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Top 50 Video Games Startup Investors in South Korea in September 2025

Last updated: Sep 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Video games startups based in South korea. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Video games companies from South korea. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Video Games Startup Investors in South Korea in September 2025

Investor	Video Games South Korea investments
Capstone Partners	10
Devsisters Ventures	4
Korea Investment Partners	3
Devsisters	2
KB Investment	2
Coin98	2
Smilegate Investment	2
SBVA	2
Altos Ventures	2
Aju IB Investment	2
Stonebridge Capital	2
Huobi Eco	2
Kona Venture Partners	2
Daesung Private Equity	2
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund	2
Korea Science and Technology Holdings	1
Hybe	1
Atinum Partners	1
Hashed	1
a41	1
Mozaik Capital	1
Polygon Studios	1
LINE Studio	1
Play Ventures	1
Good Games Guild	1
S Cubic Angels	1
Galxe	1
Translink Investment	1
Kakao Games	1
Korea Omega Investment	1
Kolon Investment	1
KITE Entrepreneurship Foundation	1
Hanwha Investment Corp	1
SV Investment Corp	1
Cristian Manea	1
Time Folio Asset Management	1
Coolidge Corner Investment	1
Krafton	1
SW Investment	1
Taisu Ventures	1
InfoBank	1
JAFCO Asia	1
Korea Technology Finance Corporation	1
Neoclassic Capital	1
Avocado Guild	1
Spartan	1
Avocado Guild	1
Storm Ventures	1
Project Galaxy	1
Stone Bridge Ventures	1

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Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.

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.

Venture Capital firm in Korea. We are interested in early-stage investment in gaming, healthcare/biotech, IT services and high technology companies.

Investment focus

Software, Gaming, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
South Korea, United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Oncosoft — Oncosoft develops software solutions with a focus on anti-cancer treatment. Their offerings include an Oncology Information Management Solution (OIMS) and artificial intelligence-based technologies for radiologists. The software aids in the detection of cancer, contributing to the medical community's efforts in precision cancer therapy.
StudioBside — StudioBside is a mobile game developer based in Korea.
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.

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

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.

DEVSISTERS (데브시스터즈) is a Korean social game company that develops smartphone applications and games such as OvenBreak and Get the Mish for devices running iOS and Android operating systems.DEVSISTERS focuses mainly on products that facilitate social interaction between gamers, as seen by the commenting features integrated into their game, Getthe Mish.After partnering up with Skittles, DEVSISTERS changed the format of OvenBreak by changing the jellybeans shown on the game with the brand’s popular candy.Catering to a global customer base, DEVSISTERS was established in February 2009, in Seoul, Korea.

Investment focus

Gaming, Software, Video Games
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

HAEGIN — HAEGIN is a game development company.
Cinamon — Cinamon provides a visual story platform designed for casual games. In 2018, the company began as a joint venture with Naver Webtoon. Since our first project, an interactive stories app called "Maybe," the company has continued to broaden its scope in the field of visual storytelling. The company is currently working on two projects: a 2Dand a 3D UGC story platform.
Press.A — We capture the fun and thrill of gaming for all with the press of a button

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

Portfolio highlights

Letsur — Letsur developing automated solutions for AI development and data cleaning services.
Selta Square — Selta Square is an AI-based drug monitoring company that provides full-cycle drug monitoring solutions using artificial intelligence technology.
Pin Therapeutics — Pin Therapeutics is founded in Feb 2017, fast growing stage with member composition of 25% in USA and 75% in Korea. Drug discovery leaderships are from global pharma and biotech companies along with talented scientists both in Korea and USA.* Active Focus - PinE3: E3 ligase screening cascade for identifying novel warheads - PinGLUE: Assaycascade for molecular glue degrader screening* Programs - Selective Molecular Glue Degrader (CK1α) - Molecular Glue Degrader Programs (5-6 Undisclosed) - PROTAC Program (1 Undisclosed)

Coin98 is an open, decentralized crypto wallet offering tools and infrastructure for everyone to access and seize opportunities to build their future on the Open Internet.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Singapore, Sweden, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

TomoChain — TomoChain is an innovative solution to scalability problem with the Ethereum blockchain, and other blockchain platforms. TomoChain features a 150-Masternodes architecture with Proof of Stake Voting (POSV) consensus for near-zero fee, and instant transaction confirmation. Security, stability and chain finality are guaranteed via novel techniquessuch as double validation, staking via smart-contracts and uniform randomization processes.TomoChain supports all EVM-compatible smart-contracts, protocols, and atomic cross-chain token transfers. Scaling techniques such as sharding, EVM parallelisation, private-chain generation, hardware integration will be continuously researched and integrated into TomoChain which will become an ideal scalable smart-contract public blockchain for decentralized apps, token issuance and token integration for small and big businesses.
BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.
Alliance Games — Build Beyond Limits. Multiplayer for the Next, Decentralized Era.

Smilegate Investment, founded in 1999 originally as MVP Capital, is a venture capital and private equity firm that grows remarkably alongside invested companies. Since initial venture capital funding in 2000, the firm has since organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds and has invested in more than 200 companieswith promising growth potential.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Metafarmers — Metafarmers is an agricultural technology company that provides robotic assistance in farming to increase production.
Saesol Tech — Saesol Tech is an autonomous V2X security technology company.
Eurobotics — Eurobotics is a cutting-edge startup focused on developing autonomous walking robot technology capable of navigating and operating effectively in irregular, complex, or unpredictable environments.

Established in 2000 as an early-stage venture capital arm of SoftBank Group, SBVA has a storied history of empowering extraordinary entrepreneurs across the globe. In 2023, we joined forces with The Edgeof, a global startup ecosystem builder founded by Taizo Son, JP Lee, and Atsushi Taira and began our new chapter as an independent entity with arenewed commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancement.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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Tacta Systems — Tacta Systems develops robotics with human-like tactile abilities with Dextrous Intelligence, the nervous system for robots.
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.

Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early-stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, they currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. They have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. They invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with a particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. They 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, Financial Services
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

MarqVision — Effortlessly discover and remove counterfeits to protect your sales and reputation.
Biplant — Your daily life curator, BRONTE
Memebox — Memebox Corporation is a consumer company that provides customers with the Asian beauty products, culture, and trends. A global company focused on forecasting trends and creating private, in-house labels inspired by K-beauty (and made for the product obsessed).

Aju IB Investment is a venture capital firm that offers SMEs with investments and consulting services.Aju IB Investment offers consulting services that focus on business management, tax, accounting, legal, mergers and acquisitions, additional funding, marketing, and technology support.Aju IB Investment was founded in September 1974 and is basedin Seoul, South Korea.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Series C
South Korea, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Gangnam Unni — Gangnam Unni is in the field of beauty medical services, helping users choose a treatment and a plastic surgery hospital. The difficulty of navigating the process of seeking medical treatment and choosing a hospital continues to persist. Kangnam Unni recognizes the need for change and firmly believes that a combination of transparent medicalinformation and an IT platform can foster a consumer-oriented medical service market. Their ultimate goal is to challenge negative perceptions surrounding plastic surgery and spearhead a significant transformation in the beauty and medical service industries.The Gangnam Unni team is dedicated to innovation, fueled by an unwavering desire to provide exceptional beauty and medical services. With the aim of assisting individuals in selecting a suitable hospital, they have amassed an impressive database of one million user reviews. Additionally, their efforts to promote transparency in medical information have garnered the support of 3,000 subscribers through Gangnam Sister. Furthermore, their mobile application has facilitated hospital consultations for a staggering 3.8 million individuals, resulting in 1.6 million successful cases.As the team continuously clarifies its mission and forges ahead with determination, its collective strength and resolve only grow stronger. Kangnam Unni remains committed to revolutionizing the healthcare industry, ensuring that individuals receive the highest quality of care and a positive experience throughout their medical journeys.
Healing Paper — Healing Paper is a mobile healthcare and information technology company.
Kovis Technology — Kovis Technology is a manufacturer of measurement and inspection equipment intended for global semiconductor and electronic industries.

Stonebridge capital, Stonebridge ventures, Specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Management

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Emocog — Emocog monitors and provides customized cognitive training to increase memory for dementia patients.
iTruck — iTruck is a transportation application that offers an integrated trading platform for used trucks.
Ace Engineering — Ace Engineering company manufactures containers for aerospace, semiconductors, military, and other industries. Its product line includes aircraft parts, cryogenic refrigeration, bulletproof containers, and energy storage containers, as well as equipment designed for marine and aviation special projects.

Huobi Eco is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Finance
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
China, Singapore, Japan

Portfolio highlights

MetaOne — MetaOne offers guild management solutions for GameFi developers.
Optix — Optix is a multi-chain option protocol service provider.
BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.

Kona Venture Partners is a South Korea-based venture capital investment firm.

Investment focus

Gaming, Casual Games, Video Games
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

ActionFit — ActionFit is a video game company with expertise in developing and publishing video games for the mobile platform.
StudioBside — StudioBside is a mobile game developer based in Korea.
Tripearl Games — Tripearl Games develops action games for the PC and console platforms.

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

Qunova Computing, Inc. — Quantum computing based computing innovations for new materials and drug discovery, and advanced technology solution consulting services.
FuriosaAI — FuriosaAI develops system semiconductors optimized for AI, enabling efficient processing of large amounts of data in a short period of time.
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
SQUARES — SQUARES build commerce sites with no-code and use and manage them with ease.
Studio Galilei — Studio Galilei is an SFO platform company that operates and manages mobility services.

Korea Science and Technology Holdings specializes in technology commercialization services by government-funded research institutes.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Angel
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
OASYS STUDIO — OASYS STUDIO is a cloud-native visual effects company that integrates VFX pipeline services and production within a cloud environment. They offer scalable and efficient production solutions, fostering stable collaboration structures for clients.
Thermoeye — Thermoeye provides thermal imaging systems utilizing temperature analysis technology.

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Investment focus

Sports, Content, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Hybe IM — HYBE INTERACTIVE MEDIA (HYBE IM) is broadening the scope of HYBE's entertainment offerings by creating games and publishing them for people all over the world. HYBE IM creates numerous contents and services by combining cutting-edge interactive media technology with music, artists, and entertainment components, resulting in new viewpoints andexperiences.
Webling — Weebling is concentrating on infrastructure investment for service differentiation in addition to introducing high-end DTG (Direct to Garment) printing technology from Cornit, Israel for the first time in the domestic POD sector to increase the printing quality of its key product, apparel.
Nodit — Founded in 2012, Dunamu (CEO Lee Seok-woo) is currently providing services as the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Korea, 'Upbit' and stock trading platform based on social network, ‘Kakao Stock'. Both services are leading in the industry and ecosystems. (Upbit launched in Oct. 2017, Kakao Stock launched in Feb. 2014) Dunamuprovides the best service in the fields of cryptocurrency, securities, and asset management. Dunamu is getting much attention in both domestic and global market with professional specialists, innovative services and excellent technology. Recently, it announced to make investment of 100 billion dollars in the blockchain industry, leading the way in creating blockchain ecosystem.

Atinum Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the growth stage startups in the IT, biotech, and healthcare sectors.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Series C
South Korea, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Bria — Bria is a Computer Software company.
jeongyookgak — jeongyookgak produces and sells fresh meat.
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.

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

Subzero Labs — Subzero Labs is developing Rialo, a developer-first Layer 1 blockchain built for internet-scale decentralized applications.
Heritage Distilling — Heritage Distilling Co. (HDC) is a craft distillery based in Gig Harbor, Washington. HDC is the most awarded craft distillery in North America by the American Distilling Institute 10 years in a row. We pour a little of our heart into every batch of spirits we make.
Distinct Possibility Studios — Distinct Possibility Studios operates as a game development studio. Distinct Possibility Studios is an indie game studio led by MMO and FPS veterans.

A41 is a blockchain infra-service provider that validates and paves paths never ventured before.

Investment focus

Portfolio highlights

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.
FLock.io — FLock.io aims to build a decentralised privacy-preserving solution for Artificial Intelligence.

Mozaik Capital helps companies grow and expand their market reach internationally. Mozaik Capital focuses on upcoming entrepreneurial trends that help business owners stay on top of things. The company relies on organic growth and uses an active investment approach to assist enterprises to reach their goal. Using a global network and strategicpartnerships, Mozaik Capital helps entrepreneurs dive successfully into new markets.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Web3
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United States, Hong Kong, China

Portfolio highlights

Vest Labs — Vest Labs offers an advanced financial exchange specifically designed for digital assets.
Primus — Primus provides AI-powered intelligence in the Web3. It connects Web2 data to Web3, providing AI models with verified inputs while protecting user privacy. It enables DeFi, decentralized healthcare, and Web3 social applications to harness the predictive potential of AI while maintaining data integrity.
Primus Labs — Primus connects Web2 data to Web3, offering verified information to AI models while ensuring user privacy.

Polygon Studios is focusing on developing a hub for digital culture.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Video Games
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Onmeta — Onmeta
MintStars — MintStars is a content subscription platform with your interests at heart. Earn more, reduce burnout, and protect your content, powered by NFTs.
BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.

LINE Studio is a casual game developer of the global messenger.

Investment focus

Portfolio highlights

Stoic Entertainment — Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later.

Play Ventures is a venture funding that invests globally in games and game services startups.

Investment focus

Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, Finland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

move.ai — FREE YOUR MOTION. CAPTURE YOUR IMAGINATION. No more suits, no more restrictions. High fidelity motion capture made easy
Omada — Get in on the action with Omada, the ultimate and insanely fun Sports Prediction Community.
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Good Games Guild is a gaming hub for play-to-earn games based on NFTs and collectible tokens.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Panama

Portfolio highlights

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.
The FishVerse — FishVerse combines GameFi, AI, and blockchain technology, allowing players to fish in a dynamic open environment from their own homes.
NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

S Cubic Angels is an investment firm that helps to discover startups and prospective entrepreneurship teams.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Education, Apps
Seed, Angel
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Inabooth — Inabooth is a character licensing platform that connects character IP owners and character IP users.
Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
Junction Med — Junction Med develops and operates CareBom, a child-based senior healthcare communication service.

Galxe is an industry-leading web3 growth platform powered by analytics, automation, and engagement solutions.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web Development
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Singapore, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Sending Network — A super-app that combines chat, socializing, and trade, giving you complete control over your social data, while you build communities and share ideas, seamlessly.
Plena Finance — Start investing in crypto with just $1
Pencils Protocol — Pencils Protocol is an all-inclusive auction platform and yield aggregator to deliver the next generation experience for Scroll users.

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

Dentlink — Seamless Access to South Korean Premium Labs Using Digital Dentistry
ActionFit — ActionFit is a video game company with expertise in developing and publishing video games for the mobile platform.
Coreshell Technologies — Battery Capacity Unlocked

Kakao Games is a KaKao gaming subsidiary, serving various genres of games including PC and mobile. Kakao Games is a global multi-platform game company that leads the way in the global game industry through reinforcing an in-house development capability and going into partnership with other game companies.

Investment focus

Gaming, PC Games, Video Games
Series B, Series A, Funding Round
South Korea, United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

HAEGIN — HAEGIN is a game development company.
Clover Games — Clover, part of the company's gaming portfolio, it offers a mobile animation RPG game that focuses on recruiting heroes, expanding territories, and revolutionizing the world, so that players can enjoy engaging content.
Playable Worlds — Playable Worlds builds the most alive online worlds ever -- powered by cloud-native technology that enhances all types of play.

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

ActionFit — ActionFit is a video game company with expertise in developing and publishing video games for the mobile platform.
MilieMoon — Demi-fine Jewelry for Finer Taste.
CrossPoint Therapeutics — CrossPoint Therapeutics is a therapeutics company that specializes in drug development by using Stealth-Body with antibody source technology.

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

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.

The Kite Founder Foundation is a pure non-profit corporation that provides an environment for successful start-ups.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Beauty
Seed, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

OASYS STUDIO — OASYS STUDIO is a cloud-native visual effects company that integrates VFX pipeline services and production within a cloud environment. They offer scalable and efficient production solutions, fostering stable collaboration structures for clients.
DAIM Research — DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions.
CrossPoint Therapeutics — CrossPoint Therapeutics is a therapeutics company that specializes in drug development by using Stealth-Body with antibody source technology.

Hanwha Investment Trust Management is an asset manager applying advanced Hanwha Venture Capital was established in 2000 to nurture startup small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with promising business models and advanced technology but lack capital and management capabilities. The comprehensive support packages include capital, managementexpertise and technology that cover from establishment through initial public offering. In addition, the firm plays a leading role in the Korean venture capital industry. The company utilizes various domestic and overseas networks to secure advanced investment methods and gather information on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the future. Hanwha Venture Capital invests for future value and serves as a trustworthy partner for invested companies, creating venture investment funds that provide stable financing sources and making investment decisions after careful study. The firm also acts as a trusted asset manager for limited partners of the investment funds and helps to strengthen the competitive edge of domestic SMEs.

Investment focus

Software, Big Data, Internet of Things
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
South Korea, United States, Canada

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.
StradVision — Vision AI for all
Stoic Entertainment — Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later.

SV Investment Corp is a venture capital firm that provides companies with finance, strategic advice and information at critical stages of their development.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Aniai — Need robots that can cook some REAL BURGERS, follow your recipe to the letter, and help you to make it even better?
Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.
Rebellions.ai — AI chip architects are often inattentive to advanced deep learning features and requirements because they believe software stacks between their silicon and algorithms can provide effective abstract layers. We disagree. We do not think such naively designed chips can efficiently utilize expensive custom silicon resources. The more native hardwaresupports are enabled, the higher performance is achieved.Rebellions Inc is building genuine AI accelerators by bi-directionally bridging the gap between underlying silicon architectures and deep learning algorithms. We push algorithm boundaries to better exploit silicon budgets, while re-architecting AI processors to incorporate sophisticated deep learning features through silicon-dedicated DL kernels.Our goal is to deliver a domain-specific AI processor along with its optimized software. This approach, together with our unique decentralized programming model, will enable customers to arm with the most powerful yet energy-efficient AI hardware as well as seamless integration.

Cristian Manea is the Co-founder and CEO at Aggero.

Investment focus

Gaming, Internet, PC Games
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

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.
Unbound Nation — We connect gaming NFT owners and gamers via a single interface - the Unbound platform. Lend and borrow your gaming NFTs here in an easy & seamless way.
SuperDuperSecret — The developer's initial game, Royale Chess, a ten-player battle royale chess game, is the first of many to be released on their meta-game platform, which focuses on multiplayer, evergreen games.

Time Folio Asset Management

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Monday OFF — MondayOFF is a mobile games developer and publisher specialized in Hypercasual games. With creativity and constantly evolving methods, we aim to launch your game to the top of the charts and build a worldwide audience to enjoy your games.
IVIM Technology — Global No.1 solution provider of IntraVital Microscopy
Point2 Technology — We Develop Innovative, Ultra-Low Power Connectivity SoCs Point2 Technology cloud-optimized range of high-speed SoCs and reference design platforms accelerate deployment of next generation data centers and 5G infrastructure.

Coolidge Corner Investment (CCVC) provides Seed and Seed+ funding to the most innovative tech startup companies in Korea. They proudly provide their portfolio companies a customized support in professional incubating, growth hacking, strategy, network and more.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Nexusbe — Nexusbe is a manufacturer of atomic layer equipment technology intended to provide vacuum deposition equipment.
Relay — Relay is a second-hand market solution that provides technology, logistics, and operational solutions required for the used business.
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Investment focus

Gaming, Video Games, Apps
Seed, Series A, Series B
India, South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Cashfree Payments — Built for your business payment needs - Collect payments, send payouts, manage international payments, launch your next neo banking product and do a lot more.
Axion — AI driven Custom Libraries, DFM and BEYOND Contact us Our Products Three Design Optimization SW that share a common AI engine. Axion CellAI driven SW to automatically generate customized libraries. Axion DFMAI driven Design for Manufacturing SW that enables yield improvement measurable in silicon Axion XAI driven design optimization beyond chips View all products Why
Ruckus Games — Ruckus Games is to create unparalleled player experiences through style interactivity and emergence.

Investments & Acquisitions

Investment focus

Machine Learning, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Crowdworks — With over 25 patents in the human intelligence field, Crowdworks specializes in solving the toughest problem in the AI industry today: Delivering training data sets with next-level accuracy, quality assured.Having secured Series B funding through some of Asia’s premier VCs, Crowdworks is on the verge of taking its thriving Intelligent WorkPlatform and Distributed Work Community global. Investing heavily in QA, standardization, and tagging and delivery innovation, and distilling insight from over 600 pioneering AI data projects, Crowdworks has a solution for virtually any domain or application.But training data preparation is just the beginning. Crowdworks’ Intelligent Work Platform is the future of work itself.Led by serial entrepreneur Minu Park, and backed by a gritty, talented and high-energy team, Crowdworks is poised to make a huge splash in Asia and beyond.
Crowdworks — High-quality AI training data with human-intelligence. Crowdworks' Workstage platform provides image, text, audio, video data collection&annotation.
Stoic Entertainment — Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later.

Taisu Ventures is a Venture Capital firm that invests in seed to early-stage Web3 startups. Taisu Ventures is chain agnostic and committed to supporting entrepreneurs to building the future with Blockchain technologies.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Web3
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Singapore, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Hivello — Hivello is a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network aggregator. Contribute resources, connect with Web3 protocols, and effortlessly generate passive income.
Klink Finance — Klink enables weekly earnings on your deposit of up to $1M every week through its no-loss prize draws.
Coral Finance — Coral Finance is a decentralized marketplace for trading premium derivatives that offers dependable, long-term liquidity solutions.

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, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
South Korea, South Africa, United States

Portfolio highlights

Z.Ai — Z.Ai provides personalized recommendations using AI based on user behavioral data.
Ride — RideNow: An app-based platform for test drives and vehicle purchases. RideCare: App-based B2B and B2C vehicle care services. RideContents: Educational services for automotive brands, aimed at enhancing the quality of manufacturers and importers. RideOn: After-sales management services for electric vehicle chargers.
Rootfinders — RouteFinders develops an AI-based media platform to support independent living for visually impaired individuals in an increasingly digital world.

Since its establishment in 1990, JAFCO Asia has grown to become a leading brand in the venture capital industry in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, JAFCO Asia has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Beijing.With more than US$1.2 billion funds under management in aggregate, JAFCO Asia's experienced investment team hasinvested in over 368 companies in 13 countries (Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Australia, India, Israel and Vietnam) and divested more than 260 companies of which at least 86 have been publicly listed.Since the new millennium, JAFCO Asia has shifted its focus entirely to technology related investments and is now one of the pre-eminent venture capital technology investors in the region. They believe that their existing portfolio in the Asia Pacific region and the worldwide business network offer their portfolio companies significant potential for synergistic partnerships.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

MFast (DigiPay J.S.C.) — MFast operates as a fintech platform. MFAST is a brand under Digital Payment Solution Joint Stock Company - DigiPay JSC.
VenWiz — Find and connect with vendors matched to your requirements and manufacturing plant based on their capabilities and experience
Savelots — Savelots is a membership-based discount chain brand that primarily operates in discount retail and department store related activities.

Korea Technology Finance Corporation is a South Korea-based fund for small and medium enterprises.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
South Korea, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

AIRS Medical — AIRS Medical is an MRI reconstruction software service provider.
AIRS Inc. — AIRS is at the forefront of advancing orthopedic surgery, setting the stage for the future with its innovative surgical platforms. The company is preparing for the next era in surgical technology, known as SURGERY 4.0. By leading the way with cutting-edge solutions, AIRS aims to transform orthopedic procedures, enhance precision, and redefinestandards in surgical care.
Ubix Therapeutics — Ubix Therapeutics is a research and development company that develops anti-cancer drugs.

Neoclassic Capital is a leading global investment firm specializing in web3, blockchain technology, and crypto assets.

Investment focus

Video, Metaverse, Video Games
Seed
South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Plural Energy — Plural Energy connects institutional investors with high-quality renewable energy assets overlooked by traditional finance. Access middle-market clean infrastructure with competitive yields, tax benefits, and impact while advancing the energy transition.
Plural Energy — Plural Energy is a platform for renewable energy assets available to more investors from fund and asset managers to alternative retail investors and retirement savers.
Heritage Distilling — Heritage Distilling Co. (HDC) is a craft distillery based in Gig Harbor, Washington. HDC is the most awarded craft distillery in North America by the American Distilling Institute 10 years in a row. We pour a little of our heart into every batch of spirits we make.

Join Avocado DAO to learn about Web3 and unlock opportunities in the world of blockchain gaming. Discover our educational resources and Web3 quests today.

Investment focus

Gaming, Video Games, Blockchain
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, South Korea, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

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.
Mighty Bear Games — GOAT Gaming, Play Games, Win Prizes. Welcome to the best gaming community in the world. Join us now and be part of the GOAT family.
NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

Spartan is an oilfield management company that offers labor support, technology, engineering, construction, and project management services.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Web3
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Italy, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Symmio — Symmio is a platform that facilitates the clearing of derivatives transactions by focusing on the specific intentions of users. It provides easy, permissionless access to both traditional and emerging assets.
Uptopia — Uptopia is the Base Chain ecosystem game startup platform.
Optimum — Optimum constitutes a decentralized, high-performance memory infrastructure tailored for use across various blockchains.

Join Avocado DAO to learn about Web3 and unlock opportunities in the world of blockchain gaming. Discover our educational resources and Web3 quests today.

Investment focus

Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Initial Coin Offering
United States, Taiwan, Vietnam

Portfolio highlights

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.
Ring Games — Ring Games is a blockchain game developer, mainly engaged in the development, design and operation of chain games.
NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.

Storm Ventures is a $600m (TAM) VC firm 100% focused solely on early-stage enterprise investments. We've been founders ourselves, of enterprise companies including Airespace (acquired by Cisco) and EchoSign (acquired by Adobe). We've had to go without pay as CEOs ourselves to make payroll. We've gone from $0 to $100m in ARR andlived all the stages in between. We've here to help, and add some strategic capital and insights. And not be in the way when we're not needed.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Heeler — A massive gap exists in application security and we are on a mission to close it with unified code, runtime and business context.
Atomicwork — Atomicwork is an employee experience platform that makes it incredibly easy for your teams to find information and get help at work.
Flywheel Dynamix — Flywheel Dynamix is a cloud meta-marketplace transforming how enterprises buy and sell cloud software with unmatched trust, visibility, and efficiency.

Project Galaxy develops an open, decentralized credential data network with plug-and-play NFT modules, curated by developers. By contributing to Galaxy's Credential Data Network, curators are rewarded when credentials are used in Galaxy NFT infrastructure and Credential Oracle Engine.With Project Galaxy, users can create customized campaignswith plug-and-play modules to issue credential-based NFTs achieving all types of objectives.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
South Korea, United States

Portfolio highlights

Syn City — BDSLOT adalah situs slot online si paling gacor dan situs judi online terpercaya dengan berbagai macam bonus menarik Dan RTP tertinggi, yang menyediakan slot online terlengkap gacor dan mudah menang.
BovineVerse — BovineVerse is a Korean Metaverse chain game and sports guessing platform developer.
PLANET TWELVE PRIVATE LIMITED — Building the first and only GUI Onchain Engine for onchain games and autonomous worlds.

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

Portfolio highlights

QMIT — QMIT provides coaching includes nutrition, mental management, and career counseling.
GenGenAI — GenGenAI develops synthetic data generation technologydesigned to advance AI learning.
Connective — Connective is a robotics company that develops artificial intelligence-based artificial joint surgery robots.

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