Kakao Games
VC Fund
Seongnam, South Korea
Kakao Games is a KaKao gaming subsidiary, serving various genres of games including PC and mobile. Kakao Games is a global multi-platform game company that leads the way in the global game industry through reinforcing an in-house development capability and going into partnership with other game companies.
- Total investments:
- 13
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 62%
Last updated:
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Industries Kakao Games invests in
Stages Kakao Games invests in
Countries Kakao Games invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $766k–$3M
- Series A
- $7.1M–$25M
- Series B
- $2.5M–$83M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 7 (54%)
- Video Games 5 (38%)
- Online Games 4 (31%)
- PC Games 3 (23%)
- Software 2 (15%)
Stage
- Series B 4 (31%)
- Series A 3 (23%)
- Seed 2 (15%)
- Funding Round 2 (15%)
- Corporate Round 1 (8%)
Country
- South Korea 7 (54%)
- United States 3 (23%)
- Singapore 1 (8%)
- Russian Federation 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KyeHyun Cho
Co-CEO
|
Co-CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Me3
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Me3 is a crypto wallet to purchase, send, receive, and exchange tokens and NFTs. | $3M / Seed / Oct 24, 2025 | |
Clover Games
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Clover, part of the company's gaming portfolio, it offers a mobile animation RPG game that focuses on recruiting heroes, expanding territories, and revolutionizing the world, so that players can enjoy engaging content. | $11.4M / Series B / Nov 09, 2023 | |
Lionheart Studio
|
Lionheart is a developer of mobile and online games that specializes in multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea. | $915.2M / Secondary Market / Jul 11, 2022 | |
Onion Crew
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Onion Crew is a gaming company that specializes in game design and development. | $766.2K / Seed / Jul 06, 2022 | |
Playable Worlds
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Playable Worlds is a computer games company that specializes in the fields of game development, online games, and gamification. The company is driven by its mission is to build a truly cloud-native game, taking advantage of technology to create a true persistent work that involves and changes over-time. | $25M / Series B / Apr 20, 2022 | |
HAEGIN
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HAEGIN is a game development company. | $83.5M / Series B / Feb 27, 2022 | |
Frost Giant Studios
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Frost Giant Studios is a production studio focused on real-time strategy (RTS) games for competitive gaming on PCs. | $25M / Series A / Jan 25, 2022 | |
Nine Arcs
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Nine Arc is a game company | $7.1M / Series A / May 20, 2021 | |
Ocean Drive Studio
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Ocean Drive Studio is a video game development studio that creates online games. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California, United States. | $2.5M / Series A / Sep 09, 2020 | |
FORCETELLER
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FORCETELLER is a mobile app for online entertainment services. | $2.5M / Series B / Mar 02, 2020 | |
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FAQ
What does Kakao Games invest in?
Kakao Games invests primarily in Gaming, Video Games and Online Games startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 13 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 Kakao Games's check size?
Kakao Games typically joins rounds of $766k–$3M at Seed, $7.1M–$25M at Series A and $2.5M–$83M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kakao Games participates in.
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Who are the partners at Kakao Games?
The team at Kakao Games includes KyeHyun Cho (Co-CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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