# Korea University Holdings

> Korea University Holdings is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/kuholdings
- Website: https://www.kuholdings.co.kr/

Korea University Holdings is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Artificial Intelligence and Health Care. KUH is an accelerator specializing in science and technology start-ups based on university research.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 6 | 22% |
| Health Care | 4 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 15% |
| Medical | 3 | 11% |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 11% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 22 | 81% |
| Series B | 2 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Seunghoon Woo | CEO and Assistant Professor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seunghoon-woo |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Akeo Edu | Akeo Edu is an EdTech Company that imparts knowledge about coding. The company offers systematic coding education from basics to advanced through a step-by-step learning process. It provides AI-Powered personalized learning and also provides support for programming languages including Python, Java, C++, etc. |  | Seed | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| AD System | AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles. | $2.2M | Seed | Jun 19, 2025 |  |
| Knock Lab | Knock Lab is a generative AI and agent platform that provides modular services, including automated data collection, hierarchical chunking, and Knowledge Augmented Generation-based preprocessing for contact center. |  | Seed | Jun 09, 2025 |  |
| Studio Yam Yam | The B2B marketing solution from Studio Yum Yum combines a client (company manager) database with a content-based strategy to assist businesses efficiently acquire customers and maximize the ROI of their B2B sales and marketing departments. | $71.8K | Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| KorasRobotics | KorasRobotics is a technology company that provides tooling systems, customized robots, and robot-based intelligent systems. | $2.4M | Series A | Dec 23, 2024 |  |
| CrossPoint Therapeutics | CrossPoint Therapeutics is a therapeutics company that specializes in drug development by using Stealth-Body with antibody source technology. | $1.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2024 |  |
| PLABiologics | ​PLABiologics is a biotech company dedicated to developing placenta-based therapeutics aimed at treating degenerative and intractable diseases. The company focuses on isolating and cultivating mesenchymal stem cells from placental tissues. Their pipeline includes treatments for conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome, macular degeneration, andmetabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. ​ | $222.5K | Seed | Nov 01, 2023 |  |
| Blue Labs | Blue Labs handles social problems and achieves perfect upcycling by recycling enormous quantities of oyster shells. | $222.3K | Seed | Oct 12, 2023 |  |
| VanaM | VanaM Inc. is a startup that develops and manufactures next-generation semiconductor thin films that have not yet been commercialized, and has innovative source technology and core IP for semiconductor thin film growth. Based on this, we are directly developing new material thin films required in deep-tech fields such as AI semiconductors, Powerelectronics, and Quantum computing, and are pioneering new markets through collaborations with various research institutes and industrial companies. Currently, we are building an urban microfoundry based on an eco-friendly thin-film deposition process in the center of Seoul and making our first project, energy-responsive semiconductor thin films. | $529.5K | Seed | Feb 28, 2023 |  |
| Omotion | Omotion is an AI and virtual human technology company. It develops 3D digital humans, motion capture solutions, and AI-powered virtual content. The company focuses on virtual humans, metahumans, and interactive AI technologies for entertainment, media, and digital platforms. | $3.3M | Seed | Feb 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-bank-of-korea) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DSC Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsc-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AI Angel Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ai-angel-club) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ajuib](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ajuib) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aju IB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aju-ib-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bluepoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluepoint-partners-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Korea University Holdings invest in?

Korea University Holdings invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Health Care and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 27 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Korea University Holdings?

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### Who are the partners at Korea University Holdings?

The team at Korea University Holdings includes Seunghoon Woo (CEO and Assistant Professor). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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