Naver
VC Fund
Seongnam, South Korea
Naver is a VC fund in Seongnam focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Naver operates as a search engine and e-commerce platform providing fintech, digital content, and cloud services.The company introduces innovative search services such as ‘Comprehensive Search,’ ‘Knowledge iN,’ and ‘Real-time Rising Keyword.' It also offers UGC services such as Blog and Cafe; Junior Naver, a children’s portal; Happybean, anonline donation portal. NAVER launched its Webtoon service in June 2004 and has pioneered the distribution and consumption of webtoons, also known as digital comics. In addition, NAVER also offers services for the global market, including the mobile messenger LINE through LINE Corporation, NAVER’s subsidiary; the video messenger Snow; and the group communication service BAND.NAVER is also involved in software development and distribution; performances and exhibitions business; mobile content development and distribution; search advertising; internet commerce and customer service business; the operation and security services of IT infrastructure; operating online shopping services, and mobile applications marketing.Lee Hae-Jin and Lee Joon-ho headquartered the company in Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea in 1999.
- Total investments:
- 133
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 42%
Last updated:
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Industries Naver invests in
Stages Naver invests in
Countries Naver invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $45k–$1.8M
- Series A
- $3.1M–$20M
- Series B
- $2.8M–$39M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 22 (17%)
- Artificial Intelligence 19 (14%)
- E-Commerce 16 (12%)
- Apps 14 (11%)
- Information Technology 13 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 26 (20%)
- Series A 23 (17%)
- Series B 22 (17%)
- Series C 15 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 13 (10%)
Country
- South Korea 68 (51%)
- United States 15 (11%)
- Indonesia 4 (3%)
- India 2 (2%)
- Japan 2 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Songchang Hyeon
CTO
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CTO | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
Choi Soo-yeon
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Hae-Jin Lee
GIO and Co-Founder
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GIO and Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ian Kwon
Business Development
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Business Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Jeong-an Lee
Leader of Investment and Development
|
Leader of Investment and Development | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollon develops noninvasive continuous glucose monitoring systems. | $3.7M / Series A / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Panthalassa is a technology company focused on developing renewable energy systems in the ocean, particularly to power computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company works on harnessing wave energy to generate electricity at sea, which can then be used to run offshore data centers or converted into fuels that are transported backto land. | Corporate Round / Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Promedius is a MedTech startup, based in Seoul, Korea, focusing on optimizing radiologists workflow of medical imaging interpretation to drive improved patient outcomes. Our platform, AIdant, is providing an AI-enabled medical imaging cloud solution for individual doctors, medical institutions, and teleradiology centers. We believe ourcomprehensive zero-footprint AI solution can cover the geographic issues, after-hour issues, and lack of the radiologists issue in the diagnostic imaging market. | $14M / Series B / Jun 05, 2026 | ||
| UVify is designer and manufacturer of swarm drones and autonomous drones for research, industrial, and drone light shows. | Corporate Round / Jun 01, 2026 | ||
| TR is a digital healthcare company that designs and develops medical devices and electronic products. | Corporate Round / May 15, 2026 | ||
| Market Kurly is an online premium grocery service that compares quality and price when looking for good ingredients for foreign goodies.Market Kurly is a food delivery and logistics platform that enables users to order food via the website and receive it the following morning. The company delivers fresh high-end desserts, bread, milk, bottledwater, condiments such as flour & salt, processed foods, and more.The company was founded in 2015 and based in Seoul, South Korea. | $22.8M / Corporate Round / May 06, 2026 | ||
| Medical AI is a medical and diagnostic laboratory company that specializes in AI-ECG Software as a Medical Device, detecting heart failure and myocardial infarction with cutting-edge technology. It features advanced capabilities that allow for the early detection of functional and structural heart diseases, such as heart failure, which traditionalelectrocardiogram (ECG) measurements may not reveal. ECG testing is recognized as a non-invasive and universal approach to evaluating heart function. Furthermore, the company has developed 'AiTiALVSD-1L,' a medical device software that aids in diagnosing heart failure using electrocardiograms obtained from wearable devices like the Galaxy Watch, achieving the distinction of being the first in the world to receive regulatory approval. This product, created in partnership with Samsung Electronics, is broadening the application of medical and healthcare AI from clinical settings, such as hospitals, into everyday life. | Corporate Round / Feb 04, 2026 | ||
| Humanscape is a rare disease health-tech company working to bring better chances of cure for patients. By collecting comprehensive patient health data from genotype, clinical to phenotype data and systematically compiling it into a complete, ready-to-use data set, pharmaceuticals and researchers can significantly reduce both time and cost for newdrug development. | $3.4M / Series C / Dec 14, 2025 | ||
| Note develops a media platform that aims to help creators publish sentences, images, and audio over the Internet. The company's platform enables users to receive updates in order to keep track of daily information, allowing creators and readers to feel comfortable creating things and delivering them pleasantly to the recipients. | $13M / Corporate Round / Nov 05, 2025 | ||
| EverEx is a software-based therapeutics company specialized on musculoskeletal disorders with an AI-enabled pose estimation. | $2.8M / Series B / Nov 05, 2025 | ||
| See all 133 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Naver invest in?
Naver invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 133 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Naver's check size?
Naver typically joins rounds of $45k–$1.8M at Seed, $3.1M–$20M at Series A and $2.8M–$39M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Naver participates in.
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Who are the partners at Naver?
The team at Naver includes Songchang Hyeon (CTO), Choi Soo-yeon (CEO) and Hae-Jin Lee (GIO and Co-Founder), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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