# Samuel Hwang

> Samuel Hwang is a seed investor at NPX Capital backing Mobile Apps, Mobile and Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NPX Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/npx-capital)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-h-8380482
- Website: https://x.com/samhwang83

Samuel Hwang is a seed investor at NPX Capital focused on Mobile Apps and Mobile. Sam Hwang is the Founder and CEO of NPX Capital. He previously worked at WeWork as a Head of Labs. Sam Hwang attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Animation | 1 | 17% |
| Education | 1 | 17% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 3 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CeREELs | We are a series B startup that was founded in October 2019 with $11.7 million in total funding. Unlike conventional creative studios, we work with various independent musicians, artists, and studios around the world to create a much more varied and inclusive content that we hope will resonate with the younger generations. We hope to make ourviewers smile and join them in meaningful conversations for years to come.https://www.youtube.com/c/CeREELs/ | $3.7M | Series B | Aug 24, 2022 |  |
| Vive Studios | VIVE STUDIOS is professional visualization company that offers all types of media in the technical background of VR, AR, CGI, VFX, and film. | $7.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 18, 2022 |  |
| Copin Communications | Copin Communications creates and design emoticon characters and character manuals. They also create webtoon genres such as fantasy, romance fantasy, romance, and BL. Their customers' inquiries are addressed by phone and email. | $43M | Series C | Jan 19, 2022 |  |
| Copin Communications | Copin Communications creates and design emoticon characters and character manuals. They also create webtoon genres such as fantasy, romance fantasy, romance, and BL. Their customers' inquiries are addressed by phone and email. | $12.8M | Series C | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Mainstay | Mainstay is a developer of a chatbot platform that boosts enrollment, persistence, and completion at hundreds of colleges and universities. The company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to facilitate the path to and through college. Specifically, Mainstay developed Oli, a chatbot that combines AI with human experts to provide freecollege guidance to all students. For their college partners, it eliminates repetitive tasks, helps colleges meaningfully engage students at scale, and provides deep insights into their pipeline of prospects. | $250K | Seed | Dec 15, 2016 |  |
| Mainstay | Mainstay is a developer of a chatbot platform that boosts enrollment, persistence, and completion at hundreds of colleges and universities. The company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to facilitate the path to and through college. Specifically, Mainstay developed Oli, a chatbot that combines AI with human experts to provide freecollege guidance to all students. For their college partners, it eliminates repetitive tasks, helps colleges meaningfully engage students at scale, and provides deep insights into their pipeline of prospects. | $728K | Convertible Note | Aug 14, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NXT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nxt-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Harvard Innovation Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harvard-ilab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Reach Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reach-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NPX Capital

VC Fund · Seoul, South Korea

NPX Capital is a global alternative investment management firm with businesses in venture capital and private equity. Our global team of former founders, executives, industry professionals aligns our interests with those of our investors and partners for legendary impact and value creation.

1 contacts available at NPX Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Samuel Hwang | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samuel-hwang |

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## FAQ

### What does Samuel Hwang invest in?

Samuel Hwang invests primarily in Mobile Apps, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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 Samuel Hwang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Samuel Hwang closed in Aug 2022. 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?

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