Top 35 VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Kakao
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Seed | Mobile, Content, Software | $2M–$28M |
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MYSC
VC Fund
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3 | South Korea, China, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce | |
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Shinhan Asset Management
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Series B, Series A, Series C | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing | $2.2M–$21M |
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KB Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $767k–$36M |
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Base Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage | $1.1M–$5.6M |
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DSC Investment
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $594k–$54M |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $297k–$30M |
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Ulysses Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series C | Beauty, Energy, FinTech | |
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UTC Investment Co.
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series A, Series B | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $2.3M–$21M |
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Pharmbio Korea
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Medical, Chemical, Venture Capital | |
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KT Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology | $1.7M–$109M |
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ENSL Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Convertible Note | Artificial Intelligence, Pet, Apps | $74k–$1.1M |
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CP Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Medical, Chemical, Venture Capital | |
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Dayli Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical | $791k–$29M |
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Neoplux
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, India, United States | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, Apps | $1k–$35M |
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Huons
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical | $6.7M–$24M |
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Ignite Innovation Fund
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Singapore, South Korea | Seed, Series B, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Medical, Genetics | $2M–$75M |
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VIP Research & Management
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Series B | E-Commerce, Fashion, Security | |
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Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Software | $2.2M–$71M |
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Solon Inversiones
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Content, Video Games, Manufacturing | $1.9M–$6.2M |
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Sejong Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Health Care | $1.9M–$21M |
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Daesung Private Equity
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $446k–$17M |
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Midas Doang-A Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Pakistan | Series A, Series B, Seed | Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage | $12k–$13M |
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History Venture Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series C, Series A | Media and Entertainment, Software, Consulting | $388k–$22M |
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IBK Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology | $2k–$22M |
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Fast Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Hungary, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Apps, Software | $418k–$7.5M |
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Center for Creative Economy and Innovation
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology | $27k–$1.7M |
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SGI Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Singapore, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Medical, Software, Health Care | $971k–$47M |
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Wadiz
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Equity Crowdfunding | E-Commerce, Retail, Sales | $1k–$3.3M |
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Bass Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Series B | Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce | $414k–$15M |
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Magna Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical | $147k–$18M |
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Mirae Asset Venture Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology | $924k–$54M |
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Western Technology Investment
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Nigeria | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Health Care, Information Technology | $1.5M–$65M |
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SK Telecom
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Corporate Round, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $669k–$113M |
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CRIT Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Hong Kong | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Information Technology, Gaming, Blockchain | $287k–$42M |
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Kakao is a mobile lifestyle platform company with services spanning messaging, mail, search, news, advertising, gaming, e-commerce, music, maps and more. Its content platform offers a diverse array of content that can be enjoyed by users of all interest range. Daum News offers tens of thousands of news articles from top news outlets every day, andStory Funding, the country’s first crowdfunding service, is building a healthy platform for new information in hand with users. Kakao Music, Kakao Page, Daum Webtoon and more, enrich user's daily lives enabling users to easily share and enjoy music, cartoons, novels and more. Kakao Game is a mobile gaming platform that allows users to compete with friends on their social graph. Its popularity has resulted in explosive growths for the Korean mobile gaming industry while establishing mobile games as a mainstream phenomenon. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Jeju, South Korea.
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- Industry: Mobile, Content, Software
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $2M–$2.5M; Series A $2M–$28M
- Lead/follow: 48% lead, 52% follow
Portfolio highlights
- SM Entertainment — SMTown is the umbrella name for the recording artists under South Korean entertainment company.
- Cha Bio&Diostech — Cha Bio&Diostech is a Biotechnology Company.
- Kakao Healthcare — Kakao Healthcare creates services that enable anyone to easily manage their health with technology.
MYSC is an innovative company that helps innovation through consulting, social venture accelerating, and impact investing.
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- Industry: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, China, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 70
- Lead/follow: no public data
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.
Shinhan Asset Management is an asset management company.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$6.5M; Series B $3.7M–$13M; Series C $15M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FIRMMIT — FIRMMIT is an ag-tech company that optimizes growth data by securing and analyzing agricultural technology data.
- Enfinity Global — Enfinity Global helps corporate, industrial, and institutional clients meet their growing power demand and 24/7 electricity needs quickly and efficiently.
- Aims — Aims is a Battery as a service company that develops an eco-friendly battery sharing platform to revolutionize electric mobility.
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
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Investor stats
- Total investments: 414
- Round size: Seed $767k–$7.2M; Series A $2.1M–$36M; Series B $4.8M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TESOLLO — TESOLLO develops robot and motion presenter products.
- H&B Asia — H&B Asia specializes in sourcing, importing, and distributing fresh fruits and agricultural products. The company works closely with global growers and suppliers to bring high-quality produce into the Korean market. It focuses on building strong partnerships, ensuring consistent supply, and supporting efficient logistics across the fooddistribution value chain.
- ACT-ion Battery Technologies — ACT-ion is pioneering a transformative approach to battery material manufacturing, specializing in advanced lithium battery cathode active materials (CAMs). Our innovative, clean, and efficient continuous process revolutionizes production, driving cost savings and enhanced performance for the energy
Base Investment connects private equity, strategic buyers, and private individuals with opportunities to invest. The company works with well-known, enormous national firms that are looking to acquire a business that will help them extend their brand or make better use of their current facilities.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.5M; Series A $1.3M–$5.6M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Slashpage — Gathering together for quality discussions. Making your stories stand out. Join the community here and now!
- Money Walk — The step-counting app that rewards you with cash for every step
- Building Care — Building Care is a building care management company that provides schedule management, cloud, and building statistics services.
DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 228
- Round size: Seed $594k–$9.1M; Series A $1.6M–$17M; Series B $4.5M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FastView — FastView provides content commerce services and online marketing services.
- MID — MID specializes in the development, testing, and production of space-related components.
- CarbonSix — CarbonSix delivers cutting-edge robotics automation for manufacturing, combining Six-Sigma robot dexterity and intelligence to transform industrial operations worldwide.
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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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 362
- Round size: Seed $297k–$4.2M; Series A $966k–$14M; Series B $3M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $9.6M in 2012
Portfolio highlights
- Veluga — Veluga is a membership service that provides regular delivery of craft beer and pairing night snack twice a month.
- Socialbean — Socialbean is a baby product company.
- Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
Ulysses Capital is a diversified investment firm.
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- Industry: Beauty, Energy, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Oilnow Korea — Oilnow Korea provides real-time gas station price comparison information.
- Pearl Health — Join 5,000+ providers and unlock the full value of value-based care with actionable insights, financial modeling, and AI workflow automation. Trusted across 40+ states.
- Best Innovation — Best Innovation is a manufacturer of cosmetic products intended to offer a safe alternative to harmful skincare chemicals.
Since its incorporation in 1988, UTC Investment has been implementing and developing private equity investments with deep roots in buyout area, diversified human resources, and an impressive track record as a leading global investment firm.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 124
- Round size: Series A $2.3M–$13M; Series B $4.9M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Beamworks — Beamworks is a research-centered company in medical imaging and conversational AI, that enables expert-level cancer diagnosis anywhere in the world and providing reliable medical consultations at any time. The company's platform utilizes an on-device AI system that processes ultrasound data in real-time without the need for serverconnectivity, achieving detection sensitivity and differential diagnosis performance, enabling healthcare providers to offer precise and timely diagnostics and improve patient outcomes, and reduce unnecessary procedures.
- CanLab — CanLab is a developer of AI sensors that focuses on creating optical and thermal cameras, as well as real-time image processing platforms for ground, aerial, and marine mobility. Its product offerings include the Vision Camera, Edge AI Platform, Equipment for Thermal Cameras, and Automotive Camera MES.
- AD System — AD System focuses on the development, manufacturing, sales and repairing of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles.
Pharmbio Korea Company Ltd is a pharmaceutical company. The Company develops drugs for urinary tract infections, diuresis & relaxes urinary tract spasm, gallstones, and difficult digestion.
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- Industry: Medical, Chemical, Venture Capital
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Master Meditech — Master Meditech is a venture company that discovers new drugs with protein structure identification and medicinal chemistry.
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Browse database — It's Free!KT Investment, established in 2015 as the venture capital arm of KT Group, is dedicated to driving social impact while achieving maximum investment returns. We stand with founders every step of the way, providing the support and resources necessary to transform innovative ideas into impactful ventures. By partnering with promising startups andventure companies, we create win-win opportunities that pave the way for long-term success. With a global perspective, we actively seek value-driven investments that shape the future.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 86
- Round size: Series A $1.7M–$26M; Series B $5.9M–$104M; Series C $7.4M–$109M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nums AI — Nums AI is a single foundation model that predicts across commerce, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and defense.
- MangoBoost — Data Processing Unit (DPU) is a next-generation server accelerator designed to orchestrate various intra-server devices (e.g., CPU, GPU, SSD, NPU, NIC). By maximizing the datacenter’s overall performance and cost efficiency, DPU is now considered as the most important HW/SW solution to realize the next-generation extreme-scale AI serverinfrastructure. However, despite its critical necessity from the datacenter and AI infrastructure, there is no market-leading DPU solution which can meet the customer’s actual demand due to its HW/SW complexity and the application/model heterogeneity. MangoBoost is currently the world’s most highly recognized DPU startup located in US and Korea. We provide the world’s most advanced and flexible DPU HW/SW solutions in order to fully satisfy the needs of various customers. Our DPU HW is fully composable by integrating its rich set of DPU features to construct our customer-optimal DPUs. At the same time, our DPU SW enables to seamlessly deploy the solution to any customer environment. As a result, our DPU solutions are considered very promising to realize the next-generation AI/datacenter infrastructure, and thus they are currently evaluated at various global-leading companies. MangoBoost was founded in early 2022 to commercialize 7 year of top-tier DPU research outcomes achieved at Seoul National University (e.g., many full-system DPU prototypes, many ISCA/MICRO/ASPLOS/OSDI/ATC papers). The current team consists of 45+ system engineers including ~20 top-tier PhDs from Carnegie Mellon University, Seoul National University, POSTECH, U Toronto, and ~20 industry experts from Intel, Microsoft, Samsung, and Naver.
- Twinny — Twinny specializes in the development of self-driving robots.
ENSL Partners is an investment accelerator firm that invests in startup companies.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Pet, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Convertible Note
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Round size: Seed $74k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Rivetta — Rivetta provides a web novel translation platform that supports global publishing through translation, distribution, promotion, and settlement services. It enables writers to share their work with international audiences while managing publishing and monetization processes. The platform helps creators grow readership and expand their presenceacross diverse global markets.
- TalentSeeker — TalentSeeker is an AI-powered recruitment platform developing global talent sourcing and hiring automation solutions. The company provides AI-based candidate search, resume parsing, talent database management, and personalized outreach tools to help businesses streamline recruitment workflows.
- Meta Energy Frontier — Meta Energy Frontier is a carbon-neutral smart energy solution company utilizing high-transmittance artificial photovoltaics. It contributes to improving building energy ratings through proprietary technology that converts 20% of existing unused lighting light energy into electricity. The company aims to recycle wasted light from indoor LEDlighting and utilize it as a distributed power source in urban areas.
CP Partners is an event service and solution providing company.
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- Industry: Medical, Chemical, Venture Capital
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Master Meditech — Master Meditech is a venture company that discovers new drugs with protein structure identification and medicinal chemistry.
Dayli Partners is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $791k–$6.7M; Series A $839k–$17M; Series B $1.5M–$29M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
- SN BioScience — SN BioScience provide nano-formulation screening services for small molecule, oligonucleotide (siRNA, DNA), peptide and protein to deliver in the form of nano-micelle, nanoparticle or liposome. Their proprietary “double core-shell technology” and pool of acceptable lipids and polymers could help your research that having difficulties in solubilityor delivery.
- SureTech — Suretech is an AI insurtech firm, operates the Carsure platform, which automates the automotive insurance claims process from accident reporting to repair shop matching, cost estimation, and settlement.
Neoplux Co., Ltd. is the investment arm of Doosan Corp. It typically invests in the infant industries focusing on the pre IPO, growth, and mature companies. The firm provides business consulting and project management services in Korea, as well as investments in electronic component, software, electricity, metal and non-metal, machinery andequipment. It primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Incheon, Chungbuk, Chungnam, and Gyeongbuk province. The firm offers performance improvement and cost reduction services. The firm is involved in the construction of systems for roll-out by clients; establishment of systems for optimal operational process; and performance within client companies. It seeks control in its investments. Neoplux Co., Ltd was founded in 2000 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Apps
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, India, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 34
- Round size: Series A $1k–$6.2M; Series B $5.9M–$27M; Series C $4.3M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $110M in 2006
Portfolio highlights
- MyGlamm — Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process portal for stakeholders. Access important documents, claim forms, and NCLT orders.
- Ninjacart — Ninjacart is India's largest tech-driven supply chain platform that connects farmers of fresh vegetables and fruits with kiranas and businesses.
- UPRISE — UPRISE creates self-driving investment services.
Huons has manufactured the high quality finished products since 1965 and developed first local anesthetics and plastic ampoule injection in Korea. they are doing their best to supply high quality products through strict quality control system and continued R&D efforts based on the technologies and know-how accumulated. Huons has been exportingtheir finished pharmaceutical products to about 30 countries including N/S.America, Europe, Japan, Asia, and Africa.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Series A $6.7M–$24M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BreezeBio — Developing innovative therapies through targeted delivery of genetic medicines.
- Aliad Biopharma — Aliad Biopharma is a biotechnology company focused on developing small-molecule therapeutics targeting mTORC2 pathways. Its research aims to address age-related and degenerative diseases, including neurological and muscle disorders. The company leverages advanced biomedical science to design targeted treatments and expand possibilities in drugdevelopment and translational research.
- ArcGen Bioscience — Embark on a Voyage in Immuno-Oncology
Ignite Innovation Fund is a UK-based investment fund.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Medical, Genetics
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $2M–$51M; Series A $20M–$23M; Series B $10M–$75M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Inocras — Unlock the potential of a Whole Genome Sequencing Test with Inocras. Transforming diagnosis and treatment for cancer and rare diseases.
- Subtle Medical — Subtle Medical is a healthcare technology company that provides AI-powered medical imaging. Its products, SubtlePET and SubtleMR, are FDA Cleared and CE Marked AI product that enhances images in PET and MR exams aimed for faster & safer workflow.The company's SubtleGAD technology is also awarded by RSNA and a $1.6M NIH SBIR Grant tofacilitate the adoption using AI to make imaging exams safer. They provide a vendor-agnostic AI infrastructure powering its products and providing service and analytics to clinical imaging providers.Subtle Medical's goal is to improve the quality, value, and accessibility of medical imaging by significantly reducing cost, imaging time, and radiation dose.
- DreamBig Semiconductor — DreamBig Semiconductor provides SmartNICs as the perfect blend of hardware and programmable accelerations enabling secure and high-performance network solutions for big data centers, cloud, storage, machine learning and edge computing while increasing productivity. Their customers contact through email only.
VIP Research & Management is an investment advisory company.
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Fashion, Security
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- d'Alba Global — With the company mission "No.1 Pioneer of the Premium Beauty Lifestyle", d'Alba Global is operating premium vegan skincare brand d'Alba.
- Snaptag — Snaptag is a developer of an invisible watermark technology intended for image data engine processing.
- Catch Fashion — Catch Fashion is an e-commerce online portal. They sell shoes, bags, jackets, caps, sweatshirts, boots, evening wear, jeans, and shoulder bags.
Shinhan Venture Investment operates as an investment company. Shinhan Venture Investment focuses on earlier-stage venture capital investments and later-stage control investments opportunities derived from the latest megatrends such as the aging population, disruptive technologies, IT convergence, alternative energy and etc.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 209
- Round size: Series A $2.2M–$26M; Series B $4.8M–$45M; Series C $7.6M–$71M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Nventric — Nventric is a medical device company that develops core products for neurovascular, coronary heart, and peripheral vascular applications.
- Return Zero — AI, ASR, Diarization, Speech, ML
- Linq — We are creating ‘hyper-automated insurance platforms’ to comprehensively support underwriters and claim adjusters and to facilitate communication between insurers and reinsurers using AI and deep learning.
Investment Fund, 100% owned and managed. Seed investing.
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- Industry: Content, Video Games, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$6.2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BIGPICTURE — We give full-service for all level gamers.
- Best Graphene — Best Graphene specializes in the manufacturing of graphene products tailored for a wide range of industrial sectors. Best Graphene provides a diverse array of products to cater to various needs, such as graphene colloid, graphene ink and paste, additive graphene, and customizable graphene solutions. These offerings ensure optimal processsuitability and compatibility across different materials, empowering users to harness the unique properties of graphene for enhanced performance and applications in their respective industries.
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- Industry: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
- Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 18
- Round size: Series A $1.9M–$5.6M; Series B $3.2M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ire IS — Ire IS is an IT company that develops, manufactures, and supplies IT software solutions.
- Armored Fresh — Tasty Cheese Zero Dairy
- Autotelic Bio — Autotelic Bio is a bio technology company that researches and develops anti-cancer drugs.
Daesung Private Equity is a Korean venture capital firm offering investment, corporation restructuring, and incubation services.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Round size: Seed $446k–$8.4M; Series A $1.1M–$10M; Series B $1.5M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014
Portfolio highlights
- Lee Eum-Gil — Lee Eum-Gil is a consulting firm specializing in career transition support services.
- DAIM Research — DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions.
- Autonomous a2z — Autonomous a2z is a driving mobility platform that provides autonomous driving service with judgement, control and recognition technologies.
Midas Doang-A Investment
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- Industry: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$1.3M; Series A $1.9M–$7.7M; Series B $12k–$13M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- growV — GrowV Labs develops AI-based educational technology platforms focused on interactive learning and child development. The company provides digital learning content, voice-based interaction systems, and data collection tools used for educational applications, language learning, and child-focused AI model development through multimedia and interactiveplatforms.
- Astrogen, inc. — Astrogen is a biotech company developing new drugs.
- GPCR Therapeutics — GPCR Therapeutics is a clinical-stage international biopharmaceutical firm that develops therapeutics based on proprietary GPCR data. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company’s proprietary data driven approach has identified over 1000 GPCR pairs upon which drug screening campaigns can be pursued.Identification of the best GPCR pair to target for specific disease indications and patient subpopulations creates a personalized approach to combination therapy. By targeting the unique pharmacology of GPCR pairs, we aim to develop life changing treatments for cancer and other diseases.
History Venture Investment is an accelerator specialized in startup investment.
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- Industry: Media and Entertainment, Software, Consulting
- Stage:Seed, Series C, Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $388k–$837k; Series C $17M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Frism — Frism is an AI-based financial advisory platform that helps users manage and optimize their finances using data-driven insights. It offers solutions for pension planning, tax savings, retirement preparation, and investment management. The platform supports products like CMA, IRP, ISA, and pension savings, enabling users to plan, invest, and tradesecurities efficiently through a unified application.
- Gundoli — Gundoli is a military life management platform that provides military-related services. Gundoli offers services tailored to the unique challenges of military life, enabling soldiers and their families to navigate their service period with greater ease and efficiency.
- The High Edu — The High Edu operates a YouTube channel that telecasts property information, including buying a home and building ownership. It focuses on interpreting complex real estate information in a way that is easy for the general public to understand. The company provides listing information and helps people understand the complexities of real estate.
IBK Capital is the venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 114
- Round size: Seed $2k–$4M; Series A $1.5M–$9.8M; Series B $12k–$22M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MID — MID specializes in the development, testing, and production of space-related components.
- FNCT Biotech — FNCT Biotech develops antibody therapeutics for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To create antibodies that target the underlying cause of IPF, the company's platform uses genetic engineering, providing patients with this medical need with a new treatment option.
- Automata — Automata builds ontology-driven enterprise systems that execute. Zenith verifies decisions, grades knowledge, and turns institutional memory into software you can run.
Fast Ventures is a venture capital investment firm.
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- Industry: Health Care, Apps, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Hungary, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 63
- Round size: Seed $418k–$2.6M; Series A $2M–$7.5M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
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.
- Driving Teacher — You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing.
CCEI is a frontline post of creative economy to create new industries and markets.
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- Industry: Health Care, Manufacturing, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $27k–$1.3M; Series A $1.5M–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yoitang — Yoitang is a brokerage platform that combines online and offline real estate transactions by utilizing big data and artificial intelligence from public institutions. CEO Heo Ji-soo acquired the 26th certified real estate agent license in 2015 and experienced 20 real estate brokerage businesses.
- Semos — Semos app offers water sports with certified trainers to enable users to learn anywhere anytime.
- Cloud Stone — Cloud Stone provides delivery services for college students.
Founded in 2007, SGI (Samho Green Investment) is the first and only venture capital firm in Korea focused on the green growth sector, including renewable energy, green and agricultural technologies. We engage in venture capital and private equity investments for mergers & acquisitions and buyouts, and conduct business as well as engineeringconsulting for our portfolio and client companies.Our investment focus areas are green technology (greentech) commercialization, green infrastructure and agricultural technologies (agritech), as well as early-stage project development. We have an experienced team of in-house greentech specialists and an extensive domestic and international greentech network, which assists us in deal sourcing, value creation and exit management.
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- Industry: Medical, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Seed $971k–$6M; Series A $1.5M–$17M; Series B $1.1M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- ClariPi — Claripi provides innovative solutions for the unmet needs in medical imaging fields by integrating smart big data computing & medical imaging technologies.
- Solivis — Solivis is the manufacturer of solid-state batteries designed for next-generation battery packs. The company's product is used as a secondary battery for electric vehicles and has developed a wet synthesis method that can mass-produce a sulfide-based solid electrolyte with homogeneous high ionic conductivity, enabling clients to significantlyimprove productivity by reducing process costs and shortening the synthesis time.
- FNCT Biotech — FNCT Biotech develops antibody therapeutics for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). To create antibodies that target the underlying cause of IPF, the company's platform uses genetic engineering, providing patients with this medical need with a new treatment option.
'Best business structure that connects crowdfunding, e-commerce, and brand business', 'Ready to go public on the Korean stock market', 'Accumulated transaction value of more than USD 9.6 billion+', '7.1 mil members, 10 mil monthly visitors', 'More than 18,000 crowdfunding projects in a year','Selected Korea’s Top 10 game changer brand by interbrand'
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Sales
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Equity Crowdfunding
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 28
- Round size: Seed $88k–$906k; Series A $891k–$3.3M; Equity Crowdfunding $1k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sunnicorn — Sunnicorn develops vegan skincare products designed for sensitive skin, combining plant-based ingredients with minimalist formulations. The company focuses on creating practical daily skincare items such as cleansers, creams, and masks that support balanced skin care routines while emphasizing simple product design and accessible beauty solutions.
- Power Player — Natural Clean Beauty
- KOOZA — KOOZA is a kitchenware brand that offers cookware and household goods and supplies them to department stores, and live commerce companies.
Bass Investment is a Investment Firm.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 136
- Round size: Seed $414k–$6.9M; Series A $1.9M–$15M; Series B $6.7M–$12M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Addit & Ark — Adit & Ark operates an AI-powered advertising platform that connects brands with Instagram-based digital magazines and content creators, enabling targeted collaborations and more effective marketing campaigns.
- Tect Group — We deliver real beauty based on distinctive brands and innovative marketing solutions, fostering confidence and positivity around the world.
- BioNexus — BioNexus is an artificial intelligence (AI) biotechnology startup that specializes in automating the early stages of biomedical research and drug discovery.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 97
- Round size: Seed $147k–$3M; Series A $1.5M–$12M; Series B $3.8M–$18M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AIT STUDIO — AIT Studio is a digital health startup that develops AI-powered, contactless gait analysis solutions for early detection of mobility decline and age-related conditions such as sarcopenia. Our flagship products—GAIT Studio (App) and MediStep M Pro (hardware package)—deliver full gait assessments in under 1 minute, without wearables or specializedstaff.
- Featuring — Featuring’s goal is to make it easy for anyone to see and utilize the power of influencers. Today, as companies are accelerating their transition to digital business due to COVID-19, the number of companies leveraging The number of influencers is explosively increasing. Featuring allows brands and marketers to discover product-fit influencers andhelps matching based on their needs. Currently, over 3,600 brands are using Featuring, and more than 8,500 influencer campaigns have been done. As a Korea-based startup, Featuring plans on expanding the business to Far East Asia, including Japan and China.
- Endorobotics — Endorobotics is an educational technology company specializing in exam preparation solutions. Its platform provides automated question generation, adaptive difficulty adjustment, CSAT-style question modeling, and the creation of similar questions based on incorrect answers. The company enables middle and high school educators and students to accesspersonalized mock examinations, enhance learning outcomes, and streamline exam preparation through automation and data-driven insights.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 311
- Round size: Seed $924k–$15M; Series A $1.9M–$38M; Series B $5M–$54M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- StepLab — StepLab is a microsatellite systems company specializing in space mechanism technology, developing innovative satellite platforms and advanced aerospace solutions that support efficient satellite deployment, in-orbit operations, and a wide range of commercial and scientific space missions.
- Medifab — Medifab is a bio-healthcare center that offers 3D system testing, measurement analysis, and OEM service.
- Ohouse — No.1 Interior Onestop Platform
Since 1980, WTI has helped more than 1,300 companies across every innovation sector finance their growth while minimizing dilution.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 259
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$13M; Series A $2.5M–$22M; Series B $5M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $375M in 2013
Portfolio highlights
- Meta — At Meta, they work on landmark AI challenges that have the power to transform how scientific knowledge is experienced and consumed. Meta provides innovators throughout the scientific ecosystem with powerful views of the current and future trajectories of science and technology with the goal of making all scientific knowledge computable. Meta’smission is to unlock all of the world’s scientific and technical insights using artificial intelligence.
- RightsFlow — RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled provider of mechanical licensing and royalty accounting, reporting, and payment services for online music companies, record companies, distributors, artists, and songwriters. The RightsFlow technology powers rapid song identification and provides an unprecedented level of transparency for both licenseesand licensors. RightsFlow specializes in obtaining bulk physical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited download rights. Our proprietary licensing technology and 30+ million song database allow us to license content, render accounting, and pay royalties on behalf of clients quickly and accurately, ensuring that rights-holders are paid for the use of their work. RightsFlow was acquired by Google in 2011 and is now part of the team at YouTube helping to simplify music licensing, content identification, accounting and payments for songwriters and publishers worldwide.
- Prosper Medical — Prosper Medical is a telemedicine platform that connects members with physicians for personalized healthcare services.
SK Telecom is dedicated to developing advanced telecommunications technologies for the mobile lifestyle. SK Telecom has established an ecosystem by forming strategic alliances with Asia's information communications operators. In addition, they actively participate in a variety of international cooperation activities with overseastelecommunication institutions, as well as international organizations including the ITU, PTC and CDG, and more. Through such efforts, they continue to reinforce their competency and reach out to the world.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Corporate Round, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 61
- Round size: Series A $1.4M–$113M; Corporate Round $669k–$62M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Portfolio highlights
- V&Co — V&Co platform integrates skin microbiome research data and offers a range of services, including medical supplies, health supplements, and precision devices, enabling healthcare providers and beauty professionals to deliver innovative treatments and enhance overall client satisfaction through scientifically backed methodologies.
- RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
- Timetree — TimeTree is a communication app that makes it surprisingly easy to share and coordinate calendars with others. You can share events with family, friends or colleagues at work. You can use it privately as well.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Gaming, Blockchain
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: South Korea, United States, Hong Kong
Investor stats
- Total investments: 131
- Round size: Seed $425k–$9M; Series A $1.6M–$36M; Venture - Series Unknown $287k–$42M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- YUZUCO — YUZUCO is here to make yuzu easier to enjoy. We import premium Japanese yuzu and bottle our cold-pressed, never heat-treated juice products in California. Yuzu Super Juice, our proprietary blend, is a sustainable answer to your citrus needs.
- Neubility — Connecting the physical world with robotic autonomy
- Bunker Kids — Bunker Kids is a startup that provides solutions optimized for achieving personal health goals using data and algorithms.
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