# Hanwha Investment & Securities

> Hanwha Investment & Securities is a VC fund backing Information Technology and Biotechnology. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 12%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanwha-investment-and-securities
- Website: https://www.hanwhawm.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/koreastock1

Hanwha Investment & Securities is a wealth management company that offers asset management, investment banking, and trading services.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.6M–$25M |
| Series B | $2.9M–$26M |
| Series C | $5.5M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 7 | 14% |
| Biotechnology | 6 | 12% |
| Software | 5 | 10% |
| Pharmaceutical | 5 | 10% |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 10% |

85 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 19 | 39% |
| Series B | 16 | 33% |
| Series C | 4 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 38 | 78% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KresusLabs | Kresus allows users to connect to their bank accounts and view their transactions, balances, and budgets.It supports a wide range of banks and financial institutions also allows users to categorize their expenses and view insights into their spending habits and uses end-to-end encryption to protect users | $12.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| KODA | KODA provides business and institutional customers with digital asset storage services. | $6.8M | Series A | Nov 26, 2025 |  |
| Crocus Energy | Crocus Energy is a software company that utilizes artificial intelligence to enhance transparency in electricity consumption within large, energy-intensive facilities. This approach offers valuable insights and clarity regarding the consequences of each decision made. Additionally, the company manages the fast charging system for electric vehiclesknown as 'Acello EV' and the power optimization control solution referred to as 'Acello GRID'. | $11.7M | Series C | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Travel Wallet | Travel Wallet is a foreign currency payment service that uses the Travel Wallet application. The travel Pay card is free of charge for overseas payments. The payments are overseas direct purchases and overseas payments without commission. The license for small overseas remittance businesses and electronic financial businesses by meeting variouscomputer facilities and all requirements. The platform agreement with banks. | $11.4M | Series D | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| Arocell | Arocell is a bio-beauty brand that employs stem cell culture fluid in its cosmetic products. Its flagship offering is the Arocell Super Collagen Mask, which is a mask pack that incorporates stem cell culture fluid derived from human umbilical cord blood. This fluid is categorized as a skin conditioning agent within the classification of cosmeticingredients and is recognized for its ability to enhance moisture retention. Additionally, the company has introduced a mask pack that utilizes botulinum toxin, the primary component of Botox. This product is distinguished by its improved absorption facilitated by a bio-drug delivery system, and the company has secured a patent for a cosmetic aimed at reducing wrinkles that contains botulinum toxin as its active ingredient. | $2.9M | Series B | Sep 18, 2025 |  |
| Soldak | Soldak is a health care mobile app that sells hair care, skin care, and diet products | $3.6M | Series B | Jul 16, 2025 |  |
| Amogy | Amogy is a company that develops carbon-free energy solutions aimed at decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, including maritime, power generation, and heavy industry. Its patented ammonia cracking technology efficiently splits liquid ammonia to generate electrical power in conjunction with hydrogen fuel cells. | $56M |  | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| Nunaps | Nunaps operates as a digital therapeutics startup. | $8.9M | Series B | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| CHABOT MOBILITY | CHABOT MOBILITY is an automotive concierge platform that provides finance, insurance and automotive services. | $9M | Series C | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| Uniqconn | Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services. | $7.2M | Series A | Jun 18, 2024 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kbinvest) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Kiwoom Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiwoom-investment) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korean-development-bank) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Altos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altos-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Quantum Ventures Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quantum-ventures-korea) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Mirae Asset Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirae-asset-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hanwha Investment & Securities invest in?

Hanwha Investment & Securities invests primarily in Information Technology, Biotechnology and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 49 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 & Securities's check size?

Hanwha Investment & Securities typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$25M at Series A, $2.9M–$26M at Series B and $5.5M–$12M at Series C. 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 & Securities participates in.

### When did Hanwha Investment & Securities last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hanwha Investment & Securities closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 49 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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