# Hoban Construction

> Hoban Construction is a VC fund in Seoul backing Construction and Home Services. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.ihoban.co.kr/

Hoban Construction is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Construction and Home Services. Hoban Construction operates a housing construction business. The Company builds high-rise residential buildings, low-rise apartments, villas, and others.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $89k–$3.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 2 | 29% |
| Home Services | 2 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Online Portals | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Post-IPO Secondary | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Works Mate | Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors. | $3.1M | Seed | Nov 30, 2022 |  |
| ViewMagine | ViewMagine is a lunatic image-processing AI company developer of an AI drone inspection system. They were designed to inspect pipelines for the oil and gas and infrastructure industries. They also deliver using an autonomous drone. Their objective is to influence the future of industry through image processing and AI for businesses that contributeto a better society. | $1.9M | Series A | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| ViewMagine | ViewMagine is a lunatic image-processing AI company developer of an AI drone inspection system. They were designed to inspect pipelines for the oil and gas and infrastructure industries. They also deliver using an autonomous drone. Their objective is to influence the future of industry through image processing and AI for businesses that contributeto a better society. | $1.9M | Seed | Sep 16, 2021 |  |
| EUM | EUM offers a platform service for smart residential life as well as for house management. | $88.5K | Seed | Jul 05, 2021 |  |
| Mocon ST | Mocon ST is a company specializing in modular building materials. |  | Series A | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| Taihan Electric Wire | Taihan Electric Wire produces wire and cable products,. The company's products are power, renewable energy, communication, and materials. The company provides a customized total solution that covers the entire power supply value chain, from power system design to supply, connection, construction, and maintenance of cables and cable connectors. | $222.2M | Post-IPO Secondary | Mar 30, 2021 |  |
| AEOL | AEOL is a ventilation and air purifier products manufacturing company. | $4.3M | Series A | Sep 30, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plan H Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plan-h-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Hyundai Motor Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyundai-motor-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IBK Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ibk-capital-951b) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IGIS Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/igis-asset-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lotte Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotte-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CVC Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cvc-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hoban Construction invest in?

Hoban Construction invests primarily in Construction, Home Services and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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 Hoban Construction's check size?

Hoban Construction typically joins rounds of $89k–$3.1M 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 Hoban Construction participates in.

### When did Hoban Construction last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hoban Construction closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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