KT&G Corporation
VC Fund
Daejeon, South Korea
KT&G Corporation is a VC fund in Daejeon focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. KT&G is the leading tobacco company in South Korea with annual sales of over $4 billion USD. KT&G was originally a government-owned monopoly but was privatized and today is publicly traded, competing for market share with other international tobacco firms such as Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco.KT&G's sales volume share was 62% of the Korean market in 2009.KT&G produces popular Korean cigarette brands such as The One, Indigo, Arirang, This, This Plus, Zest, Esse, Raison, and Lo Crux. It has been expanded outside Korea, especially through its superslims brand Esse in Russia and other eastern European markets.KT&G also owns significant subsidiaries such as Korea Ginseng Corporation, Yungjin Pharm (a pharmaceuticals company), and several bio ventures. Its headquarters are in Daejeon.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 10%
Last updated:
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Industries KT&G Corporation invests in
SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceHardwareComputer VisionSaaS
Stages KT&G Corporation invests in
Series BSeries CSeries APrivate EquityCorporate Round
Countries KT&G Corporation invests in
South KoreaUnited States
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (40%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (30%)
- Hardware 2 (20%)
- Computer Vision 2 (20%)
- SaaS 1 (10%)
Stage
- Series B 4 (40%)
- Series C 2 (20%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
- Private Equity 1 (10%)
- Corporate Round 1 (10%)
Country
- South Korea 7 (70%)
- United States 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baek Bok-in
Rep Dir/President/CEO
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Rep Dir/President/CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2 is a Korea-based advanced energy storage company specialized in vanadium redox flow battery which is an optimal solution especially for large-scale and long-duration energy storage. H2 has developed cutting-edge EnerFLOW series energy storage using its own vanadium redox flow batteries, which is commercially available at the moment. H2 isexpected to grow fast and big due to H2's unique design and manufacturing capabilities, and a promising market of large-scale energy storage. | $18M / Series C / Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| AiV is a technology company focused on developing advanced AI and deep learning solutions for industrial applications. It specializes in computer vision systems used for automation, inspection, and smart manufacturing processes. The company aims to improve industrial efficiency by combining AI software, data analytics, and machine learningtechnologies. | $7.9M / Series B / Dec 29, 2022 | ||
| Superb AI is a company that develops computer vision and MLOps solutions designed to support AI deployment across industries such as manufacturing, logistics, physical security, and autonomous systems. Its platform provides tools for data annotation, model training, deployment, monitoring, and dataset management to help organizations manage AIworkflows more efficiently. The company also develops industry-focused Vision AI technologies, including foundation models and video analytics systems that can be applied to industrial and operational environments. Superb AI works with enterprises in sectors including automotive, electronics, energy, and infrastructure, supporting applications such as defect detection, surveillance analysis, and autonomous driving data processing. In addition to its software platform, the company conducts research and development in areas such as data-centric AI, physical AI, and spatial recognition technologies. The company helps enterprises accelerate AI adoption through automated data labeling, model training, and continuous AI performance optimization. | $16M / Series B / Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| H2 is a Korea-based advanced energy storage company specialized in vanadium redox flow battery which is an optimal solution especially for large-scale and long-duration energy storage. H2 has developed cutting-edge EnerFLOW series energy storage using its own vanadium redox flow batteries, which is commercially available at the moment. H2 isexpected to grow fast and big due to H2's unique design and manufacturing capabilities, and a promising market of large-scale energy storage. | $2.4M / Corporate Round / Jun 07, 2022 | ||
| Interminds is an AI platform for image recognition solutions. | $5.6M / Series B / Jun 01, 2022 | ||
| BlockOdyssey is a tech start-up that provides 'blockchain-based B2B solutions'.Currently, the main solution is supplying 'blockchain-based anti-counterfeiting solution', and logistics & distribution history management is in progress with blockchain. It has received investment from Asia's largest cosmetic company, andis conducting business with French pharmaceutical companies. | $29.5M / Series A / Mar 24, 2022 | ||
| We have built wearable devices based on tDCS that cure Major Depressive Disorder(MDD) and other psychiatric illnesses and currently carrying out clinical trials in Korea. We are also building big data platform with brain signals detected and collected from Ybrain’s own qEEG software for more targeted and personalized treatments and services. | $9.2M / Private Equity / Feb 23, 2022 | ||
| SM Lab provides develops and produces anode and cathode materials for secondary batteries. | $38.2M / Series C / Dec 09, 2021 | ||
| Established in January 2014, N.THING is a Seoul-based Agri-Food tech company leading innovation in agricultural products, by extension, in the farm-to-table food value chain by combining IoT technology and data. It developed the world’s first modular vertical farm ‘CUBE’ which is easy to expand. N.THING CUBE is a modularized farm with massproductivity where a dedicated OS provides the most optimized environment for each crop so as to create maximized efficiency. N.THING is the world’s first smart farming company that won the iF Design Award, Architecture in 2020. Also, it is a winner of Best of Innovation at the CES 2020 for its excellence in technology, which is the first ever in the agricultural field. N.THING is planning to expand its business on a large scale this year after it successfully completes the PoC process in the U.A.E. Our North American branch office located in New York. N.THING hopes to connect people to nature, things to things, people to things, and people to people through IoT technologies by creating Number of Things out of Nothing. .CUBE : CUBE is internet connected modular container vertical farm. It's an ultimate indoor farm which contains LED technology, real time monitoring system through IoT sensors, collected cultivation data, and upgradable software. We deliver the farm of the desired container form to the desired place.SQUARE : SQUARE is modular hydroponic kit. SQUARE can connect each module and share water. Users can connect as many as they want, grow greens and herbs, and make food great themselves. Each Square consists of four Pickcells, which contains special nutrient-rich sponge. With special sponge and hydroponic, it gives the most simple and effective gardening experience.Planty : Planty is the first Internet-connected social pot in the world. Planty gives pleasure to grow plants with your family, friend, and colleague. Planty enables the user to monitor the environmental information on temperature, soil moisture, and ambient light around plants and give water to plants any me or anywhere.Life : Life is a smart gardening journal aimed at the gardening sector. Plant lovers and gardeners are able to record their gardening activities and information and share them through Social Media. The user can easily insert weather data, location data, gardening activities, and plants’ events. Moreover, all the gardening data can be shared through social media.Sikmulsung: Sikmulsung is our show room to explore 'freshness' of our product and service. It is a place for everyone seeking for 'freshness' in visual, in texture, in taste, in flavor or even in atmosphere with, N.THING's in-store farm, exclusively made for Sikmulsung, special F&B's and our end products. | $21M / Series B / Oct 05, 2021 | ||
| Established in January 2014, N.THING is a Seoul-based Agri-Food tech company leading innovation in agricultural products, by extension, in the farm-to-table food value chain by combining IoT technology and data. It developed the world’s first modular vertical farm ‘CUBE’ which is easy to expand. N.THING CUBE is a modularized farm with massproductivity where a dedicated OS provides the most optimized environment for each crop so as to create maximized efficiency. N.THING is the world’s first smart farming company that won the iF Design Award, Architecture in 2020. Also, it is a winner of Best of Innovation at the CES 2020 for its excellence in technology, which is the first ever in the agricultural field. N.THING is planning to expand its business on a large scale this year after it successfully completes the PoC process in the U.A.E. Our North American branch office located in New York. N.THING hopes to connect people to nature, things to things, people to things, and people to people through IoT technologies by creating Number of Things out of Nothing. .CUBE : CUBE is internet connected modular container vertical farm. It's an ultimate indoor farm which contains LED technology, real time monitoring system through IoT sensors, collected cultivation data, and upgradable software. We deliver the farm of the desired container form to the desired place.SQUARE : SQUARE is modular hydroponic kit. SQUARE can connect each module and share water. Users can connect as many as they want, grow greens and herbs, and make food great themselves. Each Square consists of four Pickcells, which contains special nutrient-rich sponge. With special sponge and hydroponic, it gives the most simple and effective gardening experience.Planty : Planty is the first Internet-connected social pot in the world. Planty gives pleasure to grow plants with your family, friend, and colleague. Planty enables the user to monitor the environmental information on temperature, soil moisture, and ambient light around plants and give water to plants any me or anywhere.Life : Life is a smart gardening journal aimed at the gardening sector. Plant lovers and gardeners are able to record their gardening activities and information and share them through Social Media. The user can easily insert weather data, location data, gardening activities, and plants’ events. Moreover, all the gardening data can be shared through social media.Sikmulsung: Sikmulsung is our show room to explore 'freshness' of our product and service. It is a place for everyone seeking for 'freshness' in visual, in texture, in taste, in flavor or even in atmosphere with, N.THING's in-store farm, exclusively made for Sikmulsung, special F&B's and our end products. | $21M / Series B / Oct 03, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does KT&G Corporation invest in?
KT&G Corporation invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Hardware startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 10 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 KT&G Corporation includes Baek Bok-in (Rep Dir/President/CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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