# IBK Securities

> IBK Securities is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Health Care. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.ibks.com

IBK Securities is a subsidiary of Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)

## Contacts

5 contacts available for IBK Securities. Shizune tracks 1 team members at IBK Securities. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ibk-securities?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 22% |
| Health Care | 5 | 19% |
| Biotechnology | 4 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 15% |
| Software | 3 | 11% |

59 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 9 | 33% |
| Series A | 7 | 26% |
| Series C | 5 | 19% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 11% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lee Ji-hoon | Judge | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-ji-hoon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flexell Space | Flexell Space engages in space solar cells, focusing on improving cost, delivery, design, and power efficiency. | $20M | Series A | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Nobo Medicine | Nobo Medicine is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing precision therapies for blood cancers and immune-related aging diseases. It uses biomarker-driven drug discovery and translational research to identify targeted treatments, aiming to improve outcomes in oncology and age-associated immune dysfunction through innovative,data-driven biomedical approaches. | $19.8M | Series C | Jul 28, 2025 |  |
| FuriosaAI | FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time. | $123.1M | Series C | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| Wintec Glovis | Wintec Glovis manufactures water treatment and air purification equipment that solves the drawbacks of activated carbon. With the help of superheated steam, the company recycles activated carbon with eco-friendly technology, which allows humans to breathe clean air and drink clear water without concern. |  | Series B | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Bon Systems | Bon Systems is a forward-thinking company that specializes in the development of advanced actuators and robotic systems, leveraging the precision and efficiency of cycloidal reduction technology to deliver high-performance, compact, and reliable motion solutions for a wide range of industrial and automation applications. | $3.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 27, 2025 |  |
| LISCure Biosciences | LISCure Biosciences is a developer of bacteria-mediated immunotherapy designed to treat tumors as well as degenerative neurological, autoimmune and metabolic diseases. The company currently has seven pipelines of medicine and two pipelines of health-functioning food and is considering the introduction of two more pipes. | $13.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 10, 2025 |  |
| SDT | SDT is an IoT platform company that specializes in product design, hardware engineering, and cloud service. | $7.1M |  | Dec 03, 2024 |  |
| Graphene Square | Graphene Square is a pioneer in the commercialization of graphene material and graphene films for use as a transparent conductor and in other electronics applications. Established as a spin-off of the research of Prof. Byung Hee Hong at Seoul National University and with headquarters in Seoul, Korea. Graphene Square will continue to stay as theworld leader of the graphene commercialization research, also will continue to provide the best quality graphene and equipment to all over the world for the continuous development of carbon and 2D materials for the bright future of the science and technology for mankind. | $14.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 16, 2023 |  |
| Bbodek | Bbodek provider of tableware rental and washing services intended for restaurants and school cafeterias. They provide products for children's tableware and hygiene management services. They specialize in using their self-developed smart factory to render low defect services to consumers, enabling them to just focus on cooking without worryingabout cleaning up. They are expanding their business to customized washing machine manufacture and sales. | $13.5M | Series B | Sep 07, 2023 |  |
| SuperBin | SuperBin is a company that uses AI to create a culture where our society can share and practice the value of circulating resources. | $12.5M | Series B | Oct 14, 2022 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [KB Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kb-securities) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Korea Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Hana Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-securities) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korean-development-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Hana Financial Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-financial-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-bank-of-korea) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does IBK Securities invest in?

IBK Securities invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 27 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 IBK Securities?

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### Who are the partners at IBK Securities?

The team at IBK Securities includes Lee Ji-hoon (Judge). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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