# Songhyun Investment

> Songhyun Investment is a VC fund backing Manufacturing, FinTech and E-Commerce. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 9%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.songhyuninvest.com/site/main

Songhyun Investment is a VC fund focused on Manufacturing and FinTech. Songhyun Investment seeks investment opportunities for technology-driven growth companies. It maximizes enterprise value and investment profit for companies in all stages via specially tailored investment funds.The firm holds every fund needed for various stages of development, starting from early stages to growth stage and finally to PEF, and iswilling to do everything as a partner to ensure scalable growth. It pursues investments into strategic companies in a value chain through hub company, creating synergy and cost- reduction opportunities for our portfolio companies.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.6M–$5.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 27% |
| FinTech | 2 | 18% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 18% |
| Semiconductor | 2 | 18% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 18% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 36% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 10 | 91% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trinno Technology | Trinno Technology is a research and development company that commercializes power semiconductors. | $9M | Private Equity | May 10, 2021 |  |
| Socar | Socar is a Korean eco-friendly car sharing community that allows travelers to share cars with others who are traveling the same route.Socar has raised an $18 million round of funding in 2015 which was one of the highest funding deals for a South Korean startup to date. Most notably, it was led by a US investor: Bain Capital, a private investmentfirm with $80 billion in assets under management.Socar was founded in March 2012, and it has a website and smartphone apps that let users book cars for their own use. Service has over 1,700,000 registered users, 50,000 of whom use the service each month. Around 80,000 transactions per month — that’s more than one car booking each 30 seconds. | $51.1M | Series F | Sep 16, 2020 |  |
| AKIII Classic | AKIII Classic manufactures and sells shoes, clothes, tops, pants, bags, hats, and accessories. |  | Series A | Aug 31, 2020 |  |
| Kinzwagon | Kinzwagon sells strollers, high chairs, masks, and car seats for children. | $446.6K | Angel | May 29, 2020 |  |
| GINT | GINT is a company specializing in a system for tractors / construction equipment manufacturers, established mainly by experts in automotive and ICT. The global market requires electronic control and unattended automation technology for manufacturers. Therefore, GINT is researching and producing the three core systems: Transmission /Hydraulic Control Unit, Telematics and Driverless System. These systems innovatively help latecomers (Long Tail) overcome the technological gap with globally advanced manufacturers such as John Deere, Case IH and others. Based on GINT’s technology and reliability, they are co-working with leading domestic companies such as Tongyang Moolsan, Daedong Industrial and SK Telecom. | $4M | Series A | Mar 18, 2020 |  |
| Spotlightly | Spotlightly is a marketing and advertising company. | $5.2M | Series A | Mar 14, 2019 |  |
| Watcha | WATCHA - Launched in AUG 2012, it quickly became Korea’s favorite movie review app - Its core competency lies in personalized recommendation technology - once users rate movie, WATCHA predicts how they will like movies they haven’t yet seen - Now provides the widest and most accurate movie, TV show and book reviews - Launched in Japan in 2015WATCHA PLAY - Launched in JAN 2016 - Subscription VOD service for movie and TV series available on multiple devices including Web, iOS/Android mobile and tablet, Samsung/LG Smart TV, Google Chromecast, Android TV - Provides extremely accurate personalized content recommendation, powered by WATCHA - 75% of content consumed based on recommendationsComment by Apple, App Store Editor Team “Thanks to its large volume of reliable review data collected from users, WATCHA PLAY can recommend contents that perfectly satisfy my taste. Please don’t waste your time in choosing what to watch. Trust WATCHA PLAY and Enjoy tonight” | $12M | Series C | Mar 30, 2018 |  |
| Newsystock | Newsystock was acquired by DGB Financial Group, which is one of the largest financial group companies in South Korea. Genport, Korea's largest quant investment platform, is Newsystock's cash cow service for B2B and B2C users. It provides a high-performing backtesting engine and an algorithm marketplace for any users. Genport covers US,Korean stock market, and crypto market data. | $594K | Equity Crowdfunding | Mar 14, 2018 |  |
| RAONTECH | RAONTECH is a semiconductor company that specialises in microdisplay solutions for AR, VR, MR, and mobile TV SoCs. | $1.6M | Series B | Feb 28, 2018 |  |
| d.Lemon | d.Lemon is a fintech financial service provider. | $1K | Seed | Aug 01, 2017 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cognitive Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cognitive-investment) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [East Gate Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/east-gate-partners-5c3d) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Songhyun Investment invest in?

Songhyun Investment invests primarily in Manufacturing, FinTech and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Songhyun Investment's check size?

Songhyun Investment typically joins rounds of $3.6M–$5.2M 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 Songhyun Investment participates in.

### When did Songhyun Investment last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Songhyun Investment closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 11 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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