PeopleFund
VC Fund
Seoul, South Korea
PeopleFund is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Asset Management and Machine Learning. Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is Korea's leading data-driven digital lender focused on consumer finance. Our mission is to give financial freedom to all consumers through more affordable loans and better investment opportunities. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven credit model and eliminating inefficiencies with technology, PeopleFunddelivers better loan rates for borrowers while maintaining an industry low loss rate to benefit retail and institutional investors. PeopleFund is the first digital lender in Korea to surpass $1B in loan originations and has provided an innovative way to invest to nearly 400,000 retail investors. It is notably the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly on KakaoTalk, Korea's equivalent of WhatsApp. To date, PeopleFund has completed its Series C round of funding with a total of $63.4M of equity capital raised. For more information, visit www.peoplefund.co.kr.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries PeopleFund invests in
Stages PeopleFund invests in
Countries PeopleFund invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Asset Management 1 (100%)
- Machine Learning 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Yun
Business Development
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Business Development | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Derek Park
Corporate Management
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Corporate Management | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jihoon Kim
Sales Management
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Sales Management | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jiwon Park
Head of Growth Marketing
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Head of Growth Marketing | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Minkyung Kim
Operation
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Operation | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Akros Technologies
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Akros Technologies is an IT solutions company that provides automated alpha searching systems equipped with AI models and machine learning. Akros expands the boundary of asset management in terms of quality and quantity through technology. Akros' technology automates portfolio management. | $3.8M / Seed / Mar 29, 2022 |
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What does PeopleFund invest in?
PeopleFund invests primarily in Asset Management, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at PeopleFund?
The team at PeopleFund includes Alan Yun (Business Development), Derek Park (Corporate Management) and Jihoon Kim (Sales Management), among 28 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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