LG Telecom's business license for a W-CDMA wireless communications system after the company opted not to develop the technology. LG Telecom will instead continue investing and upgrading in its CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A network.In January 2010, LG Telecom merged with LG Dacom and LG Powercom.As of 1 July 2010, LG Telecom changed its name to "LG U+".On July 17th 2013 LG Uplus launched LTE-A service and introduced Galaxy S4 LTE-A, the world’s first "100% LTE" smart mobile phone that can utilize data, voice and text with LTE and not fall back to CDMA. Starting from 2014 LG Uplus plans to release only "100% LTE" phones.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Seed $73k–$1.5M; Series A $1.5M–$11M; Series B $1.5M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LeMong — LeMong automates comments on content assistants using AI technology.
- Fairy — Capture the perfect moment to persuade users outside of your app. Accompany your customers outside of your app and engage at an intent-rich moment in real time.
- TechnoMetrics — TechnoMetrics is a machine learning company that specializes in optimizing AI model operations and solutions.
Intellectual Stone
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- Industry: Film, Public Relations
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cosmos Entertainment — Cosmos Entertainment is a computer games company that provides video game production and publishing services. Cosmos Entertainment provides services that allow people in any country to enjoy a wide range of games.
Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc. Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $371k–$3M; Series A $1.5M–$10M; Series B $2.2M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Trioar — Trioar is a biotechnological research company that manufacture pharmaceutical products and drugs.
- KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
- Spark Biopharma — SPARK BioPharma Co., Ltd. was established in Seoul National University in January 2016 based on the unique drug molecule diversity technology, the image-based screening technology using the unique fluorescent skeleton probe, and the target protein identification technology in the initial drug development stage. We are currently exploring anddeveloping new drug candidates using these three core technologies, and we will continue to accelerate the development of new drugs and increase the success rate through strategic cooperation research with domestic and overseas research institutes and pharmaceutical institutions. '
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: 118
- Round size: Seed $74k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $25k–$150k; Series A $761k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Solarstic — Solarstic is an innovative, eco-friendly energy technology startup specializing in the development of lightweight, high-efficiency solar modules designed to make clean energy more accessible, scalable, and sustainable for residential, commercial, and off-grid applications.
- Rootfinders — RouteFinders develops an AI-based media platform to support independent living for visually impaired individuals in an increasingly digital world.
- Openull — Openull offers BNPL products and services.
“Union Investment Partners” since its founding in 2000, has been the leading venture capital firm in Korea specializing in contents investment that includes successful investment portfolios of films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts. Union Investment Partners will maintain its role as a major investment partner of venture businessesand contents industry that seeks growth and advancement to the global market.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 34
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Series A $1.5M–$5.6M; Series B $5k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- EYL — EYL | Quantum Shieldz | QRNG | Quantum | Developed quantum convergence security solution Quantum Shieldz based on ultra-small quantum entropy chip technology
- LabInCube — LabInCube develops inCube materials capable of selective drug release, sustained release, and supporting complex raw materials.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Video Games
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$33M; Series A $900k–$100M; Series C $7.4M–$425M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Saga.xyz — Saga is a hyperscaling platform for AI and crypto applications. Where the crazies dare to dream their craziest dreams.
- Ace Project — Ace Project (에이스프로젝트) is a Korean that provides baseball game management systems, content development services, and mobile games for smartphones. It was established in July 2011 in Seoul, Korea.
- Offbeat Play — Offbeat is a development company that is developing a game based on the IP of the famous web novel Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint.
Coolidge Corner Investment (CCVC) provides Seed and Seed+ funding to the most innovative tech startup companies in Korea. They proudly provide their portfolio companies a customized support in professional incubating, growth hacking, strategy, network and more.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Round size: Seed $223k–$1.5M; Series A $891k–$5M; Series B $4.5M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Team Upgrade — Tublet is a 1:1 online education platform that helps students prepare for US university entrance exams.
- Frefins — Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.
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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: 268
- Round size: Seed $223k–$2.2M; Series A $966k–$8M; Series B $18k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $3.3M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
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- Stan World — Stan World is a Fandom Party World where fans can party & win rewards for their Stars, 24/7.
- TeamElysium — TeamElysium is a medical software development company.
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: 123
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$24M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $11M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dot — Dot Inc. has developed a state-of-the-art, innovative, braille cell that is 95% smaller and 90% cheaper than the standard piezo-electric cells. The Dot Cell has brought revolutionary changes to the world through advancements in electromagnetic actuator technology. The Dot Watch is the first fully-Braille smartwatch in the world. We believeeveryone has the right to move freely and connect with the world, regardless of circumstances. Dot Inc., through its mission, will reduce the information gap through tactile literacy all around the world.
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- Flexell Space — FLEXELL SPACE primarily focuses on the development and manufacturing of space solar cells, aiming to provide differentiated products for our customers in the space industry
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