# Bass Investment

> Bass Investment is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 136 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seocho, South Korea
- Total investments: 136
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last fund: Dec 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bass-investment
- Website: https://www.bassinvestment.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bassinvestment

Bass Investment is a Investment Firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $414k–$6.9M |
| Series A | $1.9M–$15M |
| Series B | $6.7M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 18 | 13% |
| Software | 17 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 16 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 15 | 11% |
| Apps | 7 | 5% |

142 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 72 | 53% |
| Series A | 30 | 22% |
| Series B | 10 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 3% |
| Series C | 3 | 2% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 84 | 62% |
| United States | 16 | 12% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Shin | Founding Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-shin |
| Jaegu Ahn | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaegu-ahn |
| Jeongbong Han | Team Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeongbong-han |
| Jeong-in Hong | Co-founder and Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeong-in-hong |
| Jun-Year Kang | Co-founder and Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-year-kang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BioNexus | BioNexus is an artificial intelligence (AI) biotechnology startup that specializes in automating the early stages of biomedical research and drug discovery. |  | Seed | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| 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. |  | Seed | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| SnapScale | SnapScale develops an ontology-driven, agentic AI platform designed to automate FEED-EPC design and document verification processes for the plant engineering industry. Operating entirely on-premise to protect proprietary data, the system utilizes specialized engineering knowledge graphs to autonomously modify CAD drawings, execute hydrauliccalculations, and verify cross-document consistency. This approach eliminates structural data mismatches and slashes engineering verification cycles from weeks to a single day, preventing costly project delivery penalties. |  | Seed | Jul 31, 2026 |  |
| Nums AI | Nums AI is a single foundation model that predicts across commerce, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and defense. | $2.7M | Seed | Jul 20, 2026 |  |
| Bind | Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'. | $6.7M | Series B | Mar 17, 2026 |  |
| Clobe AI | Clobe AI is a SaaS-based financial management platform designed for businesses to monitor and manage cash flow and financial operations. The company provides services such as real-time aggregation of financial data from bank accounts, corporate cards, and tax invoices, along with automated accounting and tax handling. The platform also supportscash flow tracking, profit and loss analysis, and automated settlement workflows, including transaction mapping and invoice processing, enabling centralized financial reporting and operational control. | $9.1M | Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Clobe ai | Clobe ai is an AI‑powered financial platform that simplifies money management for individuals and small‑to‑medium businesses. | $9.1M | Seed | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Khameleon | Khameleon is a physical AI company that develops housekeeping robots designed for North American hotels. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Pensieve | Pensieve is an AI educational platform that handles grading and provides feedback to colleges with lectures. | $6.9M | Seed | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| PRTN | PRTN is the company that owns and operates Proteinner, a high-protein fast food brand focused on delivering convenient, nutritious meals designed to support active and health-conscious lifestyles. |  | Seed | Feb 11, 2026 |  |

10 of 136 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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- [Dunamu & Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dunamu-partners) — VC Fund, 9 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Bass Investment invest in?

Bass Investment invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 136 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 Bass Investment's check size?

Bass Investment typically joins rounds of $414k–$6.9M at Seed, $1.9M–$15M at Series A and $6.7M–$12M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bass Investment participates in.

### How do I contact Bass Investment?

Public channels for Bass Investment include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. 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 Bass Investment?

The team at Bass Investment includes Daniel Shin (Founding Partner), Jaegu Ahn (Investment Manager) and Jeongbong Han (Team Manager), among 9 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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