# Ernest Ventures

> Ernest Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul backing Software, Apps and Sales. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ernest Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |
| Sales | 1 | 10% |
| Content | 1 | 10% |
| FinTech | 1 | 10% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 60% |
| Series A | 2 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nulla Bio | Nulla Bio realizes customer health value through crop gene editing. | $216.9K | Seed | Jun 02, 2024 | http://nullabio.com/ |
| Dokliplife | Dokliplife app helps checks immediate vacant rooms, book, and pay instantly. | $547.4K | Seed | Jul 20, 2023 | https://x.com/dokliplife_en |
| Dokliplife | Dokliplife app helps checks immediate vacant rooms, book, and pay instantly. | $784.6K | Seed | Jan 05, 2023 | https://x.com/dokliplife_en |
| Poin Campus | Poin Campus is an online platform that lets people sell knowledge content and create their own websites. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 23, 2022 | https://poincampus.com/ |
| MOIN | MOIN is a specialized cross-border payment network provider that offers remittance and payment services to both individuals and corporates | $14.3M | Series B | Mar 03, 2022 | https://www.themoin.com |
| Oqupie | OQUPIE is an online customer support platform where communication between global customers and companies is managed in a single space. Starting with the DNA, the basic unit of mankind, to the Internet that they use every day, everything is made up of information. However, Information can be tricky. It’s incomplete and distributed unevenly.Onionfive connects the world by transforming incomplete information into knowledge with innovative ideas and technology. | $767.5K | Seed | Feb 16, 2021 | https://www.oqupie.com/ |
| SIR.LOIN | SIR.LOIN is an e-commerce store for Korean beef. | $3.6M | Series A | Nov 20, 2020 | http://sirloin.co.kr/ |
| Colligence | Colligence engages in cybersecurity software development. | $667K | Seed | Jun 30, 2020 | https://colligence.io |
| MOIN | MOIN is a specialized cross-border payment network provider that offers remittance and payment services to both individuals and corporates |  | Seed | Dec 05, 2017 | https://www.themoin.com |
| Wavers | Wavers provides online purchase solutions, direct transactions, and vehicle information inquiries for the automotive sector. |  | Series A | Jun 30, 2016 | https://www.wavers.co.kr |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bie Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bie-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capstone Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstone-partners-korea) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Coolidge Corner Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coolidge-corner-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Strong Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strong-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amantani Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amantani-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ernest Ventures invest in?

Ernest Ventures invests primarily in Software, Apps and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 10 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 Ernest Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ernest Ventures closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 10 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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