# Park Ji-hwan

> Park Ji-hwan is a seed investor at Kakao Investment backing Manufacturing and Art. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kakao Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakao-investment)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Park Ji-hwan is a seed investor at Kakao Investment focused on Manufacturing and Art. Park Ji-hwan serves as CEO of Kakao Investment.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 33% |
| Art | 1 | 17% |
| Public Safety | 1 | 17% |
| Performing Arts | 1 | 17% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 5 | 83% |
| Sweden | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acentech | Acentech is a mobility recognition sensor that incorporates advanced edge AI technology to accurately detect movement while preventing hacking attempts and signal interference. |  | Seed | Jan 19, 2026 |  |
| Jipoint | Jipoint is currently developing an advanced safety pouch designed specifically for use on aircraft, with the primary goal of enhancing onboard safety during emergencies. This innovative pouch is engineered to quickly suppress fires and prevent them from spreading, while also effectively containing and blocking the release of toxic gases that couldendanger passengers and crew. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 10, 2025 |  |
| Deep-fusion AI | Deep-fusion AI is a startup developing AI-based autonomous driving solutions that use 4D image radar. | $347.2K | Seed | Oct 02, 2024 |  |
| Noise-X | Noise-X delivers space-specific noise solutions based on noise source analysis and creates a personalized sound environment by allowing customers to create a noise-free environment. |  | Seed | Oct 24, 2023 |  |
| Art Blending | 'Art Blending' provides artists with opportunities to create new profits. |  | Seed | May 03, 2021 |  |
| VITCON | VITCON offers products and services that make it easy for anyone to configure IoT.Vitcon develops and supplies “MODLINK”, a new concept built-in controller, which has been created with S/W and H/W technology and experienced accumulated over years.In addition, we provide free software that allows non-software engineers to use IoT byconnecting to MODLINK. | $2.2M | Series A | Jul 17, 2018 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kakao Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kakao-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KDB Infrastructure Investments Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kdb-infrastructure-investments-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Development Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korean-development-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparklabs-global-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Kakao Investment

VC Fund · Seongnam, South Korea

Incorporated in 2015, Kakao Investment is a 100% subsidiary of Kakao which specializes in venture capital investments.Based on Kakao’s philosophy of “Connect Everything”, Kakao Investment seeks to invest and support innovative start-ups that can realize interpersonal connection and the connection of all of us to the things around us. Also KakaoInvestment strives to foster a virtuous circle with in the venture environment by facilitating M&As and IPOs.

5 contacts available at Kakao Investment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Do-young Kim | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/do-young-kim-caa8 |
| John Park | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-park-0ae9 |
| Kim Bum-soo | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-bum-soo |
| Kris Park | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kris-park |
| Park Ji-hwan | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/park-ji-hwan |

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## FAQ

### What does Park Ji-hwan invest in?

Park Ji-hwan invests primarily in Manufacturing, Art and Public Safety startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Park Ji-hwan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Park Ji-hwan closed in Jan 2026. 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 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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