# Honest Ventures

> Honest Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 39 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 39
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.honest.ventures

Honest Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Software and Information Technology. Honest Ventures invests in biotechnology, healthcare, manufacturing, software, and information and communications technology. They support the growth of businesses and believe investing is a collaboration.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $547k–$4.9M |
| Series A | $702k–$2.9M |
| Series B | $7.3M–$20M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 15% |
| Medical | 5 | 13% |
| Health Care | 5 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 13% |

65 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 13 | 33% |
| Series B | 9 | 23% |
| Seed | 8 | 21% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 10% |
| Series C | 3 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 31 | 79% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seung-Min Baek | Founder & CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seung-min-baek |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ST.RETAIL | ST.RETAIL provides an all-in-one solution, from development to distribution of low-sugar products utilizing local agricultural products and stevia. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Frefins | Frefins is a specialized Rental Transformation (RX) company that generates value by connecting businesses, financial institutions, and consumers. | $3.4M | Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Livit | Livit is a SaaS based platform that offers carbon emission management solutions for the manufacturing and construction industries. |  | Seed | Feb 27, 2025 |  |
| Soomvi | Soomvi is an industrial drone market company that provides marine lifesaving system services. | $5.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| Neuroventi | Neuroventi is a biotechnology venture that focuses on creating therapies for neurological disorders. It is engaged in the development of small molecule medications targeting neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and depression, while also performing preclinical contractdevelopment and research organization (CDRO). |  | Series B | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Safetics | Safetics has developed a solution that analyzes and predicts the safety of collaborative robots only through simulation without physical collision experiments. | $1.5M | Series A | Aug 06, 2024 |  |
| Hutom | Reshaping Surgery Through Digital Innovation | $15.5M | Series C | Mar 07, 2024 |  |
| Enliple | Enliple is an online advertising platform that provides AI business and B2C app services. | $2.2M |  | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Enliple | Enliple is an online advertising platform that provides AI business and B2C app services. | $2.3M |  | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Gosu Plus | Gosu Plus, the operator of the housing subscription platform 'Independent Living,' that maximizes spatial efficiency by directly setting up and operating facilities for specific customer segments, such as Stay Track (Go-Pitchel) and Mentor Haksa. Based on extensive experience, we have established a vertical business model in specificareas within the Seoul metropolitan region to provide living spaces and learning environments tailored to customer needs. | $547.4K | Seed | Jul 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 39 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aju IB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aju-ib-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bokwang Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bokwang-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [K-Run Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k-run-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Shinhan Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shinhan-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ZER01NE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zer01ne) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BA Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ba-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Honest Ventures invest in?

Honest Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 39 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 Honest Ventures's check size?

Honest Ventures typically joins rounds of $547k–$4.9M at Seed, $702k–$2.9M at Series A and $7.3M–$20M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Honest Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Honest Ventures?

Public channels for Honest Ventures include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Honest Ventures?

The team at Honest Ventures includes Seung-Min Baek (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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