# Hybe

> Hybe is a VC fund backing Digital Entertainment and Media and Entertainment. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://hybecorp.com/

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Entertainment | 3 | 20% |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 20% |
| Music | 2 | 13% |
| Video | 2 | 13% |
| Gaming | 2 | 13% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 27% |
| Seed | 3 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 20% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 12 | 80% |
| Japan | 1 | 7% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Isaac Lee | CEO of America | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isaac-lee-2 |
| Youngho Park | Independent Director | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/youngho-park-49e1 |
| Bang Si-Hyuk | Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bang-si-hyuk |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| SM Entertainment | SMTown is the umbrella name for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company. | $78.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Webling | 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 | Snaps sells photo books, clothes, calendars, stickers, photo frames, and accessories. | $9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 22, 2023 |  |
| Forest Factory | 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 | 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 |  |
| Nodit | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JYP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jyp) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Big Hit Music](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-hit-entertainment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Laguna Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laguna-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sony Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [YG Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yg-entertainment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [YG Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yg-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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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 Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Hybe?

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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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