Top 10 Internet Angel Investors in South Korea (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Taekkyung Lee
Angel
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3 | South Korea | Seed, Angel | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $297k–$743k |
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Aviram Jenik
Angel
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3 | United States, South Korea, Israel | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence | $250k–$18M |
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Shin Hyun Sung
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | SaaS, Computer, Internet | |
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Andrew McGlinchey
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Mobile, Internet, Software | |
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Joowan Jung
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Education, SaaS, Music | $3M–$36M |
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S Cubic Angels
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Education, Apps, EdTech | |
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Sanghee Lee
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Pre-Seed | Software, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning | |
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Daniel Shin
Angel
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1 | South Korea, United States, Malaysia | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Internet, Financial Services | $1.6M–$5M |
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Shrishti Sahu
Angel
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1 | India, Singapore, South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Internet, FinTech, Apps | $314k–$25M |
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Jung-hee Ryu
Angel
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Fashion, Health Care | $2.7M–$5.3M |
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Taekkyung Lee is the Founder , CEO and Representative Partner of Mashup Ventures. He previously worked at Primer Season2 as a Founding Partner. Taekkyung Lee attended Yonsei University.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $297k–$743k; Angel $371k–$520k
- Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Soundl.ly — Soundl.ly provides IoT manufactures & app developers with the most reliable data-over-audio technology for pairing devices instantly with zero user hassle.* Our technology is 100% software, so 10 times cheaper than Bluetooth* UX becomes far simpler since the steps to turn Bluetooth ON are eliminated* Our patented technology is based onRADAR and outperforming competitors by 10xOur clients (as of Aug. '16):* Akbank TV commercials: we activated TV viewer's mobiles to send an app install link* Shopping&T: TV shopping network with 15M subscriber reach* Lotte Cinema: 30% marketshare of Korean domestic theaters
- 500videos Inc. — 500videos’s verified video comes with 3-point (place, people, product) verification. We visit to check actual location of business, check the business registration or real owner and shoot the real product or service.
- DRAMA & COMPANY — Draman Company is a Mobile-based startup offering a cloud-based business card management application. The company was established in June 2013.
Venture Capitalist, investor and former Enterpreneur. Founder x5, profitable bootstraps, 3 exits; investor x30+ in Israel, Silicon Valley and Korea; passion for: cyber security, building scalable B2B companies
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- Industry: Software, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Round size: Seed $494k–$18M; Angel $250k–$1.5M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FROGED — Discover afforable Customer Experience tools to scale your business. Reduce churn, improve onboarding & offer amazing customer support - all in one platform.
- Kooply — Kooply is a team of proven entrepreneurs building a nextgen gaming platform.
- Apolyta — Threat simulators use playbooks and checklists. Adversaries don't. Prepare for the real threats of tomorrow with adaptive attack emulation.
Shin Hyun Sung
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- Industry: SaaS, Computer, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Toss Lab — Toss Lab is a SaaS enterprise software company that provides enterprise messaging and collaboration tools. The company's platform JANDI, a group-oriented messaging platform with an integrated suite of collaboration tools that is tailor-made for workplaces in Asia. It also offers messaging and group chats. The platform serves companies rangingfrom small to mid-sized businesses to large enterprises with thousands of employees.Toss Lab was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea with offices in Taiwan, Dubai, Malaysia, and Japan.
- LogiBrothers — Logibrothers provides a smart platform for kids to learn how to code and enhance their computaional thinking abilities.
Andrew McGlinchey is the VP of Products at PropertyGuru Group.
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- Industry: Mobile, Internet, Software
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Joowan Jung is a Principal at SV Investment.
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- Industry: Education, SaaS, Music
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $8.5M–$13M; Series A $3M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- RichAlien — Rich Alien was founded with the intention of creating immersive mobile games ranging from worldwide casual social games to mid-core games based on well-known foreign animations and webtoon IPs.
- CREMA — CREMA is a Software-as-a-Service company.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
S Cubic Angels
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- Industry: Education, Apps, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Savle — Savle is a purpose-based asset management and fun saving platform service for asset management beginners.
- KRG Group — KRG Group is a rental guarantee company that offers rental management and rent deposit management services.
- Turing — Reinvent Education with Technology
Sanghee Lee
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- Industry: Software, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Daniel Shin is a renowned entrepreneur and investor, with extensive expertise and deep relationships in e-commerce. Daniel Shin is the Founder and CEO of PortOne Global, a leading payment company in Asia and beyond. The company's mission is to empower digital commerce partners across the Asian region. Through PortOne Global, Daniel Shinassists in the growth and development of partner companies and facilitates expansion.Previously, Daniel founded and was CEO of TicketMonster, Korea's leading e-commerce platform with $3.5Bin GMV. He is also a Co-Founder and board member of Fast Track Asia, a company-builder that established and sold multiple businesses including Fast Five (office sharing platform) and FoodFly (food delivery, acquired by Yogiyo).Daniel holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Industry: Software, Internet, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bering Lab — Bering Lab provides AI-powered machine translation services for the legal, IP, financial, technology, enterprise markets
- Port One — Port One provides payment solutions for online businesses.
- Korea Credit Data — Korea Credit Data provides essential services for merchants in Korea including business management, customer analysis, POS and payment services as well as marketplace platform. KCD and its six subsidiaries currently serve more than two million businesses in Korea. KCD aims to resolve issues a business owner faces from the beginning to end of hisbusiness life. To this end, KCD expands its business areas to include payment(Korea Payment Networks), POS(IMU), and credit bureau(Korea Credit Service) which obtained a CB license for the first time in 17 years.KCD made strong strategic partnerships with industry leading companies and built a high entry barrier; the company raised $220M+ from Temasek(Pavilion Capital), Morgan Stanley(Tactical Value), Kakao(No.1 mobile platform in Korea), KB Kookmin Bank(No.1 retail bank in Korea), Hanwha Life Insurance, Shinhan Card(No.1 credit card company in Korea), Dunamu(No.1 cryptocurrency exchange in Korea 'Upbit'), GS Holdings(No.1 CVS in Korea 'GS25'), Fiserv(the largest non-bank merchant acquirer) and more.
entrepreneur and investor in tech start-ups, crypto and public markets. Founded a fintech company, and was a part of the Investment Team of Lumis Partners (PeopleStrong, TalentEdge, Sheroes etc). Headed Startup Programs for Facebook for South Asia & India. Early backer of companies like Plum (health insurance for SME employees), Clickpost(logistics tech), Rupifi (credit for SMEs), WorkApps (Enterprise Collaboration), Chingari (Social Video), Kutumb (social communities for Bharat), DelightChat (customer support for D2C brands), 10Club (D2C e-commerce), UrbanYogi (mental health)
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- Industry: Internet, FinTech, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: India, Singapore, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Pre-Seed $314k–$1M; Series A $3.5M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mugafi — Unlu offers pre-recorded certified online courses taught by Indian celebrities. Join us now and take your career to new heights by enjoying unlimited access to our videos.
- Mugafi — Create captivating stories, iconic characters, and legendary universes for the world to witness.
- Thermoflyde — Refractory
Jung-hee Ryu is the Partner and CEO of FuturePlay. He previously worked at FoundationX as a Partner. Jung-hee Ryu attended the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
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- Industry: Software, Fashion, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$5.3M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Primer — Primer (프라이머) is a startup accelerator that the partners are all entrepreneurs based in Korea. The company started Jan 2010.The company forms groups called “PrimerClub Members” by selecting potential entrepreneurs, invest seed fund and provides them with mentoring and other support services to help ensure successful outcomes in their newventures.
- Alcacruz — A video streaming company with offices in Silicon Valley & Seoul. AlcaCruz created CruzTV, a global esports streaming platform that live streams multiple views (esports, sports games, concerts, channel programming, etc.) into one interactive screen. Our MultiView technology is based on AlcaCruz's SuperStream which live streams 360VR/AR/MR with superb video quality and at extremely low bandwidth (70% cost savings over conventional VR streaming).
- Soundl.ly — Soundl.ly provides IoT manufactures & app developers with the most reliable data-over-audio technology for pairing devices instantly with zero user hassle.* Our technology is 100% software, so 10 times cheaper than Bluetooth* UX becomes far simpler since the steps to turn Bluetooth ON are eliminated* Our patented technology is based onRADAR and outperforming competitors by 10xOur clients (as of Aug. '16):* Akbank TV commercials: we activated TV viewer's mobiles to send an app install link* Shopping&T: TV shopping network with 15M subscriber reach* Lotte Cinema: 30% marketshare of Korean domestic theaters
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