# NPX Capital

> NPX Capital is a VC fund in Seoul backing Education and E-Learning. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/npxcap/
- Website: http://npxcap.com

NPX Capital is a global alternative investment management firm with businesses in venture capital and private equity. Our global team of former founders, executives, industry professionals aligns our interests with those of our investors and partners for legendary impact and value creation.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7.8M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Education | 1 | 33% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 33% |
| Publishing | 1 | 33% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 67% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Samuel Hwang | Founder & CEO | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-hwang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hodoo English | Hodoo English is a quest-based MMORPG with built-in speech recognition and over 300 non-player characters with whom the player must have meaningful conversations in English. The game was designed by videogame giant NCSOFT to address "mute English", a pedagogical problem in which a school system produces students who can read and write inEnglish but cannot speak it.In Hodoo English, learners are immersed in a rich 3D world where they complete quests and interact with different characters by speaking English. Your child is the main character of the story, using his or her growing English vocabulary in a variety of situations. | $9.1M | Series B | Nov 03, 2022 |  |
| Topco | Topco is a content company. | $20.5M | Series A | Sep 27, 2021 |  |
| Hodoo English | Hodoo English is a quest-based MMORPG with built-in speech recognition and over 300 non-player characters with whom the player must have meaningful conversations in English. The game was designed by videogame giant NCSOFT to address "mute English", a pedagogical problem in which a school system produces students who can read and write inEnglish but cannot speak it.In Hodoo English, learners are immersed in a rich 3D world where they complete quests and interact with different characters by speaking English. Your child is the main character of the story, using his or her growing English vocabulary in a variety of situations. | $7.8M | Series A | Oct 06, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alpenroute Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpenroute-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capstone Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstone-partners-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DAWON Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dawon-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InterVest Co.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intervest-co) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kdb-industrial-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KIWOOM SECURITIES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiwoom-securities-86db) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does NPX Capital invest in?

NPX Capital invests primarily in Education, E-Learning and Publishing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 NPX Capital's check size?

NPX Capital typically joins rounds of $7.8M–$21M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NPX Capital participates in.

### How do I contact NPX Capital?

Public channels for NPX Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at NPX Capital?

The team at NPX Capital includes Samuel Hwang (Founder & CEO). 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 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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