# Hanyang University

> Hanyang University is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hanyang-university/about/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/i_hanyang
- Website: http://www.hanyang.ac.kr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanyanguniv

Hanyang University is a school in Seoul.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $675k–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 22% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 22% |
| Art | 1 | 11% |
| B2B | 1 | 11% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 7 | 78% |
| Angel | 1 | 11% |
| Grant | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Casey Bennett | Associate Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/casey-bennett |
| Jeakweon Han | Roboticist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeakweon-han |
| Jiwon Seo | Assistant Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jiwon-seo |
| Chae-Ok Yun | Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chae-ok-yun |
| Dong Yun Lee | Professor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dong-yun-lee |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Huject | Huject is a Hanyang University laboratory startup company founded in 2020 with the goal of commercializing energy harvesting technology. The company develops and sells a wide range of products that use energy-harvesting source technology. Energy harvesting is an environmentally friendly energy technology that collects discarded energy and converts,stores, and uses it to generate electrical energy. | $1.4M | Seed | Nov 21, 2023 |  |
| Revation | Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology. | $675.3K | Seed | Jun 21, 2023 |  |
| Worker's high | Worker's high Co. is a commerce company that offers an IOT based unmanned store service. |  | Seed | Apr 12, 2023 |  |
| Adler | With lightweight and fast 3D engine, Adler’s 3D Web will usher into an era where virtual reality becomes an everyday part of life, accessible from anywhere in the world.Adler 3D is a next-generation 3D random chat platform that combines real-time virtual environments with spontaneous social interaction. Users can connect through text or voice inimmersive spaces that reflect their mood and personality, meeting and expressing themselves through lifelike avatars, all instantly accessible from a web browser or mobile device.Blending the spontaneity of random chat apps with the immersion of virtual worlds, Adler 3D aims to create a safe, emotionally engaging space where people can relax, talk, and connect anytime, from anywhere.In 2022, Adler secured a significant investment of 2.1 million USD from prominent institutional investors, including Korea Investment Partners, the top-ranked investment firm in Korea based on AUM rankings, reaffirming its technological prowess. Last September, Adler took center stage as an official technology partner at the prestigious Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France, during the Focus Art Fair.Yurica Ovaerenu, the CEO of Adler, embarked on her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 16 while studying in the second year of Seoul Science High School. She chose to drop out of Seoul National University, the top-ranked university in Korea. At the age of 27, she became a serial entrepreneur who underwent a gender transition. Inspired by her extensive experience playing 3D games like Overwatch and Mabinogi before her transition, she had a vision to create a virtual reality where individuals can truly be themselves. | $2.2M | Seed | Sep 01, 2022 |  |
| New East Art | New East Art offers a metaverse exhibition platform that also has its own production technology. | $61.1K | Angel | Jul 22, 2022 |  |
| Studio Galilei | Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services. |  | Seed | Aug 31, 2021 |  |
| BluePrintLab | BluePrintLab is providing custom product recommendation and manufacturing solution for enterprise companies with facial recognition and AI technology. Users are able to use their own smartphone to scan their face. Then AI algorithm analyzes the face data and makes product recommendation. Users can do Virtual-Try-On. Also, the solution allowsmeasurement of each part of face. For example, distance between eyes, width of face, etc. |  | Seed | May 31, 2019 |  |
| Walk TUNE | Walk TUNE is a brand data analysis platform that offers brand preference, commercial area analysis, data customization, and data download. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2019 |  |
| VISIT | VISIT is a VR content technology development company. |  | Grant | Dec 24, 2018 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Korea Investment Accelerator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [D·CAMP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banks-foundation-for-young-entrepreneurs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlissVine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blissvine-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CRIT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crit-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EcoPro Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecopro-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evergreen Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evergreen-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hanyang University invest in?

Hanyang University invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 9 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 Hanyang University's check size?

Hanyang University typically joins rounds of $675k–$2.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Hanyang University participates in.

### How do I contact Hanyang University?

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### Who are the partners at Hanyang University?

The team at Hanyang University includes Casey Bennett (Associate Professor), Jeakweon Han (Roboticist) and Jiwon Seo (Assistant Professor), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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