Hanwha Investment Corp
VC Fund
Seoul, South Korea
Hanwha Investment Corp is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Software and Big Data. Hanwha Investment Trust Management is an asset manager applying advanced Hanwha Venture Capital was established in 2000 to nurture startup small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with promising business models and advanced technology but lack capital and management capabilities. The comprehensive support packages include capital, managementexpertise and technology that cover from establishment through initial public offering. In addition, the firm plays a leading role in the Korean venture capital industry. The company utilizes various domestic and overseas networks to secure advanced investment methods and gather information on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the future. Hanwha Venture Capital invests for future value and serves as a trustworthy partner for invested companies, creating venture investment funds that provide stable financing sources and making investment decisions after careful study. The firm also acts as a trusted asset manager for limited partners of the investment funds and helps to strengthen the competitive edge of domestic SMEs.
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
Last updated:
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Industries Hanwha Investment Corp invests in
Stages Hanwha Investment Corp invests in
Countries Hanwha Investment Corp invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $1.4M–$102M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (29%)
- Big Data 3 (18%)
- Manufacturing 3 (18%)
- Internet of Things 3 (18%)
- Solar 2 (12%)
Stage
- Series A 9 (53%)
- Funding Round 3 (18%)
- Seed 1 (6%)
- Series B 1 (6%)
- Private Equity 1 (6%)
Country
- South Korea 11 (65%)
- United States 4 (24%)
- Canada 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Taehun Jo
Manager
|
Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Stoic Entertainment
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Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later. | $2.5M / Seed / Dec 31, 2021 | |
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| StradVision offers an embedded perception algorithm designed for advanced driver assistance systems and applications in autonomous vehicles. Utilizing its production-ready ADAS software IP platform, which employs camera-based perception AI or LiDAR, StradVision is committed to its roadmap towards achieving autonomous driving. The machine learningalgorithm developed by StradVision has attained the top performance in prestigious technological evaluations, including scene text detection in both English and Chinese, as well as pedestrian detection. StradVision's computer vision algorithm is both precise and rapid, operating seamlessly on embedded and IoT devices. | $7.2M / Series A / Aug 22, 2018 | ||
| Element AI is an artificial intelligence company that gives organizations unparalleled access to cutting-edge technology. The company launches and incubates advanced AI-First solutions in partnership with large corporations. They deliver AI software products that augment decisions to make your business stronger, safer, and more agile.Element AIallows accelerating the deployment and commercialization of solutions that meet customer needs for the operationalization of AI while continuing to develop AI products. It maintains a strong connection to academia through research collaborations and takes a leadership position in policy-making around the impact of technology on society. The has built an AI systems integrator of sorts to help other companies develop and implement artificial intelligence solutions and Accenture’ for machine learning, neural network-based solutions, and computer vision applications. | $102M / Series A / Jun 14, 2017 | ||
| HonestFund is a financial technology company operating an alternative investing platform in South Korea. HonestFund provides individuals and institutional investors access to alternative investment opportunities across a wide range of asset classes, such as residential/commercial real estates, infrastructure financing and unsecured personalloans. Due to its unique capability of providing a fully transparent and frictionless process for both investors and private issuers, HonestFund raised funds from leading financial institutions, including Shinhan Bank, Hanwha Investment, KB Investment, Shinhan Capital and Daily Financial Group. | $5.4M / Series A / Sep 20, 2016 | ||
| LUXROBO is a venture company specializing in robotics. Based on its robot technology, LUXROBO creates products that make electrical appliances smarter and easier to use. The company develops educational robots, IoT platform, and modular robotics kit. It also provides technology consulting services. | $1.4M / Series A / Aug 01, 2016 | ||
| 1366 Technologies is a manufacturer of silicon wafers used to deliver solar modules. The company's silicon wafers leverage existing billion-dollar cell and module investments, enabling businesses to get a long-term, differentiated product roadmap. It was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. | $10M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 05, 2016 | ||
| WayWearable, a ‘beauty-appliance’ company based in Seoul, Korea, has created the first total personal skincare companion that fits in your purse. The WAY device is the size of a compact powder case, but includes an array of advanced biometric and environmental sensors that it uses to make personalized skincare recommendations through its companionapp. Developed in close consultation with a dermatologist, WAY helps people make smarter skincare decisions that last a lifetime.They recently joined Sparklabs, one of Asia’s top business accelerators, to bring their unique technology product to market and have kicked off an Indiegogo campaign to fund production.Their Vision - WayWearble is dedicated to improving the lives of women, by helping them more effectively manage their skin care routine, and ultimately improve health and well-being. While WAY is a first step, the company has ambitions to continue developing innovative new products that harness advances in technology, with a particular focus on the women’s health and beauty industry.In the future WayWearable will continue to develop their solutions for making more targeted and accurate suggestions of specific products that address the unique skin concerns of women, while providing deeper, personal insights into maintaining a healthy lifestyle. | $1.5M / Dec 17, 2015 | ||
| FRANZ is the first biosensor company that commercializes electro-chemistry solutions as smart home devices. | Series A / Oct 31, 2015 | ||
| FRANZ is the first biosensor company that commercializes electro-chemistry solutions as smart home devices. | $3M / Series A / Oct 31, 2015 | ||
| See all 17 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Hanwha Investment Corp invest in?
Hanwha Investment Corp invests primarily in Software, Big Data and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 17 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 Hanwha Investment Corp's check size?
Hanwha Investment Corp typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$102M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hanwha Investment Corp participates in.
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The team at Hanwha Investment Corp includes Taehun Jo (Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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