Line Games
VC Fund
Seocho, South Korea
Line Games is a Line Corporation subsidiary that is focused on game business. It was formed in 2017 following Line's acquisition of NextFloor, a Korea-based game publisher which has produced titles like Dragon Flight and Destiny Child.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Line Games invests in
Stages Line Games invests in
Countries Line Games invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $448k–$5M
- Series A
- $5.4M–$10M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 2 (40%)
- Mobile Apps 2 (40%)
- Apps 1 (20%)
- Web3 1 (20%)
- Mobile 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (60%)
- Seed 2 (40%)
Country
- South Korea 3 (60%)
- Japan 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jin Y. Bae
CSO & Board
|
CSO & Board | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally. It offers LINE, a smartphone application that allows users to make free calls and messaging with other users regardless of which mobile network provider they are using.The company also offers NAVER, a search communication service; NAVER Matome, auser-participatory curation platform; Livedoor, a portal site; livedoor Blog, a blogging service; and livedoor News that provides information gathered from various news sources, as well as a range of advertising products. In addition, it operates LINE GAME, a platform that lets LINE users to play games. | $9.7M / Series A / Jul 13, 2022 | ||
Line Next
|
Line Next is committed to advancing and expanding the worldwide NFT industry. LINE NEXT seeks to offer innovative digital experiences and pave the road for the future by utilising blockchain and NFT technology. | $10M / Series A / Jul 13, 2022 | |
| Luxon is a Web3 platform which read user’s transaction on chain to identify their game play style. | $5M / Seed / Jan 01, 2022 | ||
| 'A game development company with superior techniques leading to business growth' 5minlab is a PC/mobile game development company based in Seoul, South Korea. Since our launch in 2013, we’ve brought 5 PC/mobile games, 3 VR games, and 24 hyper-casual games to the global market. In addition, our technical skills have developed overthe years while performing various outsourcing tasks and projects.Since 2018, based on our years' worth of know-how, a PvP game 'Smash Legends' has started developing, which allowed users to participate and gather worldwide. In 2020, 5minlab successfully attracted Series A investment from 4 investors due to the success of the game in 2019.Currently, 5minLab has 70 experts from various backgrounds, from a brilliant developer born in 00 to the art director of ‘Dragon Nest' and ‘Phantom Chaser'. The senior development leader of ‘Dungeon & Fighter'.Starting with 'Smash Legends', which is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2021, 5minlab aims to release the next game in 2024 to become a developer that can create global IP in a chain. | $5.4M / Series A / Jul 01, 2020 | ||
| 'A game development company with superior techniques leading to business growth' 5minlab is a PC/mobile game development company based in Seoul, South Korea. Since our launch in 2013, we’ve brought 5 PC/mobile games, 3 VR games, and 24 hyper-casual games to the global market. In addition, our technical skills have developed overthe years while performing various outsourcing tasks and projects.Since 2018, based on our years' worth of know-how, a PvP game 'Smash Legends' has started developing, which allowed users to participate and gather worldwide. In 2020, 5minlab successfully attracted Series A investment from 4 investors due to the success of the game in 2019.Currently, 5minLab has 70 experts from various backgrounds, from a brilliant developer born in 00 to the art director of ‘Dragon Nest' and ‘Phantom Chaser'. The senior development leader of ‘Dungeon & Fighter'.Starting with 'Smash Legends', which is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2021, 5minlab aims to release the next game in 2024 to become a developer that can create global IP in a chain. | $447.8K / Seed / Sep 01, 2019 |
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FAQ
What does Line Games invest in?
Line Games invests primarily in Gaming, Mobile Apps and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Line Games invest in?
Line Games typically joins rounds of $448k–$5M at Seed and $5.4M–$10M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Line Games's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Line Games took part in.
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Who are the partners at Line Games?
The team at Line Games includes Jin Y. Bae (CSO & Board). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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