# Minsik Cho

> Minsik Cho is a seed investor backing Information Technology, Mobile and SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minshik-michael-cho-7a8a70148/?originalSubdomain=kr

Minsik Cho is a seed investor focused on Information Technology and Mobile. - Outside Board Director, Kakao Corp. (Korea’s Telegram) - (Ex) Senior partner, KPMG Korea - Certified Public Accountant - Business Administration, Seoul National University

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 3 | 60% |
| Mobile | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Music | 1 | 20% |
| Sales | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Angel | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iGet | iGet is a creative content agency that offers concert subscription services for artists and the public. | $177.8K | Seed | Apr 05, 2021 |  |
| Candr | Candr is an IT company that uses artificial intelligence to collect, analyse andpresent detailed information on used cars for sale. |  | Angel | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Gametales | Gametales is a mobile, online, and PC game development company. |  | Seed | Aug 25, 2020 |  |
| Bitbyte | Fun communication. A happy world. We maximize the value of communication with a mobile keyboard app used by over 600K people. |  | Seed |  |  |
| Mapiacompany | MAPIA, a Korea-based IT & Marketing enterprise with an affiliated business entity in Tokyo of Japan, is a recipient of “Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018”, serving global users of 200 countries, our strategic partners include but not limited to global prominent copyright associations and publishers. We specialize in sheet music monetization, globalcontents distribution, and cross-border settlements facilitation.3 sheet music websites under MAPIA’s exclusive management as follows: MyMusicSheet https://www.mymusicsheet.com Mapianist https://www.mapianist.com Kokomu https://www.kokomu.jp |  | Angel |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Central Motek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/central-motek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Minsik Cho invest in?

Minsik Cho invests primarily in Information Technology, Mobile and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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.

### When did Minsik Cho last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Minsik Cho closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 5 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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