# Leo Partners Investment

> Leo Partners Investment is a VC fund in Seoul backing Software, Finance and Information Services. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.leoi.co.kr/?lang=en

Leo Partners Investment is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Software and Finance. LEO Partners Investment Inc. is a venture capital firm for SMEs/Startups established in December of 2012. Characterized by abundant expertise and industry connections, we are focused on exciting investment opportunities in the culture and content business including films, TV dramas and performing arts. Recently, we have been broadening ourinvestments to include games, consumer goods, ICT, food, retail and biotech, supported by investment experts and newly raised funds.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 30% |
| Finance | 2 | 20% |
| Information Services | 2 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 10% |
| Medical | 1 | 10% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 3 | 30% |
| Series C | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apposter | Apposter is a Korean-based interactive solutions company engaged in providing UI development, app development, and mobile business consultancy solutions to its customers. Apposter has released many mobile apps and solutions to the enterprise market including, Fotofly, Life Valley, and Tok Song. | $8M | Series B | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Storelink | Storelink is an open market optimization platform that analyzes and processes accurate online sales data. | $7.4M | Series B | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| Storelink | Storelink is an open market optimization platform that analyzes and processes accurate online sales data. | $1.8M | Series A | Dec 29, 2020 |  |
| NEUROPHET | Neurophet is a medical technology enterprise that focuses on neuro-engineering and brain health. The company develops software programs that utilize artificial intelligence for the analysis of medical brain images. The firm creates simulation tools specifically for medical researchers and doctors who perform non-invasive electrical brainstimulation procedures. These applications allow medical professionals to generate three-dimensional models of individual human brains directly from magnetic resonance imaging data. | $4.5M | Series A | Dec 02, 2019 |  |
| Newploy | Newploy is a payroll work automation platform that Automate payroll tasks through robotic process automation (RPA) technology. | $3.3M | Series B | Oct 29, 2019 |  |
| SentBe | Sentbe is creating finance without borders. As a fintech money transfer service, Sentbe provides an easier, faster, and more convenient way to transfer money abroad. |  | Series B | Jan 22, 2019 |  |
| Mr.Pic | Mr.Pic (미스터픽) is an online Korean information portal that provides information about vehicles, lifestyles, games, and more. Mr.Pic was launched in February 2014. | $2.6M |  | Aug 16, 2018 |  |
| THE PIRATES | THE PIRATES is a platform that offers national fish market price and seafood. |  | Series A | Jun 27, 2018 |  |
| Newploy | Newploy is a payroll work automation platform that Automate payroll tasks through robotic process automation (RPA) technology. | $2.1M | Series B | Jun 22, 2018 |  |
| Watcha | WATCHA - Launched in AUG 2012, it quickly became Korea’s favorite movie review app - Its core competency lies in personalized recommendation technology - once users rate movie, WATCHA predicts how they will like movies they haven’t yet seen - Now provides the widest and most accurate movie, TV show and book reviews - Launched in Japan in 2015WATCHA PLAY - Launched in JAN 2016 - Subscription VOD service for movie and TV series available on multiple devices including Web, iOS/Android mobile and tablet, Samsung/LG Smart TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV - Provides extremely accurate personalized content recommendation, powered by WATCHA - 75% of content consumed based on recommendationsComment by Apple, App Store Editor Team “Thanks to its large volume of reliable review data collected from users, WATCHA PLAY can recommend contents that perfectly satisfy my taste. Please don’t waste your time in choosing what to watch. Trust WATCHA PLAY and Enjoy tonight” | $12M | Series C | Mar 30, 2018 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aju IB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aju-ib-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capstone Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstone-partners-korea) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cognitive Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cognitive-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ES Investor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/es-investor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Partners Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partners-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SJ Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sj-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Leo Partners Investment invest in?

Leo Partners Investment invests primarily in Software, Finance and Information Services startups, most often at Series B and Series A 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.

### When did Leo Partners Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Leo Partners Investment closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 10 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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