ARGES Private Equity
VC Fund
Seocho, South Korea
ARGES Private Equity is a VC fund in Seocho focused on Automotive and Manufacturing. ARGES Private Equity makes growth-focused investments in exceptional companies to maximize our investor's returns.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 38%
Last updated:
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Industries ARGES Private Equity invests in
Stages ARGES Private Equity invests in
Countries ARGES Private Equity invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $6.5M–$26M
- Series A
- $5.8M–$32M
- Private Equity
- $10M–$54M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Automotive 3 (38%)
- Manufacturing 2 (25%)
- Information Technology 2 (25%)
- Drones 1 (13%)
- Sensor 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Private Equity 2 (25%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hyuncheol Kim
CEO
|
CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJ Wave is a manufacturing comapny that designs and develops millimeter-wave RF band, including radar antennas for autonomous driving. | $23K / Dec 03, 2024 | ||
| HJ Wave is a manufacturing comapny that designs and develops millimeter-wave RF band, including radar antennas for autonomous driving. | $31.8M / Series A / Dec 03, 2024 | ||
| CJ Foodville is an integrated food service company. | $54.4M / Private Equity / Dec 14, 2023 | ||
| HJ Wave is a manufacturing comapny that designs and develops millimeter-wave RF band, including radar antennas for autonomous driving. | $6.5M / Seed / Jan 17, 2023 | ||
| Bitsensing is a radar technology startup focused on developing smart city solutions to improve citizens' quality of life. | $14M / Series A / Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| INAVI Systems provides real-time navigation solutions. | $5.8M / Series A / Feb 14, 2022 | ||
| At Thinkware, they answer challenges and deliver with innovation. As a leading provider of location-based services and Innovative Smart Car IT since 1997, Thinkware has gained a strong foothold in Korea to be the preferred choice of local consumers. Developing automotive devices such as car navigation and dashboard cameras for drivers, Thinkwarecontinues to grow and advance in their smart platform services. With their trademark technology, Thinkware has also gained significant recognition in the robust education market with their Android education tablets.Today, they move beyond providing their expertise in Korea to be a global IT total service and solution provider, bringing their know-how to over 800 cities worldwide such as London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and Singapore. Putting their customers first, Thinkware is committed to improving lives everywhere by bringing to you comfort and convenience through Life Innovation. | $26.3M / Seed / Jun 02, 2021 | ||
| Unijet is a printing equipment company that supplies inkjet equipment printing systems. | $10.1M / Private Equity / Dec 07, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does ARGES Private Equity invest in?
ARGES Private Equity invests primarily in Automotive, Manufacturing and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is ARGES Private Equity's check size?
ARGES Private Equity typically joins rounds of $6.5M–$26M at Seed, $5.8M–$32M at Series A and $10M–$54M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ARGES Private Equity participates in.
How do I contact ARGES Private Equity?
Public channels for ARGES Private Equity include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at ARGES Private Equity?
The team at ARGES Private Equity includes Hyuncheol Kim (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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