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Top 50 Retail Startup Investors in South Korea

Last updated: Aug 2024 A list of 50 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Retail startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Retail Startup Investors in South Korea

Investor	Retail South Korea investments
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund	6
Hana Ventures	6
MYSC	5
Bass Investment	4
Shinhan Capital	4
Strong Ventures	4
Lighthouse Combined Investment	4
AI Angel Club	4
Industrial Bank of Korea	4
KB Investment	3
SBI Investment Korea	3
InfoBank	3
CJ Investment	3
Altos Ventures	3
Laguna Investment	3
TBT	3
IMM Investment	3
Wadiz	3
Bokwang Investment	3
HB Investment	3
Big Basin Capital	3
Korea Investment Partners	3
Kaist Venture Investment Holdings	3
Capstone Partners	3
Hana Financial Investment	2
AIM Investment	2
Fast Ventures	2
LB Investment	2
Translink Investment	2
Korea Omega Investment	2
Primer Sazze Partners	2
IBK Capital	2
SBVA	2
Korea Development Bank	2
KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES	2
East Gate Partners	2
HITEJINRO CO	2
Hashed	2
Daesung Private Equity	2
Behi Investment	2
We Ventures	2
F&F Partners	2
Stone Bridge Ventures	2
HG Initiative	2
KOSME	2
Kolon Investment	2
CRIT Ventures	2
Yoonmin Foundation	2
Tekton Ventures	2
DS Asset Management	2

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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Gloud — Gloud offers dental digital and digital practice transformation services.
Suppor-T — Suppor-T is an entrepreneur-focused growth management tool
Bungee — Bungee is a recruitment platform that provides hiring, SEO, content marketing, and performance marketing services.

Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, Japan, Malaysia

Portfolio highlights

Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
Tripearl Games — Tripearl Games develops action games for the PC and console platforms.
NaraSpace Technology — NaraSpace Technology specializes in the design, development, integration, and testing of CubeSats and small space systems.

MYSC is an innovative company that helps innovation through consulting, social venture accelerating, and impact investing.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, China, France

Portfolio highlights

Rovigos — Rovigos analyzes data from your whole business to help you make better forecasts and choices.
Welfare Union — Welfare Union focused on customized senior care meals and nutritional services.
Phyto Research — Phyto Research offers virus-free, high-quality seedlings as OEM through tissue culture and seed manufacturing.

Bass Investment is a venture capital firm based in South Korea.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
Trillion Labs — Trillion Labs operates as an AI company.
Liberty Labs — Liberty Labs specializes in prompt engineering that allows them to build applications that showcase AI potential. Liberty Labs offers products such as Toolbuilder, regex.ai, Opencharacter, and CLN.me.

Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc. Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Apps
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

CURAUM — CURAUM is a specialist in oral care and sleep-related health care products.
ELROILAB — ELROILAB provides an AI hyperspectral imaging solution to find foreign objects in food materials.
Avelos Therapeutics — Avelos Therapeutics is a precision medicine company in the clinical stage that finds, creates, and sells targeted therapeutics.

Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports, and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market.With proven experience as operators, executives, and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On topof their financial investment, they aim to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking, and execution collaboration. And, as they engage together in their venture endeavors, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where they build companies and labor in, a better, stronger, and more fun place for all.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Poland

Portfolio highlights

Gyul Medal — Gyul Medal is a fruit beverage brand that offers quality citrus fruits and zero-sugar juices among various citrus varieties.
Theta One, Inc. — We build the world's tools to solve "English speaking" in non-English speaking countries.
Trillion Labs — Trillion Labs operates as an AI company.

Lighthouse Combined Investment Homepage

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

CTNS — CTNS develops and produces secondary battery packs.
Lightyear — Lightyear One is a Long-Range Solar Car Designed & Engineered by Lightyear in The Netherlands. Designed for Independence.
Wave — Wave is a food tech company that offers robot-based kitchen operation services for the food service industry.

AI Angel Club is an angel investment club that specializes in seed investment in the medical and bio healthcare field.

Investment focus

Health Care, E-Commerce, Automotive
Seed, Series A, Angel
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Frankit — Frankit is a franchise supply chain curating platform that offers a supplier curating feature that identifies and links providers of essential commodities.
Wig Hill — Wig Hill is a seller of pet products.
MyBrain — MyBrain's brain-only MRI can lower equipment costs through component miniaturization, lower maintenance costs and enhance maintenance through the use of conduction cooling technology, and improve diagnosis ease and accuracy through the development of AI diagnosis software. It is unique in that it can be improved.

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is committed to honoring its charter of financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Bank has extended the scope of its expertise to provide a comprehensive range of financial services to individual customers in a quest to emerge as a leading financial services group. In pursuit of that goal, IBK is makingevery effort to enhance its competitiveness, achieve balanced growth and strengthen its global presence.The Bank employs around 10,000 staff and operates a distribution network of 612 branches including 12 overseas branches. Providing complementary services, the Bank also operates several subsidiaries: IBK Capital Corporation, IBK-SG Asset Management, IBK System Co., Ltd., and IBK Credit Information Corporation. In 2008, IBK Investment & Securities was launched, focused on meeting the needs of SME customers for services such as IPOs and M&As. Moreover, strategic alliance with Korea Investment Holdings enhances product competitiveness and affiliation with the National Post Office promoting easy customer access to IBK banking services.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Software
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Poen — Poen is a venture company of hyundai motors that focuses on battery upcycling using technology.
WELT — From Wristworn to Waistworn: WELT, the Smart Belt for Fashion & HealthcareWELT is a 'Smart Fashion Belt' that manages users’ wellness.We encourage users to embrace healthy habits while keeping in style. We promise to help the wearer better track food intake, keep tabs on the activity level, and manage weight.To dothis, WELT keeps check on the overall health by measuring(1)Waist size, (2)Steps, (3)Sitting time, and (4)Overeating habits.To help users avoid metabolic risks factors, custom messages tomanage these risks are given through the app via BLE.Also, its elegant design makes it look just like a regular, leather belt.Battery is rechargeable, and can stand up to more than 7 days.
MIRI.DIH — MIRI.DIH is a technology-intensive e-business company.

Founded in 1990, KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC) is one of Korea’s leading investment firms of venture capital and private equity funds with over USD 2.6 Billion of asset under management as of December 2023. KBIC is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea’s premier financial group with the largest domestic customer base as well as the widestnetwork of service branches in Korea.KBIC’s team is recognized for industry thought leadership, a broad network of powerful industry relationships, and a unique professional investment approach to investing. KBIC passionately support our portfolio companies with active guidance in all key aspects of team building, strategy, operations and governance

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Xpanner — Xpanner(Builtworlds Top 50), digital contech site solution, not only can bring productivity improvement(by 15% average), management efficency, safety and ESG improvement through our smart integration of conTech disparate products.
Hypersonic Laboratories — Hypersonic Laboratories is a venture startup building HELIX, a high-fidelity metaverse.
Bright Peak Therapeutics — Bright Peak is a biotech company that develops a portfolio of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. At Bright Peak, they are creating innovative cytokine therapeutics that are uniquely engineered to precisely control and expand desired biological properties.

SBI Investment Co., Ltd. has established itself as a true partner of the Republic of Korea venture business development in the past 28 years as a venture capital concept introduced first in Korea in 1986 was even unfamiliar concept of 'venture'. SBI Investment Co., Ltd. is a direct excavation domestic / other promising venturesinvestment as well as domestic / external funding attracted through cooperation with institutional investors and technology, marketing, public offering (IPO), the law, adhere to the role which has been providing comprehensive services such as Value-up tax.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

MetisX — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.
LINKFLOW — LINKFLOW is a hardware company that produces and develops wearable cameras to capture scenes at a full 360-degree angle. The cameras are designed as wearable neckbands, use anti-shaking software to stabilize the image are lightweight allowing hands-free operation, and have cloud storage functionality with single-tap mobile applications connected tocapture their surroundings with seamless integration and a virtual reality-ready camera.
LOCUS — LOCUS is a comprehensive cultural content producer which operates a diversified content business in multiple fields.

InfoBank develops and provides mobile messaging solutions and other related services.The company offers business messaging services such as SMS, LMS, and multimedia message services; interactive media services; smart car solutions; and integrated online and offline payment services.InfoBank was founded in 1995 and is based in Gyeongju, SouthKorea.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

GlucoFit — GlucoFit offers meals that induce blood sugar rises and helps to regulate blood sugar more effectively and healthily.
NationA INC. — We are NationA
GeneCraft — gene craft for humanity

CJ Investment operates as an investment firm.

Investment focus

Software, Therapeutics, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Tablero — Tablero is a service platform company that supports easy offline ordering with an NFC-based simple order/payment order service.
Quad Miners — Quad Miners is a developer of cybersecurity software that is used to combat security threats. Customers can protect their data from malware attacks by using the company's software, which uses a machine learning-based artificial intelligence analysis engine to store network traffic without data loss and detect threats and anomalies. It provideseasy and accurate cyber defense solutions to the world.
Signature Label — Signature Label takes pride in providing Korean beauty to the rest of the world. Their brand selection approach is rigorous and selective, as they collaborate closely with fashionable local partners to develop products that match the specific needs of each area. They are able to streamline the distribution process for both brands and localpartners, saving significant time and energy and removing unneeded clutter as a result.

Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, we currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. We have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. We invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. We look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Charan — Charan is an operator of an e-commerce platform intended to sell second-hand fashion apparel.
KODA — KODA provides business and institutional customers with digital asset storage services.
PI Corporation — PI Corporation is a new media and entertainment firm.

Laguna Investment is a venture capital firm focused on professional entrepreneurial investments.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Gaming
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
Liternol — Liternol offers logistics services, along with competitive return collection rates and inspection information.
Surginex — Surginex is a biological drug development company that offers molecular biology, genetics, physical, and chemical analysis services.

TBT is an Adventure Capital.We are more than your average VC investor; we are always up for an adventure. Investment means more than just transfer of capital for us. We want to be a discussion partner that discovers possibilities beyond risk and aligns growth with progress. We want to share decades of industry knowledge and experience in internetand mobile services to build services and products that can make the world a better place.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Beauty
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

FREECO — FREECO is a content provider for businesses. Consultation, sales, and software development and supply Cosmetics wholesale and retail business Marketing consulting and advertising business.
Two Slash For — Two Slash For is a beauty brand.
Medistream — Medistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.

Korean alternative asset investment firm

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Series B, Funding Round, Series A
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

WELT — From Wristworn to Waistworn: WELT, the Smart Belt for Fashion & HealthcareWELT is a 'Smart Fashion Belt' that manages users’ wellness.We encourage users to embrace healthy habits while keeping in style. We promise to help the wearer better track food intake, keep tabs on the activity level, and manage weight.To dothis, WELT keeps check on the overall health by measuring(1)Waist size, (2)Steps, (3)Sitting time, and (4)Overeating habits.To help users avoid metabolic risks factors, custom messages tomanage these risks are given through the app via BLE.Also, its elegant design makes it look just like a regular, leather belt.Battery is rechargeable, and can stand up to more than 7 days.
MetisX — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.
Trenbe — Trenbe is an e-commerce company of footwear products.

Wadiz is Asia's largest crowdfunding platform company.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Sales
Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Botash — Botash manufactures and sells carbon packaging boxes.
GrowingMom — GrowingMom is an online parenting consultation/analysis platform.
Power Player — Natural Clean Beauty

Bokwang Investment is a Korean investment management firm that supports funds and management for small- and medium-sized companies.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Mobile Apps
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

QMIT — QMIT provides coaching includes nutrition, mental management, and career counseling.
Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
Body Cherish — Body Cherish installs and maintains vending machines.

HB Investment Inc. was founded on November 11, 1999 starting with paid-in Capital of KRW 10 billion.Since its foundation, HB Investment Inc. has been investing small and medium businesses that have the potential for steady growth and profitability and helping the invested companies to grow well by giving various consulting services. As a result,HB Investment Inc.constructed comprehensive portfolio out of various industrial areas, such as game, entertainment, as well as representative high-tech industries related to semiconductor, Internet, LCD, and a smart phone, bio, health care. In addition, HB Investment Inc. has experiences in implementing business Success-fully by organizing several partnership funds for recent years.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
Series B, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

AITRICS — AITRICS is taking on the ultimate role of giving everyone access to the power of data-driven health intelligence by developing advanced clinical solutions that will revolutionize their lives. With a shared vision and a common purpose, passionate and dedicated professionals from diverse backgrounds came together to create the most exceptional team.
Ground Seesaw — Ground Seesaw is an exhibition platform that produces and introduces exhibitions with domestic and foreign cultural and artistic IPs.
Creators Network — Creators Network offers data-driven label and artist services to help creative artists.

Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

mAy-I — mAy-I is a tech startup that develops advanced human tracking solution based on machine learning techniques.
Lynens — Linenance prioritizes operational excellence by systematizing the entire process, from customer contracts through washing. We believe that operational excellence leads to affordable rates and that reasonable rates lead to customer happiness.
Globaleur — Thousands of travelers from around the world rely on Globaleur for travel. Leverage Globaleur's software and APIs that include dynamic destination data and AI-powered developer tools to change the way we travel the world.

Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Xpanner — Xpanner(Builtworlds Top 50), digital contech site solution, not only can bring productivity improvement(by 15% average), management efficency, safety and ESG improvement through our smart integration of conTech disparate products.
Bitmagic — All you need is your imagination and Bitmagic helps you create the game you want to make.
Two Slash For — Two Slash For is a beauty brand.

Kaist Venture Investment Holdings is a startup company that invests in startups that solve social problems through innovative technologies. They invest in businesses that maximize synergy by pursuing both social and financial values at the same time. It focuses on five sectors including health, environment, education, elimination of inequality, andsocial infrastructure. Kaist Venture Investment Holdings was founded on October 31, 2014, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Retail, Health Care
Seed, Angel, Grant
South Korea, Australia

Portfolio highlights

J Fun — J Fun is a marketing agency that provides design, video production, and domestic marketing services.
Bredis — Bredis Healthcare provides a variety of solutions for early diagnosis and prognosis monitoring of dementia based on ultrasensitive detection of biomarkers in bodily fluid. We also offer various digital solutions for personalized cognitive training to prevent and treat the disease.
Mockingbird — Mockingbird gives personalized mock exams for the CSAT utilizing an AI item suggestion system.

Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies operating in the Information technology, wireless technology, architecture, pharmaceutical, internet, online game, software, solid state disk, and IP television sectors. It primarily invests in China and South Korea, with a focus in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Thefirm prefers to exit its investments through a trade sale. Capstone Partners was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas. Capstone Partners values the funds of union investors better than our own, working for the interests of investors and following the objective of the investments.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Gaming
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Floatic — Floatic is developing a robot solution that automates the process of warehousing and retrieving logistics centers.
Rapeech — Rapeech is an AI voice technology company that provides product development services.
DeepSmartech — Innovative thin film coating Process, Equipment, Recipe, Turn-key provider

Hana Financial Investment Company Limited offers brokerage, securities dealing, underwriting, mutual funds, and online trading services

Investment focus

Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Trustay — Trustay is a real estate asset management company.
AIZEN Global — AIZEN is redesigning Digital Banking with CreditConnect, powered by our proprietary ABACUS AutoML platform specialized in the financial services industry. CreditConnect is an AI lending platform designed to bridge the gap between banks and data economy platforms, and automate key decision-making processes in accordance with the credit cycle. Thecompany has secured Series B round funding from a state-led fintech innovation fund (K-Growth) led by major Korean banks to roll out CreditConnect in Southeast Asia.We are also leading the digital transformation in the financial services industry using proprietary AutoML platform ABACUS, with successful use cases in underwriting, fraud detection, product development, claim analysis, and more.
Kuntian New Energy — Hebei Kuntian New Energy is a producer of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.

AIM Investment is a private equity fund manager specializing in equity investment, mergers, and acquisitions.

Investment focus

Retail, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage
Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

My Chef — My Chef sells home meal kits.

Fast Ventures is a venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

Health Care, Apps, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Actnova — AI Vision based Behavior Test Platform
Doers — Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.
WADDLE — WADDLE provides technological solutions that aim to bridge the digital divide between visually impaired and sighted communities.

LB Investment is one of the top VCs in Korea. LB invests in diverse industries ranging from Technology and Contents to Bio and healthcare

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, China, United States

Portfolio highlights

MetisX — MetisX is a startup firm that develops intelligent memory and memory-centric computing architectures based on CXL.
Torder — Torder is evolving into a next-generation technology leader that allows unattended control of all devices from any location. The business began as a platform for ordering and advertising on tablets.
aiz Entertainment — aiz Entertainment uses AI technology to generate interesting content.

Translink Investment is a startup investment company.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Disco — Disco is a location-based service platform for real estate companies.
Kai Health — Kai Health uses Artificial Intelligence to empower fertility clinics to make better treatment decisions.
Habit Factory — Habit Factory provides financial big data analytics solutions.

Korea Omega Investment Finance is a private equity and venture capital firm

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Seed
South Korea, Vietnam, United States

Portfolio highlights

Colley — Colley is an online theme park app that creates and sells IP products.
Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.

Primer Sazze Partners - We like to find founders who are making the impossible happen through sheer force of will and a refusal to accept hard truths.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

DALPHA — Simple, Fast, Affordable AI services. FREE AI Consulting, demo production. Fast AI service implement within 2WEEKS. 50% cost saving compared to existing AI Solutions
Paraform — Match with expert recruiters and fill your hardest roles. Finding exceptional talent was extremely difficult, until now.
Upstage AI — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.

IBK Capital is the venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
Namdo Market — Namdo Market is a mobile application for wholesale and retail trading services.

SoftBank Ventures Asia is the corporate venture capital arm of SoftBank Group. The firm prefers to invest in the information technology, smart robotics industry artificial intelligence, internet of things and information, communication, and technology sectors. It is based in Seoul, Korea, and was founded in 2000.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Charan — Charan is an operator of an e-commerce platform intended to sell second-hand fashion apparel.
Modusign — Modusign is an IT brand and electronic contract company.
ADRO — Aerodynamic Development Race Optimization (ADRO) manufactures high-quality aerodynamic body kits, including carbon fiber front lips, side skirts, rear diffusers, spoilers, and widebody kits.

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) provides long-term financing for projects designed to assist Koreaâ€:tm:s economic growth and development. It offers equipment capital loans and working capital loans to Korean private enterprises that undertake major industrial projects. The bank also extends guarantees to its clients to facilitate their otherborrowings and to finance major industrial projects. KDB guarantees Won-denominated corporate debentures, local currency loans, and other Won liabilities and foreign currency loans from domestic and overseas Korean financial institutions and from foreign institutions. The bankâ€:tm:s other activities include engagement in a range of industrial development activities, including conducting economic and industrial research; performing engineering surveys; providing business analyses and managerial assistance; and offering trust services. As of June 30, 2007, KDB had 40 local branches, 6 overseas branches, and 2 overseas offices. The bank was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Poen — Poen is a venture company of hyundai motors that focuses on battery upcycling using technology.
Pyler — Filer is an artificial intelligence Martech startup.
Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.

KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES is a financial investment company that offers brokerage, asset management, and investment banking services.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
Series B, Series C, Series A
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

ADRO — Aerodynamic Development Race Optimization (ADRO) manufactures high-quality aerodynamic body kits, including carbon fiber front lips, side skirts, rear diffusers, spoilers, and widebody kits.
MobilTech — MobilTech is an AI-based 3D GIS startup company that supplies 3D spatial information, hardware, and software solutions for smart cities.
Medistream — Medistream operates an integrated platform for oriental medicine.

East Gate Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investment for businesses.

Investment focus

Gaming, Apps, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Conch Wear — Conch Wear sells bottoms, pants, leggings, tennis wear, and yoga dresses for men and women.
Cleaning Time — Cleaning Time researches and develops natural medicines that have no side effects on the human body by using natural materials.
Groupware Pro — Groupware Pro is a business management company that provides software for groupware communication solution.

Going global beyond number one in KOREA, HITEJINRO is grateful for your support.

Investment focus

Agriculture, E-Commerce, Farming
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, Japan, United States

Portfolio highlights

USIMSA — USIMSA is a mobile sim company that offers eSIM-based overseas roaming service.
TIDEPOOL — Tidepool(500 Global selected) DBA Fishscope, powerful AI Fish & Feed Monitoring solution that solves periodic sampling and fish health diagnosis that requires human labor through Computor vision tech for BioMass Measurement, Fish Healthcare, and Feeding Optimization. - 10+ partnerships including GS E&C(Fortune 500 GS Group Subsidiary) andmany major government arms based in APAC - 90% or more accuracy for weight estimation of live fish in water - Demo: http://fishscope.tidepool.kr/
Unique Good Company — Unique Good Company develops entertaining mobile apps.

Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, South Korea, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
XOCIETY — The XOCIETY metaverse is being developed by a well-established team of over 50 developers with decades of experience in the tech and web2 gaming fields.
Fantom Foundation — Fantom is a next-gen Layer-1 platform for DeFi, dApps and businesses.

Daesung Private Equity is a Korean venture capital firm offering investment, corporation restructuring, and incubation services.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
South Korea, India, United States

Portfolio highlights

Cochl — Official website of Cochl
Lablup — Lablup Inc.: Make AI Accessible
Wonderwall — Wonderwall is an online art learning platform.

Behi Investment is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Logistics, Transportation, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Pluto — Pluto provides a SaaS solution that includes both discovery and academic search engines customized for the institution.
Green Dot — Green Dot runs an E-MaaS (Energy-Mobiliy as a Service) platform, which integrates mobility and energy. Since its inception, the service has drawn attention due to its rapid construction of Green Dot Zones, which provide energy and transportation All-in-One services in the heart of Seoul and the metropolitan area.
Thermo Lab Korea — Thermo Lab korea supplies eco-friendly packaging optimized for the cold chain to customers.

we ventures is a VC industry with innovative venture capitalists, who invest in creative, honest, and outstanding entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, Singapore

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Deskera — All In One Business Software with Accounting, Inventory, CRM, Payroll and HRMS.
Clap — Clap is a performance management platform for the growth of people and businesses. The integrated growth platform connects employee goals, feedback, and performance and provides an optimal solution for the introduction of a regular performance management system and a powerful onboarding program.
Two Slash For — Two Slash For is a beauty brand.

F&F Partners is Venture Capital Firm based in Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Retail, Apps, EdTech
Series A, Series B
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Innohas — Innohas is a food tech startup that researches, develops, produces, and distributes alternative meat using vegetables and animal protein.
WizSchool — We employ real-time user code analysis algorithm based on compiler technology to diagnose learners’ levels and status of the software education. And our AI tutor for coding education using deep learning technology offers learner-centered customized learning contents to the users. Aiming for the global market, we are developing and growing ourbusiness to solve the shortage problem of software education instructors and also provide the market with the best quality software education service.
Gomi Corporation — Gomi Corporation is a Overseas market.

Stone Bridge Ventures invests in entrepreneurs with bold ideas that improve and expand people's lives, industries, and markets. They provide professional assistance and a network of contacts geared towards businesses in order to help them expand.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States

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Pyler — Filer is an artificial intelligence Martech startup.
Datarize — Datarize provides a simple to use integrated solution for personalized marketing - From extracting insights from data analysis to managing multiple campaigns in one seamless process.
ADRO — Aerodynamic Development Race Optimization (ADRO) manufactures high-quality aerodynamic body kits, including carbon fiber front lips, side skirts, rear diffusers, spoilers, and widebody kits.

HGI runs an impact-driven business, seeking to address diverse social issues through sustainable innovations.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Apps
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

GINT — GINT is a company specializing in a system for tractors / construction equipment manufacturers, established mainly by experts in automotive and ICT. The global market requires electronic control and unattended automation technology for manufacturers. Therefore, GINT is researching and producing the three core systems: Transmission /Hydraulic Control Unit, Telematics and Driverless System. These systems innovatively help latecomers (Long Tail) overcome the technological gap with globally advanced manufacturers such as John Deere, Case IH and others. Based on GINT’s technology and reliability, they are co-working with leading domestic companies such as Tongyang Moolsan, Daedong Industrial and SK Telecom.
phoneGO — phoneGO is a mobile repair cost comparison estimate platform.
Plcoskin — Plcoskin is a MedTech company specializing in reconstructive plastic surgery and regenerative skincare. They have developed a scaffold that removes the need for cadaver-sourced material used in breast reconstruction surgery, making procedures safer and cheaper. Plcoskin’s scaffolds are made with synthetic PCL, a biodegradable material that iscommonly used to create surgical sutures. Unlike competitors' products that remain in the body for a lifetime, Plcoskin’s PCL scaffolds are absorbed and replaced with the recipient’s own natural tissues, minimizing the possibility of long-term side effects. As they do not contain any dangerous chemicals, they are also 50% safer than cadaver-sourced scaffolds.Costs for reconstructive breast surgery are brought down by 40% to only $3 thousand per breast. Furthermore, much less handling time is required, reducing average surgery durations from an hour and a half to only 30 minutes. The mesh design of the scaffolds mitigates the need for an additional follow-up reconstructive surgery, something that is common when using cadaver-sourced scaffolds.Plcoskin has also developed Youlief, a cosmeceutical product & therapeutic device pipeline that helps fund R&D for their medical devices. Youlief is available in the US, Europe, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan.

KOSME specializes in providing youth entrepreneurship services. It offers support for all the stages of the startup lifecycle. it has contents that major programs, entrepreneurship education, practical education for startups, multiple coaching systems focusing on practical business. additional, follow-up supports for graduate companies forovercoming the Death Vally and innovation growth.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea

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Difon — Difon is a developer of smart window solution technology, which is designed to regulate sunlight transmittance.Difon Co., Ltd. emerged as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, with a vision to evolve into a leading provider of smart film solutions. The company is dedicated to enhancing consumers' living spaces by conducting researchand development while manufacturing smart films.To accelerate the adoption of smart film technology, Difon has established a robust supply chain through strategic alliances and investments in system integration with various relevant companies, including glass manufacturers, automobile OEMs, and construction firms.With a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Difon aims to foster a better environment and future through its endeavors. The company strives to maximize its impact by continually innovating and creating products that benefit both consumers and society as a whole.
Tredy Team — A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
Bell Therapeutics — New generation Digital Therapeutics.

Kolon Investment, Inc. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in buyouts, mezzanine, corporate restructuring, growth capital, and turnaround investment. It prefers to invest in electronic components, petroleum, energy, computer, and telecommunications equipment. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul,Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gyeongbuk. Kolon Investment, Inc. was established in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Source: Businessweek

Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States

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Hej home — Hej home is the largest smart home IoT brand in Korea under GoQual Co. Ltd. Hej Home is a company that aims to create a comfortable and transformed daily life that people may not have experienced before. It turns uncomfortable moments into enjoyable ones, making everyone's dream house a part of their everyday lives.
NEUROPHET — Neurophet produces solutions based on Segengine, the company’s own technology that automatically segments brain magnetic resonance (MR) images into 107 regions within a minute.
Creators Network — Creators Network offers data-driven label and artist services to help creative artists.

The Road Not Taken

Investment focus

Blockchain, Information Technology, Gaming
Funding Round, Seed, Series B
South Korea, United States, India

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LOCUS — LOCUS is a comprehensive cultural content producer which operates a diversified content business in multiple fields.
Puzzle Monsters — Puzzle Monsters is a game production company.
Supervillain Labs — Supervillain Labs is a gaming studio that specializes in Web3 gaming innovation to develop socially interactive gaming experiences.

Yunmin Foundation provides start-up support, youth challenge school, and online start-up education.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Jikida — Jikida is an online compliance solution that allows businesses and organizations to monitor, manage, and supervise their compliance with personal information protection rules in real time.
Pobicon — Pobicon offers an auto-estimation solution that analyzes construction blueprints using vision AI and other algorithms to quantify the net quantity of raw materials utilized in construction in three days.
Euler Robotics — Euler Robotics manufactures industrial robot arms used for box loading and unloading. The company offers robot automation services for developing, deploying, and managing robots that mimic human movements, allowing businesses to perform anything from design to manufacturing and after-sales service.

TEKTON VENTURES is an international seed investment firm that partners at inception with forward looking company builders in leading technology hubs worldwide. The firm’s principals have over three decades of experience as early stage investors. Leveraging an extensive global network of entrepreneurs and investors, Tekton makes early stageinvestments in category defining companies in several strategic geographies around the world.Passionate entrepreneurs exist in many parts of the world. Tekton Ventures focuses its investments in two different places: Silicon Valley and selected technology centers ( London and Israel); and the fast growing mobile/digitally connected markets in Asia (China, Korea and India).Our approach to global investing rests on partnerships with local venture ecosystems: we have built long standing relationships with some of the best local seed and venture investors in our geographies of focus.We see our unique global perspective as important to build transformational companies and make that knowledge available across our entire community of entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, South Korea, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

NG.CASH — NG.CASH is a digital app designed to help Generation Z become financially independent. It allows users to manage their own money with solutions such as PIX (Brazil’s “instant-payment” method), prepaid credit card, allowance management and a virtual card, in addition to features that let users customise the app’s design and a marketplace withdiscounts on Gen Z’s most desired brands. Structured as a financial hub, NG.CASH aims to accompany its clients throughout their lives and increase financial literacy in the region.
Prósperos — Founded in 2023 by Vinay Pai and Salvador Chavez, Prósperos is delivering an innovative financial platform that allows millions of Latinos to manage their finances while taking care of their family in the USA and Latin America.The Prósperos platform provides two bank accounts and two cards– one for the account holder in the USA and one for theirfamily in Mexico, and soon Central and South America. With Prósperos, customers can say goodbye to slow and costly money-transfer solutions, and their families no longer need to wait in line to pick up cash. Within seconds, funds are available to family members in Latin America.
Lhoopa — Making homeownership achievable for every Filipino family.

Investing in listed companies and venture firms

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, Sweden, United States

Portfolio highlights

ArtNGuide — ArtNGuide conducts online auctions and art fairs.
FASSKER — Fassker is a fashion magazine and community for the digital native generation.
Doosan Mobility Innovation — Doosan offers drone solutions based on Fuel Cell powerpacks, which enable longer flights than existing battery-powered drones.

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