# Bae Yong-Joon

> Bae Yong-Joon is a seed investor in Seoul backing Apps, Hotel and Mobile Apps. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Bae Yong-joon (born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean actor and businessman.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Hotel | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Home Services | 1 | 50% |
| Vacation Rental | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| South Korea | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H2O Hospitality | H2O Hospitality is the largest vacation rental management company in Japan and Korea. H2O manages accommodation facilities without any on-site human resources by automating all the operational flows through the property management system (“PMS”) H2O developed that links and manages calendars between the guests, rooms, and housekeepers. This allowssignificant decrease in fixed cost of the operational expenses, increasing the yield of the facility. | $1M | Seed | Nov 19, 2015 |  |
| WaHome | WaHome is a home cleaning service matching platform. It connects cleaners to clients across Seoul. Moreover, WaHome provides safe and trustworthy helpers who have completed cleaning training. The company was founded in 2015. | $1M | Seed | Sep 02, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fast Track Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fast-track-asia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MashUp Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mashup-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparklabs-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bae Yong-Joon invest in?

Bae Yong-Joon invests primarily in Apps, Hotel and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Bae Yong-Joon's check size?

Bae Yong-Joon typically joins rounds of $1M–$1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bae Yong-Joon participates in.

### When did Bae Yong-Joon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bae Yong-Joon closed in Nov 2015. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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