KDB Investment
VC Fund
Yongdungpo, South Korea
KDB Investment is a private equity firm that is wholly owned by Korea Development Bank which focuses on promoting and advancing the interests of companies by providing financial and operational support.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
Last updated:
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Industries KDB Investment invests in
Stages KDB Investment invests in
Countries KDB Investment invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 3 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (33%)
- Internet 2 (22%)
- Robotics 2 (22%)
- Software 2 (22%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (33%)
- Series A 3 (33%)
- Private Equity 2 (22%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
Country
- South Korea 5 (56%)
- United States 4 (44%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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DH Lee
Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
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Asteromorph is an artificial intelligence (AI) research startup for the development of scientific superintelligence | $31.3M / Seed / May 29, 2026 | |
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FriendliAI is a generative AI infrastructure platform that enables deployment, scaling, and monitoring, including text, image, video, and audio, from sources like Hugging Face, and integrates quantization techniques such as FP8, INT8, and AWQ to improve inference efficiency. It offers managed services that automate GPU provisioning, auto-scaling,failure recovery, and performance tracking, helping businesses streamline generative AI deployment with reduced infrastructure complexity and cost. It also supports integrations with model hubs and tooling for debugging, observability, and structured API outputs. | $20M / Seed / Aug 28, 2025 | |
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Terracle is a company that manufactures raw materials from plastic trash and recycling. | $7.9M / Series A / Mar 18, 2024 | |
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HyAxiom is an energy solutions company that provides clean, continuous-duty stationary fuel cell energy systems. | $150M / Private Equity / Jul 17, 2023 | |
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Gori Company specializes in shipping technology and supply chain management system services.Gori has established itself as an industry leader by achieving a significant milestone - becoming the first-ever USPS qualified GDE (Global Delivery Excellence) program through its innovative Gori.AI solution. With USPS certification as an e-VS (ElectronicVerification System) technology partner and PPC (Postage Payment Certification) integration, Gori has successfully asserted its dominance in both the international and domestic markets. | $6.4M / Seed / Mar 25, 2023 | |
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THINK Surgical, Inc. is committed to the future of orthopedic surgery and to improving patient care through the development of leading-edge precision technology. THINK Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets active robotic surgical systems for orthopedic surgery. The system includes two components: a 3D preoperative planning workstationfor preoperative planning and a computer assisted tool utilized for precise cavity and surface preparation for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The systems have been used in thousands of joint replacements worldwide.**THINK Surgical provides a dynamic working environment within a results-oriented entrepreneurial company. It also offers competitive compensation and benefits. THINK Surgical was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Fremont, California, USA.**TSolutionOne® Core Technology | $100M / Private Equity / Oct 26, 2022 | |
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Orum Therapeutics is a private biotech company developing a new class of therapeutic antibodies targeting cytosolic proteins for unmet medical needs in cancer and rare diseases. Orum leverages its unique cell-penetrating antibody platform, called Oromab™ to inhibit drug targets, previously undruggable by small molecules or current antibodytherapeutics. In contrast to other approaches, Orum’s antibody platform can intracellularly deliver an active antibody therapeutic or payload, is easily adaptable to target different cell types and intracellular proteins, and does not require chemical modification. | $54M / Series B / Jun 23, 2021 | |
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Seoul Robotics brings the most advanced AI to all 3D sensors technology that leverages a mesh network of sensors and computers to enable autonomous vehicle navigation, offering features such as controlled area navigation and obstacle detection across diverse environments, enabling businesses to optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance safetyin vehicle marshaling and parking operations. | $5.3M / Series A / Apr 02, 2020 | |
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Imagine if you are the online seller, having to sign up and upload your products to 30+ different major eCommerce websites to maximize your sales. Sellerhub is a web-based eCommerce platform where you as the seller sign up, upload product data ONCE then it will be transferred/synched on up to 30+ different major eCommerce websites at the sametime. From distribution channel expansion to marketing/ad, fulfillment, Sellerhub is a one-stop solution for online sellers. Key Benefits: 1. Single product upload, API-transferred to up to 30+ major eCommerce websites and begin selling simultaneously 2. Daily payment received - supported by VISA - once your order has been shipped&confirmed, you will get your payment in 4 days. 3. Fulfillment, Sourcing, Photoshoot and many additional services are available for you to choose from, either directly or through partnership programEstablished in 2012, Sellerhub offers a full suite of products/services that empower online seller's selling activity, providing the most revenue as possible as a platform. Today we are venturing into the US market with DropK - Dropshiping Korean products - for SHOPIFY sellers online. | $3.7M / Series A / Dec 09, 2019 |
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FAQ
What does KDB Investment invest in?
KDB Investment invests primarily in Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at KDB Investment includes DH Lee (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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