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Top 50 Music VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (October 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in South Korea Music startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in South Korea Music startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Strong Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Poland Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Health Care $135k–$26M
Altos Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Canada Series A, Series B, Series C Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence $2.1M–$57M
SV Investment Corp
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $1.2M–$60M
KB Investment
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology $737k–$44M
InterVest Co.
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series B, Series A, Series C Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $2.3M–$56M
Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $278k–$27M
Sazze Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $200k–$15M
InfoBank
VC Fund
3 South Korea, South Africa, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software $85k–$16M
MSIT (Ministry of Science and ICT)
VC Fund
3 South Korea Grant, Seed Music, Artificial Intelligence, Apps $68k–$7.7M
Murex Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $1.7M–$17M
Future Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $231k–$6.7M
We Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $729k–$19M
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software $198k–$15M
Michigan Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 South Korea Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown Content, Music, Software $776k–$1.3B
HB Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence $941k–$25M
Capstone Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence $223k–$17M
IMM Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Japan Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $1.3M–$78M
Laguna Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $741k–$35M
Union Investment Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown Biotechnology, Health Care, Media and Entertainment $1.5M–$18M
Timewise Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Russian Federation Series A, Series B, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $981k–$29M
Mashup Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Japan Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $100k–$3.2M
Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B, Seed Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software $166k–$28M
CRIT Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Hong Kong Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A Gaming, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $287k–$42M
Kaist Venture Investment Holdings
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Australia Seed, Grant, Angel Health Care, Information Technology, Medical $7k–$1.5M
IDG Capital
VC Fund
2 China, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B, Seed Internet, Software, E-Commerce $600k–$110M
kocca
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed E-Commerce, Apps, Music
Access Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, SaaS $200k–$25M
Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, India Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology $1.7M–$78M
Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI)
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed Music, Art, Fashion
DT Capital Partners
VC Fund
1 China, United States, South Korea Series A, Series B, Series C Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology $1.5M–$102M
Partners Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Biotechnology, Health Care, Software $2.4M–$98M
Solaire Partners
VC Fund
1 South Korea Series A Apps, Music, Events $3.5M–$4M
Naver
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $45k–$39M
IAM
VC Fund
1 South Korea Series A, Series B Music, Content, Health Care
Midas Doang-A Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea Series B, Series A, Seed Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Software
CJ ENM
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Japan Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed Software, Apps, Artificial Intelligence
SB Partners
VC Fund
1 South Korea, Vietnam, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment
ID ventures
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Health Care, Information Technology $178k–$15M
Series Ventures
VC Fund
1 South Korea, Singapore Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology $86k–$4.4M
Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $2.4M–$184M
KNet Investment Partners
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, China Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed Manufacturing, Information Technology, Gaming $880k–$14M
SBI Investment Korea
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Japan Series A, Series B, Series C Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Formation 8
VC Fund
1 United States, South Korea, Canada Series A, Series B, Seed Software, SaaS, Analytics $850k–$51M
eBEST
VC Fund
1 South Korea, Japan, United States Series B, Seed, Series C Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health Care $2M–$21M
SparkLabs Ventures
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Egypt Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail $1.6M–$7.9M
Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology $692k–$52M
The Raine Group
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Sweden Series A, Seed Software, Gaming, Information Technology
KC Ventures
VC Fund
1 South Korea Seed, Series A, Series B Music, Medical, Internet
Samsung Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, South Korea, Israel Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing $3.9M–$148M
YG Entertainment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Music, Media and Entertainment $884k–$189M
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 5 investments in South Korea Music startups, 17 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Poland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 389
  • Round size: Seed $135k–$3M; Series A $1M–$10M; Series B $2.4M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $38M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • WeGlee — WeGlee is a food and beverage startup that operates 'WeGlee,' a fast-casual dining brand centered around pasta bowls.
  • Neardoc — Neardoc operates on a business-to-business subscription model providing an ambient artificial intelligence scribe solution for healthcare facilities. The platform leverages a proprietary medical reasoning engine to automatically generate structured clinical SOAP notes by analyzing doctor-patient conversations in real time. Its core valueproposition centers on eliminating administrative overhead, reducing charting time for medical professionals, and increasing patient throughput.
  • READi Robust Machine — Ready Robust Machine is a company that makes carbon reduction and fuel cost improvement systems.
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Altos Ventures
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 5 investments in South Korea Music startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 404
  • Round size: Series A $2.1M–$27M; Series B $4.2M–$35M; Series C $5.2M–$57M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $350M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Soraban — The cloud-based platform modernizing and automating menial work for tax firms.
  • PureSpace — PureSpace has developed a novel technology in extending shelf-life of fresh products that is applicable to all types of produce along the supply chain. Grocery stores and road transportation is a major application for shelf-life extension.
  • Branders.com — Branders.com sells instantly customizable promotional items suchs as pens, hats, magnets, etc for marketing, sales, and event planning. They provide a single source to locate, design, order, and track promotional items online. Branders.com experience also offers you the following benefits to help you with your purchase: - Provides aone-stop shop for customizing merchandise - Aids in product selection with advanced, custom search and recommendation services - Allows you to customize and decorate your own products online and in real-time - Reduces fulfillment activities - Improves corporate identity management
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SV Investment Corp
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Music startups, 12 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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$31M; Series A $2.8M–$36M; Series B $7.5M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Linq — We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning.
  • Inserasolution — Inserasolution produces high-performance Fast & Fine Steering Mirrors for laser-based space optical communications and sophisticated defense systems.
  • KaliVir Immunotherapeutics — multiple therapies, one virus.KALIVIR is developing cutting edge, next-generation oncolytic viral immunotherapy programs for treatment of cancer. LEARN MORE NEWS AND EVENTSAugust 19, 2026 - KaliVir Immunotherapeutics Announces Closing of $14 Million Series A Extension Financing READ MORE November 19, 2025 - KaliVir Immunotherapeutics Announces Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Roche to Evaluate
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KB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 439
  • Round size: Seed $737k–$7.2M; Series A $2.5M–$36M; Series B $5.2M–$44M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • GMI Cloud — one cloud for compute, inference, and agents Question: https://t.co/dOcscX4hmx Japan: @gmicloudJapan
  • 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
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Music startups, 12 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

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 149
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$36M; Series B $2.6M–$54M; Series C $14M–$56M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $60M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • MVRIX — MVRIX is a forward-thinking biotechnology company that focuses on pushing the boundaries of therapeutic innovation. The company specialises in developing new drugs based on platform technology related to membranes and viruses, enabling humans to be free from the attack of viruses and microorganisms. Additionally, it offers engineerable recombinantbotulinum toxin and virucidal therapeutics.
  • Quintessent — Quintessent is developing optical connectivity solutions to scale computing and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).
  • Inserasolution — Inserasolution produces high-performance Fast & Fine Steering Mirrors for laser-based space optical communications and sophisticated defense systems.
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 416
  • Round size: Seed $278k–$4M; Series A $988k–$11M; Series B $3.4M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $40B in 2025

Portfolio highlights

  • Corologic — Korologic develops cardiovascular imaging AI solutions for medical procedures.
  • A33 Studio — A-33 Studio team is led by the chief executive officer ‘Kim Dong Sun’ who was in charge of the development, launch and operation of ‘Counter Strike Online’ which is one of the top 3 online FPS games in Korea. The team consists of developers who have worked together for ‘CS Online’ and ‘Combat Arms’ at Nexon, one of the top online game makers in theworld.
  • Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
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Sazze Partners
VC Fund · San Jose, California, United States · 3 investments in South Korea Music startups, 11 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

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 173
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.8M; Series A $264k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Concorda — Concorda is a legal tech platform helping teams manage contracts, automate workflows, and streamline business operations.
  • Acro — Main - ACRO
  • Airbility — Airability is a developer for potential airline mobility solutions.
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InfoBank
VC Fund · Gyeongju, Kyongsang-bukto, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 166
  • Round size: Seed $85k–$1.5M; Series A $88k–$9.4M; Series B $8M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pmatch — Pmatch is a comprehensive platform designed to provide reliable, accurate medication information to help users make informed decisions about their healthcare. By offering detailed insights into various medications, including their uses, dosages, side effects, and interactions, Pmatch ensures that individuals can use medicines in a smarter and saferway. The platform aims to enhance patient safety, reduce medication errors, and improve overall health outcomes by empowering users with the knowledge they need to manage their treatments effectively. Whether for healthcare professionals or patients, Pmatch serves as a trusted resource for promoting informed decision-making and better health management.
  • A2D2 — A2D2 AI analyzes and organizes tens of thousands of pages of evidence documents.
  • Limpid — Limpid is a Bio pet food startup. It set new standards in pet nutrition through continuous innovation.
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MSIT (Ministry of Science and ICT)
VC Fund · Sejung, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Music startups

The Ministry Identity (MI) for the Ministry of Science and ICT is rooted in the creativity and imagination, and embodies the vision of opening up an era of creating new value based on the convergence between science & technology and ICT to bring happiness to the public.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Music, Artificial Intelligence, Apps
  • Stage:Grant, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Grant $68k–$7.7M
  • Lead/follow: 73% lead, 27% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kakao — Kakao is a mobile lifestyle platform company with services spanning messaging, mail, search, news, advertising, gaming, e-commerce, music, maps and more. Its content platform offers a diverse array of content that can be enjoyed by users of all interest range. Daum News offers tens of thousands of news articles from top news outlets every day, andStory Funding, the country’s first crowdfunding service, is building a healthy platform for new information in hand with users. Kakao Music, Kakao Page, Daum Webtoon and more, enrich user's daily lives enabling users to easily share and enjoy music, cartoons, novels and more. Kakao Game is a mobile gaming platform that allows users to compete with friends on their social graph. Its popularity has resulted in explosive growths for the Korean mobile gaming industry while establishing mobile games as a mainstream phenomenon. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Jeju, South Korea.
  • RobotWare — Made with Framer
  • Tilda — Tilda is an operator of a machine learning platform intended to eliminate inefficiencies in business and society. The company's platform effectively helps the intrinsic goals of corporate activities, such as increasing profit and reducing cost and risk, rather than machine learning for marketing, providing optimal business strategies forminimizing risks, costs, and environmental footprint, and maximizing profit, all based on the business data, enabling clients with strategies for profit maximization and risk minimization.
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Murex Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 106
  • Round size: Seed $1.7M–$16M; Series A $2.4M–$11M; Series B $3.6M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
  • Purple AI — FDA 510(k)-cleared AI for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) detection on non-contrast head CT. See how PurpleAI Hyper Insight-ICH fits your stroke workflow.
  • Intellicia — AI-powered Synthetic Consumers platform for market research. 91.2% Spearman Correlation, 93.6% accuracy validated across 120+ PoC projects.
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Future Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund · Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

Future Science and Technology Holdings is an investment company that specializes in technology-based services.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 37
  • Round size: Seed $231k–$1.7M; Series A $2.2M–$6.7M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Apollon — Needle Gone, Data On
  • Protier Biotech — PROTIER Biotech is a company leading the development of therapeutics through innovative biotechnology .
  • ArcGen Bioscience — Embark on a Voyage in Immuno-Oncology
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We Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

we ventures is a VC industry with innovative venture capitalists, who invest in creative, honest, and outstanding entrepreneurs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 95
  • Round size: Seed $729k–$4.3M; Series A $2.2M–$19M; Series B $3M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • GraphAI — GraphAI AI enables seamless integration of diverse data sources for fast and user-friendly AI-powered Business Intelligence (BI).GraphAI-A leverages neural networks to maintain a comprehensive graph view and swiftly reveals valuable insights from enterprise data, facilitating trend analysis and a 360-degree customer perspective. This is achievedthrough In-DB AI technology with an intuitive low-code interface.GraphAI-T delivers accelerated and robust BI analytics by leveraging the valuable insights obtained from GraphAI-A. It further facilitates transaction processing on business data through structured queries like SQL and Cypher.
  • KB-Element — KB-Element is a graphene development and production company that also turns graphene into intermediate items and novel materials.
  • Bunker Kids — Bunker Kids is a startup that provides solutions optimized for achieving personal health goals using data and algorithms.
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund · Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 346
  • Round size: Seed $198k–$2.9M; Series A $881k–$7.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $884k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Purple AI — FDA 510(k)-cleared AI for intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) detection on non-contrast head CT. See how PurpleAI Hyper Insight-ICH fits your stroke workflow.
  • Limpid — Limpid is a Bio pet food startup. It set new standards in pet nutrition through continuous innovation.
  • DoubleT — DoubleT is an innovative tech enterprise specialized in industrial workplace safety and business automation. Its premier product, HEIMDALL, utilizes artificial intelligence and real-time location systems to prevent industrial accidents. They also operate DoubleWorks for corporate management and Jikguraound to streamline global B2B sourcing forbusinesses.
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Michigan Venture Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Content, Music, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $776k–$1.3B; Series A $1.7M–$3.4M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.1M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% 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.
  • The Muse Entertainment — The Muse Entertainment is a professional entertainment agency.
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HB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups, 11 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

  • Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 174
  • Round size: Series A $1.8M–$15M; Series B $3.6M–$25M; Venture - Series Unknown $941k–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • IHW — iHW is an AI semiconductor company that develops ultra-low-power analog AI chips using Analog Compute-in-Memory (ACiM) technology for mobile and edge devices. The company builds analog-digital computing architectures to improve power efficiency and performance in on-device AI processing.
  • Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
  • Destin Power — Destin Power manufactures power conditioning products designed to improve energy management and safety. The company created the ESS system by utilizing core power electronics technology such as control technology for energy storage systems, static and dynamic grid support technology, and micro-grid inverter technology.
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups, 6 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

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 306
  • Round size: Seed $223k–$3.8M; Series A $371k–$11M; Series B $914k–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $42M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • ABLE Labs — ABLE Labs provide liquid handling robots and protocols so that all researchers can focus on constructing assay, leaving the execution to robots.​ If you want would contact them please contact them via phone call or email.
  • Intellicia — AI-powered Synthetic Consumers platform for market research. 91.2% Spearman Correlation, 93.6% accuracy validated across 120+ PoC projects.
  • Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
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IMM Investment
VC Fund · Kangnam, Cholla-namdo, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups, 19 in the past 12 months

Korean alternative asset investment firm

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 322
  • Round size: Series A $2.6M–$46M; Series B $5.9M–$54M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.3M–$78M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $18M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Enhans — Viralpick provides IT services for organizations including data analysis, automation, acquisition, and advertising services.
  • SK Horizon — SK Horizon is an AI data center (AIDC) infrastructure company whose name reflects its ambition to “open new horizons” in the AIDC sector, will be responsible for expanding its infrastructure to a total capacity of 318 MW, encompassing eight data centers already in operation - Seocho, Ilsan (two locations), Bundang, Gasan, Centum, Yangju, and Pangyo- and new AIDCs currently under construction, including those in Ulsan and Guro.
  • Kyoto Fusioneering — Kyoto Fusioneering is a research & development, design, and manufacture of parts related to fusion reactors.
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Laguna Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 100
  • Round size: Seed $741k–$4.7M; Series A $1.7M–$11M; Series B $3.7M–$35M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • But Beautiful — A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.
  • Cashmore — Cashmore is an app service that analyzes consumers' store visits, mobility paths, and consumption history to deliver customized discount benefits.
  • Markoville — Markoville is an entertainment content company that develops animation, games, comics, and character-based intellectual property (IP) using a media-mix strategy. It focuses on creating fun, family-friendly characters and storytelling content across multiple platforms.
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Union Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

“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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 59
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$8.6M; Series B $4.2M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • LabInCube — LabInCube develops inCube materials capable of selective drug release, sustained release, and supporting complex raw materials.
  • Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
  • 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.
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Timewise Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Russian Federation

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Seed $981k–$4.3M; Series A $1.9M–$8.7M; Series B $5.5M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Carlet Store — Carlet Bio is a wholesale supplier of packaging solutions.
  • Datumo — Datumo got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many AI labs/companies. To solve this problem, Datumo 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 technologies forthe 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. Datumo was founded in 2018.
  • ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
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Mashup Ventures
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

Mashup Ventures invests in early-stage startups and supports startups to grow quickly through a network of founders.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 174
  • Round size: Seed $225k–$1.7M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.2M
  • Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rosherin — Rosherin is a healthcare startup that researches, develops and manufactures various medical supplies and medical devices.
  • Addit & Ark — Adit & Ark operates an AI-powered advertising platform that connects brands with Instagram-based digital magazines and content creators, enabling targeted collaborations and more effective marketing campaigns.
  • Airbility — Airability is a developer for potential airline mobility solutions.
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Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 315
  • Round size: Seed $166k–$4.5M; Series A $2.3M–$17M; Series B $4.8M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
  • ABLE Labs — ABLE Labs provide liquid handling robots and protocols so that all researchers can focus on constructing assay, leaving the execution to robots.​ If you want would contact them please contact them via phone call or email.
  • Airbility — Airability is a developer for potential airline mobility solutions.
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CRIT Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

The Road Not Taken

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 138
  • Round size: Seed $425k–$6.5M; Series A $1.6M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $287k–$42M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • But Beautiful — A collaborative AI workspace, built on your company context. Build and orchestrate agents right alongside your team's projects, meetings, and connected apps.
  • A button — A button is a game development firm that focuses on massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), first-person shooter (FPS) games, roguelikes, and souls-likes. Averton makes extensive use of AI. This strategy enhances development efficiency by minimizing the need for information gathering, data organization, and basic repetitivetasks. In certain instances, programmer productivity can nearly double.
  • Neubility — Connecting the physical world with robotic autonomy
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Kaist Venture Investment Holdings
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
  • Stage:Seed, Grant, Angel
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Australia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 47
  • Round size: Seed $162k–$1.5M; Grant $7k–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Metealth — Metealth is a company that provides simple, non-invasive genetic testing and personalized healthcare solutions using fingernails. It focuses on pain-free genetic testing and health monitoring by extracting high-quality DNA from 0.05g of fingernails rather than blood or saliva.
  • SnapScale — SnapScale develops an ontology-driven, agentic AI platform designed to automate FEED-EPC design and document verification processes for the plant engineering industry. Operating entirely on-premise to protect proprietary data, the system utilizes specialized engineering knowledge graphs to autonomously modify CAD drawings, execute hydrauliccalculations, and verify cross-document consistency. This approach eliminates structural data mismatches and slashes engineering verification cycles from weeks to a single day, preventing costly project delivery penalties.
  • K-Work Partners — K-Work Partners provide comprehensive living support services essential to foreign workers in Korea.
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IDG Capital
VC Fund · Beijing, Beijing, China · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups, 70 in the past 12 months

IDG Capital is a global investment firm partnering with founders to build enduring businesses through capital, expertise, and long-term support.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Internet, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: China, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1220
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$44M; Series A $2M–$100M; Series B $6.2M–$110M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Naive.ai — Naive.ai is a startup specializing in training AI agents with open-source models. It emphasizes post-training of open-source models to develop advanced AI agents.
  • Arrow Yuan Technology — Arrow Yuan Technology focuses on the research and development of reusable stainless steel propellant tanks.
  • Apex Intelligence — Apex Intelligence develops self-evolving AI models for scientific discovery.
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kocca
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Apps, Music
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VRISM — CREATIVE DESIGN GROUP FOR INNOVATIVE FASHION EXPERIENCE
  • 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.
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Access Ventures
VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 54
  • Round size: Seed $200k–$2M; Series A $375k–$9M; Series B $5M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Yulift — Yulift is an edtech company that develops AI and coding education platforms for beginners and aspiring developers. The company operates AI Coding Valley, a mobile-based learning platform that provides programming and artificial intelligence education content for beginners and students.
  • 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.
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Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 240
  • Round size: Series A $2.5M–$26M; Series B $4.5M–$45M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.7M–$78M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Return Zero — AI, ASR, Diarization, Speech, ML
  • Linq — We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning.
  • Inserasolution — Inserasolution produces high-performance Fast & Fine Steering Mirrors for laser-based space optical communications and sophisticated defense systems.
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Content Technologies, Inc. (CTI)
VC Fund · Moorpark, California, United States · 2 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • 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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DT Capital Partners
VC Fund · Shanghai, Shanghai, China · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: China, United States, South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 148
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$31M; Series B $2.9M–$90M; Series C $15M–$102M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $286M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Villanelle Life — Villanelle Life is a biotechnology company that specializes in creating AI drugs, early screening, and auxiliary diagnosis platforms to solve complex diseases.
  • Honghu Future Energy — Honghu Fusion is a commercial nuclear fusion startup developing high-temperature superconducting stellarator technology
  • 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.
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Partners Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups, 8 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

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 132
  • Round size: Series A $2.4M–$30M; Series B $5.5M–$98M; Series C $7.4M–$87M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $190M in 2023

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.
  • Solivis — Solivis is the manufacturer of solid-state batteries designed for next-generation battery packs. The company's product is used as a secondary battery for electric vehicles and has developed a wet synthesis method that can mass-produce a sulfide-based solid electrolyte with homogeneous high ionic conductivity, enabling clients to significantlyimprove productivity by reducing process costs and shortening the synthesis time.
  • Cenyx Biotech — Cenyx Biotech develops diagnostic and therapeutic nano-compounds formed based on nanozymes and nanoparticles.
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Solaire Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

Solaire Partners is an investment firm

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Music, Events
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Series A $3.5M–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Umag — Umag is a music content company that provides brand channel, concerts, and advertisment services.
  • Order Plus — Order Plus is a food service company that offers grocery supplies for restaurants.
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Naver
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups, 10 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 133
  • Round size: Seed $45k–$1.8M; Series A $3.1M–$20M; Series B $2.8M–$39M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Apollon — Needle Gone, Data On
  • PROMEDIUS — We are on a mission to redefine the way we age.
  • Panthalassa — We're harnessing renewable energy in the open ocean and delivering it around the world. Engineered in Portland, Oregon.
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IAM
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

IAM is an IT company that offers railway operation information management systems.

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Investment focus

  • 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 could not find the information they wanted online or get inaccurate information through word of mouth. On the other hand, care service providers were having difficulty collecting elderlycustomers. Caredoc solves these problems by providing verified care service provider information on the mobile.
  • Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
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Midas Doang-A Investment
VC Fund · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

Midas Doang-A Investment

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Investment focus

  • 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

Portfolio highlights

  • Acon3D — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
  • Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
  • Carpenstreet — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
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CJ ENM
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

CJ ENM is a Korean entertainment and mass media company.

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Investment focus

  • 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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SB Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • infludeo — infludeo is a fan membership platform that connects global Kpop fans with Kpop artists.
  • Sharetreats — Share Treats Innovation introduces a 'Casual O2O Commerce' dedicated to South East Asia. It has a vision to create a cultural movement whereby anyone can interact more through casual treats.
  • Big House Entertainment — Big House Entertainment creates content like webtoons and dramas, focusing on cross-platform storytelling across media, games.
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ID ventures
VC Fund · Yeoksamdong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

ID ventures is an IP based venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $178k–$7.2M; Series A $1.8M–$4.9M; Series B $1.8M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
  • Warp Space — Free Trial! Create your own unique AI friend.
  • Unmanned Exploration Laboratory — Unmanned Exploration Laboratory manufactures multirotor drones, fixed-wing aircraft, and unmanned vehicles for space exploration.
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Series Ventures
VC Fund · Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
  • Geography: South Korea, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Seed $86k–$1.9M; Series A $2.9M–$4.4M
  • Lead/follow: 70% lead, 30% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ROBOS — Robos is a hybrid robot system built by evaluating biological object vision data using Lidar Vision and Open CV-based Object Detection. By combining self-developed biomaterial machine vision technology and robot technology, it intends to expand into a company that delivers core services to diverse industrial sites such as manufacturing, food, andmedical.
  • With Doctors — With Doctors growth care solution precisely evaluates and analyzes physical, nutritional, psychological, and environmental factors affecting growth to derive the child's key management factors, and design and provide safe, scientifically proven, customized growth care programs for children through collaboration between exercise, nutrition, andpsychology experts and medical staff.
  • Golden Brain Care — Golden Brain Care develops "Brain Friends," an AI-powered platform designed for speech and cognitive rehabilitation targeting patients with neurological communication disorders. The platform digitizes the speech therapy lifecycle by integrating self-assessments, tailored vocal training, real-time performance data analysis, and guardianreporting mechanisms into a single workflow. Its core value proposition focuses on extending rehabilitation from clinical environments to daily life, bypassing limitations in face-to-face medical expert capacity through personalized home care systems.
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Global Brain Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 593
  • Round size: Series A $2.4M–$99M; Series B $4.3M–$184M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • NBT — NBT specializes in the development of wind farms in the field of renewable energy in emerging markets.
  • iCARE — iCARE It is the No. 1 health and labor cloud introduced in Japan, which is selected by small and medium-sized enterprises suffering from lack of manpower and large enterprises expanding their business globally .
  • Base Food — Base Food produces high-quality, flavorful staple food products that are nutritionally-balanced and convenient.
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KNet Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups, 6 in the past 12 months

K-Net is a venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Gaming
  • Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $880k–$12M; Series A $2.9M–$14M; Venture - Series Unknown $2.3M–$3.9M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • F4GE — F4GE is a precision manufacturer that produces machined, molded, cast, forged, and assembled parts for industrial OEMs. The company utilizes a proprietary software layer to capture real-time machine telemetry and automatically generate serial-traceable quality and qualification records.
  • Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
  • The Muse Entertainment — The Muse Entertainment is a professional entertainment agency.
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SBI Investment Korea
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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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Investment focus

  • 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

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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Formation 8
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, Analytics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: United States, South Korea, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 145
  • Round size: Seed $850k–$3.6M; Series A $5M–$20M; Series B $12M–$51M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $125M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Aviatrix — One platform to contain breaches, stop data exfiltration, and encrypt every cloud crossing, under your keys. Trusted by 500+ Enterprises. Get a demo.
  • Oratomic — Oratomic is a Pasadena-based quantum computing company building fault-tolerant quantum computers with neutral atoms.
  • Cape Analytics — CAPE Analytics uses AI and geospatial imagery to help property insurers and investors better understand the built environment.
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eBEST
VC Fund · Yongdungpo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

eBest is a brokerage firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Seed, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, Japan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$7M; Series B $6.4M–$17M; Series C $12M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Clesson — Clesson is a music edtech company.
  • Primemas Inc. — Primemas delivers pre-built SoC hub chiplets to accelerate semiconductor development.
  • Label AI — LABEL is a blockchain-based, NFT, copyright fee sharing platform that introduces an incubation system that supports investment, distribution, and promotion processes to break down high barriers to existing content production and investment and dismantles the current unfair profit distribution structure.
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SparkLabs Ventures
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$3M; Series A $1.7M–$7.9M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • WideBot AI — WideBot is the first bot builder platform in the MENA region. We allow anyone to build his own intelligent chatbot without any coding or technical experience in just 10 minutes.
  • FastView — FastView provides content commerce services and online marketing services.
  • REVU Corporation — REVU Corporation is an influencer marketing platform. It specializes in connecting advertisers, such as domestic and international companies seeking influencer marketing, with influencers to share content on social media. The company's platform matches influencers with advertisers and it conducts campaigns.
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 340
  • Round size: Seed $692k–$14M; Series A $1.9M–$40M; Series B $5M–$52M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $118M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • Nexedge — Nexedge is a wealth management firm that offers investment management, estate planning, and business advisory services.
  • Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
  • AD System — AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.
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The Raine Group
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • 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

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
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KC Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

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

  • Industry: Music, Medical, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

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.
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Samsung Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

The primary responsibilities of the group are to source, qualify, and invest in technology related companies. Our major investment areas include semiconductors, materials, mobile service, internet, software, security, enterprise solutions, bio engineering & medical, while potential investment subjects range from early-stage startups to pre-IPOcompanies. Currently, the group has over $1.8B under management and invests $250M annually.Samsung Ventures was founded on October 8, 1999, and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: United States, South Korea, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 293
  • Round size: Series A $3.9M–$40M; Series B $5.3M–$90M; Series C $11M–$148M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $26M in 2009

Portfolio highlights

  • Swype — Swype creates text input technology for screens. The patented interface enables users to create words with one continuous finger motion across an on-screen keyboard. This approach provides a faster and easier way to write. Swype delivers single-tap, multi-tap, predictive and "swype" motions for both stylus and finger based input.In addition, the application is designed to work across a variety of devices such as phones, tablets, game consoles, kiosks, televisions, virtual screens and more.Seattle based Swype Inc. was founded by Cliff Kushler and Randy Marsden in 2003. Cliff is the co-inventor of T9, the standard predictive text-entry solution used on almost 3 billion mobile phones worldwide. Randy is the developer of the onscreen keyboard included in Windows, with an installed base of over 500 million units
  • Gimlet Labs — Gimlet Labs is an applied research lab focused on building high performance AI systems.
  • PowerbyProxi — PowerbyProxi is a leader in advanced, safe, wireless power solutions for consumer electronics (CE) and industrial markets. Our advanced wireless power solutions solve mission-critical problems in demanding, hostile industrial environments. We license and sell robust, flexible wireless power and data solutions, with proven implementations rangingfrom less than one watt to multiple kilowatts. PowerbyProxi is a venture-backed company spun out of The University of Auckland—an internationally recognized leader in wireless power innovation—and holds a comprehensive portfolio of over 350 patents worldwide. For more information visit: www.powerbyproxi.com
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YG Entertainment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea Music startups

YG Entertainment, the entertainment company established by Yang Hyun Suk, of the popular Korean act Seo Tae Ji and Boys, has been at the forefront of the popularization of hip-hop music in Korea. From its inception, YG Entertainment has been the birthplace of some of Korea’s most popular and well-respected artists, from YG’s earlier artists such asJINUSEAN and 1TYM, to the immensely successful current acts, BIGBANG and 2NE1. The company has flourished by creating a family-like atmosphere where ideas on music, fashion, art and culture are exchanged freely between the artists, producers and staff members alike. The YG Family also includes a respected roster of actors and actresses, including actress and director, Ku Hye Sun, best known for the popular TV-drama “Boys Over Flowers” and Jeong Hye Young.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Music, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $884k–$10M; Series A $2.5M–$24M; Series B $10M–$189M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • NAVER Z — The official corporate website of NAVER Z Corporation
  • 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.
  • TAKEONE Studio — TAKEONE Studio creates and develops original IP addresses for various media and entertainment contents. It provides digital access to brand's films, web novels, and games. TAKEONE Studio is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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Music VC funding in South Korea at a glance

Stats across 216 deals from 211 investors.

211
investors
in South Korea Music startups
216
deals
in South Korea Music startups
$3.7M
median round
in South Korea Music startups
37%
lead investors
lead at least one round
38%
Seed
most common funding stage

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