Top 50 Payments Startup Investors in South Korea (September 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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15 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Software, Health Care | $211k–$26M |
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Hashed
VC Fund
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12 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $1M–$40M |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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9 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $280k–$27M |
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Bass Investment
VC Fund
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9 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce | $414k–$15M |
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Bokwang Investment
VC Fund
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7 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Mobile, Health Care | $469k–$18M |
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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7 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming | $223k–$17M |
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InfoBank
VC Fund
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6 | South Korea, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software | $88k–$16M |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $737k–$39M |
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Mashup Ventures
VC Fund
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5 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $100k–$3.2M |
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Kiwoom Investment
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A, Series C | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $1.7M–$33M |
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Digital Currency Group
VC Fund
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4 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $510k–$48M |
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DSC Investment
VC Fund
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4 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Biotechnology | $530k–$54M |
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Pantera Capital
VC Fund
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4 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $2M–$50M |
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Third Prime
VC Fund
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3 | United States, United Kingdom, Mexico | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $2M–$70M |
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SBVA
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce | $907k–$60M |
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Dunamu & Partners
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Seed, Series B, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $803k–$23M |
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Altos Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services | $2.5M–$60M |
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The Wells Investment
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Health Care | $289k–$16M |
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CTK Investments
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Malaysia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $680k–$22M |
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KT Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $2M–$124M |
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Ernest Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Apps, Sales | $1.8k–$3.6M |
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Bie Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Pet | $1.8k–$2.1M |
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Stone Bridge Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, South Africa | Series A, Seed, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $1.6M–$22M |
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POSCO CAPITAL
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $171k–$14M |
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OKX Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming | $1M–$50M |
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Sazze Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $200k–$15M |
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Premier Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, United Kingdom | Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A | Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical | $2.6M–$172M |
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Draper Associates
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Information Technology | $800k–$41M |
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Hansae Yes 24 Partners
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software | $450k–$7.8M |
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Pathfinder H
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Series A, Series B, Seed | E-Commerce, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence | $775k–$26M |
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SOSV
VC Fund
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2 | United States, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | |
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Stonebridge Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Mobile | $500k–$91M |
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DS Asset Management
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A, Series C | Biotechnology, Medical, Information Technology | $1.7M–$51M |
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L&S Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software | $600k–$39M |
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TS Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Biotechnology, Financial Services | $1.1M–$23M |
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DWF Labs
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3 | $500k–$40M |
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Sunghwan Choi
Angel
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2 | United States, Hong Kong, South Korea | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $1.7M–$15M |
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Honest Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Indonesia | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Medical | $1.8k–$20M |
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Korea Technology Finance Corporation
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, Russian Federation | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Manufacturing, Medical | $383k–$15M |
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HOF Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Financial Services | $850k–$863M |
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $273k–$13M |
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Pietro Dova
Angel
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2 | United States, South Korea | Series A, Seed | Events, Mobile, Sports | $400k–$12M |
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IPS Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Apps, Medical, Medical Device | $148k–$9M |
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Rising S Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $240k–$1.6M |
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Coinone
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Finance, Payments | |
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Struck Crypto
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency | $1M–$62M |
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SK Networks
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, The Netherlands | Series A, Series C, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain | $2.8M–$150M |
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ActnerLab
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Medical, Medical Device | $37k–$84k |
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Mirana
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, Hong Kong | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $2M–$150M |
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Daekyo Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Hong Kong | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile Apps, Education | $584k–$17M |
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Strong Ventures is a generalist VC firm based in LA and Seoul, backing early-stage startups with a focus on Korean founders.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Poland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 376
- Round size: Seed $211k–$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.
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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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 333
- Round size: Seed $1M–$15M; Series A $2.6M–$37M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Oh — The OpenAI of the spicy content industry, combining consumer platforms (@ohchatai | @ohdotfun) with infrastructure (https://t.co/BMwDSzAg14)
- Chance Studios — Every Collection Starts With A Chance
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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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 393
- Round size: Seed $280k–$4.2M; Series A $988k–$11M; Series B $3.4M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $40B in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Sume — Sume provides agent-native video generation APIs and tools for creating avatar-based and UGC-style videos. The company offers Sume Avatar 1.0, a multi-model orchestration system that behaves like a single avatar endpoint for generating talking-head and product-focused clips. Developers use the Sume Developer API and CLI to create reusable avatars,submit structured video generation jobs, track status, and retrieve production-ready media. The platform supports workflows where agents or applications coordinate creative inputs such as avatars, scripts, and product images. Sume for Brands provides an AI creative application that turns product URLs, product assets, and creative direction into ad-ready UGC-style videos. Its services are used for advertising, branded content, and other video-based communication scenarios.
Bass Investment is a Investment Firm.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 137
- Round size: Seed $414k–$6.9M; Series A $2.2M–$15M; Series B $6.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
- BioNexus — BioNexus is an artificial intelligence (AI) biotechnology startup that specializes in automating the early stages of biomedical research and drug discovery.
Bokwang Investment is a Korean investment management firm that supports funds and management for small- and medium-sized companies.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $469k–$2.4M; Series A $1.1M–$18M; Series B $1.5M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOAIS — MOAIS develops a smartphone AI solution that analyzes golf swing problem and offers a lesson solution. It is an on-device AI optimized for smart phones, has a video pose estimation, video segmentation, video classification, video object detection, and image processing of golf swing video.
- Flatdis — Flatis is a corporation that specializes in naval engine control equipment and ship maintenance.
- PEOPLE & TECHNOLOGY — PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY provides DX-based AI solutions on INDOOR GEOLOCATION AND SMART SENSING through its INDOORPLUS+ IoT, Location Based System (LBS) and Real Time Location System (RTLS) platform in the fields of healthcare, manufacturing, defense, smart cities, and the public sector.More than 100 corporate customers in various business sectorssuch as healthcare, banking, manufacturing, retail, energy and public services have already chosen PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY to deploy industry grade solutions for employee safety, asset tracking & monitoring, security & access control, flow management and process efficiency. They have gained improvements in productivity and process efficiency while reducing their corporate risks and optimizing their procurement. Since its foundation in 2013, PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY has become a leading provider in South Korea and is expanding overseas.
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 295
- Round size: Seed $223k–$3.1M; Series A $371k–$11M; Series B $886k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $42M in 2019
Portfolio highlights
- N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
- 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.
- Wrtn Technologies — Bring AGI Close to People
InfoBank develops and provides mobile messaging solutions and other related services.The company offers business messaging services such as SMS, LMS, and multimedia message services; interactive media services; smart car solutions; and integrated online and offline payment services.InfoBank was founded in 1995 and is based in Gyeongju, SouthKorea.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 161
- Round size: Seed $88k–$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.
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, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 437
- Round size: Seed $737k–$7.2M; Series A $2.5M–$36M; Series B $5.2M–$39M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops multi-joint robotic grippers and robotic hands for precise grasping and manipulation in industrial automation, humanoid robotics, and research.
- 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
Mashup Ventures invests in early-stage startups and supports startups to grow quickly through a network of founders.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 165
- Round size: Seed $228k–$1.7M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.2M; Series A $1.4M–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% 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.
- Retriever — Retrvr provides solutions that automate business processes across governance, risk management, and compliance through AI-based technology, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of an organization's GRC operations.
Kiwoom Investment provides financial assistance with funding for small businesses.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 113
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$14M; Series B $4.2M–$21M; Series C $11M–$33M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
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.
- 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.
- Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging The number of influencers is explosively increasing. Featuring allows brands and marketers to discover product-fit influencers andhelps matching based on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring, and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia, including Japan and China.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 379
- Round size: Seed $510k–$8.5M; Series A $3M–$48M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TurboFlow — Trading, made simple. Everyone gets a seat at TurboFlow.
- DePay — DePay is an Argentina-based real-time payments infrastructure startup.
- Ceramic Network — We've joined @textileio to build the first open intelligence network for AI agents. Follow us there.
DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 255
- Round size: Seed $530k–$9.1M; Series A $1.6M–$17M; Series B $4.8M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% 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.
- MID — MID specializes in the development, testing, and production of space-related components.
- CarbonSix — CarbonSix delivers cutting-edge robotics automation for manufacturing, combining Six-Sigma robot dexterity and intelligence to transform industrial operations worldwide.
Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 382
- Round size: Seed $2M–$18M; Series A $5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- TurboFlow — Trading, made simple. Everyone gets a seat at TurboFlow.
- World Foundation — World is a new standard of trust for the internet - private proof of human, powerful financial infrastructure & the human-first experiences they enable.
- Solana Company — Building the Preeminent Solana Treasury $HSDT
Third Prime is an early-stage venture firm focused primarily on Financial and Industrial Technology.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 184
- Round size: Seed $2M–$9M; Series A $4.5M–$32M; Series B $9.4M–$70M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- UnityAI — At UnityAI, we specialize in developing innovative AI solutions that drive business success. Our state-of-the-art technology and expert team empower companies to optimize operations, enhance decision-making, and unlock new opportunities. Discover how UnityAI can transform your business with our comprehensive suite of AI services. Partner with us to turn your vision into reality.
- Cubby Storage — Cubby is the AI-native self-storage management software trusted by 400+ operators. Unify facility ops, pricing, checkout, and calls in one platform.
- Croissant — Croissant gives guaranteed buybacks on new purchases, so you can buy more and better.
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, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 280
- Round size: Seed $907k–$10M; Series A $1.7M–$38M; Series B $3.7M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $23M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Nums AI — Nums AI is a single foundation model that predicts across commerce, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and defense.
- Dentlink — A state-of-the-art digital dental lab, made by masters. All-on-X, veneers, implant crowns. One dedicated master technician on every case. First case free.
- WIRobotics — My First-Ever Robot
Dunamu & Partners is the professional investment arm of Dunamu, South Korea's leading fintech company which operates Upbit, Stockplus and Stockplus Unlisted. Dunamu & Partners primarily invests in the fintech, blockchain and AI/data/contents sector. Its investments are agnostic to industry, geography and size.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Seed $803k–$5M; Series A $1.4M–$22M; Series B $2.1M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pasqal — We are a Quantum Computing startup using the properties of large 2D and 3D arrays of neutral atoms to speedup calculations and simulations
- Inocras — Unlock the potential of a Whole Genome Sequencing Test with Inocras. Transforming diagnosis and treatment for cancer and rare diseases.
- AIRS Medical — AIRS Medical's AI-powered platform reduces MRI scan times by up to 50%, improves image quality, and delivers deeper clinical insights. Trusted by 1,700+ institutions across 40+ countries.
We are privileged to invest on behalf of institutional investors, most with charitable, educational, or non-profit missions. Serving entrepreneurs is a calling for us, and we look to partner with companies with an equally strong sense of purpose.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 378
- Round size: Series A $2.5M–$27M; Series B $4.3M–$33M; Series C $5.8M–$60M
- 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.
- 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
- Channel Talk — Channel Corp. provide a chat platform Channel Talk to create a customer-centric culture.
VC, Venture Capital
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 57
- Round size: Seed $289k–$1.8M; Series A $1.1M–$6.1M; Series B $2.7M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Milliway — Milliway is an infrastructure digitalization startup that uses vehicle sensor data to detect and manage road damage in real time. It offers solutions for monitoring city and road events and provides tools to enhance productivity in city and road management.
- AIT STUDIO — AIT Studio is a digital health startup that develops AI-powered, contactless gait analysis solutions for early detection of mobility decline and age-related conditions such as sarcopenia. Our flagship products—GAIT Studio (App) and MediStep M Pro (hardware package)—deliver full gait assessments in under 1 minute, without wearables or specializedstaff.
- FLYTO — FLYTO is a South Korean aviation simulation and technology company. The company specializes in building advanced infrastructure for aviation training, aircraft maintenance education, real-flight data integration, and future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) or Urban Air Mobility (UAM) validation.
CTK Investments is an early stage and growth investment company.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Malaysia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $680k–$5.3M; Series A $3.4M–$15M; Series B $9.6M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Biobijou — Biobijou is a biotech and medical aesthetics company. The company develops and manufactures skin boosters, hyaluronic acid dermal fillers, botulinum toxin products, cosmetics, and related medical aesthetic devices. The company operates a vertically integrated model covering R&D, manufacturing, marketing, and global distribution. The companyemphasizes GMP-certified production facilities and automated manufacturing lines for aesthetic injectables.
- OROS Labs — OROS Labs is a material technology company provides thermal solutions.
- Pepper & Salt — Pepper & Salt is a creative company specializing in branding, marketing, and intellectual property development. It offers integrated services spanning concept planning, design, content creation, and production, helping businesses build distinct brand identities and engaging customer experiences through strategic, content-driven solutions.
KT Investment, established in 2015 as the venture capital arm of KT Group, is dedicated to driving social impact while achieving maximum investment returns. We stand with founders every step of the way, providing the support and resources necessary to transform innovative ideas into impactful ventures. By partnering with promising startups andventure companies, we create win-win opportunities that pave the way for long-term success. With a global perspective, we actively seek value-driven investments that shape the future.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 87
- Round size: Series A $2M–$26M; Series B $6.7M–$124M; Series C $8.3M–$109M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nums AI — Nums AI is a single foundation model that predicts across commerce, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and defense.
- MangoBoost — Data Processing Unit (DPU) is a next-generation server accelerator designed to orchestrate various intra-server devices (e.g., CPU, GPU, SSD, NPU, NIC). By maximizing the datacenter’s overall performance and cost efficiency, DPU is now considered as the most important HW/SW solution to realize the next-generation extreme-scale AI serverinfrastructure. However, despite its critical necessity from the datacenter and AI infrastructure, there is no market-leading DPU solution which can meet the customer’s actual demand due to its HW/SW complexity and the application/model heterogeneity. MangoBoost is currently the world’s most highly recognized DPU startup located in US and Korea. We provide the world’s most advanced and flexible DPU HW/SW solutions in order to fully satisfy the needs of various customers. Our DPU HW is fully composable by integrating its rich set of DPU features to construct our customer-optimal DPUs. At the same time, our DPU SW enables to seamlessly deploy the solution to any customer environment. As a result, our DPU solutions are considered very promising to realize the next-generation AI/datacenter infrastructure, and thus they are currently evaluated at various global-leading companies. MangoBoost was founded in early 2022 to commercialize 7 year of top-tier DPU research outcomes achieved at Seoul National University (e.g., many full-system DPU prototypes, many ISCA/MICRO/ASPLOS/OSDI/ATC papers). The current team consists of 45+ system engineers including ~20 top-tier PhDs from Carnegie Mellon University, Seoul National University, POSTECH, U Toronto, and ~20 industry experts from Intel, Microsoft, Samsung, and Naver.
- Twinny — Twinny specializes in the development of self-driving robots.
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- Industry: Software, Apps, Sales
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Seed $217k–$1.6M; Series A $1.8k–$3.6M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nulla Bio — Nulla Bio realizes customer health value through crop gene editing.
- Dokliplife — Dokliplife app helps checks immediate vacant rooms, book, and pay instantly.
- Poin Campus — Poin Campus is an online platform that lets people sell knowledge content and create their own websites.
Bie Partners is an investment firm.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Pet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Series A $1.8k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- OpusM — Developing Application Solution based on Blockchain Technology.
- AIZEN Global — AIZEN is redesigning Digital Banking with CreditConnect, powered by our proprietary ABACUS AutoML platform specialized in the financial services industry. CreditConnect is an AI lending platform designed to bridge the gap between banks and data economy platforms, and automate key decision-making processes in accordance with the credit cycle. Thecompany has secured Series B round funding from a state-led fintech innovation fund (K-Growth) led by major Korean banks to roll out CreditConnect in Southeast Asia.We are also leading the digital transformation in the financial services industry using proprietary AutoML platform ABACUS, with successful use cases in underwriting, fraud detection, product development, claim analysis, and more.
- Luxury & All — Luxury & All is an online platform that offers repairing and restoration services for luxury goods.
Stone Bridge Ventures invests in entrepreneurs with bold ideas that improve and expand people's lives, industries, and markets. They provide professional assistance and a network of contacts geared towards businesses in order to help them expand.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 98
- Round size: Seed $1.6M–$9.7M; Series A $2.4M–$18M; Series B $2.7M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $138M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Nums AI — Nums AI is a single foundation model that predicts across commerce, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and defense.
- Argos Identity — Argos Identity is an identity verification service provider. Identify Anyone Anywhere Anytime.
- Amber Road — Amber Road is the creator of an operation management-focused data analysis program. By analyzing the data based on the input data, the company's platform generates a customized AI model and business insight report that requires the input of manufacturing process data.
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: 98
- Round size: Seed $171k–$6.1M; Series A $1.2M–$10M; Series B $3.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Leecell — Leecell is a solar cell manufacturing company that produces organic and perovskite thin‑film photovoltaic cells.
- MID — MID specializes in the development, testing, and production of space-related components.
- Daedong Robotics — Daedong Robotics, a Daedong Group affiliate, offers AI robot solutions that understand agricultural sites, reducing time-consuming and hazardous tasks.
OKX Ventures focus on the discoveries and investments in various aspects, including blockchain basic infrastructures, Layer2, DeFi, WEB3.0, NFT and Metaverse.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 265
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$12M; Series A $3.5M–$50M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CAEX — CAEX is a crypto asset exchange operator. CAEX builds transparent and secure crypto asset trading platform for investors.
- Coinone — Coinone is the cryptocurrency exchanges. Under the vision to ‘Bring Blockchain into the World,’ they aspires to lead the new world of finance through blockchain technology. They currently operates the third largest exchange. They prioritizes the protection of clients’ assets and is dedicated to providing the most secure investing environment.
- townsquare — Crosschain RWA yield infrastructure powering stock tokens, RWAs & institutional strategies | https://t.co/5glAR6k007
Primer Sazze Partners - We like to find founders who are making the impossible happen through sheer force of will and a refusal to accept hard truths.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 168
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.8M; Series A $407k–$15M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Acro — Main - ACRO
- Upstage — Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure.
- TippingPoint Biosciences — Pioneering new therapies for diseases of chromatin dysfunction. There is a necessity for new types of treatments in diseases like Pediatric Diffuse Midlines Glioma (DMG). Cancer, Chromatin, Health, new solutions.
Premier Partners (프리미어 파트너스) is a Korean domestic funds management company. It provides investment services for individuals and businesses. Premier Partners was established in September 2005 in Seoul, Korea.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Series B, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 185
- Round size: Series A $2.6M–$15M; Series B $5.8M–$45M; Venture - Series Unknown $15M–$172M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $83M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- FNCT Biotech — FNCT Biotech develops antibody therapeutics for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To create antibodies that target the underlying cause of IPF, the company's platform uses genetic engineering, providing patients with this medical need with a new treatment option.
- 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.
- Akisostem BioStrategies — Archisostem BioStrategies is a research and development company.
Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a seed-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness. We understand that a great company takes time to build and we'd like to ensure that entrepreneurs are in for the long haul.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 492
- Round size: Seed $800k–$7.7M; Series A $2.5M–$25M; Series B $5.8M–$41M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $200M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Radiant — Clean. Portable. Safe. Energy
- Sati — Sati is revolutionising financial inclusion, beginning in Latin America, by making digital currencies more accessible. With our revolutionary WhatsApp-based platform, users can easily acquire, trade, and receive stable currencies and Bitcoin
- Aurelius Systems — We defend and protect the people, assets and infrastructure that matter most. Creators of Archimedes, the autonomous laser system for Counter-sUAS defense.
Hansae Yes 24 Partners is a 3D webtoon content company.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $450k–$2.1M; Series A $1.6M–$7.8M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pyler — Pyler is an artificial intelligence-based digital marketing platform intended to humanize video analysis based on a vision language model. The company's platform offers brand safety and a contextual targeting function for global and local clients with proprietary video understanding, vision, and text analysis technologies that automaticallyanalyze content in seven categories, enabling clients to improve advertising performance through content analysis without personal information.
- Wilco — Wilco a start-up specialized in thermal management of electronic products and new space era.
- KRISTIN — KRISTIN is a supplier of flat, sneakers, and boots.
Pathfinder H is a venture capital firm.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 46
- Round size: Seed $775k–$6M; Series A $3.3M–$13M; Series B $2.7M–$26M
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Namdo Market — Namdo Market is a mobile application for wholesale and retail trading services. It is a online wholesale marketplace that connects buyers with products from major Korean shopping districts. It allows users to browse and order items directly from multiple vendors in one place.
- Perseus — World Best Hypervisor Security Solutions for SDV
- Camello Tech Co. — Camello Tech Co. is an agricultural products company that sells tea capsules and aloesonic pills.
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Browse database — It's Free!SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1482
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
Stonebridge capital, Stonebridge ventures, Specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Management
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 178
- Round size: Series A $500k–$10M; Series B $743k–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $852k–$91M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2010
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, 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.
- Solarstic — Solarstic is an innovative, eco-friendly energy technology startup specializing in the development of lightweight, high-efficiency solar modules designed to make clean energy more accessible, scalable, and sustainable for residential, commercial, and off-grid applications.
DS Asset Management is a firm that invests in listed companies and venture firms.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Medical, Information Technology
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 103
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$15M; Series B $5.3M–$29M; Series C $11M–$51M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DEEPX — DEEPX is a Korean AI hardware system solution company.
- Labrador Labs — LABRADOR LABS began as an academic research collaboration initiative to develop an automated analytic method for detecting both known and new vulnerabilities.
- Olive International — Olive International is an operator of lifestyle brands intended to develop and grow a targeting brand.
L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm. L&S Venture Capital is specializing in incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. L&S Venture Capital invests in electronic components, including smart phones, pads, televisions and grid; telecommunications equipments; green energy sector, such as solar, wind, fuel cell, LED,and EV; machineries; broadcasting; nanotechnology; intelligent robotics; telematics; medical equipments; media contents, which inlcude creation, distribution and new media. L&S Venture Capital primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi region, and Chungnam province. L&S Venture Capital was founded in 2006 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 116
- Round size: Seed $600k–$5.1M; Series A $1.9M–$8.8M; Series B $4.8M–$39M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
- Awexome Ray — Awexome Ray is a company that manufactures next-generation X-ray generator.
- Flexell Space — FLEXELL SPACE primarily focuses on the development and manufacturing of space solar cells, aiming to provide differentiated products for our customers in the space industry
TS Investment is an Investment firm specializing in engineering, real estate, and food and beverage through various group companies. They identifying, analyzing, and developing real opportunities across multiple disciplines. The firm aims to become a top tier diversified holding company offering its subsidiaries the necessary financial,operational, and managerial support to ensure each transcends its customer’s expectations, meets its employees' contentment, and exceeds its responsibilities to its stakeholders.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Financial Services
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$2.6M; Series A $2.4M–$21M; Series B $5.1M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Datable — Datable is a developer of influencer marketing mobile applications.
- Glow Seoul — Glow Seoul is a creative consulting company that specializes in content development, space design, and construction for clients.
- Brightonix Imaging — Brightonix Imaging provides innovative biomedical imaging devices and solutions.
DWF Labs is the leading crypto venture capital company, market maker & liquidity provider. We help build strong web3 companies.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 135
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$8M; Pre-Seed $500k–$5M; Venture - Series Unknown $5M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Beldex — Beldex is a private ecosystem consisting of decentralized applications. The Beldex privacy coin (BDX) is a utility coin of the Beldex private ecosystem.
- Superset — The Unified Execution Layer for stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and onchain FX. One shared liquidity market, accessible across all chains.
- ZenChain — The first decentalised Bitcoin EVM L1 bringing smart contracts, composability, and true cross-chain liquidity to BTC.
Sunghwan Choi
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Hong Kong, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Seed $1.7M–$5.7M; Series A $5.6M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jerry — Jerry simplifies the expensive, frustrating, and time-consuming aspects of car ownership.
- CHAI — CHAI they develops infrastructure technologies to create an efficient digital economy.
- Sequin — Sequin is building a suite of credit products for women, starting with a debit card that builds credit.
Honest Ventures invests in biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and information and communications technology. They support the growth of businesses and believe investing is a collaboration.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Seed $547k–$4.9M; Series A $1.8k–$3.1M; Series B $7.3M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Frefins — Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers.
- ST.RETAIL — Korea Arcade Parts & Game Controller Brand English and Japanese support / World Wide Shipping ENG : https://t.co/qcB1noBI16 KR : https://t.co/JAP8LIoFEa
- Livit — Livit is a SaaS based platform that offers carbon emission management solutions for the manufacturing and construction industries.
Korea Technology Finance Corporation is a South Korea-based fund for small and medium enterprises.
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- Industry: Software, Manufacturing, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Russian Federation
Investor stats
- Total investments: 92
- Round size: Seed $383k–$4.1M; Series A $1.8M–$8.4M; Series B $1.2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 24% lead, 76% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Leecell — Leecell is a solar cell manufacturing company that produces organic and perovskite thin‑film photovoltaic cells.
- Intergravity — Intergravity is a company that is developing orbital transportation technologies to support the future of in-space activity. Intergravity is to enable a space environment in which mobility, service, and logistics are seamlessly integrated, creating the framework for long-term operations beyond Earth.
- Unmanned Exploration Laboratory — Unmanned Exploration Laboratory manufactures multirotor drones, fixed-wing aircraft, and unmanned vehicles for space exploration.
HOF Capital is a global technology investment firm that leverages its global limited partner network to help founders build massive businesses.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 236
- Round size: Seed $850k–$14M; Series A $10M–$40M; Series B $20M–$863M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- Jota — Jota: The platform handles finances for individual entrepreneurs and business owners by allowing them to instantly pay, collect receivables, and manage their day-to-day operations with voice notes, text messages, and images through an AI-first chat conversation. All tasks are free and executed in seconds. Designed to save time and money, Jotaempowers its clients to focus on what truly matters to them.
- Warp — Warp is a payroll and compliance tool that makes it easy for founders to hire, onboard, and pay their employees.
- Valar Atomics — Valar Atomics is scaling nuclear energy for heavy industrial power and clean hydrocarbon fuel production.
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Browse database — It's Free!Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 256
- Round size: Seed $273k–$4.4M; Series A $1.6M–$13M; Venture - Series Unknown $882k–$11M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
- Bbodek — Bbodek provider of tableware rental and washing services intended for restaurants and school cafeterias. They provide products for children's tableware and hygiene management services. They specialize in using their self-developed smart factory to render low defect services to consumers, enabling them to just focus on cooking without worryingabout cleaning up. They are expanding their business to customized washing machine manufacture and sales.
- Welcon Systems — WELCON Systems is a company that makes electronic control equipment used in machines. Their main products include servo drives and motion controllers, which help control the movement of motors in industrial machines and robots.
Pietro Dova was Corporate Controller and Finance Director at Google from 2001 to 2007. He was partly responsible for the Google IPO and roadshow, and directed Google’s operational and transactional accounting responsibilities worldwide. Immediately prior to joining Google, Pietro was CFO of Employeeservice.com. From 1996 to 1999, Pietrowas VP Finance of Quote.com, an early online pioneer providing financial news and stock information to active investors. Pietro began his career in technology in 1988 at Oracle Corporation and held various executive finance positions through 1992. From 1993 to 1996, Pietro headed Fulcrum Technologies’ European finance operations based in Paris, France. Pietro received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London and his Masters in Management from M.I.T.’s Sloan School of Management.
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- Industry: Events, Mobile, Sports
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: United States, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $400k–$800k; Series A $3M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Korbit — Korbit provides online bitcoin exchange, wallet, and merchant processor services. Kangmo Kim, Louis Jinhwa Kim, and Tony Lyu founded it on July 5, 2013, with its headquarters in Seoul in South Korea as a subsidiary of NXC as of September 26, 2017.
- Pogoseat — Pogoseat provides innovative mobile ticketing solutions that helps live-entertainment venues sell more tickets and enhance the fan experience.
- Bluesmart — Bluesmart develops Internet connected travel products that include physical products combined with software. It offers Bluesmart app, a solution that allows users to control suitcases from their phones, receive smart alerts, and track their travel data to get insights about travel habits. Bluesmart also provides digital lock solutions for luggageand its contents; battery charging and location tracking solutions; and distance alerts and trip data. Alejo Verlini, Brian Chen, Diego Saez-Gil, Martin Diz, and Tomi Pierucci founded it on Novermber 5, 2013, with its headquarters in Mountain View in California.
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: 34
- Round size: Seed $148k–$1.4M; Series A $1.1M–$9M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% 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.
Rising S Ventures is a venture investment company specializing in early-stage technology start-ups.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $240k–$898k; Series A $1.3M–$1.6M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SuperBin — SuperBin is a company that uses AI to create a culture where our society can share and practice the value of circulating resources.
- Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
- AccuOptotech — AccuOptotech develops advanced semiconductor inspection equipment, including ultra-high-resolution thermal imaging and non-destructive glass core substrate inspection systems
Coinone is the cryptocurrency exchanges. Under the vision to ‘Bring Blockchain into the World,’ they aspires to lead the new world of finance through blockchain technology. They currently operates the third largest exchange. They prioritizes the protection of clients’ assets and is dedicated to providing the most secure investing environment.
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- Industry: FinTech, Finance, Payments
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SentBe — Sentbe is creating finance without borders. As a fintech money transfer service, Sentbe provides an easier, faster, and more convenient way to transfer money abroad.
- Time Percent — Time Percent is a trading platform that integrates virtual assets, domestic stocks, and foreign stocks.
Struck Crypto is a multi-strategy crypto fund based in Los Angeles.
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- Industry: Blockchain, FinTech, Cryptocurrency
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, China, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Seed $2.4M–$10M; Series A $3.5M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$62M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Notifi — Power your Web3 journey with Notifi. Explore a suite of blockchain tools for notifications, real-time alerts, and growth marketing. Experience a seamless Web3 experience in DeFi, NFTs, Gaming, DAOs, and beyond.
- Shardeum — Shardeum is an EVM-based, linearly scalable smart contract platform that maintains low gas fees while providing true decentralization and solid security
- Soul Wallet — TikTok Follower Counter helps you check live TikTok followers, likes, and public profile growth quickly with a simple free online tool instantly.
SK Networks has created customer values in various business areas.(ICT Marketing) SK is the Korea’s No.1 mobile phone distributor based on the largest sales network and nationwide distribution system in the domestic market. We also have launched various ICT products to ease customers’ digital life and established the ecosystem of used phonerecycling.(Home appliance) SK magic (subsidiary of SK Networks) is a premium kitchen appliance company by introducing the gas oven to the Korean market in 1985, and it is expanding its business area to gas/electric ranges, electric ovens, dishwashers, water purifiers, air purifiers and bidets. (Rent-a-car) SK rent-a-car (subsidiary of SK Networks) is an automotive company that leads the total automotive after market and runs about 170 nationwide network points and consumes about 20.7% market share. (Trading) With 28 global out posts, our trading business is expanded all over the world. Through international experience amassed over more than 50 years, we have secured outstanding global sourcing ability, market intelligence and strategic networking on steel/chemical/automotive industries around the world that gives us a distinct competitive edge and stable profit structure.(Hotel) Walkerhill Hotels & Resorts is a pioneer of the Korean hotel industry that provides the best experience in the overall lifestyle including leisure, culture, and food, as well as comfortable rest in the nature.(Investments) SK Networks is looking for investment opportunities that can bring disruptive innovation to its existing businesses. Since 2018, SK Networks has been actively investing in Venture Capitals/Start-ups mostly in Silicon Valley and in Korea as well.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain
- Stage:Series A, Series C, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Series A $4M–$29M; Series B $2.8M–$72M; Series C $7.6M–$150M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CHABOT MOBILITY — CHABOT MOBILITY is an automotive concierge platform that provides finance, insurance and automotive services.
- Cheiron — Cheiron is a domain-tuned AI engine for biomedical and pharmaceutical professionals, delivering fast, verifiable, and context-aware insights across research, clinical, medical affairs, and regulatory workflows.
- Upstage — Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure.
ActnerLab is a venture capital and accelerator that helps hardware, IoT and biotech startups establish their initial foothold and beyond.
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- Industry: Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 110
- Round size: Seed $37k–$84k
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- C&SR — C&SR provides expertise in research and development necessary for navigating a drug candidate through humanized animal model making/testing.
- Chain Lightning — Chain Lightning is an electric vehicle charging station that provides electric vehicle care payment and charge management services.
- NAiEEL Technology — NAiEEL Technology offers energy and environmental technology solutions.
Mirana Ventures is a leading global investment fund that provides long-term capital and strategic partnerships to visionary founders and fund managers in the Web3 space.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 164
- Round size: Seed $2M–$18M; Series A $7.5M–$37M; Venture - Series Unknown $4M–$150M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
Portfolio highlights
- easy.fun — The open on-chain trading arena built on @HyperliquidX, where you battle for rank, glory, and profit. Easy Trades, Fun Wins.
- Rhythmic — Rhythmic landing page implementation with high-fidelity design and refined scroll motion.
- Morpho Labs — Morpho is an open credit network that connects lenders and borrowers to the best possible opportunities worldwide.
Daekyo Investment is a venture capital firm specialized in development of venture industry.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile Apps, Education
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 69
- Round size: Seed $712k–$13M; Series A $1.7M–$15M; Series B $584k–$17M
- Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MOAIS — MOAIS develops a smartphone AI solution that analyzes golf swing problem and offers a lesson solution. It is an on-device AI optimized for smart phones, has a video pose estimation, video segmentation, video classification, video object detection, and image processing of golf swing video.
- Redrob — McKinley & Rice is a software development and outsourcing company.
- AD System — AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.
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