# ETRI HOLDINGS

> ETRI HOLDINGS is a VC fund in Daejeon backing Manufacturing, Apps and Dating. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Daejeon, South Korea
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.etriholdings.com

ETRI Holdings is a Korean government-funded electronics and telecommunications research institute.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Dating | 1 | 17% |
| Medical | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MADDE | MADDE possesses the technology to use silicon carbide powder in 3D printers to create various forms, which opens up a multitude of possibilities in the manufacturing sector. | $1.9M | Seed | Oct 25, 2023 |  |
| CURAUM | CURAUM is a specialist in oral care and sleep-related health care products. | $7.8M | Series B | Sep 26, 2023 |  |
| GTL Co., Ltd. | GTL manufactures hydraulic equipment, mechanical parts, industrial robots and automation equipment or aircraft and spacecraft parts. | $2.2M | Series A | Aug 09, 2023 |  |
| Philophos | Philophos is to manufacture and sell cutting-edge optical diagnostic devices, As noticed by the company title made by combining 'philos,' meaning love, and 'phos', meaning light, we will pursue commercialization of various innovative optical technologies. |  | Seed | Oct 17, 2019 |  |
| Mindslab | Mindslab is an artificial intelligence application platform. | $12.9M | Series C | Apr 08, 2019 |  |
| Tenfingers | With Seoul Date Pop, couples no longer have to google daily new date course and check other customers' feedback on those spots. Tenfingers offer date course curation service for 20~30s couples with well-organized and high quality contents that team members made by themselves. |  | Seed | Aug 22, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ETRIHOLDINGS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/etriholdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-bank-of-korea) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shinhan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bewh Growth Private Investment Association](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bewh-growth-private-investment-association) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluepoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluepoint-partners-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ETRI HOLDINGS invest in?

ETRI HOLDINGS invests primarily in Manufacturing, Apps and Dating startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 ETRI HOLDINGS last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ETRI HOLDINGS closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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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