Top 20 Organic Food Startup Investors in South Korea (July 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $1.7M–$168M |
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Donghoon Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Series A, Series B, Seed | Food and Beverage, Health Care, Information Technology | $5k–$44M |
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Bass Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $523k–$20M |
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $223k–$25M |
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Big Basin Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Apps | $371k–$7M |
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IPS Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Apps, Medical, Medical Device | $148k–$9M |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $743k–$40M |
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Seoul National University of Science and Technology
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Apps, Retail, E-Commerce | |
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CITIC Capital Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | China, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B, Series C | Manufacturing, Health Care, E-Commerce | $2.8M–$230M |
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Chungnam National University Technology Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Nutrition, Organic Food | |
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Gravity Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Nutrition, Organic Food | |
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BNK Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Kuwait | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software | $5k–$13M |
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Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Belgium | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Health Care | $223k–$11M |
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Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $694k–$35M |
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Base Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Information Technology | $1.1M–$5.6M |
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POSCO CAPITAL
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $149k–$11M |
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Translink Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology | $300k–$12M |
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Draglim Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Grocery, Organic Food, Food Delivery | $308k–$4M |
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Hyundai Motor Company
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Seed, Series A, Corporate Round | Automotive, Software, Transportation | $100k–$475M |
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Cheonan Science and Industry Promotion Agency
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed | Nutrition, Organic Food | |
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Established in 2000 as an early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group, SBVA has a storied history of empowering extraordinary entrepreneurs across the globe. In 2023, we joined forces with The Edgeof, a global startup ecosystem builder founded by Taizo Son, JP Lee, and Atsushi Taira and began our new chapter as an independent entity with arenewed commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 252
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$38M; Series B $4M–$60M; Series C $8.9M–$168M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- BEJEWEL — A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
- Dentlink — Next Generation Dental Lab Service
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
Dooghoon Investment is an investment firm that invests in biotechnology and information technology companies.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $371k–$1.8M; Series A $1.5M–$6.3M; Series B $5k–$44M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Future Connect — Livfarm is an online platform that delivers fresh vegetables and salad samplers.
- NeoCannBio — NeoCannBio provides natural product processing facilities for generating new medications derived from natural goods and built a cannabinoid library of hemp, and medical cannabis.
- Endorobotics — Endorobotics is a healthcare centre that offers endoscopic surgery services.
Bass Investment is a Investment Firm.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 129
- Round size: Seed $523k–$7.2M; Series A $1.9M–$20M; Series B $6.7M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Clobe ai — Clobe ai is an AI‑powered financial platform that simplifies money management for individuals and small‑to‑medium businesses.
- Bind — Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'.
- Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 203
- Round size: Seed $223k–$4.5M; Series A $1.5M–$13M; Series B $3.3M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- Wig Hill — Wig Hill is a seller of pet products.
- Green Lamp — Green Lamp is a mobile app that provides reading room.
Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 84
- Round size: Seed $371k–$2.5M; Series A $1M–$7M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2013
Portfolio highlights
- Willog — As a fast-growing startup, Willog provides a “item-level condition monitoring” that innovates the supply chain of sensitive, perishable or valuable goods where condition monitoring is required, and its efforts are to create a transparent and connected logistics flow. Based on its patented sensor technology and its cloud-based software, Willog helpscompanies gain seamless visibility down to the item-level and control over their shipments across their supply chain so they can have condition foresights and insights to improve their bottom line.Willog acquired 25 enterprise customers including MNCs like Hyundai Motor Group and DHL Express since its establishment. Willog is rapidly expanding its presence in various industries including bio-pharmaceutical, fresh food, and special logistics, where condition monitoring is key to business continuity. Going forward, while strengthening its leadership position in Korea, Willog will accelerate global expansion with partnerships in America, Kazakhstan, and Malaysia.
- Dentlink — Next Generation Dental Lab Service
- 276 Holdings — 276 Holdings is a finance company that offers corporate financial service flow and a new flow of trade receivables value to companies.
IPS Ventures provides investment support to technology startups in South Korea.
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- Industry: Apps, Medical, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $148k–$4M; Series A $1.4M–$9M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ILias AI — Ilias AI is a startup specializing in digital olfactory (scent) AI technology. It develops AI systems that can detect, analyze, and digitize smells for applications like security, safety, and medical diagnostics. The company aims to build a “scent data platform” that turns odors into measurable and usable AI dat
- Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
- Home Check — Home Check provides interior inspection and home management services for private homes and apartment complexes.
Founded in 1990, KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC) is one of Korea’s leading investment firms of venture capital and private equity funds with over USD 2.6 Billion of asset under management as of December 2023. KBIC is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea’s premier financial group with the largest domestic customer base as well as the widestnetwork of service branches in Korea.KBIC’s team is recognized for industry thought leadership, a broad network of powerful industry relationships, and a unique professional investment approach to investing. KBIC passionately support our portfolio companies with active guidance in all key aspects of team building, strategy, operations and governance
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Seed $743k–$7.2M; Series A $1.9M–$36M; Series B $4.5M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
- H&B Asia — H&B Asia specializes in sourcing, importing, and distributing fresh fruits and agricultural products. The company works closely with global growers and suppliers to bring high-quality produce into the Korean market. It focuses on building strong partnerships, ensuring consistent supply, and supporting efficient logistics across the fooddistribution value chain.
- ACT-ion Battery Technologies — ACT-ion is pioneering a transformative approach to battery material manufacturing, specializing in advanced lithium battery cathode active materials (CAMs). Our innovative, clean, and efficient continuous process revolutionizes production, driving cost savings and enhanced performance for the energy
Seoul National University of Science and Technology is a school in Seoul.
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- Industry: Apps, Retail, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kihya — Kihya is a distributor of alcoholic beverages.
- Build B — Build B sells mattress covers, carpets, cushions, furniture, and kitchen accessories.
- JeCLEAN — JeCLEAN is a washing company that provides bedding, laundry and delivery service.
CITIC Capital Holdings is an alternative investment management and advisory company headquartered in China.
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- Industry: Manufacturing, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: China, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Series A $3M–$230M; Series B $2.8M–$50M; Series C $10M–$220M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $2.8B in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- YQN — YQNLink specializes in digital logistics, providing a comprehensive suite of international logistics services. This includes sea freight, air freight, rail freight, and multimodal transportation solutions. With a focus on leveraging digital technology, YQNLink aims to enhance supply chain transparency and efficiency, making shipping processessimpler for businesses. The company offers consultative services to tailor logistics solutions to specific business needs, ensuring a streamlined and effective logistics strategy. YQNLink's acquisition of COPE, a cross-border e-commerce logistics firm, further expands its capabilities in serving the e-commerce sector.
- NEON — Discover a global experience entertainment company specialising in unique, immersive and large-scale experiences held all around the world, all year round.
- Neolix — Neolix is a technologically innovative company that specializes in the production of physical and sports scenes. Neolithic Century Technology is an innovative design team. Committed to design research, industrial design, structural engineering, product customization, providing customers with creative value enhancement services. Service customersinclude Lenovo, Siemens, Midea, GE, State Grid, CSIC, Honeywell, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank, etc.
Chungnam National University is a technology holding company.
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- Industry: Nutrition, Organic Food
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yourgut — Innerside is a health food tech startup that developed “Urgurt”, a premium Greek yogurt brand born from advanced research into the gut microbiome with combined studies in biotechnology, the company blends scientific expertise with a passion for clean nutrition.
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- Industry: Nutrition, Organic Food
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yourgut — Innerside is a health food tech startup that developed “Urgurt”, a premium Greek yogurt brand born from advanced research into the gut microbiome with combined studies in biotechnology, the company blends scientific expertise with a passion for clean nutrition.
BNK Venture Capital is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Kuwait
Investor stats
- Total investments: 75
- Round size: Seed $743k–$4.8M; Series A $1.1M–$9M; Series B $5k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Leesol — Leesol is a sleep technology company engaged in the production of AI based neuromodulation devices for the prevention and treatment solutions for modern-day people’s healthy brains. The company's product range includes the sleepisol which is a functional smart wearable device that utilizes CES (Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation) and is aneffective product for the customer’s quality of sleep and life. The product can also be used with a user-oriented data based App.
- ROVO — ROVO is a startup developing an "unmanned road pavement maintenance platform" that combines an AI-based road pavement control and decision-making system with autonomous road repair robots.
- Solarize — Solarize is a company that develops inverters for solar power and green hydrogen facilities.
Coolidge Corner Investment (CCVC) provides Seed and Seed+ funding to the most innovative tech startup companies in Korea. They proudly provide their portfolio companies a customized support in professional incubating, growth hacking, strategy, network and more.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Belgium
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $223k–$1.5M; Series A $891k–$5.4M; Series B $4.7M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017
Portfolio highlights
- Frefins — Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.
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- Partridge Systems — Partridge Systems develops automotive data platform that provides web-based visualization, filtering, and post-processing of vehicle data.
Smilegate Investment, founded in 1999 originally as MVP Capital, is a venture capital and private equity firm that grows remarkably alongside invested companies. Since initial venture capital funding in 2000, the firm has since organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds and has invested in more than 200 companieswith promising growth potential.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 255
- Round size: Seed $694k–$6.6M; Series A $1M–$11M; Series B $3.4M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AstralQ — AstralQ builds an AI-powered end-to-end materials development cloud lab. It develops Machine-learned Hamiltonian models for large-scale electronic structure computations and Machine-learned Force Field models trained on proprietary DFT datasets. The company operates an automated inorganic synthesis lab to validate AI predictions through physicalexperiments.
- GGWP — We provide game developers the tools to create more positive experience for their players
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
Base Investment connects private equity, strategic buyers, and private individuals with opportunities to invest. The company works with well-known, enormous national firms that are looking to acquire a business that will help them extend their brand or make better use of their current facilities.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.5M; Series A $1.3M–$5.6M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Slashpage — Gathering together for quality discussions. Making your stories stand out. Join the community here and now!
- Money Walk — The step-counting app that rewards you with cash for every step
- Building Care — Building Care is a building care management company that provides schedule management, cloud, and building statistics services.
POSCO Capital offers financial services.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 94
- Round size: Seed $149k–$6.1M; Series A $1.1M–$8.2M; Series B $3.7M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Leecell — Leecell is a solar cell manufacturing company that produces organic and perovskite thin‑film photovoltaic cells.
- Mobilint — Mobilint provides integrated sensor fusion and deep learning SoC solutions.
- Solarize — Solarize is a company that develops inverters for solar power and green hydrogen facilities.
Translink Investment is a startup investment company.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $300k–$4M; Series A $2.2M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dentlink — Next Generation Dental Lab Service
- Pop-Up Studio — Pop-Up Studio is a joint venture between Singapore-based venture studio Wilt Venture Builders (WVB) and AI studio DubDubDub, bringing together venture creation expertise and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to develop innovative, technology-driven solutions for brands and digital platforms.
- Korea Deep Learning — Korea Deep Learning is an artificial intelligence technology company that offers OCR, analytics, and 3D DX solutions.
Draglim Ventures
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- Industry: Grocery, Organic Food, Food Delivery
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Seed $308k–$4M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Conpapa — Reinvent your creative journey. Create boldly Shape bravely.
- Future Connect — Livfarm is an online platform that delivers fresh vegetables and salad samplers.
The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer. It has various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns like clean mobility, sustainability, art, and sports partnership.The company was founded in 1967 and, along with its 32.8% owned subsidiary, Kia Motors, together comprise the Hyundai Motor Group,which is the world's fifth-largest automaker based on annual vehicle sales in 2012. In 2008, Hyundai Motor (without Kia) was ranked as the eighth largest automaker. As of 2012, the company sold over 4.4 million vehicles worldwide in that year, and together with Kia total sales were 7.12 million.
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- Industry: Automotive, Software, Transportation
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 98
- Round size: Seed $100k–$4M; Series A $4.5M–$100M; Corporate Round $3.7M–$475M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Qnovo — Trusted worldwide to power the products that power your life.
- Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
- Video Rebirth — Video Rebirth Limited is a private limited company that is established with shares.
The Cheonan Science & Industry Promotion Agency (CISTEP) is an organization. It fosters the region's scientific and industrial foundation and supports innovative activities linked to cutting-edge industries such as energy, materials, and components, and digital convergence. The agency plays a diverse role in corporate support, technologydevelopment, productivity enhancement, and regional economic revitalization.
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- Industry: Nutrition, Organic Food
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yourgut — Innerside is a health food tech startup that developed “Urgurt”, a premium Greek yogurt brand born from advanced research into the gut microbiome with combined studies in biotechnology, the company blends scientific expertise with a passion for clean nutrition.
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