Top 50 Media (Entertainment) VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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26 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Health Care | $18k–$30M |
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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24 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming | $223k–$15M |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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24 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $297k–$27M |
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
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19 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care | $743k–$50M |
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
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18 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $371k–$19M |
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Laguna Investment
VC Fund
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18 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Apps | $743k–$35M |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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17 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology | |
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Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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14 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $200k–$15M |
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InfoBank
VC Fund
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14 | South Korea, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Apps | $25k–$9.2M |
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
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12 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $12k–$77M |
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TheVentures
VC Fund
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12 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care | $74k–$4.8M |
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Primer Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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11 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund
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11 | South Korea, United States, Belgium | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Mobile Apps, Manufacturing | |
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
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11 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $3k–$7.1M |
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DSC Investment
VC Fund
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10 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | |
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Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
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9 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $817k–$47M |
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Timewise Investment
VC Fund
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9 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, E-Commerce | $2k–$29M |
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SmartStudy Ventures
VC Fund
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8 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Internet | $2k–$7.1M |
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Big Basin Capital
VC Fund
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7 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | |
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CRIT Ventures
VC Fund
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7 | South Korea, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Blockchain, Gaming | $686k–$20M |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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7 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Series C | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $1.9M–$100M |
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Naver
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, E-Commerce, Apps | $1k–$59M |
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Kona Venture Partners
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Series B | Gaming, Mobile Apps, Video Games | $743k–$82M |
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Hyundai Investment Partners
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Medical, Health Care, Software | $1k–$104M |
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Stonebridge Capital
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Mobile | $743k–$15M |
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East Gate Partners
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Gaming, Software, Apps | $1k–$2.2M |
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Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $149k–$29M |
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We Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $335k–$15M |
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Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $2.6M–$55M |
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Samsung Venture Investment
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Health Care | $45k–$25M |
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Altos Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $2.1M–$102M |
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MYSC
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, China, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce | |
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Union Investment Partners
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Medical, Internet | $5k–$18M |
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Seoul Business Agency(SBA)
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, E-Commerce, Health Care | |
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care | $2.2M–$54M |
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Devsisters Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Series A, Seed | Software, Gaming, Biotechnology | $1k–$7.4M |
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Goodwater Capital
VC Fund
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5 | United States, India, South Korea | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $500k–$31M |
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Genaxis
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Medical | |
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Innopolis Partners
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed | Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology | $1k–$11M |
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KDB Capital
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, Mexico | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology | |
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Base Investments
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software | |
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Midas Doang-A Investment
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea | Series B, Series A, Seed | Food and Beverage, Content, Software | $12k–$13M |
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SB Partners
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, Vietnam, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment | $2k–$15M |
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Bass Investment
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $669k–$15M |
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Korea Technology Finance Corporation
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Medical | $1k–$13M |
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Company K Partners
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, Gibraltar | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $2.2M–$42M |
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Series Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence | |
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KB Securities
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, China | Series B, Series A | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | |
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Hashed
VC Fund
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4 | United States, South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | |
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Aju IB Investment
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics | |
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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: 265
- Round size: Seed $223k–$2.2M; Series A $1M–$8M; Series B $18k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $3.3M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Pay Months — Korean Buy Now Pay Later(BNPL) fintech startup that solves financing problems in e-Commerce
- Winegraph — Winegraph is an SNS-based wine search and recommendation platform.
- TeamElysium — TeamElysium is a medical software development company.
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 222
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3.9M; Series A $223k–$11M; Series B $743k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $37M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
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: 297
- 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
- Jaranda — One-on-one child-oriented play sitter / learning sheeter for working parents and children's happiness.
- Moyo — Moyo is a phone plan comparison platform that recommends all communication products.
- Vivid Health — Vivid Health is a platform that provides obesity treatment management services. It provides a convenient platform for users to easily access reviews on obesity medicine products by their specific ingredients.
Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Seed $743k–$10M; Series A $1.7M–$30M; Series B $2.2M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.7M in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- New Id —
- viAct — viAct optimises construction safety, productivity and environmental compliance. Ensuring higher ESG preposition with AI. Offering services for construction industry of Asia & Europe & operational in China, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong.
- Prokarium — Prokarium is pioneering the field of microbial immunotherapy. Our pipeline is designed to unlock the next level of immuno-oncology by building on the most recent advances in cancer immunology. Prokarium’s lead program is focused on transforming the treatment paradigm in bladder cancer by orchestrating immune-driven, long-lasting antitumor effects.
Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc. Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 133
- Round size: Seed $371k–$3M; Series A $1.5M–$10M; Series B $2.2M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mustbio — MustBio is a biotechnology company that leverages multi-antibody technology to develop therapeutics primarily in the field of immuno-oncology. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
- Spark Biopharma — SPARK BioPharma Co., Ltd. was established in Seoul National University in January 2016 based on the unique drug molecule diversity technology, the image-based screening technology using the unique fluorescent skeleton probe, and the target protein identification technology in the initial drug development stage. We are currently exploring anddeveloping new drug candidates using these three core technologies, and we will continue to accelerate the development of new drugs and increase the success rate through strategic cooperation research with domestic and overseas research institutes and pharmaceutical institutions. '
Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 81
- Round size: Seed $743k–$4.6M; Series A $1.8M–$7.7M; Series B $1.9M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- infludeo — infludeo is a fan membership platform that connects global Kpop fans with Kpop artists.
- Hourplace — Hourplace operates a filming place sharing platform.
- Numeric Song Company — Numeric Song Company is a start-up founded in September 2020 by Kim Hee-bin, CEO of the mega hit songs 'Number Song' and 'Carrot Song', in collaboration with IT companies such as NAVER, LINE, and CJ E&M.
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, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 269
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Xpanner — Xpanner(Builtworlds Top 50), digital contech site solution, not only can bring productivity improvement(by 15% average), management efficency, safety and ESG improvement through our smart integration of conTech disparate products.
- Allround Doctors — Allround Doctors is a digital healthcare startup that develops digital medical devices for cancer patients.
- Bright Peak Therapeutics — Bright Peak is a biotech company that develops a portfolio of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. At Bright Peak, they are creating innovative cytokine therapeutics that are uniquely engineered to precisely control and expand desired biological properties.
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: 143
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.5M; Series A $334k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- SWING — SWING is a micro-mobility service provider.
- DirectCloud — DirectCloud is a company that develops a cloud storage service business for corporations.
InfoBank develops and provides mobile messaging solutions and other related services.The company offers business messaging services such as SMS, LMS, and multimedia message services; interactive media services; smart car solutions; and integrated online and offline payment services.InfoBank was founded in 1995 and is based in Gyeongju, SouthKorea.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 113
- Round size: Seed $74k–$1.7M; Pre-Seed $25k–$150k; Series A $761k–$9.2M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% 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.
- Openull — Openull offers BNPL products and services.
- Futurism Labs — Futurims Labs is a consignment management service that specializes in blockchain technology.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 236
- Round size: Seed $12k–$12M; Series A $1.2M–$31M; Series B $3.7M–$77M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
- Jai Kisan — Jai Kisan provides Instant credit options for rural India. Trusted by farmers, retailers, and businesses. Instant Credit & supply chain financing Apply for Credit Now!
- EPD Biotherapeutics — EPDBio is a platform technology-based biotech company that provides research and product development services.
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Browse database — It's Free!TheVentures provides their portfolio companies access to on staff world class experts in recruiting, PR, marketing, early stage customer acquisition, raising money, and strategy. They even provide engineering and design support, co-building products with the founding team, while assiting in hiring those difficult to recruit early engineers.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 117
- Round size: Seed $74k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $750k–$770k; Series A $3M–$4.8M
- Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Hifen —
- Amously — Amously builds production-ready process control software for advanced fabs using digital twins, virtual metrology, and run-to-run control to improve stability, yield, and operational efficiency.
- Filum.ai — In the new digital transformation era, connecting every touchpoint for every stakeholder on the journey is crucial in helping businesses create a competitive advantage. Filum enables businesses to build a foundation that promotes creativity and the power of inner strengths to make journeys of excellence. We empower businesses by helping them createexcellent experiences with the power of data and cutting-edge technologies.
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: 124
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- DALPHA — Simple, Fast, Affordable AI services. FREE AI Consulting, demo production. Fast AI service implement within 2WEEKS. 50% cost saving compared to existing AI Solutions
- Paraform — Match with expert recruiters and fill your hardest roles. Finding exceptional talent was extremely difficult, until now.
- Upstage AI — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
Coolidge Corner Investment (CCVC) provides Seed and Seed+ funding to the most innovative tech startup companies in Korea. They proudly provide their portfolio companies a customized support in professional incubating, growth hacking, strategy, network and more.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile Apps, Manufacturing
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 100
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Relay — Relay is a second-hand market solution that provides technology, logistics, and operational solutions required for the used business.
- Sendy — sendy Korea is a cloud-based logistics platform that provides on-demand freight transportation services.
- Geek Planner — Geek Planner provides an ultra-short-term work optimization platform and manpower management tool.
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 178
- Round size: Seed $223k–$2.8M; Series A $3k–$7.1M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOAIS — MOAIS develops a smartphone AI solution that analyzes golf swing problem and offers a lesson solution. It is an on-device AI optimized for smart phones, has a video pose estimation, video segmentation, video classification, video object detection, and image processing of golf swing video.
- Searchdoc — Searchdoc is a large-scale AI startup specializing in advanced document and drawing analysis, leveraging cutting-edge machine learning technologies to extract insights, automate workflows, and enhance data interpretation across various industries.
- 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.
DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 174
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MADDE — MADDE possesses the technology to use silicon carbide powder in 3D printers to create various forms, which opens up a multitude of possibilities in the manufacturing sector.
- Evacycle — Evacycle is a company that recycles waste electric vehicle batteries, focusing on developing technology to recover valuable metals and reuse waste materials for new purposes.
- Fitin — Fitin is a startup developing a subscription service model for replacing batteries in commercial electric vehicles such as taxis and cargo trucks.FitIn was known for its technological prowess in that it used its unique battery swap technology to overcome charging problems and remaining battery life (SOH), which were recurring problems in commercialelectric vehicles. Battery swap is a technology that replaces a depleted battery with a fully charged battery.
Smilegate Investment, founded in 1999 originally as MVP Capital, is a venture capital and private equity firm that grows remarkably alongside invested companies. Since initial venture capital funding in 2000, the firm has since organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds and has invested in more than 200 companieswith promising growth potential.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 204
- Round size: Seed $817k–$6.8M; Series A $1M–$16M; Series B $3M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Freewheelin — Freewheelin is an edtech company developing AI-powered tools to personalize math education. Their platform offers services such as generating homework books, integrating with textbooks, managing student errors, and analyzing performance data to assist educators in course preparation. The company has curated a database of math resources inpartnership with textbook publishers, ensuring teachers can use materials without copyright concerns.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
- Anabatic Semiconductor — Anabatic Manufacturing of electronic components, computers, video, audio, and communication equipment
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, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $2k–$3.7M; Series A $3k–$7.4M; Series B $3M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Carlet Store — Carlet Bio is a wholesale supplier of packaging solutions.
- Datumo — Selectstar got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many companies using AI. To solve this problem, Selectstar 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 technologiesfor the 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. SelectStar was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
SmartStudy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of global entertainment company SmartStudy.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $351k–$1.5M; Series A $2k–$5.3M; Series B $4k–$7.1M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- dbd Lab — "Fluto" provides a quick and thorough user experience report for digital services.
- User Spoon — User Spoon is a tool designed to streamline and enhance the process of user experience (UX) research by offering features that improve efficiency, such as user testing, feedback collection, and data analysis tools. It supports UX professionals in gathering insights faster and more accurately, ultimately leading to more user-centered designdecisions
- Mateo AI studio — Mateo AI Studio is an AI‑native studio that conceives, plans, and develops original intellectual property in the fields of film, drama, and animation, executing these projects through an AI‑driven production system.
Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 76
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- mAy-I — mAy-I is a tech startup that develops advanced human tracking solution based on machine learning techniques.
- Lynens — Linenance prioritizes operational excellence by systematizing the entire process, from customer contracts through washing. We believe that operational excellence leads to affordable rates and that reasonable rates lead to customer happiness.
- Globaleur — Thousands of travelers from around the world rely on Globaleur for travel. Leverage Globaleur's software and APIs that include dynamic destination data and AI-powered developer tools to change the way we travel the world.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Blockchain, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $686k–$9M; Series B $2.3M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 1Self.World — 1Self.World is a blockchain technology company provides web 3 services.
- Puzzle Monsters — Puzzle Monsters is a game production company.
- Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 241
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$44M; Series B $4M–$63M; Series C $8.9M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
- Syncly — Syncly is an AI-native customer intelligence platform for fast-growing brands. Turn customer conversations into actionable insights to help your brand grow faster.
- Payhere — Payhere is a fintech company that provides card terminals and online payment gateway services for multiple industries.
Kona Venture Partners is a South Korea-based venture capital investment firm.
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- Industry: Gaming, Mobile Apps, Video Games
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $743k–$5M; Series A $2.8M–$19M; Series B $5.2M–$82M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Markoville — Markoville is an entertainment content company that creates a character for animation, game, and comics.
- Warp Space — Warp Space is a South Korea-based AI entertainment company founded in 2023 that develops and operates CAVEDUCK, a generative AI character chat and interactive storytelling platform. Warp Space focuses on long-term character consistency and contextual storytelling through proprietary memory and context management technologies.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
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: Medical, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $1k–$3M; Series A $891k–$7.8M; Series B $5.9M–$104M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- REmited — REmited provides the brand with customer behavioural data that can be utilised for marketing, based on actual purchasing data from receipts.
- MediMabBio — Creating therapeutic opportunities for the most serious diseases.
- Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.
Stonebridge capital, Stonebridge ventures, Specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Management
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 154
- Round size: Series A $743k–$7.4M; Series B $743k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2010
Portfolio highlights
- Emocog — Emocog monitors and provides customized cognitive training to increase memory for dementia patients.
- iTruck — iTruck is a transportation application that offers an integrated trading platform for used trucks.
- Playtag — Playtag uses AI technology to analyze infant behavior and provide customized education in kindergartens.
East Gate Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investment for businesses.
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- Industry: Gaming, Software, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $223k–$1.5M; Series A $1k–$2.2M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Humil — Humil is a food manufacturing and processing company that provides food research and development solutions.
- Waggy Days — Waggy Days is a safety leash with an automatic release that detaches if a pet is caught in moving machinery, helping reduce injury risk.
- The Blessed Moon — The Blessed Moon is a cosmetics brand that sells and offers skin, face, hair, and body care products.
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, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 209
- Round size: Seed $149k–$8.3M; Series A $1.7M–$15M; Series B $4.9M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
- Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging influencers is explosively increasing. Feauturing allows brands and marketers to discover product fit influencers and helps matchingbased on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia including Japan and China.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 79
- Round size: Seed $335k–$4.5M; Series A $1.2M–$12M; Series B $3M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 33M2 — 33M2 is a housing rental platform.
- Grepp — Grepp, Inc. supports all activities for education, exchange and problem solving to enhance developers' competitiveness and helps everyone participate in software development. they also teach their children to understand and use the value of software to develop creative problem solving skills. Helping developers find the right career path fortheir dreams and helping them find valuable people to create software that can deliver the highest value to their customers. Excellent and enthusiastic developers and companies can meet and help us realize their dreams.
- Sapien Semiconductors — Sapien Semiconductors is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company that specializes in display driver ICs for micro‑LED and OLED technologies. The company develops custom ASICs and silicon‑proven IPs, including CMOS backplane drivers for AR/MR micro‑LED and pixel‑level driver ICs for TVs and digital signage. The firm also providesdisplay‑driver IP licensing and chip customization services.
Shinhan Venture Investment operates as an investment company. Shinhan Venture Investment focuses on earlier-stage venture capital investments and later-stage control investments opportunities derived from the latest megatrends such as the aging population, disruptive technologies, IT convergence, alternative energy and etc.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 168
- Round size: Series A $2.6M–$55M; Series B $2.8M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
Samsung Venture Investment is plays the role of driving the discovery and development of new businesses and technologies.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 121
- Round size: Seed $45k–$3.2M; Series A $1.6M–$25M; Series B $3M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- N.THING — Established in January 2014, N.THING is a Seoul-based Agri-Food tech company leading innovation in agricultural products, by extension, in the farm-to-table food value chain by combining IoT technology and data. It developed the world’s first modular vertical farm ‘CUBE’ which is easy to expand. N.THING CUBE is a modularized farm with massproductivity where a dedicated OS provides the most optimized environment for each crop so as to create maximized efficiency. N.THING is the world’s first smart farming company that won the iF Design Award, Architecture in 2020. Also, it is a winner of Best of Innovation at the CES 2020 for its excellence in technology, which is the first ever in the agricultural field. N.THING is planning to expand its business on a large scale this year after it successfully completes the PoC process in the U.A.E. Our North American branch office located in New York. N.THING hopes to connect people to nature, things to things, people to things, and people to people through IoT technologies by creating Number of Things out of Nothing. .CUBE : CUBE is internet connected modular container vertical farm. It's an ultimate indoor farm which contains LED technology, real time monitoring system through IoT sensors, collected cultivation data, and upgradable software. We deliver the farm of the desired container form to the desired place.SQUARE : SQUARE is modular hydroponic kit. SQUARE can connect each module and share water. Users can connect as many as they want, grow greens and herbs, and make food great themselves. Each Square consists of four Pickcells, which contains special nutrient-rich sponge. With special sponge and hydroponic, it gives the most simple and effective gardening experience.Planty : Planty is the first Internet-connected social pot in the world. Planty gives pleasure to grow plants with your family, friend, and colleague. Planty enables the user to monitor the environmental information on temperature, soil moisture, and ambient light around plants and give water to plants any me or anywhere.Life : Life is a smart gardening journal aimed at the gardening sector. Plant lovers and gardeners are able to record their gardening activities and information and share them through Social Media. The user can easily insert weather data, location data, gardening activities, and plants’ events. Moreover, all the gardening data can be shared through social media.Sikmulsung: Sikmulsung is our show room to explore 'freshness' of our product and service. It is a place for everyone seeking for 'freshness' in visual, in texture, in taste, in flavor or even in atmosphere with, N.THING's in-store farm, exclusively made for Sikmulsung, special F&B's and our end products.
- MangoBoost — Data Processing Unit (DPU) is a next-generation server accelerator designed to orchestrate various intra-server devices (e.g., CPU, GPU, SSD, NPU, NIC). By maximizing the datacenter’s overall performance and cost efficiency, DPU is now considered as the most important HW/SW solution to realize the next-generation extreme-scale AI serverinfrastructure. However, despite its critical necessity from the datacenter and AI infrastructure, there is no market-leading DPU solution which can meet the customer’s actual demand due to its HW/SW complexity and the application/model heterogeneity. MangoBoost is currently the world’s most highly recognized DPU startup located in US and Korea. We provide the world’s most advanced and flexible DPU HW/SW solutions in order to fully satisfy the needs of various customers. Our DPU HW is fully composable by integrating its rich set of DPU features to construct our customer-optimal DPUs. At the same time, our DPU SW enables to seamlessly deploy the solution to any customer environment. As a result, our DPU solutions are considered very promising to realize the next-generation AI/datacenter infrastructure, and thus they are currently evaluated at various global-leading companies. MangoBoost was founded in early 2022 to commercialize 7 year of top-tier DPU research outcomes achieved at Seoul National University (e.g., many full-system DPU prototypes, many ISCA/MICRO/ASPLOS/OSDI/ATC papers). The current team consists of 45+ system engineers including ~20 top-tier PhDs from Carnegie Mellon University, Seoul National University, POSTECH, U Toronto, and ~20 industry experts from Intel, Microsoft, Samsung, and Naver.
- Aim Intelligence — Leading AI Security & Safety Solutions Provider - Specializing in AI Risk Detection, Mitigation, and Elimination through Advanced Red Teaming and Defensive Systems | Leading provider of AI Security, Safety, and Compliance solutions
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 283
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$22M; Series B $3.7M–$30M; Series C $4.3M–$102M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $450M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Testlio — Tackle the most demanding software testing challenges with Testlio in any location, on any device, in any language, or on any payment system.
- Lendit — Lendit is the leading personal loan oriented marketplace lending company in Korea that operates fully online and manages a marketplace platform where investors can provide capital to people seeking loans. Through our advanced risk ranking algorithm and cost- effective operational process, borrowers can access to an appealing interest rate andinvestors can enjoy ‘high and stable’ yield. We offer borrowers an APR between 4.5% and 18.0%, and investors an average return of 10.66%. By transforming the traditional banking system, we aim to help both borrowers and investors to achieve financial goals.
- Self Financial — Self Financial is a venture-backed fintech startup that helps customers build credit and save money.It provides tools necessary for building on-time payment history and responsible use of credit, in collaboration with issuing banks.s services are for those who are new to credit or who might not have access to traditional financial products. Itoffers Self Credit Builder Account to help consumers build both credit and savings without relying on credit history and Self Visa Credit Card, a card that helps existing customers build their security deposit in instalments. Self Financial is formerly known as Self Lender.The startup was founded by Conor Swanson and James Garvey in 2015 and is based in Austin, Texas.
MYSC is an innovative company that helps innovation through consulting, social venture accelerating, and impact investing.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, China, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Rovigos — Rovigos analyzes data from your whole business to help you make better forecasts and choices.
- Welfare Union — Welfare Union focused on customized senior care meals and nutritional services.
- Phyto Research — Phyto Research offers virus-free, high-quality seedlings as OEM through tissue culture and seed manufacturing.
“Union Investment Partners” since its founding in 2000, has been the leading venture capital firm in Korea specializing in contents investment that includes successful investment portfolios of films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts. Union Investment Partners will maintain its role as a major investment partner of venture businessesand contents industry that seeks growth and advancement to the global market.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Internet
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Series A $1.5M–$5.6M; Series B $5k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- EYL — EYL | Quantum Shieldz | QRNG | Quantum | Developed quantum convergence security solution Quantum Shieldz based on ultra-small quantum entropy chip technology
- LabInCube — LabInCube develops inCube materials capable of selective drug release, sustained release, and supporting complex raw materials.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
Seoul Business Agency (서울산업통상진흥원) is a Koran startup providing support services for small businesses to increase their efficiency and foster a stable business. The company provides support in the areas of technology, management, human resources, and more.
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- Industry: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Dot Mill — Dot Mill is a mixed reality content production company.
- Foody Worm — Foody Worm is an insect research company that practices and develops ESG and sustainability management through insects.
- Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 122
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$24M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $9.7M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cover Summon — CVSM Cruelty-free Savvy tech
- 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
- LiveIn — LiveIn is a hospitality company that offers long term room rental. Enjoy quality assured room, cleaning services, maintenance and community activities. Find out more!
Venture Capital firm in Korea. We are interested in early-stage investment in gaming, healthcare/biotech, IT services and high technology companies.
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- Industry: Software, Gaming, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 104
- Round size: Seed $1k–$3M; Series A $3k–$7.4M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Karis Bio — Karis Bio develops innovative cell therapy for cardiovascular disease.
- StudioBside — StudioBside is a mobile game developer based in Korea.
- Beyond Honeycomb — Beyond Honeycomb is a food-tech company developing an AI-driven kitchen robot solution. Our AI Chef reproduces the texture and taste of the world-class chef’s dish at the molecular level.
Consumer Tech Investors - We empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 473
- Round size: Seed $1M–$8M; Pre-Seed $500k–$3M; Series A $4.5M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Jerry — Jerry simplifies the expensive, frustrating, and time-consuming aspects of car ownership.
- Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
Genaxis is an investment company that provides investment services for the healthcare and bio sectors.
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- Industry: Therapeutics, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MediQStar — MediQStar is a startup developing a generative AI
- Selta Square — Selta Square is an AI-based drug monitoring company that provides full-cycle drug monitoring solutions using artificial intelligence technology.
- GameChanger Worldwide — GameChanger Worldwide specializes in gaming-specific IP extension platforms and focuses on creating innovative solutions that extend the value of intellectual property (IP) in the gaming space.
Innopolis Partners LLC. is a LLC-type venture capital firm in Korea. Partners of Innopolis Partners are former CEO or Representative Fund Manager of leading venture capital firms, such as Korea Technology Investment, STIC Investment, LG Venture Capital, KTB Network. “Innopolis No. 1 Fund” managed by Innopolis Partners is specialized for hi-techstartups in the Daedeok Innopolis complex. Daedeok Innopolis complex is set up based on former Daedeok R&D complex where most of major national R&D institutes, including ETRI, KAITST, KAERI, KRIBB, are located.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 104
- Round size: Seed $1k–$10M; Series A $2k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TeraView — TeraView is the world’s first company devoted to the application of Terahertz light for imaging and spectroscopy. TeraView’s proprietary platform uses the Terahertz spectrum between light and radio waves and offers the advantage of being non-invasive and non-destructive. A key application of the technology is the detection of faults and qualityvariations in semiconductor integrated circuits. In addition, studies have demonstrated how Terahertz uniquely and non invasively provides 3 dimensional structural and chemical information in a diverse range of applications, including weapons/explosives hidden below clothing, the contents of tablets and capsules in the pharmaceutical industry, and other objects normally invisible to conventional detection techniques. Other markets for the technology exist in medical imaging of cancer and industrial inspection which are explored via commercial partners. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, TeraView was spun-out of the Toshiba Cambridge Research Laboratory in April 2001. Sales and support are available throughout Europe, North America and the Far East either directly or through a network of distributors.
- Arobot — Arobot creates robots with HRI-based behavior patterns, allowing consumers to embrace robots more readily and organically.
- INKA Entworks — INKA Entworks specializes in the field of digital rights management and mobile application security.
KDB Capital Corp. operates as a credit specialized and corporate restructuring company in South Korea.It provides equipment leasing services for various properties, including machineries, ships, IT equipments, medical equipments, automation equipments, transportation machineries, educational research equipments, construction machineries, heavy,and other equipments for social services.The company provides venture capital for companies operating in various areas, including computer and related components, semiconductors and equipment, telecommunication and accessories, software, multimedia, precision chemistry, environment, biotechnology, content/fashion, mechatronics, and entertainment.In addition, the company offers services to help distressed companies, including merger and acquisition, business consulting, merger and acquisition loan, rescheduling, acquisition of stocks, operating loan fund for restructuring, and consulting for corporate reinforcement; funding services, such as working capital, project financing, and equipment funding; financing via acquiring account receivables from corporations; and credit card services.The company was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. KDB Capital Corp. is subsidiary of The Korea Development Bank.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- First Lab — Designing and manufacturing surfactant free nano emulsion, dispersion equipment and water treatment system utilizing differentiated Focused Ultrasonic Technology
- Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.
- 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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- Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
- 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.
- Epic Corporation — The Epic One platform services will be improved, and Epic Corporation will broaden its business sectors. First, the global bidding system in four significant Asian nations will be improved overall, coupled with an update to the AI function that determines the anticipated contract price, in order to maximize the transaction completion rate for thesale of luxury assets. Additionally, there is a plan to considerably broaden its brands and product categories, which currently include luxury watches, luggage, hypercars, and artwork.
Midas Doang-A Investment
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Content, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.2M; Series A $1.9M–$7.7M; Series B $12k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Acon3D — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
- Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
- Carpenstreet — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
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: 27
- Round size: Seed $706k–$5.8M; Series A $720k–$5.5M; Series B $2k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- infludeo — infludeo is a fan membership platform that connects global Kpop fans with Kpop artists.
- Sharetreats — Share Treats Innovation introduces a 'Casual O2O Commerce' dedicated to South East Asia. It has a vision to create a cultural movement whereby anyone can interact more through casual treats.
- Big House Entertainment — Big House Entertainment creates content like webtoons and dramas, focusing on cross-platform storytelling across media, games.
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: 117
- Round size: Seed $669k–$7.2M; Series A $1.9M–$15M; Series B $6.7M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% 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.
Korea Technology Finance Corporation is a South Korea-based fund for small and medium enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 66
- Round size: Seed $1k–$5.4M; Series A $2k–$7.4M; Series B $1k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AIRS Medical — AIRS Medical's AI-powered platform reduces MRI scan times by up to 50%, improves image quality, and delivers deeper clinical insights. Trusted by 1,700+ institutions across 40+ countries.
- Intergravity — Intergravity is a company that is developing orbital transportation technologies to support the future of in-space activity. Intergravity is to enable a space environment in which mobility, service, and logistics are seamlessly integrated, creating the framework for long-term operations beyond Earth.
- AIRS Inc. — AIRS is at the forefront of advancing orthopedic surgery, setting the stage for the future with its innovative surgical platforms. The company is preparing for the next era in surgical technology, known as SURGERY 4.0. By leading the way with cutting-edge solutions, AIRS aims to transform orthopedic procedures, enhance precision, and redefinestandards in surgical care.
Company K Partners Limited is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in culture content, electronic components, computer, machinery, broadcasting, arts, sports, and leisure industries. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeongnam, and Gyeonggi. Company K Partners Limited was established in 2006 and isbased in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Gibraltar
Investor stats
- Total investments: 153
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$10M; Series B $6.7M–$42M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Wave — We are a team trying to developing mind-blowing products.
- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Gottech — Gattech is creating an eco-friendly solution that combines 3D printing and recycling technology to domestically produce high-value industrial materials and components, reducing reliance on imports.
- Containus — Containus delivers tailored port logistics and land transport IT solutions using AI, blockchain, and cloud technologies, leveraging deep market and tech expertise.
- Pet Station — Pet Station is an innovative startup that aims to develop a unique and immersive cultural hub where pet-related content, services, and experiences are seamlessly integrated into offline spaces.
KB Securities is a Financial Services company.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 109
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Dencom — Dencom is an IT company that creates dental platforms for medical services.
- JLT — JLT supplies industrial automation equipment solutions and focuses on technology improvement through an integrated welding solution development project.
- PersonaAI — PersonaAI is a conversational AI technology company that provides chatbot, callboat and AI semiconductor Kiosk product and SaaS products.
Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 250
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
- Nurihaus — Nurihaus is a community commerce firm that provides a platform to shop based on Korean influencer's products.
- Distinct Possibility Studios — Distinct Possibility Studios operates as a game development studio. Distinct Possibility Studios is an indie game studio led by MMO and FPS veterans.
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.
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