# Daesung Private Equity

> Daesung Private Equity is a VC fund backing Software. See 71 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 71
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last fund: Oct 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daesung-private-equity/
- Website: http://www.daesungpe.com/

Daesung Private Equity is a Korean venture capital firm offering investment, corporation restructuring, and incubation services.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $446k–$8.4M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$10M |
| Series B | $1.5M–$17M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 13 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 11% |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 10% |
| Gaming | 6 | 8% |

111 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 21 | 30% |
| Series B | 19 | 27% |
| Seed | 8 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 8% |
| Series C | 5 | 7% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 55 | 77% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kim Ji-yeon | Team Leader | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-ji-yeon |
| Park Jae-chan | Team manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/park-jae-chan |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autonomous a2z | Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies. | $27.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 12, 2026 |  |
| DAIM Research | DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions. | $14.9M | Series B | Nov 20, 2025 |  |
| Lee Eum-Gil | Lee Eum-Gil is a consulting firm specializing in career transition support services. | $3.5M | Series B | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Nanosystem | Nanosystem is a solution partner in 3D measurement and inspection systems for semiconductor and display industries. With a focus on continuous research and development, the company aims to create value for customers through innovation, technology development, talent development, and cost reduction, ensuring satisfaction and repaid shareholdertrust. |  | Seed | Sep 09, 2025 |  |
| Qunova Computing, Inc. | Quantum computing based computing innovations for new materials and drug discovery, and advanced technology solution consulting services. | $10M | Series A | Aug 18, 2025 |  |
| Kong Studios, Inc. | Kong Studios is a gaming company that designs and develops games with narratives and novel game mechanics. | $36.4M | Series C | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| FuriosaAI | FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time. | $123.1M | Series C | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| Law&Company | Law&Company is representative legal tech company in Republic of Korea. The company provides a service called 'LawTalk(www.lawtalk.co.kr)', which is the largest online legal market place in Korea(5 times bigger then the 2nd player).Since 2016, the company invested on research about Artificial Intelligence especially on Text Miningand Machine Learning technology to analyze lawyers and client's activities in the service which helps to lawyers and clients find the right person based on their experience.Also, the company will launch document automation based service to generate legal documents starting from complaint and contract soon.The company has received more than 3 million dollars from 5 venture capital companies and many angel investors due to previous performance and upside potential in the Korean legal market. | $36M | Series C | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Hybe IM | HYBE INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HYBE IM) is broadening the scope of HYBE's entertainment offerings by creating games and publishing them for people all over the world. HYBE IM creates numerous contents and services by combining cutting-edge interactive media technology with music, artists, and entertainment components, resulting in new viewpoints andexperiences. | $20.4M |  | Apr 01, 2025 |  |
| Hybe IM | HYBE INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HYBE IM) is broadening the scope of HYBE's entertainment offerings by creating games and publishing them for people all over the world. HYBE IM creates numerous contents and services by combining cutting-edge interactive media technology with music, artists, and entertainment components, resulting in new viewpoints andexperiences. | $20.4M | Series B | Apr 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 71 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korean-development-bank) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [Shinhan Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-venture-investment) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-bank-of-korea) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Sejong Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sejong-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
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- [Smilegate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smilegate-investment) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Daesung Private Equity invest in?

Daesung Private Equity invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 71 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 Daesung Private Equity's check size?

Daesung Private Equity typically joins rounds of $446k–$8.4M at Seed, $1.1M–$10M at Series A and $1.5M–$17M 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 Daesung Private Equity participates in.

### How do I contact Daesung Private Equity?

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### Who are the partners at Daesung Private Equity?

The team at Daesung Private Equity includes Kim Ji-yeon (Team Leader) and Park Jae-chan (Team manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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