# Shinhan Alternative Investment Management

> Shinhan Alternative Investment Management is a VC fund in Seoul backing Apps and Education. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shinhan-alternative-investment-management-inc/about/
- Website: http://www.shinhangroup.com/en/introduce/groupIntroduce1_12.jsp

Shinhan Alternative Investment Management is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Apps and Education. Shinhan Alternative Investment Management Inc. analyzes the profitability, growth, and risks of its businesses by sector (real estate, infrastructure, corporate credit, private equity, etc.) and region (international/domestic); identifies comparative advantages; and makes targeted investments in areas that will yield excess returns. Thecompany will continue achieving differentiated growth to fulfill its role as Korea’s foremost leader in the alternative investment industry.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $776k–$1.9M |
| Series A | $1.9M–$9M |
| Series B | $3.7M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 3 | 20% |
| Education | 2 | 13% |
| E-Learning | 2 | 13% |
| Transportation | 2 | 13% |
| Information Services | 2 | 13% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 40% |
| Series B | 6 | 40% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 12 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSMM | SSMM provides artificial intelligence-based media and mobility solutions. | $775.6K | Seed | Dec 13, 2022 |  |
| GGQ | GGQ platform helps gamers with in-depth personalization and reports to maximize potential. | $9M | Series A | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| Sendy | sendy Korea is a cloud-based logistics platform that provides on-demand freight transportation services. | $3.9M | Series A | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| Dohands | Dohands provides customized logistics services. | $18.5M | Series B | Sep 08, 2021 |  |
| Kbank | KBank Co Ltd provides banking services. The Bank accept deposits and make loans to retail customers. KBank Co serves customers in South Korea. Kbank was established on January 7, 2016 in Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea. | $1.1B | Series C | May 26, 2021 |  |
| Hu master | Humaster is a research start-up company that leverages its state-of-the-art technology from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Through our humidity conditioning technology, we plan on supplementing and disrupting the air conditioning market. Our main products are:1. Humicon (Humidity Conditoner): Desiccant-Cooling based all-in-oneIndoor Compound System 2. HuSheet: Dehumidification/Deodorization/anti-bacterial sheet product | $1.9M | Series A | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| Rocketpunch | Rocket Punch (로켓펀치) is a Korean digital marketing team that provides planning and designing services. | $3.7M | Series B | Mar 18, 2021 |  |
| Taling | Taling provides online skill learning services. | $13.1M | Series B | Feb 26, 2021 |  |
| Ziptoss | Ziptoss aims to revolutionize the South Korean real estate industry by providing a free broker service for tenants. | $5.5M | Series B | Aug 12, 2020 |  |
| Order Plus | Order Plus is a food service company that offers grocery supplies for restaurants. | $2.2M | Seed | Jun 30, 2020 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [The Wells Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-wells-investment-849e) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Shinhan Alternative Investment Management invest in?

Shinhan Alternative Investment Management invests primarily in Apps, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 15 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 Shinhan Alternative Investment Management's check size?

Shinhan Alternative Investment Management typically joins rounds of $776k–$1.9M at Seed, $1.9M–$9M at Series A and $3.7M–$19M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Shinhan Alternative Investment Management participates in.

### When did Shinhan Alternative Investment Management last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shinhan Alternative Investment Management closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 15 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?

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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