Hybe
VC Fund
Seoul, South Korea
Hybe is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Digital Entertainment and Media and Entertainment. HYBE innovates the music industry business model under the mission, "We believe in music". HYBE strive for the world's best entertainment lifestyle platform company based on music. "Content" that lead the global trend and "fans" who are our customers are the two pillars to our values, and we are committed tosatisfying our customers by continuously improving our services with the highest standards.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Hybe invests in
Stages Hybe invests in
Countries Hybe invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Digital Entertainment 3 (19%)
- Media and Entertainment 3 (19%)
- Music 2 (13%)
- Video 2 (13%)
- Gaming 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (25%)
- Series A 4 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (19%)
- Series B 2 (13%)
- Corporate Round 2 (13%)
Country
- South Korea 12 (75%)
- Japan 1 (6%)
- United States 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Isaac Lee
CEO of America
|
CEO of America | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Youngho Park
Independent Director
|
Independent Director | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Bang Si-Hyuk
Founder
|
Founder | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Hybe IM
|
HYBE INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HYBE IM) is broadening the scope of HYBE's entertainment offerings by creating games and publishing them for people all over the world. HYBE IM creates numerous contents and services by combining cutting-edge interactive media technology with music, artists, and entertainment components, resulting in new viewpoints andexperiences. | $80M / Series A / Aug 06, 2024 | |
| SMTown is the umbrella name for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company. | $78.4M / Post-IPO Equity / Mar 04, 2024 | ||
| Weebling is concentrating on infrastructure investment for service differentiation in addition to introducing high-end DTG (Direct to Garment) printing technology from Cornit, Israel for the first time in the domestic POD sector to increase the printing quality of its key product, apparel. | Seed / Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| Snaps sells photo books, clothes, calendars, stickers, photo frames, and accessories. | $9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| Forest Factory is a content production company specialising in album and MD packaging, providing integrated management of the entire process from planning to production and post-production. Forest Factory translates the planning intent and direction of projects into tangible content. | $1.6M / Series A / Aug 18, 2023 | ||
| Innerverz is a virtual human SaaS that supports creating visual graphics of realistic human faces, and bringing them to life inside high-quality media content such as movies, music videos and dramas. | $2M / Seed / Jan 11, 2023 | ||
| Founded in 2012, Dunamu (CEO Lee Seok-woo) is currently providing services as the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Korea, 'Upbit' and stock trading platform based on social network, ‘Kakao Stock'. Both services are leading in the industry and ecosystems. (Upbit launched in Oct. 2017, Kakao Stock launched in Feb. 2014) Dunamuprovides the best service in the fields of cryptocurrency, securities, and asset management. Dunamu is getting much attention in both domestic and global market with professional specialists, innovative services and excellent technology. Recently, it announced to make investment of 100 billion dollars in the blockchain industry, leading the way in creating blockchain ecosystem. | $15.4M / Series B / Feb 11, 2022 | ||
| Markoville is an entertainment content company that develops animation, games, comics, and character-based intellectual property (IP) using a media-mix strategy. It focuses on creating fun, family-friendly characters and storytelling content across multiple platforms. | $10.9M / Series A / Jan 14, 2022 | ||
| NAVER Z develops an application where users can create different 3D avatars online using facial recognition, AR, and 3D technology. The app allows users to create different identities online, where they can make friends across age, gender, race, and region, and they can go anywhere, transcending time and space. | $188.9M / Series B / Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| Giantstep is a studio which provides digital media and visual media production services such as feature films and commercials to clients. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 19, 2021 | ||
| See all 16 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Hybe invest in?
Hybe invests primarily in Digital Entertainment, Media and Entertainment and Music startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Hybe?
The team at Hybe includes Isaac Lee (CEO of America), Youngho Park (Independent Director) and Bang Si-Hyuk (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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