# People Ventures

> People Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul backing SaaS and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.sangdamin.com

People Ventures (피플벤처스) is a Korean commerce consultation startup. It was established in February 2014 in Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for People Ventures. Shizune tracks 2 team members at People Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/people-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$4.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Employment | 1 | 50% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 50% |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cheol Woo Hyun | Representative | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cheol-woo-hyun |
| Christian Tost | General Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-damsgaard |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zoios | Zoios is a People Analytics platform that helps companies increase wellbeing and performance while keeping employees longer. It is collecting and analyzing People Data to provide insights on which groups are highly engaged, too stressed, or likely to churn - and which drivers are causing this. | $1.5M | Seed | May 13, 2024 |  |
| Hakio | With our AI-powered demand forecasting platform, we help fashion and apparel companies make more accurate predictions about their future sales to optimise inventory levels and reduce waste.This enables planners in the fashion industry to reduce excess inventory and free up capital to avoid stockouts and costly overstock. All things that lead toleaner costs, better product availability, and last but not least, a CFO with a smile on their face.Say goodbye to complex forecasting processes and overly complicated Excel spreadsheets. With Hakio, you streamline your processes and centralise your data. This makes it easier to onboard new employees, collaborate internally, and ensure an understanding of trends and forecasts. | $4.3M | Seed | Feb 22, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aerion Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aerion-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blazar Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blazar-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dreamcraft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamcraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founderment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founderment-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does People Ventures invest in?

People Ventures invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Employment startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is People Ventures's check size?

People Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$4.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds People Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact People Ventures?

Public channels for People Ventures include 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 People Ventures?

The team at People Ventures includes Cheol Woo Hyun (Representative) and Christian Tost (General Partner). 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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