Top 5 Gaming Angel Investors in South Korea (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Matthew Papakipos
Angel
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2 | United States, South Korea, The Netherlands | Seed, Angel, Series A | Music, Apps, Video | $100k–$255k |
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Cristian Manea
Angel
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1 | South Korea, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Gaming, Online Games, PC Games | $3M–$8M |
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Animoca Brands
Angel
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1 | Germany, Hong Kong, Lithuania | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D | Gaming, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $274k–$11M |
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Park Jong-hwan
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Angel | Mobile, PC Games, Information Technology | |
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Kim Won-tae
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Mobile, PC Games, Made to Order | |
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Matthew Papakipos
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- Industry: Music, Apps, Video
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $100k–$255k
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Eyegroove — Eyegroove is the social network for the music video and a technological platform that, for the first time, effortlessly brings together all the elements of great video: music, editing, and effects. It offers a mobile iOS application that allows users to choose a piece of streaming music, record video, and add interactive effects.
- Snibbe Studio — Snibbe Studio is pioneering a new interactive music platform for people to socially engage with visual music. Based in the lessons learned from making bestselling bespoke music apps, we are currently in stealth mode, building a mass-market mobile product to release this Fall.
Cristian Manea is the Co-founder and CEO at Aggero.
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- Industry: Gaming, Online Games, PC Games
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $3M–$8M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- XOCIETY — The XOCIETY metaverse is being developed by a well-established team of over 50 developers with decades of experience in the tech and web2 gaming fields.
- Unbound Nation — We connect gaming NFT owners and gamers via a single interface - the Unbound platform. Lend and borrow your gaming NFTs here in an easy & seamless way.
- SuperDuperSecret Co. — The developer's initial game, Royale Chess, a ten-player battle royale chess game, is the first of many to be released on their meta-game platform, which focuses on multiplayer, evergreen games.
Animoca Brands, ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification. Animoca Brands develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes;and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Formula 1®, Marvel, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. Animoca Brands’ portfolio of blockchain investments and partnerships includes Sky Mavis (Axie Infinity), Dapper Labs (CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot), OpenSea, Harmony, Bitski, and Alien Worlds. Its subsidiaries include The Sandbox, Quidd, Gamee, nWay, Pixowl, and Lympo.
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- Industry: Gaming, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Geography: Germany, Hong Kong, Lithuania
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $9M–$11M; Pre-Seed $274k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GOMBLE — GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.
- Aethir — Power Ultra-Low Latency Gaming & AI Experiences.
- Gusto Collective — First brandtech group using the latest technology to help brands create content and experiences across the physical and virtual worlds.
Park Jong-hwan is a Founder and CEO at LOC&ALL.
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- Industry: Mobile, PC Games, Information Technology
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Gametales — Gametales is a mobile, online, and PC game development company.
Kim Won-tae
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- Industry: Mobile, PC Games, Made to Order
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TMM — TMM is a mail-order platform that helps anyone to easily conduct mail-order and field sales.
- Gametales — Gametales is a mobile, online, and PC game development company.
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