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Top 50 Mobile Startup Investors in South Korea in January 2025

Last updated: Jan 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Mobile startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Mobile companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Mobile Startup Investors in South Korea in January 2025

Investor	Mobile South Korea investments
Capstone Partners	38
Strong Ventures	23
Kakao Ventures	15
Coolidge Corner Investment	13
Stonebridge Capital	12
KB Investment	10
Bokwang Investment	10
Big Basin Capital	9
DSC Investment	9
Altos Ventures	7
Korea Investment Partners	6
Shinhan Capital	6
Devsisters Ventures	6
Nextdream Angel Club	6
Daekyo Investment	6
L&S Venture Capital	6
TheVentures	5
Mirae Asset Venture Investment	5
InfoBank	5
Bass Investment	5
Hana Ventures	5
Lotte Ventures	5
SBVA	5
Industrial Bank of Korea	5
AddVenture	4
GS Shop	4
KDB Capital	4
TBT Partners	4
Hyundai Investment Partners	4
Newborn Ventures	4
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund	4
Seoul Business Agency(SBA)	4
KTB Network	4
SK Telecom	4
ZER01NE	4
Smilegate Investment	4
Naver	4
Primer Sazze Partners	4
Yoonmin Foundation	4
Aviram Jenik	4
The Wells Investment	3
IMM Investment	3
AI Angel Club	3
Samsung Venture Investment	3
SBI Investment Korea	3
Kaist Venture Investment Holdings	3
Hyundai Motor Group	3
IBK Capital	3
Atinum Partners	3
Company K Partners	3

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Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Gaming
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

NUUA — Reinventing a better future for the travel industry.
Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
DeepSmartech — Innovative thin film coating Process, Equipment, Recipe, Turn-key provider

Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports, and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market.With proven experience as operators, executives, and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On topof their financial investment, they aim to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking, and execution collaboration. And, as they engage together in their venture endeavors, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where they build companies and labor in, a better, stronger, and more fun place for all.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Poland

Portfolio highlights

Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.
Pinderland — Pinderland is a mobile app that offers a shared map and allows users to share and communicate location information with one another.

We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Albus — Albus is a content company that creates games and VR content services.
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.
Trillion Labs — Trillion Labs operates as an AI company.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile Apps, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Belgium

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.

Stonebridge capital, Stonebridge ventures, Specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Management

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

iTruck — iTruck is a transportation application that offers an integrated trading platform for used trucks.
onepredict — We offer a digital brain solution that diagnoses and predicts the status of key industrial assets based on industrial AI and IoT technologies.
OPENEDGES Technology — OPENEDGES Technology, Inc. is the world's only total memory subsystem and AI platform IP provider that delivers NoC interconnect, DDR memory controller, DDR PHY, and NPU IPs.

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

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Aldavar — ALDAVER provides incredibly realistic personalized surgical training models using innovative biopolymer materials that closely resemble human tissues and 3D printing technology.
AI SPERA — AI Spera provides AI driven security based on cyber threat intelligence
Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)

Bokwang Investment is a Korean investment management firm that supports funds and management for small- and medium-sized companies.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Mobile Apps
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

QMIT — QMIT provides coaching includes nutrition, mental management, and career counseling.
Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
Body Cherish — Body Cherish installs and maintains vending machines.

Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Recl — Recl is an application that collects and recycles old clothes.
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.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

MID — MID specializes in the development, testing, and production of space-related components.
INKA Entworks — INKA Entworks specializes in the field of digital rights management and mobile application security.
Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)

Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early-stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, they currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. They have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. They invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with a particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. They look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Nirvanana — Nirvanana is a game developer that develops an online gaming platform to connect gamers across the world.
PushPress — Automate and scale your fitness business with an easy-to-use solution that your clients and your team will love. Cut your costs and save time with PushPress.
Soombit.AI — AIRead-CXR is a web-based AI solution for radiologist.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)
Twelve Labs — Twelve Labs helps developers make programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do by giving them the most powerful video search API

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Apps
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

CURAUM — CURAUM is a specialist in oral care and sleep-related health care products.
ELROILAB — ELROILAB provides an AI hyperspectral imaging solution to find foreign objects in food materials.
Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.

Venture Capital firm in Korea. We are interested in early-stage investment in gaming, healthcare/biotech, IT services and high technology companies.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Sorcerics — Our mission is to empower people to live more productively by lowering the learning curve of smart devices.
MUHAYU — MUHAYU is an artificial intelligence technology firm that provides services such as plagiarism detection, reading and evaluating recruiting paperwork, and Advanced video/audio/content assessment services suited to recruiting interviews.
Clover Games — Clover, part of the company's gaming portfolio, it offers a mobile animation RPG game that focuses on recruiting heroes, expanding territories, and revolutionizing the world, so that players can enjoy engaging content.

Nextdream Angel Club provides startup angel investment and solutions.

Investment focus

Mobile Apps, Water Purification, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Elevenliter — Eleven Liter operates Lipet, an online health check solution for companion animals.
Top Mobility — Top Mobility is an electric airplane solution firm. It provides sustainable infrastructure and maintenance systems.
Blue Labs — BLUELABS specializes in eco-friendly water treatment solutions using recycled oyster shells for pure water. Our sustainable innovations enhance water quality and promote environmental conservation. Committed to sustainable development, we reduce waste and protect the planet with effective water purification products.

Daekyo Investment is a venture capital firm specialized in development of venture industry.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile Apps, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

VUS — VUS is a public transportation company that offers traffic analysis, transportation card data analysis, and visualization services.
Mediver — Mediver focuses on medical and cosmetic devices, providing new solutions to the healthcare and beauty industries worldwide.
Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.

L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm. L&S Venture Capital is specializing in incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. L&S Venture Capital invests in electronic components, including smart phones, pads, televisions and grid; telecommunications equipments; green energy sector, such as solar, wind, fuel cell, LED,and EV; machineries; broadcasting; nanotechnology; intelligent robotics; telematics; medical equipments; media contents, which inlcude creation, distribution and new media. L&S Venture Capital primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi region, and Chungnam province. L&S Venture Capital was founded in 2006 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, Israel, United States

Portfolio highlights

Poen — Poen is a venture company of hyundai motors that focuses on battery upcycling using technology.
ANAFLASH — ANAFLASH Inc. is an NSF, DoD, NASA funded semiconductor startup, developing a brain inspired solution for energy efficient smart edge devices with a standard logic based non-volatile neuromorphic processor.
Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

LeMong — LeMong automates comments on content assistants using AI technology.
ReFeed — ReFeed provides innovative IT technology to develop effective solutions for both trash emitters and collectors.
Second Ocean — Second Ocean is an aquaculture company that provides data collection and technology development for sustainable seaweed farming.

Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
Baropharm — Baropharm is an online e-commerce platform that sells pharmaceutical products for improved individual care.
HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.

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.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, South Africa, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kihya — Kihya is a distributor of alcoholic beverages.
Blux — Blux offers customized advertising solutions to customers.
Rootfinders — Rootfinders is a digital solutions startup focused on empowering the visually impaired community by providing accessible, innovative technology solutions. The company’s mission is to break down barriers to independence, mobility, and social participation by creating intuitive, accessible, and inclusive digital tools for individuals who are blind orhave low vision.

Bass Investment is a venture capital firm based in South Korea.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Bakatio — Bakatio enables accommodation providers to perform direct transactions on social media without using a platform.
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.
Reprise — Reprise offers an automation system that creates patterns and work instructions based on a design image.

Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, Japan, Malaysia

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.
Storelink — Storelink is an open market optimization platform that analyzes and processes accurate online sales data.
Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.

Lotte Ventures is a venture capital firm that is based in South Korea.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Sugarblade — Sugarblade is a non-destructive test-based used golf goods certification and trading platform.
SpaceVision — Space Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered digital advertising platform.
City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.

Established in 2000 as an early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group, SBVA has a storied history of empowering extraordinary entrepreneurs across the globe. In 2023, we joined forces with The Edgeof, a global startup ecosystem builder founded by Taizo Son, JP Lee, and Atsushi Taira and began our new chapter as an independent entity with arenewed commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement.

Investment focus

Information Technology, E-Commerce, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Class101 — Class101 is an online platform where people can make and enjoy hobbies.
HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
Gole Robotics — Gole Robotics is an intelligent robotics company that focuses on developing robots specially to transporting construction materials to help on-site workers.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
Gadget korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
INKA Entworks — INKA Entworks specializes in the field of digital rights management and mobile application security.

AddVenture is a region & stage agnostic venture capital fund with a Russian origin. Our investment range is $1-10M.

Investment focus

Internet, E-Commerce, Software
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
Russian Federation, United States, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Borzo — Borzo is a global delivery service that enables intracity same-day delivery. Our algorithms optimize numerous parallel deliveries taking into account the geographical routes, packages’ contents, couriers and many others to ensure the feasibility of the same-day delivery. The services are available in 10 countries including Brazil, India, Indonesia,Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam and are used by 3 million customers ranging from SMEs to enterprises.
MetroSpeedy — MetroSpeedy is a leading technology based local delivery company providing on-demand, same day or scheduled delivery services.
Jiffy Grocery — Grow your business with Jiffy SaaS platform which includes app/website, picking, delivery, supply chain & replenishment services

GSHS is Korea’s foremost multimedia retailer as well as a global leader in TV home shopping.GSHS strives to fulfill its corporate vision of ‘Value No. 1 Online Commerce Leader’, working tirelessly to create a new quality of life by enabling our customers to shop conveniently whenever and wherever. This vision is the guiding light that hasfueled our growth to the very apex of Korea’s multimedia retail industry.GSHS focuses on creating a shopping environment that is convenient and accessible. To this end, we provide shopping services not only via TV, internet, and shopping catalogs but also through new media platforms, including digital cable TV, IPTV (internet protocol television), smartphones, and tablet PCs.We continuously strive to enhance our customers’ quality of life. We search all corners of the globe for quality products that can further enrich our customers’ lives, and we never stop thinking about new services that would provide added convenience.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Marketing
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

AB180 — AB180 is a data-driven performance marketing firm that assists organizations in the digital age using data analytics & marketing technology.
Guhada — Guhada platform serves as a luxury goods distribution hub, connecting local boutiques in Europe, domestic conglomerate shopping malls, and luxury goods and fashion vertical commerce. Guhada has been supplying the domestic market with luxury goods owned by European boutiques, ranging from high-demand high-end luxury goods to contemporary onlineproducts.
Pet Friends — Pet Friends is a one-hour delivery service for pet supplies.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, Mexico

Portfolio highlights

LuluMedic — LuluMedic provides the best solutions and lead the global health tech market.
HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
Novelty Nobility — Novelty Nobility Inc. is a private biotech company. They are currently focused on the research of novel angiogenesis targets and develop antibody-based therapeutics in ophthalmology and oncology, where angiogenesis plays a key pathogenic role.In ophthalmology, Novelty Nobility first discovered a novel angiogenesis target, Stem Cell Factor(SCF)and c-KIT, which was initially known for its engagement with proliferation and survival of primitive hematopoietic stem cells for a couple of past decades. We believe that anti-SCF/c-KIT could effectively address the unmet medical needs, mostly caused by inherent limitations of anti-VEGFs, in terms of treatment efficacy and long-term safety. Our target discovery is widely and strongly patent-protected in US/KOR and the lead pipeline, NN2101(a full-human monoclonal antibody), is currently under preclinical development.

TBT Partners is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Difon — Difon is a developer of smart window solution technology, which is designed to regulate sunlight transmittance.Difon Co., Ltd. emerged as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, with a vision to evolve into a leading provider of smart film solutions. The company is dedicated to enhancing consumers' living spaces by conducting researchand development while manufacturing smart films.To accelerate the adoption of smart film technology, Difon has established a robust supply chain through strategic alliances and investments in system integration with various relevant companies, including glass manufacturers, automobile OEMs, and construction firms.With a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Difon aims to foster a better environment and future through its endeavors. The company strives to maximize its impact by continually innovating and creating products that benefit both consumers and society as a whole.
STAYFOLIO — * Founded in 2015, STAYFOLIO is a Fine-Stay platform that curates accommodations with unique values and personality with the motto of “Curate the space where staying itself is travel” * Beyond just introducing accommodation, we provide exclusive accommodation solutions by building a full value chain for Fine Stays, from the process of creatingaccommodation spaces to branding, promotion, operation and service.
PeopleFund — Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is Korea's leading data-driven digital lender focused on consumer finance. Our mission is to give financial freedom to all consumers through more affordable loans and better investment opportunities. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven credit model and eliminating inefficiencies with technology, PeopleFunddelivers better loan rates for borrowers while maintaining an industry low loss rate to benefit retail and institutional investors. PeopleFund is the first digital lender in Korea to surpass $1B in loan originations and has provided an innovative way to invest to nearly 400,000 retail investors. It is notably the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly on KakaoTalk, Korea's equivalent of WhatsApp. To date, PeopleFund has completed its Series C round of funding with a total of $63.4M of equity capital raised. For more information, visit www.peoplefund.co.kr.

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.

Investment focus

Medical, Automotive, Manufacturing
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Pyler — Filer is an artificial intelligence Martech startup.
CHABOT MOBILITY — CHABOT MOBILITY is an automotive concierge platform that provides finance, insurance and automotive services.
Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.

Newborn Ventures is an investment consulting firm that provides professional training courses and initial startup funding.

Investment focus

Mobile Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Travel
Seed, Funding Round
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Metainnotech — Metainnotech is an innovative technology platform that provides inter-floor noise reduction solutions in apartments and complexes using AI and various algorithms.
Onda Fashion — Quaza is a company that develops a solution using artificial intelligence (AI) to swiftly and accurately detect counterfeit luxury items.
Moment Studio — A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

VUS — VUS is a public transportation company that offers traffic analysis, transportation card data analysis, and visualization services.
Wello — Wello is a government business solution that offers a natural language processing-based business recommendation-application-management service.
Worker's high — Worker's high Co. is a commerce company that offers an IOT based unmanned store service.

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.

Investment focus

Information Technology, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea

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.

Korea Technology Development Company, a government-funded investment vehicle specializing in technology-related investment opportunities, KTB Financial Group(“KTB”) has since grown into a comprehensive financial group offering a wide range of financial services, including securities, asset management, venture capital, and private equity.KTB alsohas expanded our global network by actively entering overseas markets includes the United States, China, and Thailand.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

NYOU — NYOU is a game development company that develops games for recreational purposes.
Soelect — Soelect provides engineering solutions and develops solid-state battery components for electric vehicles, power tools and electronics.
CoLearn — Aplikasi belajar online yang bantu belajar Matematika, Fisika, Kimia jadi lebih cepat dimengerti. Ada beragam fitur aplikasi mulai dari bantuan mengerjakan PR dengan foto soal sampai bimbel untuk SD, SMP, SMA.

SK Telecom is dedicated to developing advanced telecommunications technologies for the mobile lifestyle. SK Telecom has established an ecosystem by forming strategic alliances with Asia's information communications operators. In addition, they actively participate in a variety of international cooperation activities with overseastelecommunication institutions, as well as international organizations including the ITU, PTC and CDG, and more. Through such efforts, they continue to reinforce their competency and reach out to the world.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
Corporate Round, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

BitGo Korea — BitGo Korea aims to enhance transparency and security within the domestic digital asset market, fostering trust among consumers.
Twelve Labs — Twelve Labs helps developers make programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do by giving them the most powerful video search API
Smart Global Holdings — SMART is an independent designer, manufacturer and supplier of electronic subsystems to OEMs engaged in the computer, industrial, networking, telecommunications, aerospace and defense markets. Taking innovations from the design stage through manufacturing and supply, SMART Modular Technologies has developed a comprehensive product line thatincludes DRAM and Flash memory technologies across various form factors.

ZER01NE is creating an ecosystem for creative talents to collaborate with start-ups and developing ground of participation.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

iSTAY — iStay develops and operates IoT platform for hotel.
Mycel — IMAGINATION TRANSITION REGENERATION
Deep Insight — Deep-In-Sight is redefining how 3D sensing technology and 3D data-driven artificial intelligence can be used and applied to power smart automation. We are developing Driving Monitoring System and In-Cabin Monitoring System using 3D ToF cameras and AI technology. With its industry-leading 3D sensing and AI technology, we are leading the global enablement of new smart applications to realize automation efficiency in a wide range of fields from mobility, robotics, and smart factory, Edtech, and AGV.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

AI SPERA — AI Spera provides AI driven security based on cyber threat intelligence
Nirvanana — Nirvanana is a game developer that develops an online gaming platform to connect gamers across the world.
Anabatic Semiconductor — Anabatic Manufacturing of electronic components, computers, video, audio, and communication equipment

Naver operates as a search engine and e-commerce platform providing fintech, digital content, and cloud services.The company introduces innovative search services such as ‘Comprehensive Search,’ ‘Knowledge iN,’ and ‘Real-time Rising Keyword.' It also offers UGC services such as Blog and Cafe; Junior Naver, a children’s portal; Happybean, anonline donation portal. NAVER launched its Webtoon service in June 2004 and has pioneered the distribution and consumption of webtoons, also known as digital comics. In addition, NAVER also offers services for the global market, including the mobile messenger LINE through LINE Corporation, NAVER’s subsidiary; the video messenger Snow; and the group communication service BAND.NAVER is also involved in software development and distribution; performances and exhibitions business; mobile content development and distribution; search advertising; internet commerce and customer service business; the operation and security services of IT infrastructure; operating online shopping services, and mobile applications marketing.Lee Hae-Jin and Lee Joon-ho headquartered the company in Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea in 1999.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Apps
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

NXN Labs — NXN Labs empowers individuals in crafting indistinguishable and sophisticated human images and videos. It goal is to empower people to seamlessly navigate this exciting, intertwined journey into a new era.
Wallapop — wallapop, make money selling the stuff you don't need any more and find nice opportunities in your area
NFTBank — Home - Make NFT portfolio management smart

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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Bakatio — Bakatio enables accommodation providers to perform direct transactions on social media without using a platform.
Blux — Blux offers customized advertising solutions to customers.
Liberty Labs — Liberty Labs specializes in prompt engineering that allows them to build applications that showcase AI potential. Liberty Labs offers products such as Toolbuilder, regex.ai, Opencharacter, and CLN.me.

Yunmin Foundation provides start-up support, youth challenge school, and online start-up education.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Jikida — Jikida is an online compliance solution that allows businesses and organizations to monitor, manage, and supervise their compliance with personal information protection rules in real time.
MetaDx — MetaDx is a veterinary bioinformatics analysis company that detects tumors in pets and provides diagnostic services.
FOBECON — Pobicon offers an auto-estimation solution that analyzes construction blueprints using vision AI and other algorithms to quantify the net quantity of raw materials utilized in construction in three days.

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

Investment focus

Software, Cyber Security, Machine Learning
Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Israel

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.
illustria — Illuminating blind spots and minimizing the exposed surface area to mitigate potential malicious activities

VC, Venture Capital

Investment focus

Apps, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kneader — Kneader is a job search platform that offers staffing and recruiting services.
Rovigos — Rovigos analyzes data from your whole business to help you make better forecasts and choices.
Testworks — Testworks is a social enterprise company in Seoul, Korea. We create innovative solutions in AI data and software testing fields while providing an inclusive employment model for socially disadvantaged people. Our technical excellence ranges from AI data processing automation to manual software testing and review. We are recognized as thebest-in-class data processing company for building high quality datasets used for AI training and verification.

Korean alternative asset investment firm

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Series B, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

WELT — From Wristworn to Waistworn: WELT, the Smart Belt for Fashion & HealthcareWELT is a 'Smart Fashion Belt' that manages users’ wellness.We encourage users to embrace healthy habits while keeping in style. We promise to help the wearer better track food intake, keep tabs on the activity level, and manage weight.To dothis, WELT keeps check on the overall health by measuring(1)Waist size, (2)Steps, (3)Sitting time, and (4)Overeating habits.To help users avoid metabolic risks factors, custom messages tomanage these risks are given through the app via BLE.Also, its elegant design makes it look just like a regular, leather belt.Battery is rechargeable, and can stand up to more than 7 days.
Hybe IM — HYBE INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HYBE IM) is broadening the scope of HYBE's entertainment offerings by creating games and publishing them for people all over the world. HYBE IM creates numerous contents and services by combining cutting-edge interactive media technology with music, artists, and entertainment components, resulting in new viewpoints andexperiences.
Mediwhale — Medi Whale seeks to achieve sustainable healthcare where every eye can truly be the window to one’s health with our world's first-of-its-kind 1-stop AI screening platform solution for cardiovascular, renal, metabolic risk assessment, and eye disease diagnosis. Our AI Platform was developed through several clinical collaborations (Korea,Singapore, India, UK, and other European datasets) using structured longitudinal event-based datasets for the development of our retinal biomarker engines. RetiCVD® (cardiovascular disease risk assessment): Developed using coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, CAC is recognized as the gold standard for precise CVD risk calculation. Our CVD engine predicts the presence of CAC and provides a stratified probabilistic risk based on US ASCVD and EU SCORE guidelines.RetiCKD® (chronic kidney disease risk assessment): Developed using eGFR and full lab panel, our CKD engine has been demonstrated to achieve better predictive capability as compared to eGFR or full panel analysis.RetiEYE®: Referable Eye Disease engine detects and flags common aging-related eye modalities such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and cataract at its referable disease state.Medi Whale retinal-based systemic biomarkers have been clinically demonstrated to be non-inferior to current gold standards and are recognized by clinical and scientific communities with two Lancet Digital Health publications.

AI Angel Club is an angel investment club that specializes in seed investment in the medical and bio healthcare field.

Investment focus

Health Care, E-Commerce, Medical
Seed, Series A, Angel
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Frankit — Frankit is a franchise supply chain curating platform that offers a supplier curating feature that identifies and links providers of essential commodities.
Potts Company — Potts Company develops manufacturing technologies for sustainable plastic circulation & leads the resource recycling market for consumption.
ICU Corporation — ICU Corporation offers skilled and high-level optics from opticians with master's and doctoral degrees in optics, ensuring ease and sharp vision, which is the essence of glasses.

Samsung Venture Investment is plays the role of driving the discovery and development of new businesses and technologies.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Volumez — Volumez is SaaS composable data infrastructure. With Volumez, you can deploy applications in your cloud with precise control of IO characteristics using a fully declarative interface.
Mistral AI — Frontier AI in your hands
Princeton NuEnergy — Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Its patented Direct Battery Recycling technology to produce high-quality and high value-added cathode active materials with low operating cost from spent lithium-ion batteries and delivers sustainableenergy and environmental solutions.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. has established itself as a true partner of the Republic of Korea venture business development in the past 28 years as a venture capital concept introduced first in Korea in 1986 was even unfamiliar concept of 'venture'. SBI Investment Co., Ltd. is a direct excavation domestic / other promising venturesinvestment as well as domestic / external funding attracted through cooperation with institutional investors and technology, marketing, public offering (IPO), the law, adhere to the role which has been providing comprehensive services such as Value-up tax.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

XCENA(formerly MetisX) — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.
Mepsgen — Mepsgen is a biotechnology research organization that focuses on pharmaceutical services and drug development.
Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.

Kaist Venture Investment Holdings is a startup company that invests in startups that solve social problems through innovative technologies. They invest in businesses that maximize synergy by pursuing both social and financial values at the same time. It focuses on five sectors including health, environment, education, elimination of inequality, andsocial infrastructure. Kaist Venture Investment Holdings was founded on October 31, 2014, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Retail, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Grant
South Korea, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Tripsoda — Tripsoda is a travel agency that offers recruiting travel companions, planning trips, and booking travel products.
CHOOPERMARKET — Choopermarket sells winery and gift products.
Mockingbird — Mockingbird gives personalized mock exams for the CSAT utilizing an AI item suggestion system.

Hyundai Motor Group is an automotive company that also affiliates in other industries such as construction, steel, and finance. They have developed a value chain focused on vehicles, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, information technology, and service.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Kardome — Kardome offers a real-time software suite that can be inserted in a variety of processing environments. The company engages a real-time software beamformer to improve speech signals from several speakers. It offers high-quality sound output without the need to shout or position the users mouths close to the microphone. The company developssolutions such as voice controlled devices, hands-free speakerphones, tablets and cellphones, and conference call devices.Kardome was founded on 2018 and is headquartered in Mazor, Hamerkaz, Israel.
Superb AI — Automate data preparation, label and manage images and videos, and find annotation services with one training data platform. Fast, precise, and easy to use.
Tenstorrent — Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI. Headquartered in the U.S. with offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers.

IBK Capital is the venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
Meissa — Meissa is a drone-based construction tech startup that provides real-time 3D mapping and modeling.
Namdo Market — Namdo Market is a mobile application for wholesale and retail trading services.

Atinum Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the growth stage startups in the IT, biotech, and healthcare sectors.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

MarqVision — Effortlessly discover and remove counterfeits to protect your sales and reputation.
RideFlux — RideFlux is a self-driving software company for safe and reliable autonomous transporation service. Since our foundation in 2018, we hope for a better world where everyone can be safer and more comfortable while moving with our self-driving cars and software. We believe in the potential that self-driving technology embraces, how driving canbecome an innovative experience not a mere stress, which inspires us to build up its future with every step on our way.Our headquarter is located in Jeju island, one of the best test-beds in the world for developing reliable AD software technologies. It has a variety of road environments and various weather conditions across the island (1850 square kilometers), and significantly high demands for mobility service (16 million visitors a year without bring own vehicles). We are strategically located for technology enhancement for reliable urban autonomy. For the Safety, Beyond the Safety.
Liner — Best AI search engine for students and researchers trusted by over 10 million people. Get smart faster with Liner.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
South Korea, United States, Gibraltar

Portfolio highlights

QuTope — Qutope is changing the game in isotope production. Our ALSIS technology not only elevates purity and efficiency standards but also introduces a new realm of possibilities for indurstrial and scientific applications.
Makestar — Makestar is a platform that provides K-culture content and information. Makestar allows artists and production companies to share their visions with a global audience. Makestar brings Hallyu stars and fans from all over the world together. It also offers the opportunity for fans to interact with celebrities and participate in the creation ofcontent.
HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.

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