Stick Ventures
VC Fund
Seongnam, South Korea
Stick Ventures is a venture capital firm based in South Korea that prefers to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.
- Total investments:
- 51
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 18%
Last updated:
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Industries Stick Ventures invests in
Stages Stick Ventures invests in
Countries Stick Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $2.3M–$12M
- Series B
- $4M–$27M
- Series C
- $16M–$122M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 12 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 8 (16%)
- Health Care 7 (14%)
- Pharmaceutical 7 (14%)
- Robotics 5 (10%)
Stage
- Series B 18 (35%)
- Series A 15 (29%)
- Series C 6 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (8%)
- Seed 3 (6%)
Country
- South Korea 42 (82%)
- United States 1 (2%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyungsik Kim
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Minki Ryu
Chief Investigator
|
Chief Investigator | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| HITS is a biotech company that creates digital solutions to accelerate drug development and introduce a new drug discovery paradigm. The company creates a cloud-based drug development platform that connects AI models with docking and molecular dynamics. | $7M / Series A / Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| DeepMetrics is an AI-driven healthcare startup developing ICU automation solutions focused on mechanical ventilator control systems. The company uses machine learning and statistical data analysis to automatically optimize ventilator settings for critically ill patients. DeepMetrics operates in the digital health and medical AI sector. | $3.6M / Series A / Aug 06, 2025 | ||
| Nobo Medicine is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing precision therapies for blood cancers and immune-related aging diseases. It uses biomarker-driven drug discovery and translational research to identify targeted treatments, aiming to improve outcomes in oncology and age-associated immune dysfunction through innovative,data-driven biomedical approaches. | $19.8M / Series C / Jul 28, 2025 | ||
| StudioBside is a developer of a gaming studio designed to create original and engaging games. StudioBside provides studio offers online PC action games and strategic action-based role-playing games for mobile, enabling niche gaming communities and casual players. | $1.5M / Series B / Jul 23, 2025 | ||
| Robros is constantly creating technology to break through the barrier between people and robots in order to build a world in which everyone in the service industry can live a physically and emotionally happy life. | $2.9M / Series A / Jul 08, 2025 | ||
| They are a talented group of entrepreneurs and engineers with state-of-the art technologies that they hope will contribute towards a better future in the connected-car ecosystem. They provide smart solutions for companies of all sizes and pride theirselves on their unparalleled, dedicated connected-car solutions.At Ettifos Co., they believe thatthe right understanding of the customer's need can lead companies towards a successful future. They always seek valuable feedback from their partners in order to learn and evolve. Contact us today to set up a meeting with one of their representatives or request a demo. | $11M / Series B / Jul 02, 2025 | ||
| QSIM Plus provides ultra-secure communications that are time-consuming and extremely expensive to construct, as well as entry hurdles, allowing non-experts to participate in the establishment of a quantum ecosystem. | $3M / Series A / Jun 09, 2025 | ||
| Petpharma is an Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to provide veterinary medicines. | $4.5M / Series B / Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Imagoworks Inc. offers a Web-based Dental CAD solution using AI, streamlining the digital workflow for dental professionals. Together with world-class technology, we are setting new standards for digital dentistry in the global market. Our mission is to <Making the future of digital medicine for everyone>.While we have accumulatedtechnological expertise in the medical field for over 10 years, specializing in AI-based automation, 3D geometric modeling and mesh processing, and software as a service (SaaS), we now turn our focus to commercializing our innovative technologies and transforming the field of digital dentistry. By cooperating with and licensing to leading global dental companies, we are seeing great success as we find ourselves in the industry spotlight.Imagoworks currently offers Dentbird Crown which automatically generates optimal crown designs with a single click and without any software installation required. As we continue to expand our services, Imagoworks aims to be recognized as a chairside design solution for dentists worldwide. | $15.6M / Series C / Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| KorasRobotics is a technology company that provides tooling systems, customized robots, and robot-based intelligent systems. | $2.4M / Series A / Dec 23, 2024 | ||
| See all 51 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Stick Ventures invest in?
Stick Ventures invests primarily in Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Stick Ventures invest in?
Stick Ventures typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$12M at Series A, $4M–$27M at Series B and $16M–$122M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Stick Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Stick Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Stick Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Stick Ventures?
The team at Stick Ventures includes Kyungsik Kim (Director) and Minki Ryu (Chief Investigator). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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