# Awesome Ventures

> Awesome Ventures is a VC fund in Mapo backing Pet and Mobile. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mapo, South Korea
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last fund: Jul 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/awesome-ventures-co.-ltd./about/
- Website: http://www.awesome-v.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awesomeventures/

Awesome Ventures is a VC fund in Mapo focused on Pet and Mobile. Awesome Ventures invests in and accelerates early-stage startups with strong growth potential.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Awesome Ventures. Shizune tracks 12 team members at Awesome Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/awesome-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 2 | 12% |
| Mobile | 2 | 12% |
| Software | 2 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 12% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 12% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 47% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 29% |
| Series A | 3 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ahram Choi | Director | 0 | — |
| Brandon Bok | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Felix Nam | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Hongju Lee | Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Lucas Moon | Manager | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USIMSA | USIMSA is a mobile sim company that offers eSIM-based overseas roaming service. | $1.5M | Seed | Jun 24, 2023 |  |
| Infoseed | Infoseed develops software and online tools to identify precise addresses of places. It operates various applications that locate and show specific addressing system. | $320K | Seed | Jul 10, 2022 |  |
| Market of Material | Market of Material operates an online marketplace for buying and selling factory plant equipment. It provides an e-commerce platform that shares available products. Market of Material was founded in 2020 and is based in Seongnam, South Korea. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2021 |  |
| Plant Hall | Plant Hall is a landscaping company that offers plant sales and rental services. |  | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| Market of Material | Market of Material operates an online marketplace for buying and selling factory plant equipment. It provides an e-commerce platform that shares available products. Market of Material was founded in 2020 and is based in Seongnam, South Korea. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 07, 2021 |  |
| TAKEONE Studio | TAKEONE Studio creates and develops original IP addresses for various media and entertainment contents. It provides digital access to brand's films, web novels, and games. TAKEONE Studio is based in Seoul, South Korea. |  | Series A | Jun 21, 2021 |  |
| D EMPTYSPACE | 3D Art Exhibition Platform |  | Seed | Jan 27, 2021 |  |
| D EMPTYSPACE | 3D Art Exhibition Platform |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 12, 2021 |  |
| GOBOX | GOBOX provides various delivery, shipping, and logistics services. It offers an online and offline platform to book services, depending on the user's needs. GOBOX is based in Seoul, South Korea. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 11, 2020 |  |
| AIVAR | AIVAR is a mobile application for body measurement solutions. |  | Pre-Seed | Nov 11, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Base Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/base-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Big Basin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-basin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluepoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluepoint-partners-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capstone Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstone-partners-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ETRIHOLDINGS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etriholdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HITEJINRO CO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hite-brewery) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Awesome Ventures invest in?

Awesome Ventures invests primarily in Pet, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Awesome Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Awesome Ventures?

The team at Awesome Ventures includes Ahram Choi (Director), Brandon Bok (Managing Director) and Felix Nam (Managing Director), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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