Top 5 Gaming Angel Investors in South Korea in January 2026
A list of 5 angel investors that invest in Gaming startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Gaming companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Gaming Angel Investors in South Korea in January 2026
| Investor | Gaming South Korea investments |
|---|---|
| Animoca Brands | 1 |
| Matthew Papakipos | 1 |
| Kim Won-tae | 1 |
| Cristian Manea | 1 |
| Park Jong-hwan | 1 |
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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Investment focus
- Gaming, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series D
- Germany, Hong Kong, Lithuania
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.
Matthew Papakipos
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- Music, Apps, Video
- Seed, Angel, Funding Round
- United States, South Korea, The Netherlands
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- OP.GG — The Best LoL Champion Builds and Player Stats by OP.GG - Learn champion builds, runes, and counters. Search Riot ID and Tagline for stats of all game modes.
- Ozarka — Why Just Eat When You Can Inspire? Beautiful Reusables for Caterers Who Lead. Save money, time, and storage space with reusables services. Ozarka reusables are not just a sustainable choice
- 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.
Kim Won-tae
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- Mobile, PC Games, Made to Order
- Seed
- South Korea
Cristian Manea is the Co-founder and CEO at Aggero.
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- Gaming, Internet, PC Games
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- United States
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- 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 — 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.
Park Jong-hwan is a Founder and CEO at LOC&ALL.
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Investment focus
- Mobile, PC Games, Information Technology
- Angel
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Gametales — Gametales is a mobile, online, and PC game development company.
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