# STLeaders Private Equity

> STLeaders Private Equity is a VC fund in Seoul backing Drones, Rental and Sensor. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://stlpef.com

STLeaders Private Equity is an investment firm that focuses on M&A and growth capital investment.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Drones | 1 | 50% |
| Rental | 1 | 50% |
| Sensor | 1 | 50% |
| Automotive | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Series D | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HUMAX Mobility | HUMAX Mobility is an integrated mobility platform that provides car rental and community car-sharing services. | $121.7M | Series D | Dec 07, 2022 |  |
| SOS LAB | SOS Lab, a LiDAR development company focusing on core technology for self-driving cars, plans to present its differentiated hybrid LiDAR system, the SL-1SOS LAB's long-range, hybrid scanning design combines the advantages of the widely-used motor scanning system with a solid-state MEMS mirror, and will be offered at a much lower price pointcompared to traditional LiDAR products on the market today. SL-1 is expected to play an important role in the popularization and accessibility of self-driving cars.In addition to the SL-1, SOS LAB offers two additional LiDAR products designed to integrate safe, effective, and affordable LiDAR technology into various industries: the GL-3 for factory automation and robotics, and the TL-3 for security and automatic doors. SOS LAB is also focusing on combining hardware-based sensors and AI-based object recognition and tracking technology using 3D point cloud LiDAR data, and plans to provide LiDAR data space/object recognition solutions for self-driving vehicles.SOS LAB includes jointly developing their hybrid LiDAR with a partner automotive electronic equipment field company, continuing to develop the next generation of Solid-State-LiDAR with global semiconductor companies to overstep the limits of OPA-method LiDAR, and extending the global footprint of SOS LAB to provide the smartest solutions for self-driving and ADAS markets. SOS LAB is planning to enter global markets based on its R&D centers in Seoul and Gwangju and business centers in Silicon Valley. | $14.8M | Series B | Jul 27, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BNK Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnk-securities-7af0) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Emford Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emford-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hanyang Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanyang-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KIWOOM SECURITIES](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiwoom-securities-86db) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Korea Investment & Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-investment-securities-d0c5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NAVER D2SF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naver-d2-startup-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does STLeaders Private Equity invest in?

STLeaders Private Equity invests primarily in Drones, Rental and Sensor startups, most often at Series B and Series D stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Korea. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did STLeaders Private Equity last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for STLeaders Private Equity closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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