# TheVentures

> TheVentures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 149 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 149
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Last fund: Jan 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/theventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/the_ventures
- Website: http://theventures.co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083121973236&paipv=0&eav=AfaDp2DXDYp_wfiywywH4MZ1OZ3Ce-LZ4fu3pJUM4cwYw-EqE90vNGz3BjYvQOnEl6I

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for TheVentures. Shizune tracks 5 team members at TheVentures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/theventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $73k–$1.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $72k–$2M |
| Series A | $1.1M–$4.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 20 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 20 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 15 | 10% |
| Health Care | 10 | 7% |
| Mobile Apps | 8 | 5% |

185 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 122 | 82% |
| Pre-Seed | 10 | 7% |
| Series A | 6 | 4% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 6 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Korea | 107 | 72% |
| United States | 12 | 8% |
| Vietnam | 6 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Casee | Executive Officer of TheVentures Vietnam JSC | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-casee |
| Kim Dae-hyun | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-dae-hyun-e835 |
| Kim Hyun-jin | CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kim-hyun-jin |
| Lee Han-gil | Judge | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-han-gil |
| Taeseong Kim | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/taeseong-kim |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OYD | 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 | 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 | 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 Inc | 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 | 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 | Khameleon is a physical AI company that develops housekeeping robots designed for North American hotels. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Seoul Beauty Club | 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 |  |
| Agavita | Agavita is a company developing an AI-based operational system that enables the cultivation of high-value-added fish species with minimal human resources. Operator of an AI-driven smart livestock management company intended to stabilize and optimize livestock farming through predictive analytics and real-time monitoring. The company offersnon-invasive AI technology that tracks livestock numbers, size, movement and behavioral patterns in real time, enabling customers to improve productivity, enhance safety and reduce operational risks while preparing for global expansion into advanced livestock markets. |  | Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Langfun Media | LangFun Media is a media technology company focused on transforming journalism through AI-driven automation. It offers systems for automated content collection, fact-checking, article drafting, and AI-generated visuals to support news production. The platform helps news organizations improve efficiency, accuracy, and speed in digital news workflowsusing advanced AI tools. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2025 |  |
| 8A Group | 8A builds strong study habits and helps students accelerate their mastery of knowledge. The 8A program focuses on in-depth academic skills, ensuring students master the necessary knowledge at an advanced level and achieve excellent results. |  | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |

10 of 149 investments shown.

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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 149 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 TheVentures's check size?

TheVentures typically joins rounds of $73k–$1.5M at Seed, $72k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $1.1M–$4.8M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds TheVentures participates in.

### How do I contact TheVentures?

Public channels for TheVentures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 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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