Top 50 Music Startup Investors in South Korea (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $743k–$40M |
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $2.2M–$54M |
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InfoBank
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software | $76k–$16M |
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Altos Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $2.1M–$60M |
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Health Care | $18k–$30M |
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Laguna Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Gaming, Information Technology | $741k–$35M |
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Timewise Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Russian Federation | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, E-Commerce | $2k–$29M |
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Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $200k–$19M |
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Union Investment Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical | $5k–$18M |
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Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Software | $2.2M–$45M |
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Future Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Health Care, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage | $231k–$3.7M |
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kocca
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed | Apps, Music, E-Commerce | |
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SV Investment Corp
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $1.2M–$60M |
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Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI)
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed | Music, Art, Fashion | |
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We Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $743k–$19M |
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming | $223k–$12M |
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CRIT Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Information Technology, Gaming, Blockchain | $287k–$42M |
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Michigan Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Series A, Seed, Series B | Content, Music, Software | $776k–$1.3B |
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Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $149k–$29M |
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IAM
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A, Series B | Music, Content, Health Care | |
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KEB Hana Bank
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Vietnam, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $639k–$13M |
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DT Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | China, United States, South Korea | Series A, Series B, Series C | Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology | $1.4M–$92M |
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Jong-Il Yoon
Angel
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | $297k–$6.9M |
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence | $594k–$54M |
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Formation 8
VC Fund
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1 | United States, South Korea, Canada | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, SaaS, Big Data | $850k–$46M |
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Access Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | $200k–$10M |
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Murex Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.5M–$16M |
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Jeonbuk National University Technology Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | B2B, Music, E-Learning | |
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Groom Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, India | Venture - Series Unknown, Series E, Private Equity | Apps, Music, EdTech | $6.1M–$11M |
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Cooper Turley
Angel
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1 | United States, South Korea | Seed, Series A | Music, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain | |
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YG Entertainment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Corporate Round | Software, Media and Entertainment, Music | $2.5M–$166M |
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SM Culture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Music, Architecture, Media and Entertainment | |
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SANG SANG ebiz
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Information Technology | |
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CJ ENM
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed | Software, Apps, Artificial Intelligence | |
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Grand Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Education, Apps, E-Learning | |
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The Raine Group
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Sweden | Series A, Seed | Software, Gaming, Information Technology | |
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CJ Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Therapeutics, Information Technology | |
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Sfermion
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, France | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency | |
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Midas Doang-A Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series B, Series A, Seed | Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Software | |
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
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1 | Japan, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $3M–$369M |
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BNK Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Kuwait | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | |
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SBI Investment Korea
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce | |
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Reflexive Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, France, South Korea | Seed, Series A, Angel | Apps, Architecture, Information Technology | |
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Eugene Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Indonesia | Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed | Food and Beverage, Apps, EdTech | |
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HB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series B, Series A | Biotechnology, Software, Health Care | |
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KC Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Music, Medical, Internet | |
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Dodam Patent Law Firm
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Machine Learning, Industrial Automation, Information Technology | |
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Kudos Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series B | Information Technology, E-Commerce, Biotechnology | |
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SB Capital Partners
VC Fund
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1 | United States | Series C | Internet, Network Security, Service Industry | |
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Software, Apps | |
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Founded in 1990, KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC) is one of Korea’s leading investment firms of venture capital and private equity funds with over USD 2.6 Billion of asset under management as of December 2023. KBIC is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea’s premier financial group with the largest domestic customer base as well as the widestnetwork of service branches in Korea.KBIC’s team is recognized for industry thought leadership, a broad network of powerful industry relationships, and a unique professional investment approach to investing. KBIC passionately support our portfolio companies with active guidance in all key aspects of team building, strategy, operations and governance
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Seed $743k–$7.2M; Series A $1.9M–$36M; Series B $4.5M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
- H&B Asia — H&B Asia specializes in sourcing, importing, and distributing fresh fruits and agricultural products. The company works closely with global growers and suppliers to bring high-quality produce into the Korean market. It focuses on building strong partnerships, ensuring consistent supply, and supporting efficient logistics across the fooddistribution value chain.
- ACT-ion Battery Technologies — ACT-ion is pioneering a transformative approach to battery material manufacturing, specializing in advanced lithium battery cathode active materials (CAMs). Our innovative, clean, and efficient continuous process revolutionizes production, driving cost savings and enhanced performance for the energy
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$24M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $11M–$52M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TelePIX — TelePIX is a leading global provider of high-resolution electro-optics payload solutions, serving the needs of earth observation, surveillance, and tracking applications.With a mission to extract and deliver space-derived insights to inspire and create value for all, TelePIX, a NewSpace Startup, engages in ventures encompassing ultrahigh-resolution multispectral EO/IR nanosatellites, satellite image big data analytics software and services, as well as ground station operations.
- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
InfoBank develops and provides mobile messaging solutions and other related services.The company offers business messaging services such as SMS, LMS, and multimedia message services; interactive media services; smart car solutions; and integrated online and offline payment services.InfoBank was founded in 1995 and is based in Gyeongju, SouthKorea.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 140
- Round size: Seed $76k–$1.5M; Series A $761k–$9.4M; Series B $8.2M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Solarstic — Solarstic is an innovative, eco-friendly energy technology startup specializing in the development of lightweight, high-efficiency solar modules designed to make clean energy more accessible, scalable, and sustainable for residential, commercial, and off-grid applications.
- Limpid — Limpid is a Bio pet food startup. It set new standards in pet nutrition through continuous innovation.
- Walkie Doki — Walkie Doki provides offline store management customized platform and job recommendations.
We are privileged to invest on behalf of institutional investors, most with charitable, educational, or non-profit missions. Serving entrepreneurs is a calling for us, and we look to partner with companies with an equally strong sense of purpose.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 321
- Round size: Series A $2.1M–$30M; Series B $4.1M–$33M; Series C $5.2M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $450M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- MyRealTrip — MyRealTrip operates an online travel booking platform for accommodations, transportation, tours, and activity reservations. The company provides travel itinerary services, ticket booking systems, local experience listings, and payment processing tools used for domestic and international travel planning.
- NexGenT — Launch Your IT Career in Networking or Cyber Security Online With Our Military Grade Inspired Next Generation Training Programs. Go From Zero To Engineer within 6 months! Zero Up Front Tuition Options Available!
Strong Ventures is a generalist VC firm based in LA and Seoul, backing early-stage startups with a focus on Korean founders.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Poland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 301
- Round size: Seed $223k–$2.7M; Series A $966k–$10M; Series B $18k–$30M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $3.3M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Serpot — Serpot is a production service platform that offers film shooting products and support services.
- Bosalpim —
- Winegraph — Winegraph is an SNS-based wine search and recommendation platform.
Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.
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- Industry: Software, Gaming, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 96
- Round size: Seed $741k–$5.4M; Series A $1.8M–$9.7M; Series B $3.7M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hourplace — Hourplace operates a filming place sharing platform.
- Markoville — Markoville is an entertainment content company that creates a character for animation, game, and comics.
- LogiBrothers — Logibrothers provides a smart platform for kids to learn how to code and enhance their computaional thinking abilities.
TIMEWISE INVESTMENT, formerly known as CJ Venture Investment, is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in video broadcasting, animation, movies, culture contents, games, communications equipment, arts, sports, leisure, manufacturing and service, mobile devices and solutions, information technology, SI, web agency, cell therapy andbiotechnology sectors. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Jeju. CJ Venture Investment was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $2k–$3.7M; Series A $3k–$7.4M; Series B $3M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Carlet Store — Carlet Bio is a wholesale supplier of packaging solutions.
- Datumo — Selectstar got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many companies using AI. To solve this problem, Selectstar provides a platform that connects your company to the crowd-workers.It's MORE than just a connection! We passionately research crowd-workers and your project to develop cutting-edge technologiesfor the optimized mobile crowd-sourcing.Keep disrupting the world! Just for your project, we are here to maintain the quality, cost-efficiency, or any other burdens related to the data. SelectStar was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
Primer Sazze Partners - We like to find founders who are making the impossible happen through sheer force of will and a refusal to accept hard truths.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 159
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.8M; Series A $334k–$19M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Acro — Acro is a startup building AI-based global business infrastructure, developing intelligent solutions that help enterprises streamline cross-border operations, optimize business processes, and enhance decision-making through advanced artificial intelligence technologies.
- BacklotCars — Making Wholesale Easy
- Exosphere Labs — Exosphere Labs is an information technology company that offers information security services.
“Union Investment Partners” since its founding in 2000, has been the leading venture capital firm in Korea specializing in contents investment that includes successful investment portfolios of films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts. Union Investment Partners will maintain its role as a major investment partner of venture businessesand contents industry that seeks growth and advancement to the global market.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Pharmaceutical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$10M; Series A $1.5M–$5.6M; Series B $5k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LabInCube — LabInCube develops inCube materials capable of selective drug release, sustained release, and supporting complex raw materials.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
- Polestar Games — Polestar Games creates the MMORPG 'Project N' for PC and console platforms. Project N is an open-world game set in a medieval dark fantasy setting. Many believe that market aspirations for a AAA-level MMORPG that supports both PC and consoles are unrealistic.
Shinhan Venture Investment operates as an investment company. Shinhan Venture Investment focuses on earlier-stage venture capital investments and later-stage control investments opportunities derived from the latest megatrends such as the aging population, disruptive technologies, IT convergence, alternative energy and etc.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 203
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$23M; Series B $6.3M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
- Return Zero — AI, ASR, Diarization, Speech, ML
- Subtle Medical — Subtle Medical is a healthcare technology company that provides AI-powered medical imaging. Its products, SubtlePET and SubtleMR, are FDA Cleared and CE Marked AI product that enhances images in PET and MR exams aimed for faster & safer workflow.The company's SubtleGAD technology is also awarded by RSNA and a $1.6M NIH SBIR Grant tofacilitate the adoption using AI to make imaging exams safer. They provide a vendor-agnostic AI infrastructure powering its products and providing service and analytics to clinical imaging providers.Subtle Medical's goal is to improve the quality, value, and accessibility of medical imaging by significantly reducing cost, imaging time, and radiation dose.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 33
- Round size: Seed $231k–$1.7M; Series A $1.9M–$3.7M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
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- Protier Biotech — PROTIER Biotech is a company leading the development of therapeutics through innovative biotechnology .
- Copper Innovation Technology — CIT Co, Ltd utilizes metal single crystals and the ASE method to ensure the accurate, lossless transmission of every signal.
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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- Industry: Apps, Music, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Newmatic — Newmatic creates software-based digital platforms for interactive content in entertainment and education. The company builds software-based platforms that deliver interactive media experiences, combining digital design, content development, and user engagement tools. It focuses on creating applications and systems that support learning,communication, and entertainment through technology-driven interactive environments.
- 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
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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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 105
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$31M; Series A $1.6M–$24M; Series B $7.1M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- XCENA — XCENA is a semiconductor company that develops data-centric computing systems designed for AI and large-scale data processing environments. The company builds computational memory technology that combines high-capacity pooled DDR5 memory with near-data processing capabilities, allowing computation to occur closer to where data is stored. Its coreplatform is based on the Compute Express Link (CXL) standard, which enables memory expansion beyond traditional CPU limitations while improving data movement efficiency and reducing latency in data center workloads. XCENA’s architecture is designed to support applications such as artificial intelligence workloads, vector databases, and large-scale analytics by addressing memory bandwidth and capacity constraints. The company provides a hardware-software ecosystem that includes computational memory systems and a full-stack software development kit. This SDK offers APIs, runtime tools, and drivers that allow applications to use computational memory without major changes to existing software architectures while also supporting low-level control for performance optimization.XCENA’s flagship product line includes MX1, a CXL-based computational memory solution that integrates near-data processing engines with memory infrastructure to support AI inference and data-intensive workloads. The platform is designed to improve throughput and scalability in environments where traditional memory architectures become a bottleneck. The company operates in the broader field of AI infrastructure and memory innovation, working with customers such as hyperscalers, telecom providers, and research institutions that manage large-scale computing workloads. Its solutions are intended to improve efficiency in systems handling AI, big data processing, and scientific computing.
- Asteromorph — We are an AI for Science lab in Seoul. Our mission is to accelerate scientific advancements through the pursuit of superintelligence.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
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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- Industry: Music, Art, Fashion
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 90
- Round size: Seed $743k–$4.5M; Series A $2.2M–$19M; Series B $3M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
- ActionPower — ActionPower is an AI-based startup company that offers speech recognition and natural language processing technology services.
- Automata — Automata creates AI-powered tools like AI agents and smart integrations that simplify how teams plan, communicate, and work. The company solves business problems by enabling AI to build, manage, and evolve software workflows while humans guide the AI to deliver real value.Automata provides industry-tailored AI solutions
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 234
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3.1M; Series A $334k–$9.7M; Series B $743k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $37M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
- TR — TR is a digital healthcare company that designs and develops medical devices and electronic products.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
The Road Not Taken
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- Industry: Information Technology, Gaming, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 124
- Round size: Seed $686k–$6.5M; Series A $1.6M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $287k–$42M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Neubility — Connecting the physical world with robotic autonomy
- Spaceport Technologies — Accelerating the growth of the next digital economy
- Yoyogi Animation Academy — Yoyogi Animation Academy is a Japanese vocational‑style education company that operates Yoyogi Animation Academy, one of Japan’s largest and oldest specialized schools for animation, manga, voice acting, and game design.The academy offers practical, industry‑oriented programs in fields such as animator training, background art, illustration, manga,voice‑acting (seiyuu), and digital content creation, mainly at campuses in major cities like Tokyo and Osaka.
Michigan Venture Capital Co., Ltd. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in investments in the late and growth stages, and buyout deals. The firm typically invests in the technology and telecommunication, sports, leisure information technology, game software, education, consumer retail focusing on the high-end global brands,entertainment projects including movies, television dramas, high-end musicals, operas, exhibitions, media, financial advisory services including equity and debt financing, corporate advisory services including mergers and acquisitions and asset divestitures, and consulting services including sales and marketing, operating and branding. It primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul nad Gyeonggi province. The firm primarily invests between $0.5 million and $1million in the initial stage, and between $1 million and $2.5 million in the late stage investments. Michigan Venture Capital Co., Ltd. was established in 2002 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Content, Music, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $776k–$1.3B; Series A $1.7M–$3M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- XORBIS — XORBIS offers software, media hardware integration, and media management solutions for public and cultural spaces.
- Sodomall — Sodomall is a retail-tech platform that operates offline group-buying stores, connecting consumers through community-driven purchasing. It enables store-based pickup of products ordered collectively, focusing on cost-efficient distribution, franchise-style expansion, and a hybrid model that links online ordering with offline retail locations forimproved accessibility and convenience.
- JJ Global Group — JJ Global Group is a content commerce and digital media company that integrates broadcasting, content production, and e-commerce solutions. It connects brands with audiences through media-driven shopping experiences, combining digital content creation with online retail strategies to enhance engagement, distribution, and sales across multipleplatforms and consumer touchpoints.
Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is committed to honoring its charter of financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Bank has extended the scope of its expertise to provide a comprehensive range of financial services to individual customers in a quest to emerge as a leading financial services group. In pursuit of that goal, IBK is makingevery effort to enhance its competitiveness, achieve balanced growth and strengthen its global presence.The Bank employs around 10,000 staff and operates a distribution network of 612 branches including 12 overseas branches. Providing complementary services, the Bank also operates several subsidiaries: IBK Capital Corporation, IBK-SG Asset Management, IBK System Co., Ltd., and IBK Credit Information Corporation. In 2008, IBK Investment & Securities was launched, focused on meeting the needs of SME customers for services such as IPOs and M&As. Moreover, strategic alliance with Korea Investment Holdings enhances product competitiveness and affiliation with the National Post Office promoting easy customer access to IBK banking services.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 287
- Round size: Seed $149k–$8.3M; Series A $2M–$17M; Series B $4.8M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- Gadget Korea — Gadget korea offers data roaming services.
- Raion Robotics — Raion Robotics manufactures walking robots for industrial applications and offers prospects in potential industries such as defense, construction, and logistics.
IAM is an IT company that offers railway operation information management systems.
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- Industry: Music, Content, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $639k–$2.2M; Series A $1.5M–$13M; Series B $5.9M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dunamu — Dunamu owns and operates a digital asset exchange (UPbit), two investment exchange platforms (Stockplus and U-Stockplus), and an equity management platform (Onboard). UPbit is a cryptocurrency exchange platform with presence in Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore. Stockplus is a securities information/trading platform with an activepartnership with 11 broker-dealers. U-Stockplus is an OTC platform providing a trading service for private companies. Onboard helps private companies manage equity electronically for their shareholders.
- Samsung Electronics — Discover the latest in electronic & smart appliance technology with Samsung. Find the next big thing from smartphones & tablets to laptops & tvs & more.
- Lotte Engineering & Construction — Lotte Engineering & Construction is a construction company that constructs apartments, hotels, roads, bridges, and plants.
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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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: China, United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$28M; Series B $2.8M–$90M; Series C $16M–$92M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $277M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- CiMicro.Ai — CiMicro.ai is an AI‑chip startup building compute‑in‑memory (CiM)‑based heterogeneous accelerators for high‑efficiency, low‑cost large‑language‑model inference.
- Yincheng Intelligent — Yincheng Intelligent is an enterprise focused on developing new types of productivity. It is committed to revolutionizing traditional labor models through advanced embodied intelligence technology, thereby increasing productivity and freeing up human resources. The company provides services in multiple fields, including logistics, pharmaceuticals,chemicals, industry, and home services, building a new development pattern of smart work and smart living. Its main product is currently sorting robots used in the logistics industry.
- Matrix Optoelectronics Technology — Matrix Optoelectronics is a quantum computing technology developer that specializes in the research and development of large-scale fault-tolerant superconducting quantum computing technology.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $297k–$6.9M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Volla — Volla is a realtime shopping app for women.
- 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.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 283
- Round size: Seed $594k–$12M; Series A $1.7M–$38M; Series B $3.7M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
- Asteromorph — We are an AI for Science lab in Seoul. Our mission is to accelerate scientific advancements through the pursuit of superintelligence.
- Ohouse — No.1 Interior Onestop Platform
Formation 8 is a venture capital firm. We support top entrepreneurs to build market leading smart enterprise and energy technology companies. We bring operational expertise to help our portfolio companies achieve global scale.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Big Data
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, South Korea, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 133
- Round size: Seed $850k–$3.6M; Series A $5M–$16M; Series B $12M–$46M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $125M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Aviatrix — Aviatrix cloud network platform delivers advanced networking, security, and operational visibility required by enterprises with the simplicity and automation of cloud. The Aviatrix cloud network delivers a common platform for multi-cloud networking, regardless of public cloud providers used.More than 400 customers worldwide use Aviatrix and itsproven multi-cloud network reference architecture to design, deploy, and operate a repeatable network and security architecture that is consistent across any public cloud.
- Adentro — Zenreach created Walk-Through Marketing to help businesses with physical locations dramatically improve customer acquisition and lifetime value by connecting digital marketing with in-store results. Zenreach Engage automatically tracks customer visits, effortlessly builds rich customer profiles and keeps them up to date. Zenreach Attract improvesad performance 4x by targeting audiences based on your best customers. Results are measured with our Walk-Through Rate™, a proprietary metric that shows when someone exposed to an ad visits a location. Founded in 2012, Zenreach serves thousands of independent merchants and leading brands like Peet’s Coffee, Ruth’s Chris and BCBG Max Azria.
- Cape Analytics — CAPE Analytics uses AI and geospatial imagery to help property insurers and investors better understand the built environment.
Access Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early stage technology companies in Vietnam, Indonesia and Korea. They provide strategic expertise to their founders and access to their unique network of executives and technology professionals. Leveraging their robust network of strategic investors, they also focus their attention on creatingand executing sound exit strategies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Round size: Seed $200k–$3M; Series A $297k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- Yulift — Yulift is a software company that designs and develops software solutions.
- Plugo — Indonesia's e-commerce platform for all businesses. Start, manage, and grow your business. Build your own online store website.
- 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.
Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 99
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$16M; Series A $2.2M–$10M; Series B $3M–$13M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Dentlink — Next Generation Dental Lab Service
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
Jeonbuk National University Technology Holdings is an investment firm.
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- Industry: B2B, Music, E-Learning
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Moonda — Moonda's B2B music performance curation platform, Bravi, seems like a valuable service for businesses seeking to enhance their events or spaces with curated live music.
Groom Investment is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Apps, Music, EdTech
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series E, Private Equity
- Geography: South Korea, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Venture - Series Unknown $6.1M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Diquest — diquest is a Korean enterprise search engine.
- True Balance — Personal loan for Gig-economy worker (Uber, Zomato, Ola, Swiggy...etc) and Salary. Truebalance
- Deep Insight — Deep Insight combines artificial intelligence technology, 3D sensing technology, and computational optical technology.
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- Industry: Music, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
- Stack — Recognize and reward the relationships that matter
- Mirage — La Mirage is a band from Lenny + Tyler <3
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Browse database — It's Free!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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- Industry: Software, Media and Entertainment, Music
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Corporate Round
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Series A $2.5M–$24M; Series B $10M–$166M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Nodit — Founded in 2012, Dunamu (CEO Lee Seok-woo) is currently providing services as the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Korea, 'Upbit' and stock trading platform based on social network, ‘Kakao Stock'. Both services are leading in the industry and ecosystems. (Upbit launched in Oct. 2017, Kakao Stock launched in Feb. 2014) Dunamuprovides the best service in the fields of cryptocurrency, securities, and asset management. Dunamu is getting much attention in both domestic and global market with professional specialists, innovative services and excellent technology. Recently, it announced to make investment of 100 billion dollars in the blockchain industry, leading the way in creating blockchain ecosystem.
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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- Industry: Music, Architecture, Media and Entertainment
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- ATAD — ATAD - Create, Sustainable Value-Chain
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
SANG SANG ebiz offers software education and MySQL DBMS consulting services.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- On Journey — On Journey focuses on the production of classical music, comprehensive art opera, extended reality XR contents, and cultural events.
- RealDesignTech — Official Website of RealDesignTech
- Riso Convergence — Riso Convergence is a software company that designs AI based applications for distance measurement and predictions in lawn based sports.
CJ ENM is a Korean entertainment and mass media company.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- PulseAd — PulseAd harnesses the latest in machine learning technology to transform your retail advertising efforts, ensuring each campaign you run is data-driven, highly targeted, and optimized for success across major platforms like Amazon, Walmart, and Target. It's an intelligent advertising solution that empowers your brand to make impactfulconnections with customers, scaling your presence in the global marketplace. With PulseAd, you're not just running ads—you're embracing a strategic partner that propels your brand to new heights with every click and conversion.
- Pozalabs — AI Music Startup
- wavve — wavve is an app for sharing audio from your podcast, music and recordings on social media.
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- Industry: Education, Apps, E-Learning
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Career Day — Career Day is a business networking comapany that offers information to companies and experienced talents to facilitate connection.
- User Spoon — User Spoon is a tool designed to streamline and enhance the process of user experience (UX) research by offering features that improve efficiency, such as user testing, feedback collection, and data analysis tools. It supports UX professionals in gathering insights faster and more accurately, ultimately leading to more user-centered designdecisions
- Additional Company — Additional Company provides tax support services such as regular reporting, late reporting, and correction claims for various tax items to workers, freelancers, and business customers who are in a tax blind spot.
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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- Industry: Software, Gaming, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Sweden
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Jackpocket — Order lottery tickets online with Jackpocket Lottery app. Enjoy official lottery games like Powerball & Mega Millions. Over $500 MILLION in lotto prizes won!
- Heyday — Heyday offers a digital marketplace space built for sellers to accelerate consumer product brands.It aims to amplify the eCommerce entrepreneurs' marketplace brand. Heyday is backed by General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, and Arbor Ventures.The San Francisco-based company started in August 2020 and is founded by Sebastian Rymarz and AdamGerchen.
- HowStuffWorks — HowStuffWorks has been explaining how things work to curious minds since 1998. Providing factual, unbiased content that's fun to read and makes difficult topics easy to understand.
CJ Investment operates as an investment firm.
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- Industry: Software, Therapeutics, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Nex Eye — Nex Eye is a start-up that develops first-in-class antibodies targeting refractory factors of immuno-oncology drugs.
- DOD — DOD is data-driven musical business platform.
- ProtoPie — Prototyping interactions as easy as pie ProtoPie is an easy but powerful software that allows designers and engineers to plan, communicate, and demonstrate an interactive mobile product. Build a sophisticated prototype without any coding, but leveraging all the native mobile device features. The powerful capabilities are already recognized andadopted by the global top brands and such as Google, Microsoft, R/GA, and Ideo.
Sfermion is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on the immersive internet
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- Industry: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 105
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- MetaZone — MetaZone's mission is to harness and expand the application layer of the metaverse to onboard a billion citizens. MetaZone is the first content distribution platform designed to facilitate the open digital economy. At its core, creators submit Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs) to the marketplace, allowing anyone to own,experience, and deploy them to any virtual world. Anyone connected to the platform can host high-quality functional 3D content on digital lands with the click of a few buttons.
- Atmos Labs — When is a game more than a game? Welcome to Planet Atmos: a universe of next-generation gaming experiences blending action, customization, storytelling, community, and digital ownership.
- Temple Digital Group — Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets.
Midas Doang-A Investment
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- 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!
Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 509
- Round size: Series A $3M–$142M; Series B $4M–$369M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Near Intelligence — Near, the world’s largest source of intelligence on People, Places, and Products is the global leader in Data Intelligence empowering organizations of all sizes to make smart, strategic decisions delivering optimal business performance. We unite Marketers and Operational data leaders by providing the most accurate, reliable source of data thatdelivers actionable insights on People, Places, and Products in both the physical and digital space.Near is backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, JP Morgan Private Equity Group, Cisco Investments and Telstra Ventures. Visit www.near.com to find out more.
- Otetsutabi — Otetsutabi is a regional revitalization platform that offers the opportunity for participants to help at accommodations and breweries in rural areas that struggle with seasonal labor shortages. The locals offer transportation expenses and places to stay in return, so participants can travel to the areas with ease.
- Supercritical — We partner with industry to move and think beyond fossil fuels with innovative clean technology solutions.
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Browse database — It's Free!BNK Venture Capital is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Kuwait
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- Total investments: 63
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Finda Auto — Finda Auto is an internal business of Finda, a finance company that specializes in financing.
- AIDIN ROBOTICS — AIDIN ROBOTICS redefine interactive sensors. Advanced force/torque sensor, proximity sensor for human-robot collaboration.
- Korea Precision Materials Industry — Korea Precision Materials Industry is a manufacturer of next-generation composite materials used for weight reduction.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 94
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- ENERZAi — As your AI catalyst, we are dedicated to spearheading an AI breakthrough with our cutting-edge AI optimization technology.
- Raywatt — Raywatt is a startup that develops medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
- Studio Lab — Studio Lab offers artificial intelligence technology for the fashion industry.
Reflexive is a web3 focused investment firm, backing founders driving adoption and solving meaningful problems.
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- Industry: Apps, Architecture, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
- Geography: United Kingdom, France, South Korea
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- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- XP — Get tickets to your favorite concerts, sports games, & more, with no hidden fees.
- Trust-Place — Trust-Place allows brands to authenticate the item with a digital certificate of ownership.
- PeachWeb — Peach Worlds is the Squarespace for 3D immersive websites. It's the first no-code builder powered by AI, enabling designers to effortlessly create 3D websites without any coding.
Eugene Investment is a finance company that provides venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, mutual funds and online trading service.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Apps, EdTech
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Bbodek — Bbodek provider of tableware rental and washing services intended for restaurants and school cafeterias. They provide products for children's tableware and hygiene management services. They specialize in using their self-developed smart factory to render low defect services to consumers, enabling them to just focus on cooking without worryingabout cleaning up. They are expanding their business to customized washing machine manufacture and sales.
- Wahyoo — Wahyoo is a technology company that wants to help the traditional food stalls owner to achieve business success and reach a prosperous life. Our mission is to standardize the quality of products and services of traditional food stall by providing outstanding supply chain, operation, marketing, and financial infrastructure through technology.
- LC Square — LC Square is a micro-LED display core component and technology company that manufactures signage, TV, and wearable micro-LED displays.
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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- Industry: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
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- Total investments: 130
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- Robros — Robros is constantly creating technology to break through the barrier between people and robots in order to build a world in which everyone in the service industry can live a physically and emotionally happy life.
- Big Value — Big Value is a price analysis for multiplex houses.
- MediQStar — MediQStar is a startup developing a generative AI
KC Ventures is a Seoul based-venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in the healthcare, and media sectors.
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- Industry: Music, Medical, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
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- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- VSI — 1st high bandwidth automotive Serdes chip, supporting ASA (Automotive Serdes Alliance) motion link. Vsitech.
- Space Oddity — Space Oddity is a music company.
- CarboExpert — CarboExpert is a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the development of anti-allergy medical materials. The company is known for its innovative approach in the biotechnology field, focusing on natural and synthetic-based anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy solutions. CarboExpert also produces and supplies functional carbohydrates andstandard reference materials, making it a unique entity in its industry. Additionally, the company owns a derma-cosmetic brand, THERAPHYTOABEL, which aims to address consumers' skin problems.
Dodam Patent Law Firm provides legal services.
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- Industry: Machine Learning, Industrial Automation, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Ineeji — Ineeji is an industrial AI solutions company that provides AI prediction services based on the machine learning technology.
- Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
- Orwell Health — We design and develop mental health.
Kudos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
- Stage:Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Quester — Quester is working on a high-performance, low-cost hand-tracking glove for use in XR (extended reality) and remote control systems, as well as virtual experiment practice software 'PLAB'. Quester was acknowledged in this round of funding for its technological prowess and creativity in hand-tracking gloves.
- General Idea — General Idea is a contemporary fashion brand renowned for its fusion of streetwear and aesthetics. The brand offers innovative, modern, and casual apparel that appeals to a diverse clientele. It has gained international recognition for its unique designs and collaborations.
- Everyone's Arts and Physical Education — Everyone's Arts and Physical Education focuses on systematising the arts and physical education ecosystem and providing integrated services.
SB Capital Partners (SBCP) is a boutique private equity firm and direct investment operator acquiring companies in the small business space. SB Capital Partners has a unique approach to small business investing. Unlike most small business investors, they maintain a rigorous buyout discipline – in terms of valuation, negotiation, transactionexecution, financing and post-investment philosophy while embracing the delicate components of a small business- such as the unique cultural, business and family issues small businesses have.SB Capital Partners focuses on fundamentals- They do not financial engineer profits, sell-off assets to generate returns or flip companies to make a quick profit. Their approach is based on the philosophy that value is created over time by focusing on high quality management, operational excellence, optimal capital structures and a disciplined long-term growth strategy.
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- Industry: Internet, Network Security, Service Industry
- Stage:Series C
- Geography: United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- BGM Factory — BGM Factory is a background music library for creators and video producers.
- Caspian Networks — Caspian Networks (formerly PacketCom) is an Internet infrastructure company designing a breakthrough new generation of equipment for the heart of the largest networks in the world – the service provider networks upon which the Internet is based. Company shut down.
Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc. Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 130
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
- Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.
- DewCell — Dewcell Biotherapeutics develops synthetic platelets using biomimetic technology. The company's system secures stem cell differentiation technology into megakaryocytes that generate platelets and mass-produces artificial platelets.
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