# Cho Joo-heon

> Cho Joo-heon is a seed investor at SmartStudy Ventures backing Internet and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SmartStudy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartstudy-ventures)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Cho Joo-heon is a seed investor at SmartStudy Ventures focused on Internet and Software. Cho Joo-heon serves as a judge at Smart Study Ventures.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Architecture | 1 | 33% |
| Construction | 1 | 33% |
| Reading Apps | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| URBANPLAY | UrbanPlay designs cultural city of emotion by solving urban issues through accessible technology. | $5.9M | Series B | Jun 22, 2023 |  |
| Texture | Texture is a social reading platform to read, discover and connect. |  | Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Pikurate | Every year 5 billion internet users are exposed to more than 1.5 terabytes of data. And it’s growing 20% every year. The average internet user spends 10 hours a week just searching for the right information. Pikurate reduces the research time by more than a half, connecting everyone’s research and providing personalized recommendations withartificial intelligence that are always on point. With 7 US and global patents on the business model and technology and several university partners, Pikurate is on track to be the dominant player in the 1 trillion dollar knowledge management market. | $404.8K | Seed | Apr 11, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lotte Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotte-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Murex Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/murex-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SmartStudy Ventures

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

SmartStudy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of global entertainment company SmartStudy.

2 contacts available at SmartStudy Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cho Joo-heon | Judge at Smart Study Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cho-joo-heon |
| Lee Hyeon-song | ceo | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-hyeon-song |

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## FAQ

### What does Cho Joo-heon invest in?

Cho Joo-heon invests primarily in Internet, Software and Architecture startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cho Joo-heon last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cho Joo-heon closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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