# saltlux

> saltlux is a VC fund in Seoul backing Legal, Sensor and Lighting. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/saltlux/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/semanticsaltlux
- Website: http://saltlux.com/index.do
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saltlux

saltlux is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Legal and Sensor. Dear Valued Customers!The past three decades have been a challenging yet rewarding journey of struggles and accomplishments for Saltlux Inc. This was made possible by your unwavering love and support. Now, for the next three decades ahead of us, we Luxians at Saltlux renew our dedication to passion and innovation that will lead you to success.Saltlux has made efforts to fulfill its mission of helping people communicate knowledge, about developing and marketing innovative information search and mining solutions to providing language services, including multilingual translations, to help your business globalize. As a result, Saltlux is now a globally-recognized specialist in Semantic Web, a knowledge structuring and sharing tool, as well as a specialist in information and lingual communication. We at Saltlux maintain our work integrity at all times. We contribute to our customers and society through innovation. We value our own personal growth and pursuit of happiness. These core Luxian values form the most important mental model and the guiding principle that lead our customers to success. They are also the source of Saltlux’ sustainable management. Saltlux believes that great dreams give rise to great people and valued companies. Now, Saltlux would like to announce “Vision 2015”. “Vision 2015” is about implementing a global service platform that helps structure and shares human knowledge by adding more value to the knowledge assets of global customers. We at Saltlux will devote ourselves to realizing “Vision 2015” in the path to becoming a global company.With passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to innovation and your success, we at Saltlux count on you for full support and encourage-ment. Thank you

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $743k–$926k |
| Series A | $2.8M–$18M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 17% |
| Sensor | 1 | 17% |
| Lighting | 1 | 17% |
| Analytics | 1 | 17% |
| Education | 1 | 17% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |
| Series A | 2 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kyung-il Lee | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyung-il-lee |
| Tony Lee | Chief Strategy Officer (CSO); Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-lee-f881 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vibeon | Vibeon is a data company that provides artificial intelligence services for education. | $925.9K | Seed | Dec 14, 2022 |  |
| Akara | Akara is a supplier of home cameras, curtains, blinds lights, light switches, sensors, and plugs. | $18M | Series A | Oct 30, 2022 |  |
| Amicus Lex | Amicus Lex is a provider of legal and professional services. | $2.8M | Series A | Apr 08, 2022 |  |
| Vibeon | Vibeon is a data company that provides artificial intelligence services for education. |  | Seed | Apr 04, 2022 |  |
| Vibeon | Vibeon is a data company that provides artificial intelligence services for education. |  | Seed | Jul 12, 2021 |  |
| Hanteo Global | Hanteo Global is the world’s one-and-only company that owns K-POP big data. | $837.2K | Seed | Aug 01, 2020 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D·CAMP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banks-foundation-for-young-entrepreneurs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bokwang Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bokwang-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capstone Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstone-partners-korea) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hana Financial Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hana-financial-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IRIS Capital Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iris-capital-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KOC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/koc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does saltlux invest in?

saltlux invests primarily in Legal, Sensor and Lighting 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.

### What is saltlux's check size?

saltlux typically joins rounds of $743k–$926k at Seed and $2.8M–$18M 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 saltlux participates in.

### How do I contact saltlux?

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### Who are the partners at saltlux?

The team at saltlux includes Kyung-il Lee (CEO) and Tony Lee (Chief Strategy Officer (CSO); Chief Executive Officer). 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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