Top 50 Hospitality Startup Investors in South Korea (August 2026)
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Health Care | $223k–$26M |
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Series Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology | $86k–$4.4M |
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Fast Track Asia
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Japan, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Apps, Software, Hospitality | $1k–$1M |
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $924k–$54M |
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Peru | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $253k–$42M |
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Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Series A, Seed, Series B | Apps, Health Care, Internet | $234k–$28M |
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Laguna Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $741k–$35M |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $907k–$60M |
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KEB Hana Bank
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Vietnam, United States | Series B, Series A, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Apps | $639k–$14M |
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D3 Jubilee
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $167k–$5M |
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Insight Equity Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1k–$17M |
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Murex Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $1.7M–$17M |
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SJ Investment Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Series B, Series A, Seed | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Food and Beverage | $4k–$40M |
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Yellowdog
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Food and Beverage, Software | $520k–$16M |
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software | $198k–$15M |
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Future Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Food and Beverage | $223k–$6.7M |
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Hyundai Investment Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Medical, Health Care | $363k–$104M |
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Humax Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Rental, Robotics | $1.9M–$24M |
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Enlight Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $392k–$20M |
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Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $166k–$28M |
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NBH Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Travel, Software, E-Commerce | $615k–$9.4M |
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WONIK Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, United Kingdom | Series B, Series A, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing | $785k–$19M |
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TS Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Singapore | Series A, Series B | Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical | $1.7M–$22M |
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500 Startups Korea
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Apps, Banking | $201k–$891k |
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Woomi construction corporation
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series B, Series A, Seed | Apps, Video, Retail | $4.2k–$18M |
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TBT
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $678k–$18M |
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YellowDog
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Q&A, EdTech | $288k–$21M |
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DAOL Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, India, Germany | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile | $1k–$37M |
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SparkLabs
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Apps, SaaS, Shoes | $74k–$743k |
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KB Securities
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $2.4M–$27M |
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Daesung Private Equity
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $446k–$17M |
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AJ Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | Singapore, South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed | Apps, InsurTech, Hospitality | $1.6M–$9.4M |
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Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $200k–$22M |
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Base Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, South Korea, Canada | Seed, Series A | Software, Mobile, Information Technology | $346k–$24M |
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LB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series B, Series A, Series C | Health Care, E-Commerce, Software | $3.8M–$71M |
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Kudos Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Medical, E-Commerce | $1k–$35M |
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Aju IB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics | |
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Mousq angel club
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Apps, Hospitality, Consumer Reviews | |
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SK Securities
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Apps, Health Care, Information Technology | $316k–$24M |
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Purplelabs
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Apps, Hospitality, Consumer Reviews | |
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CHA Healthcare
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Hospitality, Medical Device, Virtual Reality | |
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SparkLabs Global Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Apps, Information Technology | $223k–$8.6M |
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SB Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Vietnam, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment | $2k–$17M |
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Gangwon Creation Economic Innovation Center
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Medical Device, Apps, Health Care | |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $743k–$40M |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $297k–$27M |
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Bass Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $669k–$15M |
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Solidus Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical | $1.4M–$24M |
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Kolon Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, India, Indonesia | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Software, Information Technology | $6k–$24M |
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Timewise Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology | $3k–$29M |
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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: 347
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3.2M; Series A $1M–$10M; Series B $2.4M–$26M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $3.3M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Winegraph — Winegraph is an SNS-based wine search and recommendation platform.
- Stan World — Stan World is a Fandom Party World where fans can party & win rewards for their Stars, 24/7.
- Minimap — The all-in-one game tracker for PC & Console. Sync achievements and trophies, manage your backlog, and analyze playtime stats. Your entire gaming history, unified.
Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 94
- Round size: Seed $86k–$1.9M; Series A $2.9M–$4.4M
- Lead/follow: 69% lead, 31% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TouchMeal — TouchMind (operating as TouchMeal) runs an AI-driven senior foodtech platform that manages professional institutional catering, customized dietary meal planning, and automated ingredient supply chains for nursing homes. The company handles full kitchen management operations, including hygiene standards compliance, staff management, and thedistribution of specialized elderly-friendly food products.
- HD Hi-Tech — HD Hi-Tech is an innovative technology company specializing in AI-powered switchboard safety diagnostic solutions, helping industries improve electrical system reliability, detect faults in real time, and enhance operational safety and efficiency.
- ROBOS — Robos is a hybrid robot system built by evaluating biological object vision data using Lidar Vision and Open CV-based Object Detection. By combining self-developed biomaterial machine vision technology and robot technology, it intends to expand into a company that delivers core services to diverse industrial sites such as manufacturing, food, andmedical.
They're Company Builder, Company Building Company.Fast Track Asia (http://www.fast-track.asia) is Company Builder, start-up holding company. They're backed by Daniel Shin (Founder & CEO of Ticketmonster, acquired by Groupon for $300M), Chester Roh (Founder & CSO of 5rocks, acquired by Tapjoy for $40M, Angel Investor ofTicketmonster, Serial Entrepreneur, ex-Googler), Stonebridge Capital (Korea-based Venture Capital, Investor of Ticketmonster), Insight Venture Partners (US-based Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm, Investor of Ticketmonster), Hur Min (Founder of Wemakeprice, ex-Founder of Neople, acquired by Nexon for $400M) and a lot of local serial entrepreneurs
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- Industry: Apps, Software, Hospitality
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Japan, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $26k–$1M; Series A $1k–$3k; Series B $6k–$6k
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- PAWCHI — PAWCHI is a pet insurance company.
- Fast campus — Fast campus are Unity game creation / startup / UX Design CAMP during the Early Bird Discount!
- Day1 Company — Investor Relations - Day 1 Company
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 311
- Round size: Seed $924k–$15M; Series A $1.9M–$38M; Series B $5M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- StepLab — StepLab is a microsatellite systems company specializing in space mechanism technology, developing innovative satellite platforms and advanced aerospace solutions that support efficient satellite deployment, in-orbit operations, and a wide range of commercial and scientific space missions.
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
- Ohouse — No.1 Interior Onestop Platform
Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Peru
Investor stats
- Total investments: 215
- Round size: Seed $253k–$4.5M; Series A $1.6M–$15M; Series B $3.7M–$42M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- Green Lamp — The Green Lamp Library is a study space dedicated to enhancing students' study efficiency and promoting the development of self-directed learning services through the implementation of gamification techniques to encourage engagement in learning. Among the standout features of the Green Lamp Library is the S2E (Study to Earn) system, whichincentivizes learning by enabling users to accumulate points that can be redeemed like cash through a variety of educational tasks. Additionally, it offers a structured system that assists users in concentrating on their studies for a predetermined duration.
- 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.
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance is an domestic insurance company that carries out social safety nets throughout the entire non-life insurance business like maritime, fire, automobile, scoop, long-term, pension, and retirement insurance. The company fulfills its social responsibilities to its customers, shareholders, employees, localcommunities, and nations with customer satisfaction as the top priority in all business activities like product development, underwriting, and compensation services.The company delivers happiness for the home and prosperity for the company, contributing to a prosperous society and national economic development. Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance was founded on 1955 and is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.
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- Industry: Apps, Health Care, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $234k–$816k; Series A $1.9M–$7.2M; Series B $6.7M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CHABOT MOBILITY — CHABOT MOBILITY is an automotive concierge platform that provides finance, insurance and automotive services.
- Mommom — Mommom gathers and analyzes online meta data, as well as a list of national items categorized by objective group. Mommom is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
- Dr.Diary — Dr.Diary offers diabetes management application services.
Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 99
- Round size: Seed $741k–$5.4M; Series A $1.7M–$11M; Series B $3.7M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cashmore — Cashmore is an app service that analyzes consumers' store visits, mobility paths, and consumption history to deliver customized discount benefits.
- Bind — Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'.
- Markoville — Markoville is an entertainment content company that develops animation, games, comics, and character-based intellectual property (IP) using a media-mix strategy. It focuses on creating fun, family-friendly characters and storytelling content across multiple platforms.
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: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 264
- Round size: Seed $907k–$10M; Series A $2M–$38M; Series B $3.7M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Nums AI — Nums AI is a single foundation model that predicts across commerce, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and defense.
- Dentlink — A state-of-the-art digital dental lab, made by masters. All-on-X, veneers, implant crowns. One dedicated master technician on every case. First case free.
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
KEB Hana Bank provides commercial banking services.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Apps
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $639k–$2.2M; Series A $1.5M–$14M; Series B $6.7M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dunamu — Dunamu owns and operates a digital asset exchange (UPbit), two investment exchange platforms (Stockplus and U-Stockplus), and an equity management platform (Onboard). UPbit is a cryptocurrency exchange platform with presence in Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Stockplus is a securities information/trading platform with an activepartnership with 11 broker-dealers. U-Stockplus is an OTC platform providing a trading service for private companies. Onboard helps private companies manage equity electronically for their shareholders.
- Samsung Electronics — Discover the latest in electronic & smart appliance technology with Samsung. Find the next big thing from smartphones & tablets to laptops & tvs & more.
- Lotte Engineering & Construction — Lotte Engineering & Construction is a construction company that constructs apartments, hotels, roads, bridges, and plants.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 116
- Round size: Seed $167k–$2M; Series A $1.1M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $14M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Conalog — Conalog is a piezoelectric element-based energy harvesting technology.
- GREENDA — GREENDA is a bio-aviation oil and gas raw material manufacturing company.
- Pion Electric — Pion Electric is a company that is reimagining the future of the energy industry and the worldwide market for emerging technologies.
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Browse database — It's Free!Insight Equity is an equity firm that makes control investments in middle-market and asset-intensive companies. It is partnering with corporate divestitures, bankruptcies, restructurings, and family-owned liquidity events. Insight Equity has the ability to execute circumstances where speed is a priority. It is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.
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- Industry: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $1k–$4M; Series A $1.3M–$7.2M; Series B $2.1M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Medipal — Medipal provides personal health for a health consultation. It provides subscription-based personal nurse service for patients.
- Doing Lab — DoingLAB is a mobile dietary application featuring an artificial intelligence camera that can calculate calories via photograph.
- EverEx — EverEx is a software-based therapeutics company specialized on musculoskeletal disorders with an AI-enabled pose estimation.
Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 102
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$16M; Series A $2.2M–$11M; Series B $3M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Tynapse — Secure your AI's decisions and actions in real-time. Tynapse provides the fastest intervention and legal-grade evidence required for high-stakes business.
- Dentlink — A state-of-the-art digital dental lab, made by masters. All-on-X, veneers, implant crowns. One dedicated master technician on every case. First case free.
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
SJ Partners LLC is an award-winning private equity firm that acquires middle-market consumer and services companies. Call +1 212.362.1530
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5.8M; Series A $1.6M–$40M; Series B $4k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- InnoQD — InnoQD is a developer of thin-film materials for quantum dots, which are ultra-fine semiconductor particles on the nanometer scale
- Glow Seoul — Glow Seoul is a creative consulting company that specializes in content development, space design, and construction for clients.
- CloudHospital — Founded in Seoul, South Korea, CloudHospital is a robust online platform helping patients around the world find the best providers for their needs regardless of where they are located. We are an experienced team from around the globe with ample experience in the fields of web technology, medical practice, and finance. Our mission is simple: to makeit easier for everyone to find the best medical solutions anywhere in the world.By investing in technology that takes the complexities out of world-wide medical services, icloudhospital.com can seamlessly connect millions of patients around the world to excellent medical services, both from the most demanding surgeries to the most accurate health checkups as well as the world’s most advanced cosmetic procedures. As one of the world’s most well integrated medical concierge services firm, icloudhospital.com enables hospitals and clinics around the world reach their global audience efficiently.Our services, which are accessible through icloudhospital.com is available in English, Chinese and Russian and offers the best medical hospitals and clinics, including the best respected doctors in their field of expertise. For all your medical care needs, icloudhospital.com makes it easy and supports you with 24/7 customer support.
The Impact Venture Capital
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- Industry: Health Care, Food and Beverage, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $520k–$6.6M; Series A $1.6M–$16M; Series B $3.5M–$9M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RideFlux — RideFlux is a self-driving software company for safe and reliable autonomous transporation service. Since our foundation in 2018, we hope for a better world where everyone can be safer and more comfortable while moving with our self-driving cars and software. We believe in the potential that self-driving technology embraces, how driving canbecome an innovative experience not a mere stress, which inspires us to build up its future with every step on our way.Our headquarter is located in Jeju island, one of the best test-beds in the world for developing reliable AD software technologies. It has a variety of road environments and various weather conditions across the island (1850 square kilometers), and significantly high demands for mobility service (16 million visitors a year without bring own vehicles). We are strategically located for technology enhancement for reliable urban autonomy. For the Safety, Beyond the Safety.
- MY NORMAL — MY NORMAL provides food and services for ketogenic diets.
- Linq — We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning.
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 299
- Round size: Seed $198k–$2.9M; Series A $786k–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $884k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- StepLab — StepLab is a microsatellite systems company specializing in space mechanism technology, developing innovative satellite platforms and advanced aerospace solutions that support efficient satellite deployment, in-orbit operations, and a wide range of commercial and scientific space missions.
- Limpid — Limpid is a Bio pet food startup. It set new standards in pet nutrition through continuous innovation.
- DoubleT — DoubleT is an innovative tech enterprise specialized in industrial workplace safety and business automation. Its premier product, HEIMDALL, utilizes artificial intelligence and real-time location systems to prevent industrial accidents. They also operate DoubleWorks for corporate management and Jikguraound to streamline global B2B sourcing forbusinesses.
Future Science and Technology Holdings is an investment company that specializes in technology-based services.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 34
- Round size: Seed $223k–$1.7M; Series A $1.9M–$6.7M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Protier Biotech — PROTIER Biotech is a company leading the development of therapeutics through innovative biotechnology .
- ArcGen Bioscience — Embark on a Voyage in Immuno-Oncology
Hyundai Investment Network Co., Ltd. provides financial advisory, and mergers and acquisitions strategy consulting services. The company offers financial advisory funding; consulting services; advisory services for ship charter and vessel acquisition; and investment services for natural resource exploration, development, and production. It alsoprovides financial product brokerage and project financing services. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Software, Medical, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Seed $363k–$3.5M; Series A $891k–$7.8M; Series B $5.9M–$104M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Diquest — diquest is a Korean enterprise search engine.
- Leecell — Leecell is a solar cell manufacturing company that produces organic and perovskite thin‑film photovoltaic cells.
- Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.
Humax is one of the world's largest manufacturers of digital set-top boxes, exporting its products to over 90 countries across the globe. Over the last 5 years they have built a solid reputation as a leading supplier of high quality, feature-rich digital TV products including digital TV recor ders (DTRs) and high definition (HD) set-top boxes.The company headquarters and R&D facility are based in Korea, with offices in Dubai, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, Sweden, Spain, the UK and the US.Unlike many consumer-electronics brands, Humax specialises in digital TV technology and this focus has been a driving force in securing their position as a pioneer in the market. They have continued to stay one step ahead of the competition, defining the market for DTRs and HD set-top boxes, combining both of these elements in their latest FOXSATHDR Freesat DTR.Research and development is key to Humax's success, ensuring their products are innovative, future-proof and of the highest quality, to deliver the platform for easy and convenient enjoyment of digital content anywhere in the home.Humax has been the driving force in the development of the global digital TV market, developing strong partnerships with some of the world's leading operators and broadcasters to deliver the very best TV experience.Across Europe, they have been actively involved in key digital TV initiatives, including the UK digital switchover trials in 2006 and remiere's High Definition launch. More recently, Humax was at the forefront of the UK's new Freesat digital TV service and also the launch of the new Freeview HD service. Bringing to market state of the art STBs and Digital Television Recorders.Humax has developed partnerships with some of the world's leading conditional access and middleware solution providers to ensure uncompromising quality and the continued advancement in digital technology.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Rental, Robotics
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $1.9M–$3M; Series A $1.9M–$7.4M; Series B $5M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- To-Day — To-Day is a developer of an online delivery platform to create a same day delivery service.
- XYZ — XYZ is an retail-tech startup that develops AI-based service robots and automation systems designed for use in commercial and everyday environments. The company builds robotic technologies that integrate hardware, software, and digital interfaces to automate tasks in areas such as food preparation, retail operations, and building services. Itssolutions combine robotics, artificial intelligence, and connected platforms to support unmanned or semi-automated service experiences within physical spaces. The company offers robotic systems that perform tasks such as automated beverage preparation, self-service food production, and customer interaction within retail or hospitality environments. These systems can integrate with mobile ordering, digital payment, and pickup workflows, enabling automated service processes from ordering to product delivery. The robots are designed to operate continuously while managing repetitive operational tasks typically performed by human staff.XYZ also develops building-level automation solutions that use delivery robots capable of navigating multiple floors and indoor spaces. Through a robot building solution platform, the company connects robots with building infrastructure and digital management systems to enable services such as in-building delivery and automated logistics. These systems allow operators to manage robots and service workflows across large indoor facilities.
- SWING — SWING is a micro-mobility service provider.
Enlight Ventures, one of the fastest growing VCs in the world, invests in early-stage startups with unique and sustainable business models.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Seed $392k–$3.3M; Series A $1.7M–$14M; Series B $2.7M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
- Aigencore — Aigencore is a specialized, advanced technology company focused on tritium solutions, nuclear fusion fuel cycles, and tritium-applied industrial products.
- Stress Solution — Based on unique medical and scientific information and ECG waveforms, Stress Solution creates sound that regulates and initiates the equilibrium of the autonomic nervous system. Currently, Healing Bit is utilizing wearable technology to detect stress in real time. Through this, an autonomous feedback system that uses artificial intelligence topredict individual stress level situations and take preventative measures is being developed.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 303
- Round size: Seed $166k–$4.5M; Series A $2M–$17M; Series B $4.8M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Gadget Korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
- 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
- Raion Robotics — Raion Robotics manufactures walking robots for industrial applications and offers prospects in potential industries such as defense, construction, and logistics.
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Browse database — It's Free!NBH Capital is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Travel, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $615k–$5.5M; Series A $1.4M–$9.4M; Series B $4.7M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- My Benefit — MyBenefit operates a digital platform for employee welfare and corporate benefits management. The company provides systems for handling reward programs, discount services, welfare points, and employee support programs through web and mobile applications.
- Gadget Korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
- Studio Galilei — Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services.
Wonik Investment Partners, formerly known as Hanmi Technology Investment Co., Ltd., is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in incubation, start-up, early and mid-stage companies, growth capital and corporate restructuring. The firm prefers to invest in gaming contents, electronic components, computer,telecommunications equipment, petroleum, energy, machinery and equipment industries. It seeks to exit through an IPO or merger and acquisition. Wonik Investment Partners was established in 1997 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $785k–$6.9M; Series A $2.5M–$17M; Series B $1.5M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- XCENA — XCENA is a semiconductor company that develops data-centric computing systems designed for AI and large-scale data processing environments. The company builds computational memory technology that combines high-capacity pooled DDR5 memory with near-data processing capabilities, allowing computation to occur closer to where data is stored. Its coreplatform is based on the Compute Express Link (CXL) standard, which enables memory expansion beyond traditional CPU limitations while improving data movement efficiency and reducing latency in data center workloads. XCENA’s architecture is designed to support applications such as artificial intelligence workloads, vector databases, and large-scale analytics by addressing memory bandwidth and capacity constraints. The company provides a hardware-software ecosystem that includes computational memory systems and a full-stack software development kit. This SDK offers APIs, runtime tools, and drivers that allow applications to use computational memory without major changes to existing software architectures while also supporting low-level control for performance optimization.XCENA’s flagship product line includes MX1, a CXL-based computational memory solution that integrates near-data processing engines with memory infrastructure to support AI inference and data-intensive workloads. The platform is designed to improve throughput and scalability in environments where traditional memory architectures become a bottleneck. The company operates in the broader field of AI infrastructure and memory innovation, working with customers such as hyperscalers, telecom providers, and research institutions that manage large-scale computing workloads. Its solutions are intended to improve efficiency in systems handling AI, big data processing, and scientific computing.
- Dentlink — A state-of-the-art digital dental lab, made by masters. All-on-X, veneers, implant crowns. One dedicated master technician on every case. First case free.
- Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
TS Investment is an investment company.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 102
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$16M; Series B $5.4M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Upvalue — Upvalue is a data-based real estate auction solution company.
- mangrove — mangrove is a real estate and rental services provider.
- Data Alliance — AI services Cloud Computing Systems Pioneers | Data-Alliance
500 Startups Korea is a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Apps, Banking
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $201k–$891k
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mommom — Mommom gathers and analyzes online meta data, as well as a list of national items categorized by objective group. Mommom is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
- Bigwavv — Bigwavv is an all-in-one platform that helps people navigate end-of-life and after-death issues. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- Medb Korea — Medb Korea is a medical consumer, hospital, and pharmacy-focused online medical care and prescription drug delivery platform.. Medb Korea is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
One of the leading construction firms in S.Korea
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- Industry: Apps, Video, Retail
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Series A $743k–$7.2M; Series B $4.2k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- To-Day — To-Day is a developer of an online delivery platform to create a same day delivery service.
- Sweet Spot — Sweet Spot is a platform for companies and retailers who need space for marketing and sales.
- Value of Space — Value of Space is a real estate auto-assessment financial service provider.
TBT is an Adventure Capital.We are more than your average VC investor; we are always up for an adventure. Investment means more than just transfer of capital for us. We want to be a discussion partner that discovers possibilities beyond risk and aligns growth with progress. We want to share decades of industry knowledge and experience in internetand mobile services to build services and products that can make the world a better place.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 53
- Round size: Seed $743k–$5.1M; Series A $678k–$18M; Series B $3M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Shopl & Company — From Scheduling to Task management and Communication. Collaborate easily with teams on site with Shopl.
- LIVEKLASS — LIVEKLASS is an operator of a knowledge-based platform intended to offer independent education. LIVEKLASS allows one to learn about any topic they want by creating and operating a variety of live classes.
- Medistream — Medistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.
YellowDog enables companies across the globe to accelerate and optimise complex data processes with the most scalable predictive scheduling and orchestration platform for hybrid and multi-cloud management. There are multiple uses of the technology, across multiple industries - from Life Sciences, to Financial Services, to CGI and more. The idealcloud workflows are those that are elastic, highly parallelisable and distributable. The technology automates the selection of the best source of compute for every workload, delivering new levels of prediction and efficiency in cost and performance optimisation.
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- Industry: Health Care, Q&A, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $288k–$371k; Series A $891k–$2.2M; Series B $8.9M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Stibee — Stibee is an internet marketing service company that offers content monetization and A/B testing services.
- Unlimeat — Unlimeat is a company that produces plant-based meat. Its plant-based meat can be used in a wide range of dishes, ensuring that its plant-based meats are ideal for both Eastern and Western cuisine. It transforms perfectly edible but unloved produce that would otherwise go to waste due to size, blemishes, or cosmetic imperfections into delectableplant-based foods. The company is proud to be a member of the Upcycled Food Association.
- Mathpresso — Providing the most effective education for all - We build QANDA, the world's leading personalized learning platform.
DAOL Investment is a venture capital investment firm.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, India, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Series A $1k–$23M; Series B $6k–$27M; Series C $11M–$37M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Balaan — Balaan is a platform that allows you to get the latest luxury goods in just 3 days at a lower price than overseas fasting by contract with European local boutique
- Ascent Korea — Ascent Korea provides listening mind technology, intent marketing, content strategy, search engine optimization, and japan marketing services. They also provide marketing and digital marketing services.
- Onconic Therapeutics — Onconic Therapeutics specialises in the research and development of cancer treatments.
SparkLabs Group is a network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 350 startups since 2013.
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- Industry: Apps, SaaS, Shoes
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $74k–$743k
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sendtime — SendTime is a web-based automation tool that helps users schedule and send WhatsApp messages and status updates in advance. It allows you to plan messages, set exact timing, and automate delivery even when your device is offline, using a cloud-based system accessible from any browser.
- Career Day — Career Day is a business networking comapany that offers information to companies and experienced talents to facilitate connection.
- Impactus — Impactus is a social enterprise that runs a career and edutech platform. Impactus offers student-tailored major programs as well as public education courses to assist teenage students in discovering and developing occupations and aptitudes that are a good fit for them.
KB Securities is a Financial Services company.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 155
- Round size: Series A $2.4M–$12M; Series B $4.7M–$24M; Venture - Series Unknown $3.4M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Korean Air — Korean Air provides passenger air transportation, air cargo logistics, and related travel services through scheduled and charter flight operations. The company transports passengers between international and domestic destinations and manages ticketing, reservations, and in-flight services through its digital platforms and airport operations. Itscargo division handles freight transportation, including general cargo, special shipments, and charter logistics, and supports shipment tracking and electronic air waybill processing. The company also operates integrated logistics services such as trucking connections that link air routes with ground transport networks for cargo delivery. In addition, Korean Air runs programs that allow cargo customers to measure and reduce transportation-related carbon emissions through the use of sustainable aviation fuel initiatives.
- Upstage — Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure.
- Seeann Solution — integrated PSI manufacturer Seeann Solution
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Seed $446k–$8.4M; Series A $1.1M–$10M; Series B $1.5M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- Lee Eum-Gil — Lee Eum-Gil is a consulting firm specializing in career transition support services.
- DAIM Research — DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions.
- Autonomous a2z — Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies.
AJ Capital Partners is a vertically-integrated real estate investment manager anchored by the core principles of hospitality, placemaking, and residentially inspired design.
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- Industry: Apps, InsurTech, Hospitality
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Singapore, South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Series A $1.6M–$9.4M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Roxy — Roxy creates intelligent, conversational devices for local businesses, providing patrons with on-site information and services.
- Stayes — Stayes helps any foreigners who look for suitable accommodations in Seoul. (Online counselling, contract signing, and C/S after move in)
- Symbo Platform — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
Primer Sazze Partners - We like to find founders who are making the impossible happen through sheer force of will and a refusal to accept hard truths.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 164
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.8M; Series A $334k–$22M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021
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- Acro — Main - ACRO
- Upstage — Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure.
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We founded Base Ventures to turn access into opportunity for investors, founders, and the next disruptive idea.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 119
- Round size: Seed $346k–$7M; Series A $1.2M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Rebodis — Ribodi’s goal is to empower clothing with intelligence by seamlessly integrating robotics and smart technologies into everyday apparel, enabling robotized garments to become a practical, accessible, and trusted fixture in everyone’s wardrobe.
- Vivadios — Viva Dios is a Christian-tech startup building 10x better apps for Christians worldwide.
- Index Robotics — Index Robotics is a startup developing upper-body humanoid robots based on high-precision actuator technology .
LB Investment is one of the top VCs in Korea. LB invests in diverse industries ranging from Technology and Contents to Bio and healthcare
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- Industry: Health Care, E-Commerce, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 160
- Round size: Series A $3.8M–$38M; Series B $6.4M–$50M; Series C $7.4M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CarbonSix — CarbonSix delivers cutting-edge robotics automation for manufacturing, combining Six-Sigma robot dexterity and intelligence to transform industrial operations worldwide.
- The SMC Group — The SMC Group is a social marketing company.
- Point2 Technology — We Develop Innovative, Ultra-Low Power Connectivity SoCs Point2 Technology cloud-optimized range of high-speed SoCs and reference design platforms accelerate deployment of next generation data centers and 5G infrastructure.
Kudos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Medical, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 42
- Round size: Seed $1k–$2.5M; Series B $7k–$35M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% 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.
- General Idea — General Idea is a contemporary fashion brand renowned for its fusion of streetwear and aesthetics. The brand offers innovative, modern, and casual apparel that appeals to a diverse clientele. It has gained international recognition for its unique designs and collaborations.
- CrossPoint Therapeutics — CrossPoint Therapeutics is a therapeutics company that specializes in drug development by using Stealth-Body with antibody source technology.
Aju IB Investment is a venture capital firm that offers SMEs with investments and consulting services.Aju IB Investment offers consulting services that focus on business management, tax, accounting, legal, mergers and acquisitions, additional funding, marketing, and technology support.Aju IB Investment was founded in September 1974 and is basedin Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 106
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Gangnam Unni — Gangnam Unni is in the field of beauty medical services, helping users choose a treatment and a plastic surgery hospital. The difficulty of navigating the process of seeking medical treatment and choosing a hospital continues to persist. Kangnam Unni recognizes the need for change and firmly believes that a combination of transparent medicalinformation and an IT platform can foster a consumer-oriented medical service market. Their ultimate goal is to challenge negative perceptions surrounding plastic surgery and spearhead a significant transformation in the beauty and medical service industries.The Gangnam Unni team is dedicated to innovation, fueled by an unwavering desire to provide exceptional beauty and medical services. With the aim of assisting individuals in selecting a suitable hospital, they have amassed an impressive database of one million user reviews. Additionally, their efforts to promote transparency in medical information have garnered the support of 3,000 subscribers through Gangnam Sister. Furthermore, their mobile application has facilitated hospital consultations for a staggering 3.8 million individuals, resulting in 1.6 million successful cases.As the team continuously clarifies its mission and forges ahead with determination, its collective strength and resolve only grow stronger. Kangnam Unni remains committed to revolutionizing the healthcare industry, ensuring that individuals receive the highest quality of care and a positive experience throughout their medical journeys.
- Healing Paper — Healing Paper is a mobile healthcare and information technology company.
- Kovis Technology — Kovis Technology is a manufacturer of measurement and inspection equipment intended for global semiconductor and electronic industries.
Seed investor in S.Korea
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- Industry: Apps, Hospitality, Consumer Reviews
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Stayes — Stayes helps any foreigners who look for suitable accommodations in Seoul. (Online counselling, contract signing, and C/S after move in)
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: 53
- Round size: Seed $316k–$2.2M; Series A $1.5M–$24M; Series B $5.7M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- InnoDtech — InnoDtech creates AI dental diagnostics and clear orthodontic aligners using 3D imaging, modeling, and personalized treatment planning.
- Quantum AI — Quantum AI is an AI data company that offers offline and online data collection and analysis services. Currently, Quantum AI is providing various services centered on the financial sector, including AI document processing automation, intelligent voice consultation, assetization of unstructured financial data based on its own language model, and AIsearch. Utilizing a proprietary AI recognition engine, the company has integrated and analyzed various data sources, including financial documents, customer consultation history, and market news, and have carried out numerous AI data assetization projects for major domestic commercial banks and insurance companies.
- Buysell Standards — Buysell Standards is the provider of manpower supply and employment arrangement services.
Commerce service company in S.Korea
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- Industry: Apps, Hospitality, Consumer Reviews
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Stayes — Stayes helps any foreigners who look for suitable accommodations in Seoul. (Online counselling, contract signing, and C/S after move in)
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Browse database — It's Free!CHA Healthcare is an integrated healthcare provider. It operates general acute care hospitals and IVF Clinics. It provides a full spectrum of healthcare services. It is established through a spin-off from CHA Biotech. CHA Healthcare's main focus is the management of hospital operations.
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- Industry: Hospitality, Medical Device, Virtual Reality
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- M2S — M2S specializes in creating digital contents of VR and AR.
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.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3M; Series A $769k–$8.6M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.2M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Splab — Handle everything from marketing to buyer matching, even without a full team. We cover: multi-stakeholder bookkeeping, virtual & physical events registration management, event tech setup, matchmaking, ticket sales & marketing, and post-event reporting.
- Nitra — Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products.
- Pierrot Company — Pierrot Company is a Korea-based circular commerce company focused on extending the lifecycle of IT devices through subscription, asset recovery, and cross-border trade. The company operates phoneGO, a device subscription service for consumers and businesses, and reGO, a service that helps organizations recover and monetize idle IT assets.Building on these operating data and supply networks, Pierrot Company is also developing reGO Trade, a global infrastructure layer for used IT device pricing, discovery, and transaction enablement. The company aims to improve transparency, liquidity, and reuse in the fragmented secondary market for electronics while reducing unnecessary e-waste.By combining operational know-how, market data, and international buyer networks, Pierrot Company is building a more efficient and scalable circular economy for IT assets.
SB Partners is an investment firm in South Korea. Its major businesses include new technology business and Finance Business. It was established on December 11, 2017.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Round size: Seed $706k–$5.8M; Series A $892k–$5.5M; Series B $2k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Toad World — Toad World is a real estate platform that facilitates direct property transactions between landlords and tenants. It offers a user-friendly mobile application that is available on iOS and Android, enabling users to efficiently search for and list rental properties. Their mission is to streamline the real estate transaction process.
- Haimaru Company — Haimaru Company is the developer of the AI-based influencer communication platform 'ReverseTok.' The company supports creators through casting and brand development, plans content and channel strategies, offers structured training programs to develop skills, and provides management using equipment and data-driven analysis for channeloperation, enabling digital creators and partner brands to access professional production support, education, and international audience growth opportunities.
- Big House Entertainment — Big House Entertainment creates content like webtoons and dramas, focusing on cross-platform storytelling across media, games.
Gangwon Creation Economic Innovation Center is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Medical Device, Apps, Health Care
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- WSB Farm —
- Node — Node is a healthcare company that develops and manufactures medical and beauty devices.
- Medi&B Tech Company — Medi&B Tech Company is a medical device manufacturing company that researches and develops urinal disposal machines and skin care devices.
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, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 346
- Round size: Seed $743k–$7M; Series A $1.6M–$36M; Series B $4M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Trioar — Trioar is a biotechnological research company that manufacture pharmaceutical products and drugs.
- AI SPERA — AI Spera provides AI driven security based on cyber threat intelligence
- AiM Future — AiM Future provides AI processors, software, and AI system integration services.
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: 304
- 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
- Swit — An Employee Productivity Hub for Collaboration Essentials
- Restream — Restream is a super simple live video platform that empowers you to create beautiful videos and multistream them to your favorite channels.
- Bunker Kids — Bunker Kids is a startup that provides solutions optimized for achieving personal health goals using data and algorithms.
Bass Investment is a Investment Firm.
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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: 121
- Round size: Seed $669k–$9.1M; Series A $1.9M–$15M; Series B $6.7M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% 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.
Solidus Investment Co., Ltd is a venture capital founded in June 2011 by CHA Medical Center Group. They discover and invest companies with growth potential in Bio/agricukural and marine products/ green energy / IT industry, etc.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 45
- Round size: Series B $1.4M–$17M; Series C $15M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AITRICS — AITRICS delivers AI-powered medical software designed to support clinicians in detecting and preventing critical patient deterioration. The company’s core product, AITRICS‑VC (VitalCare), continuously monitors data from electronic medical records (EMRs), including vital signs, lab tests, consciousness levels, and other relevant clinicalmeasurements to predict adverse events such as sepsis, cardiac arrest, unexpected ICU transfers, or mortality several hours before they occur.AITRICS-VC operates in real time, delivering risk scores and alerts to clinicians to enable earlier intervention and better resource allocation in hospital settings. The platform has been certified by the relevant regulatory authority in its home country and is classified as an “innovative medical device,” reflecting regulatory recognition of its predictive-analytics capabilities. In addition to monitoring and prediction, AITRICS engages in ongoing clinical validation and research; it publishes studies in peer-reviewed journals and presents its work in international AI conferences, indicating a commitment to evidence-based development and transparency in performance.
- FNCT Biotech — FNCT Biotech develops antibody therapeutics for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To create antibodies that target the underlying cause of IPF, the company's platform uses genetic engineering, providing patients with this medical need with a new treatment option.
- 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.
Kolon Investment, Inc. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in buyouts, mezzanine, corporate restructuring, growth capital, and turnaround investment. It prefers to invest in electronic components, petroleum, energy, computer, and telecommunications equipment. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul,Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gyeongbuk. Kolon Investment, Inc. was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Source: Businessweek
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, India, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 118
- Round size: Series A $6k–$10M; Series B $4.8M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nexusbe — Nexusbe is a manufacturer of atomic layer equipment technology intended to provide vacuum deposition equipment.
- StepLab — StepLab is a microsatellite systems company specializing in space mechanism technology, developing innovative satellite platforms and advanced aerospace solutions that support efficient satellite deployment, in-orbit operations, and a wide range of commercial and scientific space missions.
- The SMC Group — The SMC Group is a social marketing company.
TIMEWISE INVESTMENT, formerly known as CJ Venture Investment, is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in video broadcasting, animation, movies, culture contents, games, communications equipment, arts, sports, leisure, manufacturing and service, mobile devices and solutions, information technology, SI, web agency, cell therapy andbiotechnology sectors. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Jeju. CJ Venture Investment was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 64
- Round size: Seed $3k–$4.3M; Series A $3k–$8.7M; Series B $3M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Carlet Store — Carlet Bio is a wholesale supplier of packaging solutions.
- Datumo — Datumo got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many AI labs/companies. To solve this problem, Datumo 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 technologies forthe 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. Datumo was founded in 2018.
- ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
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