# JB Financial Group

> JB Financial Group is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jeonju, South Korea
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbfg/
- Website: http://www.jbfg.com

JB Financial Group is a VC fund in Jeonju focused on Financial Services and FinTech. JB Financial Group is one of the retail finance groups in South Korea and offers a variety of financial services to its customersThe Group has five affiliates which include two banks, one multi-finance company and one asset management company in South Korea, and one bank in Cambodia. .. The Group currently expands its footprints to South EastAsia and has been experiencing remarkable growth in asset size with its solid expansion strategy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series C | $8.3M–$37M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 57% |
| FinTech | 3 | 43% |
| Banking | 2 | 29% |
| Finance | 1 | 14% |
| Big Data | 1 | 14% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 3 | 43% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 14% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Han Kim | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/han-kim-405d |
| Jae Yong Lee | CFO & CSO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jae-yong-lee |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AIZEN Global | AIZEN is redesigning Digital Banking with CreditConnect, powered by our proprietary ABACUS AutoML platform specialized in the financial services industry. CreditConnect is an AI lending platform designed to bridge the gap between banks and data economy platforms, and automate key decision-making processes in accordance with the credit cycle. Thecompany has secured Series B round funding from a state-led fintech innovation fund (K-Growth) led by major Korean banks to roll out CreditConnect in Southeast Asia.We are also leading the digital transformation in the financial services industry using proprietary AutoML platform ABACUS, with successful use cases in underwriting, fraud detection, product development, claim analysis, and more. | $10.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 30, 2025 | https://www.aizenglobal.com |
| Okxe | Okxe operates as an online marketplace for motorcycles. | $14.4M | Series A | Jul 17, 2025 | https://www.okxe.vn/ |
| Okxe | Okxe operates as an online marketplace for motorcycles. |  | Corporate Round | Apr 01, 2024 | https://www.okxe.vn/ |
| Infina | Infina is an investment platform that engages in real estate and financial services. |  | Corporate Round | Mar 07, 2024 | https://infina.vn |
| Hanpass | Hanpass is a fintech company that provides mobile-based international remittance, payment, and foreign exchange services. Its platform allows users to send money globally, use mobile wallets, and make cross-border payments through a single app. | $8.3M | Series C | Feb 01, 2024 | https://x.com/hanpass1?lang=en |
| Hanpass | Hanpass is a fintech company that provides mobile-based international remittance, payment, and foreign exchange services. Its platform allows users to send money globally, use mobile wallets, and make cross-border payments through a single app. | $3.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 21, 2023 | https://x.com/hanpass1?lang=en |
| Finda | Finda is an online financial comparison platform across various financial products. | $36.8M | Series C | Jul 26, 2023 | https://www.finda.co.kr/ |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [JB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jb-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jeonbuk Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeonbuk-bank) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kwangju Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kwangju-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Invention Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roa-invention-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does JB Financial Group invest in?

JB Financial Group invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Banking startups, most often at Series C and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is JB Financial Group's check size?

JB Financial Group typically joins rounds of $8.3M–$37M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds JB Financial Group participates in.

### How do I contact JB Financial Group?

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### Who are the partners at JB Financial Group?

The team at JB Financial Group includes Han Kim (Chief Executive Officer & Chairman) and Jae Yong Lee (CFO & CSO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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