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Top 20 Social Network Startup Investors in South Korea in September 2025

A list of 20 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Social network startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social network companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.

Top 20 Social Network Startup Investors in South Korea in September 2025

Investor Social Network South Korea investments
Strong Ventures 3
Kakao Ventures 2
Hansae Yes 24 Partners 1
Big Basin Capital 1
VNTG Corp. 1
East Gate Partners 1
ActnerLab 1
Series Ventures 1
Fast Ventures 1
LB Investment 1
Capstone Partners 1
Daesung Investment 1
Kolon Investment 1
Nextdream Angel Club 1
Intellectual Ventures 1
East Gate Partners 1
Korea Investment Partners 1
Posco Technical Investment 1
Xquared VC 1
Mirae Asset Venture Investment 1
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Strong Ventures VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 17 investments in the past 12 months
Strong Ventures is a generalist VC firm based in LA and Seoul, backing early-stage startups with a focus on Korean founders.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, Poland
Portfolio highlights
  • Realry — Search, compare, and shop your luxury items here. Realry is your luxury fashion search engine that lets you search thousands of online fashion stores at once.
  • Veramore — Veramore is an online store that sells a wide range of beauty and cosmetic products.
  • SQUARES — SQUARES build commerce sites with no-code and use and manage them with ease.
Kakao Ventures VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 16 investments in the past 12 months
We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Portfolio highlights
  • Tzafon — Tzafon's vision is to broaden the lightcone of awareness by pushing the boundaries of machine intelligence, striving to extend the frontier of what intelligent systems can perceive, understand, and contribute.
  • Flonics — FlowNix develops medical image-based blood flow analysis software products and hemodynamic analysis methods for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases .
  • Conport Lab — Confort Lab investigates and develops the 'Porta Solution,' an integrated solution for quickly and easily building complicated and demanding industrial field control systems. FOTA solution offers self-developed IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) dedicated middleware and industrial lightweight equipment fitted with it, as well as simpleand convenient business logic via a no-coda-based integrated development environment. assist you in designing Companies that utilise the Porta solution can swiftly implement the system by loading only user logic without requiring the services of a developer, and the system can be readily altered and modified, boosting the speed and convenience of business.
Hansae Yes 24 Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
Hansae Yes 24 Partners is a 3D webtoon content company.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Pyler — Filer is an artificial intelligence Martech startup.
  • Wilco — Wilco a start-up specialized in thermal management of electronic products and new space era.
  • KRISTIN — KRISTIN is a supplier of flat, sneakers, and boots.
Big Basin Capital VC Fund · Cupertino, California, United States · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Apps, Mobile Apps
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea, United States, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Dentlink — Seamless Access to South Korean Premium Labs Using Digital Dentistry
  • Purple AI — Purple AI is a brain disease AI platform company.
  • My Herb & Healthcare — MyHerb Healthcare proivdes a specialized analysis for nutritional supplements.
VNTG Corp. VC Fund · Mapo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
VNTG Corp. creates an end-to-end digital ecosystem across the value chain.
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Investment focus
  • Service Industry, Manufacturing, Product Design
  • Seed, Funding Round, Grant
  • South Korea, France, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Petch — Petch is a digital services provider that offers business consulting, content provision, food supply, and collaborative branding for pet.
  • Lowlit Collective — Lowlit Collective provides sustainable materials and home decor products specializing in the hospitality market and design, the company provides environment friendly interior materials and decor items. Tikkle Board, a proprietary PCR, PIR plastic material, is the core of the company's offerings. It is crafted with locally sourced biomass togive each product greater strength and visual appeal.
  • Safe Kitchen Company — Safe Kitchen Company is a kitchen cleaning and maintenance services company.
East Gate Partners VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
East Gate Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investment for businesses.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Apps, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Biocom — Biocom is a green bio management company.
  • Groupware Pro — Groupware Pro is a business management company that provides software for groupware communication solution.
  • The Blessed Moon — The Blessed Moon is a cosmetics brand that sells and offers skin, face, hair, and body care products.
ActnerLab VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
ActnerLab is a venture capital and accelerator that helps hardware, IoT and biotech startups establish their initial foothold and beyond.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Medical, Medical Device
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • South Korea, United States, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • MOTH — Propel the vessels of tomorrow
  • Dexelion — Dexelion - Ultimate Depth and Image Sensing Solution
  • Chain Lightning — Chain Lightning is an electric vehicle charging station that provides electric vehicle care payment and charge management services.
Series Ventures VC Fund · Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Food and Beverage, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Joabro — Joabro is a startup that provides life care solutions based on a fitness center platform. It is the operator of the fitness center-based community platform 'Joa Jim Series'.
  • Elexlab — Elexlab is a pioneering biotech startup focused on developing an AI-powered drug discovery platform that accelerates and enhances the process of new drug development by leveraging machine learning, biological data analysis, and predictive modeling to identify promising therapeutic candidates more efficiently and cost-effectively.
  • Pet Station — Pet Station is an innovative startup that aims to develop a unique and immersive cultural hub where pet-related content, services, and experiences are seamlessly integrated into offline spaces.
Fast Ventures VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Fast Ventures is a venture capital investment firm.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • South Korea, Hungary, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Bind — Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'.
  • Doers — Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.
  • 23rd Century Children — THE NEXT ENTERTAINMENT
LB Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 13 investments in the past 12 months
LB Investment is one of the top VCs in Korea. LB invests in diverse industries ranging from Technology and Contents to Bio and healthcare
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Health Care, Software
  • Series B, Series A, Series C
  • South Korea, China, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Modhaus — Modhaus is a K-pop startup which aims to create the world's first open architecture entertainment ecosystem.
  • Beyond Honeycomb — Beyond Honeycomb is a food-tech company developing an AI-driven kitchen robot solution. Our AI Chef reproduces the texture and taste of the world-class chef’s dish at the molecular level.
  • Illimis Therapeutics — We translate cutting-edge science into innovative medicine
Capstone Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mobile, Gaming
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • NUUA — Reinventing a better future for the travel industry.
  • Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
  • Wrtn Technologies — Wrtn Technologies develops an AI-powered writing assistant through NLP-based AI.
Daesung Investment VC Fund
Daesung Investment
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Investment focus
  • Service Industry, Gaming, PC Games
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Fitin — Fitin is a startup developing a subscription service model for replacing batteries in commercial electric vehicles such as taxis and cargo trucks.FitIn was known for its technological prowess in that it used its unique battery swap technology to overcome charging problems and remaining battery life (SOH), which were recurring problems in commercialelectric vehicles. Battery swap is a technology that replaces a depleted battery with a fully charged battery.
  • Armored Fresh — Tasty Cheese Zero Dairy
  • Polestar Games — Polestar Games creates the MMORPG 'Project N' for PC and console platforms. Project N is an open-world game set in a medieval dark fantasy setting. Many believe that market aspirations for a AAA-level MMORPG that supports both PC and consoles are unrealistic.
Kolon Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 8 investments in the past 12 months
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
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Software, Pharmaceutical
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • South Korea, Indonesia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Boosterz — Boosterz is a company that supports the 5Ps of marketing at all stages, from product planning and launch to growth.
  • ActionFit — ActionFit is a video game company with expertise in developing and publishing video games for the mobile platform.
  • SCBIO — SCBIO is a pharmaceutical company that makes drugs with specialized technologies in immuno-oncology. The company discovers and develops novel therapeutics for future medicine.
Nextdream Angel Club VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Nextdream Angel Club provides startup angel investment and solutions.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile Apps, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • BioSean — BioSean is a diverse feed technology and breeding organization that provides integrated solutions for microorganisms utilized from the hatched self-fish stage to plankton, high-efficiency fermented feed, and functional additive feed.
  • Blue Cap Can — Blue Cap offers a wide range of innovative and customized solutions related to secondary batteries, a rapidly growing and highly regarded sector in the global energy market.
  • Fortel My Health — Fortel My Health provides an innovative liquid biopsy service, 'Magnolia,' designed to simultaneously screen for ovarian and endometrial cancers. The service utilizes platelet-derived RNA analysis combined with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm for cancer diagnosis. This advanced technology was developed to address thelimitations of traditional imaging diagnostics and tissue biopsies.
Intellectual Ventures VC Fund · Bellevue, Washington, United States
Intellectual Ventures is a global invention and investment business that creates, incubates, and commercializes inventions. Led by prolific inventor and visionary Nathan Myhrvold, IV has created more than a dozen spinout companies.
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Investment focus
  • Energy, Medical, Nuclear
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • United States, Israel, South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • EarthNow — MEGA288 merupakan penyedia games online resmi terlisensi di Indonesia dengan fasilitas pembayaran lengkap dan daftar login MEGA 288 mudah akses link alternaitf.
  • Append Medical — A novel transcatheter LAA elimination system
  • Social Network — Social Network, a specialist platform servicing Korean trends.
East Gate Partners VC Fund
East Gate Partners
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Investment focus
  • Social, Logistics, Social Network
  • Seed, Series A
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Vroong — Mesh Korea is an IT-based logistics startup, which established Korea's first last-mile logistics network and became the primary provider of integrated logistics services with in-house logistics solutions.VROONG, Mesh Korea's logistics brand, creates new value not only by providing delivery services, but also by connecting information.Currently, VROONG provides four services; premium delivery services, 'VROONG Prime', integrated logistics management solution, 'VROONG TMS', premium fresh food delivery services, 'VROONG Fresh', and premium delivery magazine, 'VROONG Collection.'With more than 80 VROONG Stations and 13,000 riders across the nation, VROONG provides faster and more accurate delivery services.
  • Yea Studio — Yea Studio values positive, sensitive, and passionate attitude and is committed to sharing valuable information globally and making a creative application.
Korea Investment Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 22 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • ENERZAi — As your AI catalyst, we are dedicated to spearheading an AI breakthrough with our cutting-edge AI optimization technology.
  • Titan Content — Titan Content is a metaverse music service provider that seeks to fuse Web3, metaverse, and artificial intelligence innovations with conventional Korean pop music business models and content.
  • Minxin Technology — Minxin Technology focuses on the research, development, manufacture, and sales of photo- and thermal-curing functional materials and electronic-grade wet chemicals.
Posco Technical Investment VC Fund
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Investment focus
  • Sales, Consulting, Restaurants
  • Funding Round, Series A, Series B
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Craver — Craver is a sales and brand marketing consulting company that helps Korean brands in business development.
  • Dining Code — Diningcode (다이닝코드) is an online search portal that analyzes big data to help users find restaurants in their vicinity.
  • Dr. Noah Biotech — Dr. Noah Biotech is a pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for orphan disease patients.
Xquared VC VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Xquared VC is a venture capital firm that invests in small and medium-sized companies at early stages.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile Apps, Social Network, Location Based Services
  • Seed
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Episoden — Enjoy free English conversations in video chat format with international friends for your English speaking practice.
  • CarbonSix — CarbonSix delivers cutting-edge robotics automation for manufacturing, combining Six-Sigma robot dexterity and intelligence to transform industrial operations worldwide.
  • Home & Co — Home & Co is a platform that can handle everything from simple home repair applications to on-site inspections and on-site construction.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
  • Upstage — Upstage AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup that helps companies focus on their core businesses.
  • Best Innovation — Best Innovation is a manufacturer of cosmetic products intended to offer a safe alternative to harmful skincare chemicals.
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