# Dunamu

> Dunamu is a VC fund backing Financial Services, FinTech and Blockchain. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Dunamu is a VC fund focused on Financial Services and FinTech. the operator of South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 2 | 100% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Credit Bureau | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Reviews | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nodit | Founded in 2012, Dunamu (CEO Lee Seok-woo) is currently providing services as the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Korea, 'Upbit'​ and stock trading platform based on social network, ‘Kakao Stock'​. Both services are leading in the industry and ecosystems. (Upbit launched in Oct. 2017, Kakao Stock launched in Feb. 2014) Dunamuprovides the best service in the fields of cryptocurrency, securities, and asset management. Dunamu is getting much attention in both domestic and global market with professional specialists, innovative services and excellent technology. Recently, it announced to make investment of 100 billion dollars in the blockchain industry, leading the way in creating blockchain ecosystem. | $60M | Series B | Dec 15, 2021 |  |
| Korea Credit Data | Korea Credit Data provides essential services for merchants in Korea including business management, customer analysis, POS and payment services as well as marketplace platform. KCD and its six subsidiaries currently serve more than two million businesses in Korea. KCD aims to resolve issues a business owner faces from the beginning to end of hisbusiness life. To this end, KCD expands its business areas to include payment(Korea Payment Networks), POS(IMU), and credit bureau(Korea Credit Service) which obtained a CB license for the first time in 17 years.KCD made strong strategic partnerships with industry leading companies and built a high entry barrier; the company raised $220M+ from Temasek(Pavilion Capital), Morgan Stanley(Tactical Value), Kakao(No.1 mobile platform in Korea), KB Kookmin Bank(No.1 retail bank in Korea), Hanwha Life Insurance, Shinhan Card(No.1 credit card company in Korea), Dunamu(No.1 cryptocurrency exchange in Korea 'Upbit'), GS Holdings(No.1 CVS in Korea 'GS25'), Fiserv(the largest non-bank merchant acquirer) and more. |  | Series A | May 16, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chong-kun-dang-pharmaceutical-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daelim Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daelim-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DSC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsc-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dunamu](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dunamu) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dunamu & Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dunamu-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hanwha Systems](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanwha-systems) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dunamu invest in?

Dunamu invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 2 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 Dunamu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dunamu closed in Dec 2021. 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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