# Kolon Industries

> Kolon Industries is a VC fund in Seoul backing Fashion, Retail and Apparel. See 4 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kolon-industries-inc/
- Website: http://www.kolonindustries.com/

Kolon Industries is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Fashion and Retail. Since the first nylon production in Korea in 1957, KOLON Industries, Inc., formerly KOLON Corporation, has made a significant contribution to national economic growth, and is now an independent company separated from the Manufacturing Department of KOLON Corporation after the adoption of a holding company structure by the KOLON Group in 2010.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fashion | 2 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Apparel | 1 | 25% |
| Battery | 1 | 25% |
| Jewelry | 1 | 25% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 3 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Post Archive Faction | Post Archive Faction is a designer brand that markets a wide range of apparel, handbags, and others. The company sells products both offline and online. |  | Corporate Round | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| Carbonova | Carbonova turns CO₂ and methane into carbon nanofibers—advanced materials that improve the properties of plastics, batteries, and construction material with significantly lower cost and net-zero emissions. | $4.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 13, 2024 |  |
| NEBA Lithium Solution | NEBA Lithium Solution is a manufacturer of lithium metal parts and lithium batteries. | $7.6M | Series A | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| Amondz | Amondz is a jewellery ecommerce platform that provides buyers and sellers with quick access to a production list, price quotations for consumers, and customer support. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2019 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [F&F](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/f-f-536e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ID ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/id-ventures-c8ce) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IMM Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imm-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Natural Gas Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natural-gas-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kolon Industries invest in?

Kolon Industries invests primarily in Fashion, Retail and Apparel startups, most often at Series A and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 4 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 Kolon Industries last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kolon Industries closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 4 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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