TheVentures
VC Fund
Seoul, South Korea
TheVentures is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. TheVentures provides their portfolio companies access to on staff world class experts in recruiting, PR, marketing, early stage customer acquisition, raising money, and strategy. They even provide engineering and design support, co-building products with the founding team, while assiting in hiring those difficult to recruit early engineers.
- Total investments:
- 153
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 47%
- Fund size:
- $7M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries TheVentures invests in
Stages TheVentures invests in
Countries TheVentures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $74k–$1.4M
- Pre-Seed
- $72k–$2M
- Series A
- $1.1M–$5.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 20 (13%)
- Artificial Intelligence 20 (13%)
- Information Technology 15 (10%)
- Health Care 10 (7%)
- Mobile Apps 8 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 125 (82%)
- Pre-Seed 10 (7%)
- Series A 6 (4%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 6 (4%)
- Grant 1 (1%)
Country
- South Korea 109 (71%)
- United States 12 (8%)
- Vietnam 6 (4%)
- India 2 (1%)
- Canada 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jay Casee
Executive Officer of TheVentures Vietnam JSC
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Executive Officer of TheVentures Vietnam JSC | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Kim Dae-hyun
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Kim Hyun-jin
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Lee Han-gil
Judge
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Judge | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Taeseong Kim
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group by is a recruitment platform for start-up career developer | $1.1M / Grant / Sep 01, 2026 | ||
Libra Health
|
Libra Health develops menstrual-cycle-focused sports nutrition products for female athletes. | Seed / Aug 20, 2026 | |
| Oblivieu oversees the entire production process and plans running and gym attire immediately. | Seed / Aug 18, 2026 | ||
| OYD is a consumer goods brand aggregator that operates the functional skincare and body care brand Sione and the casual ball cap brand Onooi. | Seed / Aug 10, 2026 | ||
Out of Set
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Out of Set is a technology startup that creates ultra-lightweight vertical AI models that operate directly on the device without requiring an online connection. | Seed / May 20, 2026 | |
|
M-Flo Company
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M-Flo Company is a startup that combines the intellectual property rights of domestic elite athletes with licensing from international fitness companies to run a gym apparel and equipment business. | Seed / May 18, 2026 | |
| Memory is a shared memory layer that helps AI better understand and utilize the work context scattered across a team, by continuously capturing, organizing, and connecting information from various tools, conversations, and workflows, enabling more accurate insights, improved collaboration, and smarter decision-making across the organization. | Seed / Apr 29, 2026 | ||
Clever Steps
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Clever Steps is a derma-focused K-beauty brand that was established with the Latin American beauty market in mind. | Seed / Apr 16, 2026 | |
| Khameleon is a physical AI company that develops housekeeping robots designed for North American hotels. | Pre-Seed / Mar 10, 2026 | ||
| Seoul Beauty Club is a beauty platform designed for American women in their 30s to 60s, delivering a curated K-beauty subscription box alongside tailored product recommendations to help users discover high-quality Korean skincare and beauty solutions that fit their individual needs. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| See all 153 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does TheVentures invest in?
TheVentures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 153 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 TheVentures invest in?
TheVentures typically joins rounds of $74k–$1.4M at Seed, $72k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $1.1M–$5.1M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not TheVentures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds TheVentures took part in.
How do I contact TheVentures?
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Who are the partners at TheVentures?
The team at TheVentures includes Jay Casee (Executive Officer of TheVentures Vietnam JSC), Kim Dae-hyun (Partner) and Kim Hyun-jin (CEO). 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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