# MK News

> MK News is a VC fund in Seoul backing Payments, Financial Services and Internet of Things. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/203914
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/mk_sokbo
- Website: http://mk.co.kr/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mknews

MK News is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Payments and Financial Services. MK News is the daily economic official page of South Korea. MK News is focused on Finance, Market, Economy, companies, and other general issues related to South Korea. It provides in-depth knowledge and information to users through its news coverage. MK News was founded in 1966 and is based in Seoul.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NextPay | NextPay provides payment infrastructure including online and offline payment systems. | $3.1M | Series A | May 24, 2024 | https://www.nextpayments.co.kr |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Paradigm Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-paradigm-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Korea Alternative Investment Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-alternative-investment-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MiraKle Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirakle-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nvestor (Korea)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nvestor-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## Featured in investor lists
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## FAQ

### What does MK News invest in?

MK News invests primarily in Payments, Financial Services and Internet of Things startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 MK News last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MK News closed in May 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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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