Top 50 Music VC (Venture Capital) Funds in South Korea in May 2026
Top 50 Music VC (Venture Capital) Funds in South Korea in May 2026
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Find investors — It's Free!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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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Portfolio highlights
- Acon3D — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
- Coxwave — Coxwave provides product analytics and observability for AI applications. The Skylight platform instruments LLM prompts, responses, context, and user interactions via SDKs and ingestion APIs. It aggregates metrics such as quality, latency, token usage, and cost, and presents dashboards to monitor trends and detect regressions. Teams use it tocollect human feedback, build evaluation datasets, and compare prompt or model variants before and after releases. Tracing links events across sessions and workflows, helping correlate outcomes with inputs and application state. Integrations connect to common LLM providers, orchestration frameworks, and data pipelines, allowing data to flow into existing analytics stacks and workflows.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
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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- Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- South Korea, United States, Canada
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- Kueski — Kueski is the online lender for the Middle Class of Mexico and Latin America. The company uses big data and advanced analytics to approve and deliver loans in a matter of minutes. Simple, paperless and available 24/7, Kueski is the most convenient lending platform for those who need an immediate loan. The company has become the fastest growingplatform of its kind in the region and has already granted thousands of loans.
- Testlio — Tackle the most demanding software testing challenges with Testlio in any location, on any device, in any language, or on any payment system.
- Lendit — Lendit is the leading personal loan oriented marketplace lending company in Korea that operates fully online and manages a marketplace platform where investors can provide capital to people seeking loans. Through our advanced risk ranking algorithm and cost- effective operational process, borrowers can access to an appealing interest rate andinvestors can enjoy ‘high and stable’ yield. We offer borrowers an APR between 4.5% and 18.0%, and investors an average return of 10.66%. By transforming the traditional banking system, we aim to help both borrowers and investors to achieve financial goals.
Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.
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- Software, Information Technology, Gaming
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Korea, Japan, United States
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- Bakatio — Bakatio enables accommodation providers to perform direct transactions on social media without using a platform.
- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
- Market Stadium — Market Stadium combines Real Estate Data and Urban Intelligence to optimize multifamily and single-family market research for commercial real estate investors
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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- E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Korea, United States, Poland
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- Pay Months — Korean Buy Now Pay Later(BNPL) fintech startup that solves financing problems in e-Commerce
- Unastella — Unastella operates its own launch vehicles to provide human space travel platform services.
- UModeler — UModeler is a Unity3D editor extension to empower you to designer your level and mesh without leaving Unity.
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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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, China
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- Mycel — IMAGINATION TRANSITION REGENERATION
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
- Korea Deep Learning — Korea Deep Learning is an artificial intelligence technology company that offers OCR, analytics, and 3D DX solutions.
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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- Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- South Korea, United States, India
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- Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
- Brave Company — Brave Company is an internet publishing company. Well, the lusts, but not the burdens of the ZZP existence. BraveCompany is for self-employed people who want to do more and manage less. Are you in paid employment and do you doubt whether you dare to make the leap? Even then, BraveCompany offers a warm bath with 'colleagues' that you havegone for, a network with potential assignments and invoicing services. BraveCompany is for successful professionals who are or want to become independent. What can we mean for each other? We share knowledge, trends and help with professional issues. And all that in the atmosphere of a home port. So you benefit from the benefits of experienced colleagues. Do you see any more possibilities with your current client to do work, or do you regularly refer projects to colleagues? We offer the framework to seize these opportunities and also be rewarded for your talent as a matchmaker.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
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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- Music, Art, Fashion
- Seed
- South Korea
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- 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.
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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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, China
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- iCore — iCore develops machine vision solutions for semiconductors, electronics, automobiles and other industries.
- Korea Deep Learning — Korea Deep Learning is an artificial intelligence technology company that offers OCR, analytics, and 3D DX solutions.
- PineTree Therapeutics — PineTree Therapeutics engages in the development of disruptive therapies in Oncology and Immuno-oncology.
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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- Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- South Korea, South Africa, United States
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- AutoHands — AutoHands is a South Korea-based mobility company that offers comprehensive integrated mobility services including vehicle buying and selling, management, online used-car auctions, car rentals, extended warranties, residual value guarantees, mobile maintenance, and accident compensation programs.
- 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.
Future Science and Technology Holdings is an investment company that specializes in technology-based services.
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- Health Care, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Series A
- South Korea, United States
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- NationA — We are NationA
- 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.
- Copper Innovation Technology — CIT Co, Ltd utilizes metal single crystals and the ASE method to ensure the accurate, lossless transmission of every signal.
Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea
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- Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- South Korea, United States, Singapore
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- Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- LiveIn — LiveIn is a hospitality company that offers long term room rental. Enjoy quality assured room, cleaning services, maintenance and community activities. Find out more!
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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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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- Paywork — PayWal is a payment platform that provides dedicated project teaming, task execution checks, and contract management services.
- Retentics — Maximize repeat purchases with targeted user segmentation and dynamic product recommendation at Retentics, powered by AI
- Exosphere Labs — Exosphere Labs is an information technology company that offers information security services.
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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- Music, Content, Software
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea
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- 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.
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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- Biotechnology, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
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- Carlet Store — Carlet Bio is a wholesale supplier of packaging solutions.
- Datumo — Selectstar got your back!Obtaining the proper data has always been the top issue for many companies using AI. To solve this problem, Selectstar provides a platform that connects your company to the crowd-workers.It's MORE than just a connection! We passionately research crowd-workers and your project to develop cutting-edge technologiesfor the optimized mobile crowd-sourcing.Keep disrupting the world! Just for your project, we are here to maintain the quality, cost-efficiency, or any other burdens related to the data. SelectStar was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
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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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- 12 Pharmacy — 12 Pharmacy is a pharmaceutical company that specializes in manufacturing and providing medicines and services for veterinary hospitals.
- Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.
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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- Apps, Music, E-Commerce
- Seed
- South Korea
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- 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
eBest is a brokerage firm.
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- Biotechnology, Biopharma, Apps
- Series B, Series C, Series D
- South Korea, Japan
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- Clesson — Clesson is a music edtech company.
- Primemas Inc. — Primemas delivers pre-built SoC hub chiplets to accelerate semiconductor development.
- 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.
Dodam Patent Law Firm provides legal services.
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- Machine Learning, Industrial Automation, Information Technology
- Seed
- South Korea
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- 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.
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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- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- United States, South Korea, Israel
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- 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
- Astute Networks — Astute is a provider of performance storage appliances for physical, virtual, and cloud computing environments. It is the developer of VMware Ready Certified ViSX branded Networked Performance Flash solutions for accelerating virtualized server, desktop, and cloud computing environments. The company’s patented DataPump Engine delivers a high levelof best-in-class iSCSI IOPS with 100% sustained random I/O performance to eliminate performance-robbing I/O bottlenecks that degrade virtual machine and application performance and limits user productivity. ViSX is available through an established network of solution providers.
- Inpria — Inpria photoresists are intentionally designed, optimized and manufactured to meet industry specifications that span resolution, sensitivity, linewidth roughness, and integration into manufacturing flows.
SBI Investment Co., Ltd. has established itself as a true partner of the Republic of Korea venture business development in the past 28 years as a venture capital concept introduced first in Korea in 1986 was even unfamiliar concept of 'venture'. SBI Investment Co., Ltd. is a direct excavation domestic / other promising venturesinvestment as well as domestic / external funding attracted through cooperation with institutional investors and technology, marketing, public offering (IPO), the law, adhere to the role which has been providing comprehensive services such as Value-up tax.
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- Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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- 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.
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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- Internet, Network Security, Service Industry
- Series C
- United States
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- 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.
HB Investment Inc. was founded on November 11, 1999 starting with paid-in Capital of KRW 10 billion.Since its foundation, HB Investment Inc. has been investing small and medium businesses that have the potential for steady growth and profitability and helping the invested companies to grow well by giving various consulting services. As a result,HB Investment Inc.constructed comprehensive portfolio out of various industrial areas, such as game, entertainment, as well as representative high-tech industries related to semiconductor, Internet, LCD, and a smart phone, bio, health care. In addition, HB Investment Inc. has experiences in implementing business Success-fully by organizing several partnership funds for recent years.
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- Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
- Series B, Funding Round, Series A
- South Korea, United States, Vietnam
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- Robros — Robros is constantly creating technology to break through the barrier between people and robots in order to build a world in which everyone in the service industry can live a physically and emotionally happy life.
- Big Value — Big Value is a price analysis for multiplex houses.
- MediQStar — MediQStar is a startup developing a generative AI
CJ ENM is a Korean entertainment and mass media company.
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- Software, Apps, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Pre-Seed
- South Korea, United States, Japan
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- 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.
E&Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- South Korea, United States
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- Mepsgen — Mepsgen is a biotechnology research organization that focuses on pharmaceutical services and drug development.
- Sizzle — Sizzle is a company that provides an integrated process analysis solution based on accumulated experience.
- Mardi Mercredi — Mardi Mercredi operates a clothing store offering easy-to-wear everyday clothes for women, men, and children. In addition to jackets, jeans, tops, shirts, and other accessories, the company offers French-inspired designer clothes as per customers' needs, including jackets, jeans, and tops.
KC Ventures is a Seoul based-venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in the healthcare, and media sectors.
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- Music, Medical, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- South Korea
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- VSI — 1st high bandwidth automotive Serdes chip, supporting ASA (Automotive Serdes Alliance) motion link. Vsitech.
- Space Oddity — Space Oddity is a music company.
- CarboExpert — CarboExpert is a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the development of anti-allergy medical materials. The company is known for its innovative approach in the biotechnology field, focusing on natural and synthetic-based anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy solutions. CarboExpert also produces and supplies functional carbohydrates andstandard reference materials, making it a unique entity in its industry. Additionally, the company owns a derma-cosmetic brand, THERAPHYTOABEL, which aims to address consumers' skin problems.
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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- Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- China, United States, South Korea
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- Zhiyan Zaowu — Zhiyan Zaowu is a company focused on the research and development (R&D) and application of AI synthetic biology technologies.
- Yite New Materials — Jiangsu Yite New Materials Co., Ltd Jiangsu Yite New Materials Co., Ltd. is a technology enterprise specializing in the research and production
- Newmut Nanotechnology — Newmut Nano is a company with advanced technology in the domains of vapor deposition and high-temperature treatment reaction equipment both domestically and internationally. The principal products are experimental-grade and mass-production-grade fluidized bed reactors (FB-CVD), which are primarily employed in the manufacturing of carbon nanotubepowder and the CVD coating of silicon-based anodes for lithium batteries.
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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- Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, Vietnam, India
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- 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.
Building the Future
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- Education, Apps, E-Learning
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea
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- Career Day — Career Day is a business networking comapany that offers information to companies and experienced talents to facilitate connection.
- User Spoon — User Spoon is a tool designed to streamline and enhance the process of user experience (UX) research by offering features that improve efficiency, such as user testing, feedback collection, and data analysis tools. It supports UX professionals in gathering insights faster and more accurately, ultimately leading to more user-centered designdecisions
- Additional Company — Additional Company provides tax support services such as regular reporting, late reporting, and correction claims for various tax items to workers, freelancers, and business customers who are in a tax blind spot.
Midas Doang-A Investment
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- Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Software
- Series B, Series A, Seed
- South Korea
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- Acon3D — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
- Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
- Carpenstreet — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
SNU Technical Holdings
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- Apps, Music, Mobile Apps
- Seed
- South Korea
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- Daytium — Daytium is a company that collects and accumulates automobile parts data from the beginning, and is building a world-class automobile parts-related AI technology platform using this data.
- Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
- Andreia — Andrea is working on an AI mental healthcare service that will allow for the prevention,' 'diagnosis/treatment,' and 'aftercare' of mental disease through community services. Furthermore, the company is gearing up to officially launch the 'Sokdakdak App' platform.
Solaire Partners is an investment firm
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- Apps, Music, Events
- Series A
- South Korea
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- 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.
Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
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- Power Roll — Power Roll has reinvented solar to generate energy anywhere and everywhere, using any surface.
- hedgehog lab — hedgehog lab is a global leader in digital consultancy, known for being the 'masters of our craft'. Let's digitally craft a better world.
- Powerphotonic — Leaders in wafer-scale freeform optics
Reflexive is a web3 focused investment firm, backing founders driving adoption and solving meaningful problems.
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- Apps, Architecture, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Angel
- United Kingdom, France, South Korea
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- XP — Get tickets to your favorite concerts, sports games, & more, with no hidden fees.
- Trust-Place — Trust-Place allows brands to authenticate the item with a digital certificate of ownership.
- PeachWeb — Peach Worlds is the Squarespace for 3D immersive websites. It's the first no-code builder powered by AI, enabling designers to effortlessly create 3D websites without any coding.
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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- Software, Media and Entertainment, Music
- Series A, Series B, Corporate Round
- South Korea, United States, China
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- NAVER Z — The official corporate website of NAVER Z Corporation
- S2W — S2W is a data intelligence company to solve the problems with technology for good.
- Nodit — Founded in 2012, Dunamu (CEO Lee Seok-woo) is currently providing services as the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Korea, 'Upbit' and stock trading platform based on social network, ‘Kakao Stock'. Both services are leading in the industry and ecosystems. (Upbit launched in Oct. 2017, Kakao Stock launched in Feb. 2014) Dunamuprovides the best service in the fields of cryptocurrency, securities, and asset management. Dunamu is getting much attention in both domestic and global market with professional specialists, innovative services and excellent technology. Recently, it announced to make investment of 100 billion dollars in the blockchain industry, leading the way in creating blockchain ecosystem.
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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- Information Technology, Retail, Health Care
- Seed, Angel, Grant
- South Korea, Australia
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- 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.
BNK Venture Capital is an investment firm.
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- Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, Kuwait
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- Finda Auto — Finda Auto is an internal business of Finda, a finance company that specializes in financing.
- AIDIN ROBOTICS — AIDIN ROBOTICS redefine interactive sensors. Advanced force/torque sensor, proximity sensor for human-robot collaboration.
- Korea Precision Materials Industry — Korea Precision Materials Industry is a manufacturer of next-generation composite materials used for weight reduction.
K-Net is a venture capital firm.
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- Manufacturing, Information Technology, Gaming
- Funding Round, Series A, Series B
- South Korea, United States, China
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- Globaleur — Thousands of travelers from around the world rely on Globaleur for travel. Leverage Globaleur's software and APIs that include dynamic destination data and AI-powered developer tools to change the way we travel the world.
- Lala Stations — Lala Stations provides customized live total solutions for brand companies from live content creation and sales centered on live SaaS.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
Kudos Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Information Technology, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series B
- South Korea, Singapore, United States
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- Quester — Quester is working on a high-performance, low-cost hand-tracking glove for use in XR (extended reality) and remote control systems, as well as virtual experiment practice software 'PLAB'. Quester was acknowledged in this round of funding for its technological prowess and creativity in hand-tracking gloves.
- General Idea — General Idea is a contemporary fashion brand renowned for its fusion of streetwear and aesthetics. The brand offers innovative, modern, and casual apparel that appeals to a diverse clientele. It has gained international recognition for its unique designs and collaborations.
- Everyone's Arts and Physical Education — Everyone's Arts and Physical Education focuses on systematising the arts and physical education ecosystem and providing integrated services.
SANG SANG ebiz offers software education and MySQL DBMS consulting services.
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- Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea
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- On Journey — On Journey focuses on the production of classical music, comprehensive art opera, extended reality XR contents, and cultural events.
- RealDesignTech — Official Website of RealDesignTech
- Riso Convergence — Riso Convergence is a software company that designs AI based applications for distance measurement and predictions in lawn based sports.
Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.
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- Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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- SeedN — SeedN provides air conditioning system temperature management solutions for office spaces.
- Doers — Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.
- Higher Diversity — Higher Diversity provides foreigners with a platform for administrative and convenient services.
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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- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Funding Round, Series B, Series A
- Japan, United States, Germany
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- MODE — MODE offers customized solutions to unleash the power of real-world data for your business.
- MOSH Japan — MOSH is a web page creation services for individual business owners.
- Findy — Findy is a Japanese company once surprised the world by sending out products such as cars and home appliances one after another
we ventures is a VC industry with innovative venture capitalists, who invest in creative, honest, and outstanding entrepreneurs.
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- Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- South Korea, United States, Singapore
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- Glovv — Glovv is a short-form beauty content development platform.
- Sapien Semiconductors — Sapien Semiconductors is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company that specializes in display driver ICs for micro‑LED and OLED technologies. The company develops custom ASICs and silicon‑proven IPs, including CMOS backplane drivers for AR/MR micro‑LED and pixel‑level driver ICs for TVs and digital signage. The firm also providesdisplay‑driver IP licensing and chip customization services.
- Next Level Studio — Next Level Studio is a group of creative experts dedicated to generating new value for intellectual property.
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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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, South Korea, Singapore
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- Lysto — How much does culture influence creative thinking?
- Flexity — Flexity provides fast and efficient planning and design services.
- Phi Labs — Blockchain tools that empower and reward builders
P&I Investment is a venture capital firm based in South Korea.
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- Music, Content, Health Care
- Series A
- South Korea
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- OASYS STUDIO — OASYS STUDIO is a cloud-native visual effects company that integrates VFX pipeline services and production within a cloud environment. They offer scalable and efficient production solutions, fostering stable collaboration structures for clients.
- 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.
- Contents Technologies — Content Technologies is a content IP-based company builder.
Kiwoom Investment provides financial assistance with funding for small businesses.
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- Information Technology, Software, Biotechnology
- Series B, Series A, Funding Round
- South Korea, Japan, Germany
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- 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.
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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- Information Technology, Software, Apps
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- South Korea, United States, India
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- Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
- Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.
- DewCell — Dewcell Biotherapeutics develops synthetic platelets using biomimetic technology. The company's system secures stem cell differentiation technology into megakaryocytes that generate platelets and mass-produces artificial platelets.
Bokwang Investment is a Korean investment management firm that supports funds and management for small- and medium-sized companies.
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- Mobile, Software, Payments
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States
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- QMIT — QMIT provides coaching includes nutrition, mental management, and career counseling.
- Hutom — Reshaping Surgery Through Digital Innovation
- Body Cherish — Body Cherish installs and maintains vending machines.
Sfermion is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on the immersive internet
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- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, France
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- MetaZone — MetaZone's mission is to harness and expand the application layer of the metaverse to onboard a billion citizens. MetaZone is the first content distribution platform designed to facilitate the open digital economy. At its core, creators submit Metaverse Enabled Tokenized Applications (METAs) to the marketplace, allowing anyone to own,experience, and deploy them to any virtual world. Anyone connected to the platform can host high-quality functional 3D content on digital lands with the click of a few buttons.
- Atmos Labs — When is a game more than a game? Welcome to Planet Atmos: a universe of next-generation gaming experiences blending action, customization, storytelling, community, and digital ownership.
- Temple Digital Group — Capital Markets Built On Canton. A privacy focused technical stack for trading digital assets.
Juwon Patent Law Firm specializes in general civil and criminal cases.
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- B2B, Music, E-Learning
- Seed
- South Korea
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- Moonda — Moonda's B2B music performance curation platform, Bravi, seems like a valuable service for businesses seeking to enhance their events or spaces with curated live music.
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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- FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Singapore, Indonesia, United States
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- OrtCloud — OrtCloud provides specialized cloud infrastructure optimized for AI agents and workloads requiring deterministic, predictable performance.
- Cortex AI — Cortex AI is engaged in robotics engineering, which develops models that power general-purpose robots.
- FDcare — FDcare provides comprehensive health care services to customers.
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