# Hyun Koo

> Hyun Koo is a Series A investor at March Capital (New York) backing Software and Retail. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [March Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/march-capital-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hyunkoo

Hyun Koo is a Series A investor at March Capital in New York focused on Software and Retail. Hyun Koo is the Vice President at March Capital Partners. Hyun came to March Capital from Allen & Company, a New York-based investment bank, where he was a Vice President covering media, consumer internet, and enterprise software sectors. He executed M&A and equity financing transactions for clients such as Activision, Adobe, Discovery,Fox, LinkedIn, Samsung, Spotify, and Twitter.Prior to Allen & Company, Hyun worked on M&A, equity and debt financings, and various strategic assignments at Citigroup in Chicago and Montgomery & Co. in Los Angeles.Hyun received his BBA in Finance and BS in Financial Mathematics from the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business and College of LSA, respectively.Hyun grew up in South Korea, Singapore, and New York. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors hiking or golfing, exploring local breweries, and lifting weights at a nearby gym.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Computer | 1 | 33% |
| Payments | 1 | 33% |
| Shopping | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luminance | Luminance develops document analysis software to secure big data systems for multinational and governmental organizations. Its software provides overview of various companies and picks out warning signs without any instructions; and document clustering and filtering to enable users focus on eliminating administrative tasks. Luminance identifiesrisk clauses, data visualization, and anomaly detection, as well as reviews and enables users to allocate tasks and track the progress of their team; and manages numerous mergers, acquisitions, and financings. It also helps lawyers and legal teams to categorize, review, and analyze various documents and contracts in the data room. Emily Foges founded founded Luminance in 2015. It has its headquarters in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. | $75M | Series C | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Luminance | Luminance develops document analysis software to secure big data systems for multinational and governmental organizations. Its software provides overview of various companies and picks out warning signs without any instructions; and document clustering and filtering to enable users focus on eliminating administrative tasks. Luminance identifiesrisk clauses, data visualization, and anomaly detection, as well as reviews and enables users to allocate tasks and track the progress of their team; and manages numerous mergers, acquisitions, and financings. It also helps lawyers and legal teams to categorize, review, and analyze various documents and contracts in the data room. Emily Foges founded founded Luminance in 2015. It has its headquarters in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. | $40.2M | Series B | Apr 02, 2024 |  |
| Rally | Rally gives ecommerce merchants the freedom to build a checkout experience that reflects their brand. We are part of a growing headless commerce ecosystem, playing a critical role in joining a multi-dimensional, flexible frontend experience with the backend that best suits the merchant. Our goal is to give merchants the tools to create a seamlesscheckout experience, connect more deeply with their customers, and significantly impact revenue growth. We appreciate a decentralized ethos and are merchant and revenue-focused, always. Merchants should own their checkout and Rally is here to help them do that. | $12M | Series A | Apr 18, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Slaughter and May](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slaughter-and-may) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [National Grid Partners (NGP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-grid-partners-ngp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Afore Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afore-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commerce Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerce-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Felix Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About March Capital

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

March Capital is a venture growth firm headquartered in Santa Monica, California and investing globally since 2014. March identifies entrepreneurs with a provocative vision to companies poised, then dares to go all in by leading rounds with deep conviction and concentration risk. With $1B+ in capital over 4 funds and across 30 market technologycompanies, March accelerates the digital transformation of Cloud-based software, automation, AI, and IT infrastructure. Its vision is to create a technology investment platform by combining intense sector focus, patience, access to a network (including founding The Montgomery Summit), and portfolio engagement to inspire and accelerate extraordinary companies.

5 contacts available at March Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brad Weirick | Partner and General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-weirick |
| Cisco Liquido | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cisco-liquido |
| Dana Moraly | Partner/Chief Financial & Administrative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dana-moraly |
| Gregory Milken | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregory-milken |
| Hyun Koo | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyun-koo |

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## FAQ

### What does Hyun Koo invest in?

Hyun Koo invests primarily in Software, Retail and Computer startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hyun Koo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hyun Koo closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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