Top 50 Music Startup Investors in South Korea
A list of 50 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Music startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Music companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Music Startup Investors in South Korea
Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, we currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. We have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. We invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. We 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.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Internet
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
- Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
- KODA — KODA provides business and institutional customers with digital asset storage services.
- PI Corporation — PI Corporation is a new media and entertainment firm.
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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, Singapore
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.
Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI) is an artificial intelligence research and development company. It specializes in production automation, business process automation, instructional design, and content application solutions. CTI helps companies to discover insights, generate content, and navigate new competitive landscapes. The company possessesseveral business units and ventures up and running using its proprietary artificial intelligence platform. CTI partners with companies of various sizes in various industries to solve challenges with data, business, and process automation using artificial intelligence in areas such as health care, financial markets, education, and government. The company was founded by Dr. Scott R. Parfitt in 2005 and is headquartered in Moorpark, California.
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Investment focus
- Music, Art, Fashion
- Seed
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Naivy — Naivy offers music product marketing services, providing users with cash incentives and artists with marketing promotion services through its PLAM application.
- Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
- DANIEL PROJECT — DANIEL PROJECT is a music professional MCN that supports the recruitment, production, distribution, and management of artists.
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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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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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Investment focus
- Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Genesis lab — Genesis lab is a authentic machine to human communication to improve the way human and machine communicate.
- 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.
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies operating in the Information technology, wireless technology, architecture, pharmaceutical, internet, online game, software, solid state disk, and IP television sectors. It primarily invests in China and South Korea, with a focus in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Thefirm prefers to exit its investments through a trade sale. Capstone Partners was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas. Capstone Partners values the funds of union investors better than our own, working for the interests of investors and following the objective of the investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Floatic — Floatic is developing a robot solution that automates the process of warehousing and retrieving logistics centers.
- Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
- 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.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- South Korea, United States, Poland
Portfolio highlights
- Gyul Medal — Gyul Medal is a fruit beverage brand that offers quality citrus fruits and zero-sugar juices among various citrus varieties.
- Pinderland — Pinderland is a mobile app that offers a shared map and allows users to share and communicate location information with one another.
- Trillion Labs — Trillion Labs operates as an AI company.
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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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Software
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, China
Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Korea, Japan, United States
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.
- Surginex — Surginex is a biological drug development company that offers molecular biology, genetics, physical, and chemical analysis services.
- Market Stadium — Market Stadium combines Real Estate Data and Urban Intelligence to optimize multifamily and single-family market research for commercial real estate investors
SV Investment Corp is a venture capital firm that provides companies with finance, strategic advice and information at critical stages of their development.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, Germany
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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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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.
Korea Creative Content Agency (kocca) was established on May 7, 2009 to efficiently support the growth of the cultural industry by combining Korea Broadcasting Institute, Korea Culture and Content Agency, Korea Game Industry Agency, Cultural Contents Center, and Digital Contents Business Group of Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency according toArticle 31 of the Framework Act on Cultural Industry Promotion.kocca is an agency dedicated to promoting all areas for content. We established a comprehensive support system to nurture the content industry, and aim to develop Korea as one of the world's top 5 contents powerhouses.kocca conducts various support businesses to help Korea's content industry grow into a global leader in the creative economy.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Music, Digital Entertainment
- Seed
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- DNsolution — DN Solution is startup company focusing on NFC(Near field Communication) feature of Android smartphone. we make various embeded pruducts which makes NFC easier.
- Cre Planet — Cre Planet creates technologies for analyzing advertising performance and provides staffing services.
- Wazzle Entertainment — Wazzle Entertainment is founded by IT experts and K-Pop stars' actual dance choreographers, and provides K-Pop dance lessons through smartphone devices.Wazzle Entertainment has been granted an exclusive use of official choreography copyrights from K-Pop choreographers for providing dance lessons to the world. We also have exclusivecontracts with champion street dance teams from around the globe to provide their lessons online. All lessons are being serviced through iOS, Android, Smart TV and Web streaming.Wazzle Entertainment has acquired access to the choreography rights of over 90% of K-Pop dances, and provide dance-related services on iOS, Android, Smart TV and Web streaming in more than 7 languages. We aim to be 'the Youtube of Dance' by providing video contents including K-pop dance, street dance lessons, star news, and dance studio segments.Wazzle Entertainment develops original content and lesson-video streaming solutions for dance-learning through apps, smart TV, web, including projects such as:-Original K-POP DanceRelease: iOS 1.0.1(July, 2013)http://youtube.com/OriginalKpopDanceLearn the hottest K-pop dances anytime and anywhere!Wherever you are, the place you're at instantly becomes a dance studio. With a smartphone, tablet or smart TV, you can easily learn K-pop dances on your own schedule – no searching for a studio and dance instructor, no need for expensive classes! 'Original K-POP Dance' provides one hour lessons with 15 clips, so users can repeat sections they want to practice. Anyone can dance and show off to their friends after learning even just some of the parts. Plus!- Mirror mode for easily keeping track of moves and directions- Suitable for learning group dances, with detailed instructions and breakdowns of each members' dance steps and movements
Future Science and Technology Holdings is an investment company that specializes in technology-based services.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Series A
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- NationA INC. — We are NationA
- DNC Biotechnology — DNC Biotechnology is an R&D centre that researches and improves technology for medical devices.
- Carbon Energy — Carbon Energy was founded as a direct air capture (DAC) solution startup. With the use of direct carbon capture (DAC) technology, carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is directly extracted and either buried underground or recycled into new resources. Beyond the current DAC technology, Carbon Energy is claimed to possess a special technology thatsimultaneously produces renewable energy and lowers carbon dioxide.
As a responsible and long-term partner, they aim to make various constructive contributions to portfolio companies.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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
- 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.
- Artblood — Artblood is a cell-based artificial blood production company.
We Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in bio-health, digital content, AI data, and deep tech.
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Investment focus
- Software, Semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Umag — Umag is a music content company that provides brand channel, concerts, and advertisment services.
- Ineeji — Ineeji is an industrial AI solutions company that provides AI prediction services based on the machine learning technology.
- 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. '
An integrated merchant bank advising and investing in high growth sectors of technology, media and telecom. Offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore.
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Investment focus
- Software, Gaming, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- United States, United Kingdom, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Vatom — Vatom Inc’s mission is to connect humanity through networked digital objects of value or “Vatoms.” Vatoms are a new asset class: scarce interactive digital goods that can be collected, traded, combined and redeemed for tangible material. They move easily between users and are network-aware, providing a new communication platform that will changehow they interact with each other and with their surrounding environment.
- Cypher Games — Cypher Games is a mobile gaming company founded by passionate gamers with a dream of building a global success story. We aim to shape the future of mobile gaming together with our colleagues, investors and thought partners.
- VOI Technology — VOI is a micro-mobility startup that provides electric scooters for last-mile transportation. Douglas Stark, Filip Lindvall, and Fredrik Hjelm founded it in 2018. Its headquarters is located in Stockholm in Sweden.VOI Technology is aiming to create a system of electrically powered scooters around urban centers to provide an affordable,sustainable, and exhilarating way to commute while helping people to reduce their carbon footprint and cities to have a more sustainable transportation network.
Reflexive is a web3 focused investment firm, backing founders driving adoption and solving meaningful problems.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Web3, Music
- Series A, Seed, Angel
- South Korea, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Claim — Claim is a social application that allows users to earn and trade rewards with friends. It also connects friends through their favorite brands and for brands to reward their customers. Its application enables friends to earn cash back, exchange rewards, and redeem together by shopping at their favorite brands.
- Rilla — Demonstrating 90% reduction in cost-to-serve for live-streaming, Rilla is rewiring the content economy, directing the value generated back to creators and their communities.By leveraging audience bandwidth and rewarding them with ownership in the network, the savings are equivalent to a free month subscription every year for a moderate level ofviewership.Founded by the technical founders behind Altered State Machine, acquired for 214m. Together for 5+ ventures, collectively raising 130m+ and valued at 1b+.
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
KEB Hana Bank provides commercial banking services.
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, Vietnam, United States
Portfolio highlights
- SK on — SK on develops and manufacturers high-energy density electric vehicle batteries.
- Wrtn Technologies — Wrtn Technologies develops an AI-powered writing assistant through NLP-based AI.
- Luten Technologies — Luten Technologies is a provider of AI portal services.
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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Investment focus
- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
- Aniai — Need robots that can cook some REAL BURGERS, follow your recipe to the letter, and help you to make it even better?
- QSIM Plus — QSIM Plus provides ultra-secure communications that are time-consuming and extremely expensive to construct, as well as entry hurdles, allowing non-experts to participate in the establishment of a quantum ecosystem.
- 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!
Bass Investment is a venture capital firm based in South Korea.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Korea, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- DOR — 'Dor' is a social media platform that enables easy sharing and communication of game play by allowing gamers to automatically record and highlight their gaming experiences for easy sharing.
- GPTers — GPTers began as a minuscule chat GPT study and has developed into a group that boasts of being the operator of the AI community.
- Medipal — Medipal provides personal health for a health consultation. It provides subscription-based personal nurse service for patients.
eBest is a brokerage firm.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Biopharma, Apps
- Series B, Series C, Series D
- South Korea, Japan
Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Fxip — FXIP has the capacity to quickly complete a number of processes, including product planning, design, and manufacturing. Through the introduction of various IP brands in the food & life sector, it has already demonstrated the potential of the business.
- Bean Blur — Beanblr Corporation began offering smart logistics services. Businesses using the service can address logistics issues in Dongdaemun, such as challenges in employing logistics workers, challenges with order picking, ambiguous inventory status, and a lack of real-time response.
- Simply Care Bio — Simply Care Bio is a care food company that manufactures functional foods based on ingredient composition and amplification technology through water-solubilization of fatty acids and immunity-building technology through cell activation.
Groom Investment is an investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Music, EdTech
- Private Equity
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Clesson — Clesson is a music edtech company.
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Investment focus
- Music, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
- Seed, Series A
- United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
- Stack — Whether you're a business or individual creator, we have robust APls, SDKs, and no-code integrations to analyze and grow engagement, loyalty, and revenue.
- Mirage — La Mirage is a band from Lenny + Tyler <3
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.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Retail, Health Care
- Seed, Angel, Grant
- South Korea, Australia
Portfolio highlights
- Bredis — Bredis Healthcare provides a variety of solutions for early diagnosis and prognosis monitoring of dementia based on ultrasensitive detection of biomarkers in bodily fluid. We also offer various digital solutions for personalized cognitive training to prevent and treat the disease.
- Tripsoda — Tripsoda is a travel agency that offers recruiting travel companions, planning trips, and booking travel products.
- Mockingbird — Mockingbird gives personalized mock exams for the CSAT utilizing an AI item suggestion system.
Midas Doang-A Investment
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Software
- Series B, Series A, Seed
- South Korea
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!
KDDI Open Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund that will support promising startup companies. Total size of the fund is JPY10 billion. This is the first corporate venture capital fund established by KDDI. The fund will be managed by Global Brain Corporation (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO, Yasuhiko Yurimoto),which has a strong track record in the venture capital business. By combining KDDI’s know-how and assets with Global Brain’s investment and management support capabilities, we will work together to accelerate cooperative activities with promising startup companies. Through this fund, as well as "KDDI ∞ Labo," a startup incubation program currently inviting a second round of applications, we will continue to support the growth of the next startup companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- DataMesh — DataMesh empowers conventional enterprises to adopt intelligent design, accelerate service deployment, and execute cost-effective planning processes by leveraging Digital Twin and Mixed Reality technologies.
- THINKR — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
- Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
P&I Investment is a venture capital firm based in South Korea.
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Investment focus
- Music, Content, Health Care
- Series A
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Content Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
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Legendary and new games from Wargaming for PC, iOS, Android, Xbox and Playstation.
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Investment focus
- Gaming, Information Technology, Apps
- Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed
- United States, Austria, Lithuania
Portfolio highlights
- Donut Lab — Donut Punks is a MOBA game that offers a unique blend of fun, action, and strategy. It is designed for players who want to team up and take on the challenge of fighting against hordes of zombies in a thrilling online environment.
- Polystream — Polystream is completely rethinking and realising new ways of how to use the visual cloud, from server to client, from network to edge as we build the 3D Internet. Powered by our breakthrough command streaming technology, you can now instantly engage, grow, and monetise audiences of all shapes and sizes wherever they are in the world; whether it’splayers, streamers, or viewers. Our synchronous spectator engine Fantom enables cloud native games and experiences to be cost-effectively streamed with unrivalled reach, and unprecedented scale.
- Gcore — Gcore is the first class web service with cutting-edge features and advanced security. It provides efficient services for all modern web needs: CDN, hosting, storage, streaming platform, DNS, security, and cloud. The company oversees a global infrastructure that delivers edge and cloud-based services to enterprise-level businesses.
YG Entertainment, the entertainment company established by Yang Hyun Suk, of the popular Korean act Seo Tae Ji and Boys, has been at the forefront of the popularization of hip-hop music in Korea. From its inception, YG Entertainment has been the birthplace of some of Korea’s most popular and well-respected artists, from YG’s earlier artists such asJINUSEAN and 1TYM, to the immensely successful current acts, BIGBANG and 2NE1. The company has flourished by creating a family-like atmosphere where ideas on music, fashion, art and culture are exchanged freely between the artists, producers and staff members alike. The YG Family also includes a respected roster of actors and actresses, including actress and director, Ku Hye Sun, best known for the popular TV-drama “Boys Over Flowers” and Jeong Hye Young
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Investment focus
- Software, Media and Entertainment, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Corporate Round
- South Korea, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
- 3i — Imagine. Invent. Inspire. Based in Seoul, 3i designs, develops and delivers both hardware and software solutions that provide concrete answers to problems individuals and enterprises face when trying to record and transfer ideas and valuable experiences.
- NAVER Z — The official corporate website of NAVER Z Corporation
- S2W — S2W is a data intelligence company to solve the problems with technology for good.
DT Capital Partners is a private equity investment firm that provides growth capital to early and expansion stage companies. They invest in dynamic businesses that have high growth potential, strong management teams, and demonstrated revenue models in both technology-based and traditional industries. DT Capital Partners currently manages overUSD$500 Million in capital across multiple US dollar and RMB funds, and also has a close affiliation with Madrone Capital in the US, the investment entity for members of the Walton family.In addition to funds, the invested company also benefits from their extensive experience in operating capital markets across the country, close relationships with local governments and companies, and synergies with other investment companies.DT Capital Partners was awarded the “Top 10 China's Best Return Venture Capital Institution” in 2016, and the founding partners of Detong Capital, Shao Jun and Tian Lixin. DT Capital Partner was founded in 2006 and is based in Shanghai, China.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- China, United States, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Sincetrue — Sincetrue is an enterprise specializing in hydrogen energy technology, offering water electrolysis, hydrogen drying, and purification solutions, with patented technologies for efficient drying and stable purification.
- Worg Pharmaceuticals — Worg Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing new treatments for allergy and other diseases.
- Next Generation Gene Therapeutics — Next Generation Gene Therapeutics is a healthcare company that engages in the research and development of gene therapy. Its unique propriety technology of "one target and two bullets" can provide effective treatment for a variety of genetic diseases that currently have few therapeutic methods in the world.NGGT was founded in March 2020by senior scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of gene therapy. It is committed to becoming the world's leading gene therapy company with international influence. The company has successful experience in the whole industry chain, concerning the early development of gene therapy products, the large-scale production of viral vectors, the construction of quality standards, international multi-center clinical research, and the application for the marketing of gene therapy products.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- South Korea, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
- GlucoFit — GlucoFit offers meals that induce blood sugar rises and helps to regulate blood sugar more effectively and healthily.
- MyMusicTaste — MyMusicTaste is a one-stop K-Pop platform, where K-pop fans worldwide can watch their favorites' online concerts. Not only that, you can also interact with the artists during online fansigns, support them by getting their latest album and keep up to date with their latest news!
- 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.
IAM is an IT company that offers railway operation information management systems.
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Investment focus
- Music, Content, Health Care
- Series A, Series B
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Caredoc — CareDoc is an elderly care professional platform that provides information on proven elderly care facilities. Consumers looking for elderly care services were not able to find the information they wanted online or getting inaccurate information through word of mouth.On the other hand, providers of care services were having difficulty incollecting elderly customers. Caredoc solves these problems by providing verified care servise provider information on the mobile.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
SparkLabs Ventures is a new venture capital launched by SparkLabs Group. Our vision is to lead the revolution of Korean startup ecosystem by bridging the gap between Korea and the rest of the world
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Enterprise Software, Mobile Apps
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, Vietnam, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
- FastView — FastView provides content commerce services and online marketing services.
- Wave — We are a team trying to developing mind-blowing products.
- Tello Talk — TelloTalk is a communications platform created for scalable Peer-to-Peer and Business-to-Customers interactions. It empowers businesses to compliment or transcend above their traditional SMS-based engagements with customers with fully customizable, teleco-independent multimedia messages with comprehensive delivery and receipt reports.It wasfounded in 2017 and is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan.
BNK Venture Capital is an investment firm that invests and supports small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Investment focus
- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Floatic — Floatic is developing a robot solution that automates the process of warehousing and retrieving logistics centers.
- Finda Auto — Finda Auto is an internal business of Finda, a finance company that specializes in financing.
- Waves — Waves is an apps service provide information and internet that entertainment and enjoyment.
SM Culture Partners is a venture capital firm based in South Korea. The firm prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage enterprises.
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Investment focus
- Music, Architecture, Media and Entertainment
- Series A
- South Korea
Portfolio highlights
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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- āshibio — āshibio creates treatments for rare bone and connective tissue ailments, potentially preventing symptoms or slowing their course.
- Amica Finance — Jupiter's consumer-focused neo-banking startup Amica Finance operates as an NBFC non-banking finance company.
- Chengdu Pukang Biotechnology Co. — Chengdu Pukang Biotechnology Co., Ltd specializes in the development, production, and supply of high-purity single molecular PEG series derivatives, polypeptide long-acting drug side chains, and their intermediates. The company focuses on serving the pharmaceutical industry with a range of chemical supplies that are crucial for drug development andmanufacturing processes. With a professional R&D team, Chengdu Pukang Biotechnology is dedicated to advancing pharmaceutical intermediates technology and providing solutions that meet the evolving needs of the healthcare sector. The company's commitment to research and development is evident in its continuous efforts to innovate and improve its product offerings to support the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Gaming, Music, Media and Entertainment
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- South Korea, Turkey, United States
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- ALUX — ALUX is a content creation company that specializes in video and coding education content.
- HAEGIN — HAEGIN is a game development company.
- Epic League — Epic League is a next-generation game studio focusing on introducing innovative web3 elements to the game experience. We are proudly backed by Griffin Gaming Partners, Mirana Ventures (Bybit's venture partner), Game7, and more!
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.
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- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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- MetisX — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.
- LINKFLOW — LINKFLOW is a hardware company that produces and develops wearable cameras to capture scenes at a full 360-degree angle. The cameras are designed as wearable neckbands, use anti-shaking software to stabilize the image are lightweight allowing hands-free operation, and have cloud storage functionality with single-tap mobile applications connected tocapture their surroundings with seamless integration and a virtual reality-ready camera.
- LOCUS — LOCUS is a comprehensive cultural content producer which operates a diversified content business in multiple fields.
360 Total Security is a leader in Cybersecurity software. With a billion active internet users, 360 has earned a strong reputation for excellence. Download Free
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- Information Technology, Software, Internet
- Series A, Angel, Series B
- China, United States, Austria
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- Hozon — Hozon integrates hardware products and software services through innovative technology research and development, intelligent manufacturing, and multi-channel sales services. Through the development of electric, intelligence, and connectivity, they are committed to creating cost-effective Intelligent electric vehicles of high quality, providingusers with a simple, intuitive, and comfortable travel experience.
- Lanxin — Lanxin is a secure mobile work platform for government and enterprise.
- HanSight — HanSight is dedicated to changing the cyber security landscape based on their award-winning big data analytics platform and patented machine learning algorithms, by unifying SIEM, User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) and Network Traffic Analytics (NTA). Their mission is to empower organizations to detect and prevent to cyber breaches, fraudand insider threats that threaten their digital property and financial assets, in real time and with greater accuracy than ever before. With the vision "Data Driven Security", HanSight was founded in 2014 by seasoned entrepreneurs from Trend Micro, Microsoft and Oracle, with extensive experience in security analytics, big data technology and machine learning. They are backed by world-class ventures including IDG Capital, CASH Capital etc, and trusted by large-scale banks, telcos and government agencies. They are ranked #320 on Cybersecurity 500 list in 2017.
Michael Maxwell Carter is CEO at Weeby.co.
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- Apps, Music, Dating
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, South Korea
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- Koji — Koji is the world’s most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize.
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
- Dandy — Exclusively in LA, invite only.
HB Investment Inc. was founded on November 11, 1999 starting with paid-in Capital of KRW 10 billion.Since its foundation, HB Investment Inc. has been investing small and medium businesses that have the potential for steady growth and profitability and helping the invested companies to grow well by giving various consulting services. As a result,HB Investment Inc.constructed comprehensive portfolio out of various industrial areas, such as game, entertainment, as well as representative high-tech industries related to semiconductor, Internet, LCD, and a smart phone, bio, health care. In addition, HB Investment Inc. has experiences in implementing business Success-fully by organizing several partnership funds for recent years.
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- Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea, United States, Vietnam
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- AITRICS — AITRICS is taking on the ultimate role of giving everyone access to the power of data-driven health intelligence by developing advanced clinical solutions that will revolutionize their lives. With a shared vision and a common purpose, passionate and dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds came together to create the most exceptional team.
- Ground Seesaw — Ground Seesaw is an exhibition platform that produces and introduces exhibitions with domestic and foreign cultural and artistic IPs.
- Creators Network — Creators Network offers data-driven label and artist services to help creative artists.
Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.
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- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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- Redrob — Your Comprehensive Guide to Global Employment Laws. Get accurate, up-to-date information to ensure compliance.
- Trenbe — Trenbe is an e-commerce company of footwear products.
- Algocare — Algocare is a AI based healthcare startup that offers specialised Nutrition as a Service (NaaS) to people and organisations.
Richard Ma is the Founder and CEO of Quantstamp.
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- Blockchain, Financial Services, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Singapore, India
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- DuelNow — DuelNow offers bookie-free sports betting. At DuelNow you can create crypto bets, set your odds, and win on your terms.
- RiskLayer — RiskLayer is an economic security middleware for DeFi and providing services and validating Creating positive feedback loops.
- GoPlus Security — GoPlus Security is an open, permissionless, user-driven security service platform for all types of blockchain users.
Sfermion is a metaverse-native firm investing in esoteric digital assets.
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- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Singapore, France
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- Solv Protocol — Decentralized Liquidity Infrastructure
- Skyfire Systems — Skyfire, a financial stack designed to enable autonomous agentic AI commerce, is to establish the first fully autonomous, open agentic AI economy in history.
- Autoverse Studios — Autoverse Studios offers Auto Legends, a competitive social auto racing game, focusing on car culture and player engagement, offering a multi-platform experience for real-time tuning and customization.
E&Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Therapeutics
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- South Korea, United States
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- Petnow Inc. — Petnow Inc. is a pet tech startup based in Seoul, Korea, and was founded in 2018. Petnow Inc. is a Korean pet tech startup established in 2018. We have been striving to build a world without missing pets through AI-driven pet biometric identification. As a technology-based company, we have filed 9 patents regarding our proprietary AI. Its researchwas published in IEEE Access in March 2021, which proves the accuracy of 98.97%. Also, we have been advancing technology non-stop and released the world’s first features, cat identification and selfie mode, in late 2022.Petnow Inc. has been accelerated by Samsung and POSCO and awarded Best of Innovation at CES 2022. We successfully raised $5M on the Pre-Series A round in 2022 and were selected for ‘Google for Startups Accelerator Korea’ in 2023. We entered the US pet ID market recently and will open a US office in early 2023. We are also looking for partnerships with various pet service providers, local government agencies, and insurance companies in the US.
- MiNDCAFE — MiNDCAFE is an online psychological counseling platform.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
ID ventures is an IP based venture capital firm.
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- Fashion, Media and Entertainment, Health Care
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- South Korea, Vietnam
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- Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
- Aminolab — Aminolab specializes in the development of blood resource recycling technology, aimed at addressing concerns associated with the environmental impact of waste blood treatment. Aminolab identifies the environmental burden of waste blood processing worldwide and prepares for improvement.Since 2013, the company has developed amino acid extractiontechnology through hydrolysis of slaughter blood using natural enzymes, and completed the construction of a factory for mass production in April 2022.
- infoplus — InfoPlus provides financial software solutions and services that are developed in accordance with the most recent technological trends.
IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds,pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries.IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders.
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- Software, Internet, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- China, United States, India
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- Galaxy Bot — Galaxy Bot is an innovative robotics company that provides intelligent universal service robotic products.
- Sentient — Community-built open AGI
- Chengdu Pukang Biotechnology Co. — Chengdu Pukang Biotechnology Co., Ltd specializes in the development, production, and supply of high-purity single molecular PEG series derivatives, polypeptide long-acting drug side chains, and their intermediates. The company focuses on serving the pharmaceutical industry with a range of chemical supplies that are crucial for drug development andmanufacturing processes. With a professional R&D team, Chengdu Pukang Biotechnology is dedicated to advancing pharmaceutical intermediates technology and providing solutions that meet the evolving needs of the healthcare sector. The company's commitment to research and development is evident in its continuous efforts to innovate and improve its product offerings to support the pharmaceutical industry.
Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Funding Round, Series A, Seed
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
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- Carcinotech — Carcinotech has pioneered the development of assay-ready, 3D-bioprinted tumours derived from patient biopsies for oncology drug development.
- Metrion Biosciences — Metrion Biosciences is a Contract Research Organization (CRO) that is located in the world renowned Cambridge biocluster.
- McKenzie Intelligence Services Ltd — We deliver actionable intelligence on a global scale, empowering informed decision making for insurance and commercial clients across the world
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