# SmartStudy Ventures

> SmartStudy Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Media and Entertainment. See 37 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 37
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

SmartStudy Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Software and Media and Entertainment. SmartStudy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of global entertainment company SmartStudy.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $351k–$5.1M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$8.4M |
| Series B | $3.7M–$7.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 19% |
| Media and Entertainment | 6 | 16% |
| Marketing | 4 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 11% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 15 | 41% |
| Seed | 10 | 27% |
| Series B | 4 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 11% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 3% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 30 | 81% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cho Joo-heon | Judge at Smart Study Ventures | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cho-joo-heon |
| Lee Hyeon-song | ceo | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-hyeon-song |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Muse Entertainment | The Muse Entertainment is a professional entertainment agency. | $3.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| Red Brick House | Red Brick House is a specialized South Korean indie game publisher dedicated to discovering, supporting, and publishing innovative independent games, helping talented developers bring creative and engaging gaming experiences to players across domestic and global markets. |  | Seed | Jul 14, 2026 |  |
| Mateo AI studio | Mateo AI Studio is an AI‑native studio that conceives, plans, and develops original intellectual property in the fields of film, drama, and animation, executing these projects through an AI‑driven production system. | $1.4M | Seed | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Diquest | diquest is a Korean enterprise search engine. | $10.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 13, 2026 |  |
| Haimaru Company | Haimaru Company is the developer of the AI-based influencer communication platform 'ReverseTok.' The company supports creators through casting and brand development, plans content and channel strategies, offers structured training programs to develop skills, and provides management using equipment and data-driven analysis for channeloperation, enabling digital creators and partner brands to access professional production support, education, and international audience growth opportunities. | $2.4M | Series A | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| NXN Labs | NXN Labs empowers individuals in crafting indistinguishable and sophisticated human images and videos. It goal is to empower people to seamlessly navigate this exciting, intertwined journey into a new era. |  | Series A | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Live X | Live X is a digital transformation and brand development company that provides media services. | $2.9M | Series A | Sep 02, 2025 |  |
| Doctornow | Doctornow is a leading digital healthcare platform in South Korea and the pioneer of the nation's first remote medical consultations & drug delivery services. Doctornow offers a range of services, including medical AI assessments and real-time consultations with medical practitioners. |  | Series B | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| SuperNgine | SuperNgine is a game development company that creates hybrid-casual mobile games, including idle RPG titles. In addition to game development, the company has developed its proprietary AI technology called Pure Model AI, which is designed to learn and preserve the unique drawing styles of creators. Using this technology, SuperNgine providesimage-generation solutions that maintain both stylistic consistency and artistic individuality across multiple content formats, including webtoons, printed comics, and game graphics. The company is expanding its AI solutions beyond gaming into broader digital content production sectors such as webtoons, video content, and other creative media. SuperNgine’s objective is to position AI as a supportive tool that enhances creators’ workflows rather than replacing human creativity. Guided by its core philosophy, “AI that protects the artist’s style,” the company focuses on developing ethical AI technologies that preserve creators’ artistic identities while improving efficiency and productivity in content creation. | $1.1M | Series A | May 14, 2025 |  |
| User Spoon | User Spoon is a tool designed to streamline and enhance the process of user experience (UX) research by offering features that improve efficiency, such as user testing, feedback collection, and data analysis tools. It supports UX professionals in gathering insights faster and more accurately, ultimately leading to more user-centered designdecisions |  | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |

10 of 37 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Laguna Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laguna-investment) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [JB Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jb-investment) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Series Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/series-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bluepoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bluepoint-partners-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BNK Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-securities-7af0) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Future Science and Technology Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-science-and-technology-holdings) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does SmartStudy Ventures invest in?

SmartStudy Ventures invests primarily in Software, Media and Entertainment and Marketing startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 37 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 SmartStudy Ventures's check size?

SmartStudy Ventures typically joins rounds of $351k–$5.1M at Seed, $1.1M–$8.4M at Series A and $3.7M–$7.1M 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 SmartStudy Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact SmartStudy Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at SmartStudy Ventures?

The team at SmartStudy Ventures includes Cho Joo-heon (Judge at Smart Study Ventures) and Lee Hyeon-song (ceo). 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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