# Hyundai Merchant Marine

> Hyundai Merchant Marine is a VC fund in Seoul backing Automotive, Apps and Finance. See 5 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hmmofficial/
- Website: http://www.hmm21.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hmm21.official/

Hyundai Merchant Marine is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Automotive and Apps. Hyundai Merchant Marine provides integrated-logistics companies with a commitment to operational excellence through their team of industry professionals and state of the art technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 3 | 60% |
| Apps | 2 | 40% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Women's | 1 | 20% |
| Consumer | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Village Baby | Village Baby is an online marketplace that provides childbirth and parenting products and information. | $5.3M | Series A | Dec 08, 2022 |  |
| deer | deer is an electric kickboard sharing service company. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 17, 2022 |  |
| CHABOT MOBILITY | CHABOT MOBILITY is an automotive concierge platform that provides finance, insurance and automotive services. | $6.7M | Series B | Nov 29, 2021 |  |
| Village Baby | Village Baby is an online marketplace that provides childbirth and parenting products and information. | $680.4K | Seed | Oct 19, 2021 |  |
| Mycle | Myalk is an online-to-offline (O2O) maintenance platform that enables users to access essential vehicle maintenance services, including engine oil changes and tire replacements, at any participating repair shop across the country for a consistent price. By utilizing automatically recognized refueling records, users can easily monitor average fuelefficiency, monthly expenditures, insurance premium information, and additional details at a glance. Furthermore, users have the ability to connect with other individuals who own the same vehicle model to gather information vital for vehicle maintenance. | $886.4K | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 31, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Big Basin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/big-basin-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Digital Healthcare Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-healthcare-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flux Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flux-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyundai-marine-fire-insurance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyundai Motor Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyundai-motor-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HYUNDAI Motor Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyundai-motor-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Hyundai Merchant Marine invest in?

Hyundai Merchant Marine invests primarily in Automotive, Apps and Finance startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Hyundai Merchant Marine last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Hyundai Merchant Marine closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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