# Nexon Korea Corporation

> Nexon Korea Corporation is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Video, Gaming and Retail. See 6 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/nexon_america
- Website: http://www.nexon.net
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nexonamerica

Nexon Korea Corporation is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Video and Gaming. Nexon is a computer games company offering free-to-play, filled with fantastic gameplay, and exciting content games.The company is focusing on quality that they have developed long-standing IP franchise hits, including MapleStory, Dungeon&Fighter, Sudden Attack, and KartRider. Each of their games is tailored to the unique geography in whichthey are played, which is why its titles continue to be played.Headquartered in El Segundo, California, Nexon America was founded by Jung-ju Kim and Jake Song in 2006.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 17% |
| Gaming | 1 | 17% |
| Retail | 1 | 17% |
| Fashion | 1 | 17% |
| Internet | 1 | 17% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 4 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marple | Marple is a retailer of custom-printed clothes, fashion accessories, home decor, and photo frames. | $11M | Series B | Apr 07, 2023 | https://www.marpple.com |
| Klim Ventures | Klimventures is a startup accelerator for early-stage startups and aspiring entrepreneurs. | $4.4M | Series B | Apr 26, 2022 | http://www.klimvc.com |
| Klim Ventures | Klimventures is a startup accelerator for early-stage startups and aspiring entrepreneurs. | $8.9M | Series B | Apr 07, 2021 | http://www.klimvc.com |
| SANDBOX | SANDBOX is a digital entertainment company that provides multi-channel network services for digital content. | $44.8M | Series D | Nov 21, 2020 | https://www.sandbox.co.kr  |
| StudioBside | StudioBside is a developer of a gaming studio designed to create original and engaging games. StudioBside provides studio offers online PC action games and strategic action-based role-playing games for mobile, enabling niche gaming communities and casual players. | $4.4M | Series A | Jul 13, 2018 | https://www.studiobside.com |
| PlayFusion | PlayFusion is pioneering the next generation of connected interactive entertainment. PlayFusion's proprietary technology platform fuses video games, robotics, toys, and trans-media entertainment. The company is currently working on its own original IP to trail-blaze its vision ahead of opening its platform to others.PlayFusion is anindependent, employee-owned company with offices in Cambridge UK and New York USA. |  | Series A | Mar 01, 2017 | http://playfusion.com/#intro |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BSK Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bsk-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BSK Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bsk-investment-7237) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Devsisters Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/devsisters-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dunamu & Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dunamu-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hanwha Life](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanwha-life-1ba3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/industrial-bank-of-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nexon Korea Corporation invest in?

Nexon Korea Corporation invests primarily in Video, Gaming and Retail startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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.

### When did Nexon Korea Corporation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nexon Korea Corporation closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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 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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