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Top 50 Music Startup Investors in South Korea in May 2025

A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) 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 in May 2025

Investor Music South Korea investments
Altos Ventures 3
KB Investment 3
Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI) 2
Capstone Partners 2
InterVest Co. 2
Primer Sazze Partners 2
Shinhan Venture Investment 2
Future Science and Technology Holdings 2
Strong Ventures 2
Laguna Investment 2
Michigan Venture Capital 2
InfoBank 2
kocca 2
SV Investment Corp 2
Industrial Bank of Korea 2
Timewise Investment 2
Netmarble 1
P&I Investment 1
eBEST 1
Golden Gate Ventures 1
HB Investment 1
Murex Partners 1
DT Capital Partners 1
Partners Investment 1
Reflexive Capital 1
KC Ventures 1
Bass Investment 1
SB Capital Partners 1
Dodam Patent Law Firm 1
Wargaming 1
KDDI Open Innovation Fund 1
BNK Venture Capital 1
Qihoo 360 Technology 1
We Ventures 1
Formation 8 1
Access Ventures 1
Bokwang Investment 1
Mirae Asset Venture Investment 1
SB Partners 1
Hashed 1
SparkLabs Ventures 1
Maven Capital Partners 1
Groom Investment 1
Shinhan Capital 1
Kaist Venture Investment Holdings 1
IAM 1
Series Ventures 1
Kiwoom Investment 1
Cooper Turley 1
The Raine Group 1
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Altos Ventures VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 14 investments in the past 12 months
Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early-stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, they currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. They have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. They invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with a particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. They look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • South Korea, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Urban Sky — Urban Sky is developing the first-ever reusable 'micro-sat' version of a near-space balloon, armed with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market and making daily and weekly aerial imagery collection a cost-effective reality. Leveraging advances in componentminiaturization, first-of-its-kind balloon reusability, and the high vantage point of the stratosphere, the Microballoon drastically reduces the cost of high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture over broad areas, leading to more impactful data over more areas than ever before.With a new wealth of data from the stratosphere - this completely untapped layer of Earth’s atmosphere - we can fundamentally change the collective human understanding of the surface of our planet and urban centers.
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  • Clutch — Clutch is a Toronto-based technology company that is reinventing the way people buy and own cars. Clutch offers high-quality certified vehicles at great prices through a fully online customer experience. At Clutch.ca, customers browse inventory online, buy the car that’s right for them, and enjoy effortless at-home delivery. Clutch’s mission is toprovide customers with a delightful car buying experience by offering high-quality cars at great prices with ultimate convenience while making a positive impact on the communities in which it operates.
KB Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 16 investments in the past 12 months
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, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Emocog — Emocog monitors and provides customized cognitive training to increase memory for dementia patients.
  • Selta Square — Selta Square is an AI-based drug monitoring company that provides full-cycle drug monitoring solutions using artificial intelligence technology.
  • Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)
Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI) VC Fund · Moorpark, California, United States
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.
Capstone Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mobile, Gaming
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • NUUA — Reinventing a better future for the travel industry.
  • Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
  • DeepSmartech — Innovative thin film coating Process, Equipment, Recipe, Turn-key provider
InterVest Co. VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 11 investments in the past 12 months
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Series B, Series A, Series C
  • South Korea, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • MADDE — MADDE possesses the technology to use silicon carbide powder in 3D printers to create various forms, which opens up a multitude of possibilities in the manufacturing sector.
  • Cover Summon — CVSM Cruelty-free Savvy tech
  • Gangnam Unni — Gangnam Unni is in the field of beauty medical services, helping users choose a treatment and a plastic surgery hospital. The difficulty of navigating the process of seeking medical treatment and choosing a hospital continues to persist. Kangnam Unni recognizes the need for change and firmly believes that a combination of transparent medicalinformation and an IT platform can foster a consumer-oriented medical service market. Their ultimate goal is to challenge negative perceptions surrounding plastic surgery and spearhead a significant transformation in the beauty and medical service industries.The Gangnam Unni team is dedicated to innovation, fueled by an unwavering desire to provide exceptional beauty and medical services. With the aim of assisting individuals in selecting a suitable hospital, they have amassed an impressive database of one million user reviews. Additionally, their efforts to promote transparency in medical information have garnered the support of 3,000 subscribers through Gangnam Sister. Furthermore, their mobile application has facilitated hospital consultations for a staggering 3.8 million individuals, resulting in 1.6 million successful cases.As the team continuously clarifies its mission and forges ahead with determination, its collective strength and resolve only grow stronger. Kangnam Unni remains committed to revolutionizing the healthcare industry, ensuring that individuals receive the highest quality of care and a positive experience throughout their medical journeys.
Primer Sazze Partners VC Fund · San Jose, California, United States · 7 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Bakatio — Bakatio enables accommodation providers to perform direct transactions on social media without using a platform.
  • Blux — Blux offers customized advertising solutions to customers.
  • Liberty Labs — Liberty Labs specializes in prompt engineering that allows them to build applications that showcase AI potential. Liberty Labs offers products such as Toolbuilder, regex.ai, Opencharacter, and CLN.me.
Shinhan Venture Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 18 investments in the past 12 months
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
Portfolio highlights
  • Zordi — Zordi is a robot- and artificial intelligence-operated autonomous modular greenhouse platform. frequently addressed from three angles: operation, agriculture, and technology. This cooperation results in more reliable and effective consumer solutions.
  • At Home — AtHome is a home lifestyle solution company which solves the hidden problems for the customers.
  • Gangnam Unni — Gangnam Unni is in the field of beauty medical services, helping users choose a treatment and a plastic surgery hospital. The difficulty of navigating the process of seeking medical treatment and choosing a hospital continues to persist. Kangnam Unni recognizes the need for change and firmly believes that a combination of transparent medicalinformation and an IT platform can foster a consumer-oriented medical service market. Their ultimate goal is to challenge negative perceptions surrounding plastic surgery and spearhead a significant transformation in the beauty and medical service industries.The Gangnam Unni team is dedicated to innovation, fueled by an unwavering desire to provide exceptional beauty and medical services. With the aim of assisting individuals in selecting a suitable hospital, they have amassed an impressive database of one million user reviews. Additionally, their efforts to promote transparency in medical information have garnered the support of 3,000 subscribers through Gangnam Sister. Furthermore, their mobile application has facilitated hospital consultations for a staggering 3.8 million individuals, resulting in 1.6 million successful cases.As the team continuously clarifies its mission and forges ahead with determination, its collective strength and resolve only grow stronger. Kangnam Unni remains committed to revolutionizing the healthcare industry, ensuring that individuals receive the highest quality of care and a positive experience throughout their medical journeys.
Future Science and Technology Holdings VC Fund · Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Apollon — Apollon develops noninvasive continuous glucose monitoring systems.
  • NationA INC. — We are NationA
  • Copper Innovation Technology — CIT Co, Ltd utilizes metal single crystals and the ASE method to ensure the accurate, lossless transmission of every signal.
Strong Ventures VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 19 investments in the past 12 months
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, Software, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • South Korea, United States, Poland
Portfolio highlights
  • Atlo — Ato is designed to be available at any time and place on the web, ready to engage with users.
  • Roovook — Room + Venue + Booking = Roovook! Provide simple venue finder for customers. Roovook's special features, Instant booking and Simple RFP request solution help customers to proceed their events without hassle to call around hotels.Even though hotel banquet/event segment is big part of MICE industry, still customers are having hard timefinding right venue to hold their events. So Roovook provide simple venue finder for customers. Roovook's special features, Instant booking and Simple RFP request solution help customers to proceed their events without hassle to call around hotels. As a fast growing start-up, we are acknowledged by one of the best accelerator in Korea, called Primer and VC TBT(Naver). Thanks to our trustworthy partner hotels like IHG, Marriott, and Accor, we are no.1 hotel venue reservation platform in Korea and keep expanding our service to global market. We are making Roovook as "Expedia for event spaces" We are looking for our future teammates to make our vision and dream together!
  • Lunch Lab — Lunch Lab is a startup that provides regular in-house meal services to various companies that have difficulty eating out or having trouble solving lunch issues.
Laguna Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Bakatio — Bakatio enables accommodation providers to perform direct transactions on social media without using a platform.
  • Velymonkeys — Blimonkids has created and run its own retail platform to aid the expansion of Korean cosmetics in India. In particular, it offers a one-stop service for the introduction of Korean beauty products into India, distribution, and sales, as well as marketing and sales, through its own mall, Maccaron.
  • Market Stadium — Market Stadium combines Real Estate Data and Urban Intelligence to optimize multifamily and single-family market research for commercial real estate investors
Michigan Venture Capital VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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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Investment focus
  • Music, Content, Food and Beverage
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • XORBIS — XORBIS offers software, media hardware integration, and media management solutions for public and cultural spaces.
  • LOCUS — LOCUS is a comprehensive cultural content producer which operates a diversified content business in multiple fields.
  • BGM Factory — BGM Factory is a background music library for creators and video producers.
InfoBank VC Fund · Gyeongju, Kyongsang-bukto, South Korea · 9 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • South Korea, South Africa, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Blux — Blux offers customized advertising solutions to customers.
  • Ride — RideNow: An app-based platform for test drives and vehicle purchases. RideCare: App-based B2B and B2C vehicle care services. RideContents: Educational services for automotive brands, aimed at enhancing the quality of manufacturers and importers. RideOn: After-sales management services for electric vehicle chargers.
  • Rootfinders — RouteFinders develops an AI-based media platform to support independent living for visually impaired individuals in an increasingly digital world.
kocca VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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
SV Investment Corp VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 8 investments in the past 12 months
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
Portfolio highlights
  • Amogy — Amogy develops a novel carbon-free energy storage system using ammonia as a fuel, exhibiting unprecedented energy density
  • Cyclewell — Cyclewell is a provider of integrated equipment and complete solutions for intelligent directional recycling of lithium batteries. It is committed to the Research and Development of green recycling technology and equipment for waste power batteries.
  • Underdogs — Underdogs is a company specializing in social innovation entrepreneurship education.
Industrial Bank of Korea VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 32 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • Raywatt — Raywatt is a startup that develops medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
  • Heum Labs — Heum Labs offers 'Alfred,' an AI-powered financial assistant designed for small businesses and SMEs.
  • 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.
Timewise Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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.
Netmarble VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Music, Media and Entertainment
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • South Korea, Turkey, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • 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!
P&I Investment VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
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.
eBEST VC Fund · Yongdungpo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
eBest is a brokerage firm.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Biopharma, Apps
  • Series B, Series C, Series D
  • South Korea, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Gexval — GEXVal is to help patients and families fighting against orphan and intractable diseases
  • Clesson — Clesson is a music edtech company.
  • Wellmarker Bio — Their Company has developed a biomarker-based cancer drugs based on accumulated developmental experience and know-how. They have a new drug development institute including synthetic and bio-research and management support center.Utilizing R&D infrastructure from Asan Medical Center in Seoul Republic of Korea they are focusing on developingnew drugs that overcome resistance of existing therapeutic approaches.Additionally they are focusing on developing first-in-class biomarker-based drugs for medical unmet needs in various cancers such as colon cancer, lung cancer and liver cancer.
Golden Gate Ventures VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Golden Gate Ventures is a venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia. Since 2011, the firm has launched four funds, managed US$250M AUM, and invested in 60+ companies in over 7 countries in Asia. The firm focuses on investing in technology companies driven by the rising consumer class in Southeast Asia.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Singapore, Indonesia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • FDcare — FDcare provides comprehensive health care services to customers.
  • Nurture — Learn Foundational Life Skills Through Immersive Play
  • BioSapien — BioSapien is a pre-clinical biotech company developing novel biodegradable implantable products that deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for oncology indications with reduced systemic side effects. The applications for this technology are currently under investigation for pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. The intended pipeline ofindications is expected to expand into other cancers such as colorectal, breast, and stomach cancers. BioSapien's 3D-printed MediChip delivers FDA-approved toxic high-dose systemic therapies in a localized slow-release biodegradable mesh which is able to target tissues while improving patients' quality of care and life.
HB Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Series B, Funding Round, Series A
  • South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Portfolio highlights
  • Dnotitia — Dnotitia is a pioneering AI (Artificial Intelligence) company driving innovative value by integrating AI and data. Founded in October 2023, Dnotitia specializes in developing; Seahorse, a high-performance vector database powered by its proprietary Vector Data Processing Units (VDPU), and Mnemos, a cutting-edge service solution for Large LanguageModels (LLMs). The company also leads the development of sLMs (Small Language Models) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, crucial for advancing generative AI technologies and positioning itself at the forefront of AI technology.
  • Lucas — Medical AI Solution, MONCAD Monitor Corporation aim to achieve innovation in the field of medical imaging through artificial intelligence technology.
  • 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.
Murex Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 9 investments in the past 12 months
Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • RideFlux — RideFlux is a self-driving software company for safe and reliable autonomous transporation service. Since our foundation in 2018, we hope for a better world where everyone can be safer and more comfortable while moving with our self-driving cars and software. We believe in the potential that self-driving technology embraces, how driving canbecome an innovative experience not a mere stress, which inspires us to build up its future with every step on our way.Our headquarter is located in Jeju island, one of the best test-beds in the world for developing reliable AD software technologies. It has a variety of road environments and various weather conditions across the island (1850 square kilometers), and significantly high demands for mobility service (16 million visitors a year without bring own vehicles). We are strategically located for technology enhancement for reliable urban autonomy. For the Safety, Beyond the Safety.
  • VoyagerX — VoyagerX develops artificial intelligence software.
  • Panmnesia — True composable resource disaggregation, CXL hardware/software infrastructure from the beginning to the end.
DT Capital Partners VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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.
  • Infinigence — Wuwen Core Dome is dedicated to providing AGI computing power solutions based on its large model energy efficiency optimization tools, with the goal of resolving the challenge of efficient and unified deployment of large model algorithms to large computing power chips.
  • 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.
Partners Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 7 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • 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.
  • Storelink — Storelink is an open market optimization platform that analyzes and processes accurate online sales data.
  • AIGEN Sciences — We aim to advance current state-of-the-art AI drug discovery technologies and transform high-cost, low-efficiency drug discovery practices into rapid, efficient discovery, ultimately leading to high success rates in the clinical phase. Our award-winning AI drug discovery platform enables the direct
Reflexive Capital VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Reflexive is a web3 focused investment firm, backing founders driving adoption and solving meaningful problems.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Architecture, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • United Kingdom, France, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • 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+.
  • Trust-Place — Trust-Place allows brands to authenticate the item with a digital certificate of ownership.
  • Peach Worlds — 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.
KC Ventures VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
KC Ventures is a Seoul based-venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in the healthcare, and media sectors.
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Investment focus
  • Music, Medical, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • 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.
Bass Investment VC Fund · Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 10 investments in the past 12 months
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.
SB Capital Partners VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States
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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Investment focus
  • Internet, Network Security, Service Industry
  • Series C
  • United States
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.
Dodam Patent Law Firm VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
Dodam Patent Law Firm provides legal services.
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Investment focus
  • Machine Learning, Industrial Automation, Information Technology
  • Seed
  • South Korea
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.
Wargaming VC Fund · Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus
A catalogue of games produced by the leading game developer in the CIS. 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.
KDDI Open Innovation Fund VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • MOSH Japan — MOSH is a web page creation services for individual business owners.
  • Thinkr — THINKR provides advertising, video production, content, UX design, and animation services.
  • Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
BNK Venture Capital VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
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.
  • AIDIN ROBOTICS — AIDIN ROBOTICS redefine interactive sensors. Advanced force/torque sensor, proximity sensor for human-robot collaboration.
Qihoo 360 Technology VC Fund · Beijing, Beijing, China
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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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Internet
  • Series A, Angel, Series B
  • China, United States, Austria
Portfolio highlights
  • 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.
We Ventures VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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. '
Formation 8 VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States
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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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Big Data
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • United States, South Korea, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Aviatrix — Aviatrix secure cloud networking software is purpose-built for your business, delivering enterprise-grade networking with security, agility, and cost-optimization in mind.
  • Cape Analytics — CAPE Analytics uses AI and geospatial imagery to help property insurers and investors better understand the built environment.
  • Ascus Biosciences — Taking charge of health
Access Ventures VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
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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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore
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.
Bokwang Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Bokwang Investment is a Korean investment management firm that supports funds and management for small- and medium-sized companies.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mobile, Mobile Apps
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • QMIT — QMIT provides coaching includes nutrition, mental management, and career counseling.
  • Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
  • Body Cherish — Body Cherish installs and maintains vending machines.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 18 investments in the past 12 months
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • 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.
SB Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
SB Partners is an investment firm in South Korea. Its major businesses include new technology business and Finance Business. It was established on December 11, 2017.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Software, Apps
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, Vietnam, India
Portfolio highlights
  • infludeo — infludeo is a fan membership platform that connects global Kpop fans with Kpop artists.
  • Sharetreats — Share Treats Innovation introduces a 'Casual O2O Commerce' dedicated to South East Asia. It has a vision to create a cultural movement whereby anyone can interact more through casual treats.
  • BlockOdyssey — BlockOdyssey is a tech start-up that provides 'blockchain-based B2B solutions'.Currently, the main solution is supplying 'blockchain-based anti-counterfeiting solution', and logistics & distribution history management is in progress with blockchain. It has received investment from Asia's largest cosmetic company, andis conducting business with French pharmaceutical companies.
Hashed VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 17 investments in the past 12 months
Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, South Korea, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
  • Fragmetric — Fragmetric is a native liquid restaking mechanism for Solana that improve the Solana ecosystem's security and economic potential.
  • Kite AI — Kite AI is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible L1 designed to power the AI economy.
SparkLabs Ventures VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States
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.
Maven Capital Partners VC Fund · Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom · 7 investments in the past 12 months
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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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • 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
Groom Investment VC Fund
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.
Shinhan Capital VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Apps
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • ELROILAB — ELROILAB provides an AI hyperspectral imaging solution to find foreign objects in food materials.
  • Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.
  • DAAN Biotherapeutics — DAAN Biotherapeutics develops novel treatments for cancer patients. The company conducts cancer treatment research and development, including cell therapies, antibodies, and small molecule inhibitors.
Kaist Venture Investment Holdings VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
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
  • Podonos — Podonos evaluates the effectiveness and performance of AI models for speech and audio. You get the evaluation result within 12 hours from global evaluators.
  • Risorious — Risorious provide clear guidelines for prescribing neuropsychiatric drugs.
  • K-Work Partners — K-Work Partners provide comprehensive living support services essential to foreign workers in Korea.
IAM VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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.
Series Ventures VC Fund · Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea · 8 investments in the past 12 months
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.
Kiwoom Investment VC Fund · Youidodong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 14 investments in the past 12 months
Kiwoom Investment provides financial assistance with funding for small businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology
  • Series B, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea, Japan, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Heum Labs — Heum Labs offers 'Alfred,' an AI-powered financial assistant designed for small businesses and SMEs.
  • Healing Paper — Healing Paper is a mobile healthcare and information technology company.
  • Prazer Therapeutics — Prazer Therapeutics assists patients suffering from intractable diseases through the use of logical and innovative drug design approaches. They willaccomplished this through the use of new and innovative drug development platforms, such as rational molecular drug design technology and next-generation protein degradation technology.
Cooper Turley Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States
Cooper Turley Crypto Strategy at Audius
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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 — Recognize and reward the relationships that matter
  • Mirage — La Mirage is a band from Lenny + Tyler <3
The Raine Group VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 3 investments in the past 12 months
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, Mobile Apps
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • United States, United Kingdom, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
  • Voldex — Voldex is an innovative video games studio focused on UGC (user-generated-content). It owns and operate several top Minecraft+Roblox games.
  • Essor — Transforming online businesses into global brands people love.
  • 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.
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