# Kyowon Group

> Kyowon Group is a VC fund in Seoul backing Apps, Travel and Tourism. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyowon-group/
- Website: http://kyowoncreative.com

Kyowon Group is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Apps and Travel. Since its founding in 1985, KYOWON has attained the top position of Korea's education industry faster than any other company. With the stated goal of improving the quality of life of humanity through education from cradle to grave by nurturing creative intellectuals and developing high quality educational materials, KYOWON has carved its nicheas a distinctive leader in the field of education and publication services.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3k–$7.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 18% |
| Travel | 2 | 18% |
| Tourism | 2 | 18% |
| Children | 2 | 18% |
| Video | 1 | 9% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 2 | 18% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 18% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 7 | 64% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| J Fun | J Fun is a marketing agency that provides design, video production, and domestic marketing services. | $454.7K | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 13, 2023 |  |
| XCREW | Global Activity Platform with local crews From all over the world |  | Seed | Apr 13, 2023 |  |
| Com2Verse | Com2Verse is a channel. They also provide real life and virtual world connection services. Additionally, they also build new ecosystem in metavers and metaverse game publishing services. | $9.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 03, 2023 |  |
| WAUG | WAUG Travel Inc. is a leading tour and activity reservation platform that enables travelers easily make travel itineraries & book fun things-to-do around the world via mobile and web. Visit us at http://www.waug.com/ | $10.1M | Series C | Nov 04, 2021 |  |
| Let's go baby | Let's go baby is a mobile travel app that helps people find cafes, theme parks, playgrounds, and outings. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| AFUN Interactive | AFUN Interactive is a 3D graphics company that creates 3D content with real-time rendering technology. | $3K | Seed | Oct 01, 2019 |  |
| Qraft Technologies | Qraft Technologies they are data scientists and researchers, data engineers, and investment experts, who develop investment solutions powered by AI (artificial intelligence). | $7.9M | Seed | Apr 22, 2019 |  |
| BEGiN | BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education. The company leverages talents in technology, education, and entertainment to create learning programs that cultivate the critical skills children need to succeed in the future. BEGiN’s all-inclusive offering includes HOMER, KidPass, andcodeSpark Academy. BEGiN is backed by recognized names in early childhood development, including LEGO Ventures, Sesame Workshop, and Gymboree Play & Music. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City. | $12.5M | Series B | May 09, 2016 |  |
| Speakaboos | Speakaboos is a reading application that offers bedtime stories, nursery rhymes and songs for kids, located in New York. |  | Series B | Nov 13, 2014 |  |
| Speakaboos | Speakaboos is a reading application that offers bedtime stories, nursery rhymes and songs for kids, located in New York. |  | Series A | Aug 28, 2013 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Advancit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advancit-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Company K Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-k) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hana Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Home & Shopping](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hnsmall) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Houghton Mifflin Harcourt](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/houghton-mifflin-harcourt) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Rethink Education](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rethink-education) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Kyowon Group invest in?

Kyowon Group invests primarily in Apps, Travel and Tourism startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kyowon Group's check size?

Kyowon Group typically joins rounds of $3k–$7.9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kyowon Group participates in.

### When did Kyowon Group last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kyowon Group closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 11 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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