Top 5 Machine Learning Angel Investors in South Korea (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Kim Taek-Jin
Angel
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Cyber Security, Fraud Detection, Machine Learning | |
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Kelvin Dongho Kim
Angel
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | News, Content, Advertising | $920k–$29M |
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Songyee Yoon
Angel
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1 | United States, South Korea | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Film | $2.8M–$20M |
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Sanghee Lee
Angel
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1 | United States | Pre-Seed | Cloud Computing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning | |
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Aviram Jenik
Angel
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1 | United States, South Korea, Israel | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Cyber Security, Machine Learning | $30k–$7M |
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Kim Taek-Jin
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- Industry: Cyber Security, Fraud Detection, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AI SPERA — AI Spera provides AI driven security based on cyber threat intelligence
Kelvin Dongho Kim is the founding Chief Executive of Korea Credit Data (KCD), a leading provider of essential digital services for small and medium-sized businesses in South Korea. KCD’s offerings span business management software, credit scoring, POS and payments infrastructure, as well as a marketplace platform. Together with its fivesubsidiaries, the company currently supports over 3 million businesses, establishing itself as a dominant force in the Korean SME services landscape.A recognised figure in Korea’s start-up ecosystem, Kelvin is a serial entrepreneur whose first major success was Opensurvey, a mobile-based consumer data and insights platform.In 2025, Kelvin was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
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- Industry: News, Content, Advertising
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $920k–$29M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Art Busan — Art Busan is the organizer of the Korean art fair brand
- Project Pluto — AI-powered investment research for hedge funds, private equity, wealth management professionals. Terminal X automates deep research, real-time data indexing, and financial insights in seconds.
- The Data Foundation — Story is AI-native infrastructure for the intellectual property economy.
Songyee Yoon
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- Industry: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Film
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $2.8M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AI SPERA — AI SPERA is an AI- based cybersecurity firm. It provides real-time intelligence with machine learning and fraud detection by analyzing cyber threats. It provides comprehensive intelligence solutions to detect, mitigate, and prevent cyberattacks targeting organizations.
- Spike AI — Spike AI's Marketing AGI (MAGI) automates SEO, content strategy, and marketing optimization. Experience the future of B2B SaaS marketing with our autonomous AI system.
- Together AI — Together will enable researchers, developers & companies to leverage and improve artificial intelligence with an intuitive data, models & computation platform.
Sanghee Lee
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- Industry: Cloud Computing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning
- Stage:Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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, Machine Learning
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 52
- Round size: Seed $30k–$7M; Angel $135k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $70k–$275k
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SplxAI — SplxAI provides the most comprehensive platform for AI Security Testing and Red Teaming, ensuring your AI Assistants and Agents are secure and reliable from build to runtime.
- StealthMole — Uncover hidden threats in the dark web and enhance your cybersecurity with StealthMole's advanced dark web threat intelligence platform. Learn more.
- Tribe Money Pools — An early stage Seattle-based fintech startup building a digital platform to streamline how groups share and manage their finances.
Machine Learning Angel investor funding in South Korea at a glance
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