# IPX

> IPX is a VC fund in Yongsan backing Information Technology and Animation. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yongsan, South Korea
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/line-friends/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/_linefriends
- Website: https://www.linefriends.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/linefriends/

IPX is a VC fund in Yongsan focused on Information Technology and Animation. IPX, IP company by maximizing the synergy between the analog and digital worlds and providing our followers with the Impressive Present.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for IPX. Shizune tracks 2 team members at IPX. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/line-friends?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 50% |
| Animation | 2 | 33% |
| Art | 1 | 17% |
| Toys | 1 | 17% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 3 | 50% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kang Byeongmok | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kang-byeongmok |
| Kay Lim | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kay-lim-6d96 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| portto / Blocto | portto aims to make blockchain simple for users and developers. With its most user-friendly blockchain application browser and wallet SDKs, portto has pushed it steps forward for blockchain to be used in real life scenarios. |  | Series A | Feb 23, 2023 | https://blocto.portto.io |
| Toonsquare | Tooning is a content production platform where people can easily create comic style content. Tooning is a content production platform where people can easily create comic style content. The service is free to everyone, where individuals, organizations, schools, and institutions can freely access. We provide high-quality and various resources,such as characters, backgrounds, and props, best suitable for content productions. Additionally, people can enjoy all the resources provided by Tooning without worrying about the copyrights. | $3M | Series A | Jun 03, 2022 | https://tooning.io |
| VLAST | VLAST is a virtual reality game that produces virtual content with VFX and game engine experts and animation enthusiasts. VLAST is shaping the future of communication with the groundbreaking use of real-time graphics powered by a game engine. | $1.9M | Seed | May 13, 2022 | https://www.vlast.co.kr/ |
| Superplastic | Superplastic is a character-based product and entertainment company. It creates limited edition art toys, apparel, games, and animation based on characters created in collaboration with some of the greatest artists in the world. Superplastic is founded on the principle that effort and scarcity are intrinsic components of value. The companyappropriates the tools of mass media and mass production to create limited edition works of art for a limited audience. It was established in 2017 and is based in Burlington, Vermont. | $20M | Series A | Oct 20, 2021 | https://superplastic.co |
| Shiftup | Shift Up is a video game developer and publisher known for creating globally successful action and RPG titles. It combines quality character design, AAA game development, and cross-platform live-service gaming experiences. The company became the first Korean studio to enter a formal second-party publishing relationship with Sony for a major consoletitle, strengthening its global presence in the AAA gaming market. |  | Corporate Round | Sep 01, 2020 | http://www.shiftup.co.kr |

5 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Betaworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CNT Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnt-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comma3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comma3-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Craft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Day One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/day-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does IPX invest in?

IPX invests primarily in Information Technology, Animation and Art startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 IPX?

Public channels for IPX include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at IPX?

The team at IPX includes Kang Byeongmok (Founder) and Kay Lim (Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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