# KC Ventures

> KC Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul backing Music, Content and Medical. See 6 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2025
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://kc-vc.com/

KC Ventures is a Seoul based-venture capital firm that makes early-stage investments in the healthcare, and media sectors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 1 | 17% |
| Content | 1 | 17% |
| Medical | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |
| Animation | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Markoville | Markoville is an entertainment content company that develops animation, games, comics, and character-based intellectual property (IP) using a media-mix strategy. It focuses on creating fun, family-friendly characters and storytelling content across multiple platforms. | $3.1M | Series A | Feb 07, 2025 | https://www.macovill.com |
| Space Oddity | Space Oddity is a music company. | $3.7M | Series B | Sep 11, 2024 | https://www.spaceoddity.me/ |
| VSI | VSI provides essential networking solutions for next generation automotive and industrial applications. VSI specialises in automotive networking technologies and focuses on developing products essential to autonomous vehicles, providing car manufacturers with automotive semiconductors. | $6.5M | Series B | Jan 10, 2023 | https://www.vsitech.co.kr/ |
| Space Oddity | Space Oddity is a music company. | $3.2M | Series A | May 26, 2022 | https://www.spaceoddity.me/ |
| CarboExpert | CarboExpert is a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the development of anti-allergy medical materials. The company is known for its innovative approach in the biotechnology field, focusing on natural and synthetic-based anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy solutions. CarboExpert also produces and supplies functional carbohydrates andstandard reference materials, making it a unique entity in its industry. Additionally, the company owns a derma-cosmetic brand, THERAPHYTOABEL, which aims to address consumers' skin problems. |  | Seed | Nov 03, 2021 | http://www.carboexpert.co.kr |
| Makestar | Makestar is a platform that provides K-culture content and information. Makestar allows artists and production companies to share their visions with a global audience. Makestar brings Hallyu stars and fans from all over the world together. It also offers the opportunity for fans to interact with celebrities and participate in the creation ofcontent. | $11.9M | Series C | Sep 14, 2021 | http://www.makestar.co/ |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Laguna Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laguna-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SmartStudy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/smartstudy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hana Financial Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-financial-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hana Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Honest Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/honest-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hybe IM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hybe-im) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does KC Ventures invest in?

KC Ventures invests primarily in Music, Content and Medical startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 KC Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for KC Ventures closed in Feb 2025. Shizune tracks 6 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?

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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