# One Billion Partners

> One Billion Partners is a VC fund in Seoul backing Sports and Information Technology. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://1billionpartners.com/

One Billion Partners is a South Korea-based investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| Art | 1 | 25% |
| Golf | 1 | 25% |
| EdTech | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Locle | Locle is a platform designed specifically for academies and variety of classes including music, dance, arts, crafts, and sports. |  | Seed | Oct 16, 2023 | https://locl.kr |
| VWX | VWX is an entertainment audition platform specialized in commercialized services. |  | Seed | May 16, 2023 | http://vwxlabs.com |
| Next ground | Next ground operates the real estate residential review and evaluation platform. |  | Seed | Sep 07, 2022 | https://zippoom.com/ |
| Field Mentor | Field Mentor is an operator of a golf field lesson platform. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 | https://fieldmentor.co.kr |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1Billion Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1billion-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [BonAngels Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bon-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CNTTECH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnttech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Realbizen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/realbizen) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does One Billion Partners invest in?

One Billion Partners invests primarily in Sports, Information Technology and Art startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 One Billion Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for One Billion Partners closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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