# Blocore

> Blocore is a VC fund in Seocho backing Gaming and Blockchain. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seocho, South Korea
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blocore/
- Website: https://www.blocore.com/

Blocore is a VC fund in Seocho focused on Gaming and Blockchain. Blocore mission is to maximize capital reproduction through an entrepreneurial approach.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Blocore. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Blocore. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/blocore?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.8M–$5.8M |
| Initial Coin Offering | $3.5M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 7 | 47% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 20% |
| Online Games | 3 | 20% |
| Web3 | 2 | 13% |
| PC Games | 2 | 13% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Initial Coin Offering | 2 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 20% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 13% |
| South Korea | 2 | 13% |
| France | 1 | 7% |
| Singapore | 1 | 7% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HyeongCheol Lim | Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyeongcheol-lim |
| James Lim | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-lim-2118 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Owlto | Owlto is an intent-driven cross-chain interoperability protocol. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 17, 2024 |  |
| Owlto | Owlto is an intent-driven cross-chain interoperability protocol. | $8M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 08, 2024 |  |
| Carbonated | Carbonated's main focus is its upcoming mobile shooter, which uses AI to make the typically hardcore genre more accessible and easier to play with just one hand. It is also developing its own live ops system, Carbyne, which it will use to quickly deliver updates to its game. | $11M | Series A | Mar 14, 2024 |  |
| Pixels | Pixels plans to make a lighthearted, enjoyable game with blockchain support. There will be a wide variety of additional games in our universe, suited for all types of players. Pixels was established on April 1, 2020 by Luke Barwikowski in San Francisco, California. | $4.8M | Seed | Feb 09, 2024 |  |
| Darewise Entertainment | Darewise specialises in "social online games," with Life Beyond positioned as an MMO that's less focused on destruction and more on creativity and a "positive social framework." The game is set in a future where Earth is colonising other planets. Any efforts players make to help build new societies are rewarded with in-gamecredit to spend on new items. | $3.5M | Initial Coin Offering | Oct 17, 2023 |  |
| Outdefine | Outdefine is an internet hiring network platform built for engineers. Outdefine was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $2.8M | Seed | Oct 09, 2023 |  |
| Outdefine | Outdefine is an internet hiring network platform built for engineers. Outdefine was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $2.5M |  | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Outdefine | Outdefine is an internet hiring network platform built for engineers. Outdefine was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Dec 12, 2022 |  |
| Nerdystar | Nerdystar is a game development that creates online PC and mobile games. | $5.8M | Seed | Aug 10, 2022 |  |
| Luxon | Luxon is a Web3 platform which read user’s transaction on chain to identify their game play style. | $5.8M | Seed | Aug 09, 2022 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Formless Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/formless-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Big Brain Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-brain-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Jump Crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jump-crypto) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SkyVision Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyvision-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Blocore invest in?

Blocore invests primarily in Gaming, Blockchain and Online Games startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Blocore's check size?

Blocore typically joins rounds of $2.8M–$5.8M at Seed and $3.5M–$60M at Initial Coin Offering. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Blocore participates in.

### How do I contact Blocore?

Public channels for Blocore include LinkedIn and 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 Blocore?

The team at Blocore includes HyeongCheol Lim (Founder and CEO) and James Lim (Founder). 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 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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