# Kwangju Bank

> Kwangju Bank is a VC fund in Gwangju backing FinTech, Automotive and Marketplace. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gwangju, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.kjbank.com

Kwangju Bank is a banking firm that offers loans, payments, portfolio management, credit cards, insurance, and internet banking services.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Payments | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series G | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 1 | 50% |
| South Korea | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Okxe | Okxe operates as an online marketplace for motorcycles. | $14.4M | Series A | Jul 17, 2025 |  |
| Toss | Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech startup Viva Republica.Its application offers peer-to-peer money transfers, manages credit scores and bank accounts, access loan and insurance plans, split bill options, QR payment and other similar services that enable users to manage their finance.Toss wasestablished in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi. | $405M | Series G | Dec 19, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Altos Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altos-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aspex Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aspex-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bond Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bond-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DUMAC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dumac) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Goodwater Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goodwater-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greyhound Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greyhound-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kwangju Bank invest in?

Kwangju Bank invests primarily in FinTech, Automotive and Marketplace startups, most often at Series A and Series G stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kwangju Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kwangju Bank closed in Jul 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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