Taekkyung Lee
Founder , CEO & Representative Partner @ Mashup Ventures
Seoul, South Korea
Taekkyung Lee is a seed investor at Mashup Ventures in Seoul focused on Software and Information Services. Taekkyung Lee co-founded Daum Communications and served as CTO and Head of Communication & Community Services, leading Daum's growth into a major portal service and its KOSDAQ listing. He later facilitated the M&A of D&Shop, a spin-off from Daum, to GS Home Shopping. While contemplating his path as a serial entrepreneur andinvestor, he decided to focus on early-stage investments and began investing in early-stage startups in earnest. He established Mashup Angels (now Mashup Ventures), an early-stage startup investment firm, and as CEO, aims to support portfolio companies' growth and engage in various activities within the startup ecosystem.
- Total investments:
- 32
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 66%
Last updated:
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Industries Taekkyung Lee invests in
Stages Taekkyung Lee invests in
Countries Taekkyung Lee invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $295k–$743k
- Angel
- $371k–$520k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 9 (28%)
- Information Services 3 (9%)
- Information Technology 3 (9%)
- SaaS 2 (6%)
- Content 2 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 19 (59%)
- Angel 2 (6%)
- Funding Round 1 (3%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (3%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Shipda
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Shipda provides logistics and matching services. | Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 28, 2024 | |
StepHow
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StepHow is an AI-powered work process and manual automation solution that addresses the issue of internal knowledge evaporation by automating work processes and creating manual content. | $295.4K / Seed / Jul 22, 2024 | |
Scordi
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Scordi provides a subscription management service for software tools with a single click. | Seed / Apr 30, 2024 | |
Zero One Republic
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Zero One Republic is a software company that designs and operates a SaaS management platform for growing startups. | Seed / Apr 30, 2024 | |
OFFLIGHT
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OFFLIGHT is a daily planning tool that allows users to schedule and prioritize chores, effectively planning when they should be addressed. | Seed / Mar 19, 2024 | |
BubbleShare
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BubbleShare offers a performance dashboard for tracking the production of substantial organic traffic through worldwide localization marketing. | Seed / Jan 29, 2024 | |
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BubbleShare
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BubbleShare offers a performance dashboard for tracking the production of substantial organic traffic through worldwide localization marketing. | Seed / Jan 29, 2024 | |
Harpy Chat
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Harpy Chat is an online platform that allows users to freely chat with one another. | Seed / Dec 04, 2023 | |
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Harpy Chat
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Harpy Chat is an online platform that allows users to freely chat with one another. | Seed / Dec 04, 2023 | |
GENA
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Gena offers customer consultation and automation tools to accurately analyze consumer behavior. | Seed / Dec 04, 2023 | |
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Co-Investors
About Mashup Ventures
Mashup Ventures invests in early-stage startups and supports startups to grow quickly through a network of founders.
Mashup Ventures Contacts
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Taekkyung Lee
Founder , CEO & Representative Partner
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Brian Yoo
Venture Partner
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Seung-Gook Lee
Partner
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Shin In-mo
Principal
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FAQ
What does Taekkyung Lee invest in?
Taekkyung Lee invests primarily in Software, Information Services and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 32 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 Taekkyung Lee's check size?
Taekkyung Lee typically joins rounds of $295k–$743k at Seed and $371k–$520k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Taekkyung Lee participates in.
When did Taekkyung Lee last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Taekkyung Lee closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 32 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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