# THE SHINHAN DS

> THE SHINHAN DS is a VC fund in Seoul backing Food Processing and Precious Metals. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shinhan-data-system-co-ltd-
- Website: https://www.shinhands.co.kr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SDSVN1

THE SHINHAN DS is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Food Processing and Precious Metals. THE SHINHAN DS offers information technology service.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Food Processing | 1 | 100% |
| Precious Metals | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Start Eat | Start Eat operates 'Disei', a recipe meal service. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [The Invention Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roa-invention-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does THE SHINHAN DS invest in?

THE SHINHAN DS invests primarily in Food Processing, Precious Metals and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 THE SHINHAN DS last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for THE SHINHAN DS closed in Jul 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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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