# Sazze Partners

> Sazze Partners is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 164 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Jose, United States
- Total investments: 164
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Fund size: $127M
- Last fund: Nov 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sazze-partners/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sazzevc
- Website: https://primersazze.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sazzevc/

Sazze Partners is a VC fund in San Jose focused on Software and Information Technology. VC Firm focused on lasting partnerships with entrepreneurs Sazze is a word that describes the student and teacher relationship. We believe that true partnerships are built on this relationship and that we are all students and teachers in different contexts.At Sazze Partners we aren't investors, we are entrepreneurs. Our core competenciesaren't leading board meetings and hosting networking events, though we like to think we do these things just fine, rather we are experts at the mundane tactical skills that propel businesses to success. These skills include things like SEO, product development, and content strategy.In short we are experts at the day to day things that turn good ideas into great businesses.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $200k–$4.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$2.8M |
| Series A | $334k–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 17 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 13 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 10 | 6% |
| Apps | 6 | 4% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 4% |

143 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 71 | 43% |
| Series A | 33 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 9 | 5% |
| Series B | 6 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 1% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 56 | 34% |
| United States | 33 | 20% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aviram Jenik | Venture Partner | 42 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aviram-jenik |
| Josh Chung | Limited Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-chung |
| Kiha Lee | Founding Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiha-lee |
| Kim Seok-hyun | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-seok-hyun |
| Richard Chen | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-chen-797e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acro | Acro is a startup building AI-based global business infrastructure, developing intelligent solutions that help enterprises streamline cross-border operations, optimize business processes, and enhance decision-making through advanced artificial intelligence technologies. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 19, 2026 |  |
| Upstage | Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure. | $380.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 03, 2026 |  |
| Upstage | Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure. | $121.7M | Series C | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| TippingPoint Biosciences | TippingPoint Biosciences is developing therapeutics that target genome packaging states in diseases like cancer. | $4.5M | Seed | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| RIAD | Through the 'Block' service, Riad intends to provide a solution that enables simple contracts and transactions of lodging products in bulk, as well as product information sharing between accommodation owners and travel agencies. |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2026 |  |
| Nitra | Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products. | $50M | Series B | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Seoul Beauty Club | Seoul Beauty Club is a beauty platform designed for American women in their 30s to 60s, delivering a curated K-beauty subscription box alongside tailored product recommendations to help users discover high-quality Korean skincare and beauty solutions that fit their individual needs. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| Qymune | Qum Therapeutics Develops immunotherapies that target pathogenic cells. The company designs treatments to engage the patient’s immune system and control disease progression. Its approach focuses on precision targeting and minimizing side effects. The technology is applied to cancer and other diseases that involve pathogenic cells. | $10M | Seed | Nov 30, 2025 |  |
| Noah's Farm | Noah's Farm is an AI-based flavor factor developer that leverages advanced machine learning algorithms and data-driven sensory analysis to discover, design, and optimize novel flavor compounds, enabling food and beverage companies to create unique, consistent, and consumer-preferred taste experiences more efficiently and sustainably. | $2.8M | Pre-Seed | Oct 20, 2025 |  |
| Upstage | Upstage AI develops artificial intelligence technologies focused on large language models and document processing systems designed to support enterprise workflows. Its platform includes tools that convert unstructured data such as PDFs, scans, and emails into structured, machine-readable formats, enabling downstream analysis and automation. Thecompany also provides models like its Solar LLM, which are optimized for tasks such as text generation, information extraction, and question answering within business environments. Its solutions are applied across industries including finance, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing to handle tasks like document parsing, data extraction, and workflow automation. Additionally, its services can be deployed through APIs, cloud environments, or on-premise systems to integrate with existing enterprise infrastructure. | $44.5M | Series B | Aug 19, 2025 |  |

10 of 164 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Primer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/primer) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Springcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-camp) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [IMM Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imm-investment) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Mirae Asset Venture Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirae-asset-venture-investment) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Premier Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/premier-partners) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [CRIT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crit-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sazze Partners invest in?

Sazze Partners invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 164 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 Sazze Partners's check size?

Sazze Partners typically joins rounds of $200k–$4.5M at Seed, $200k–$2.8M at Pre-Seed and $334k–$22M 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 Sazze Partners participates in.

### How do I contact Sazze Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Sazze Partners?

The team at Sazze Partners includes Aviram Jenik (Venture Partner), Josh Chung (Limited Partner) and Kiha Lee (Founding 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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