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

Investor Video Games South Korea investments
Capstone Partners 10
Devsisters Ventures 4
Korea Investment Partners 3
Devsisters 2
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund 2
KB Investment 2
Smilegate Investment 2
Daesung Private Equity 2
SBVA 2
Altos Ventures 2
Aju IB Investment 2
Stonebridge Capital 2
IMM Investment 1
Emirates Consortium 1
KITE Entrepreneurship Foundation 1
Hanwha Investment Corp 1
Han River Partners 1
SV Investment Corp 1
Cristian Manea 1
Time Folio Asset Management 1
Coolidge Corner Investment 1
Midas Doang-A Investment 1
Krafton 1
SW Investment 1
Coin98 1
Taisu Ventures 1
InfoBank 1
JAFCO Asia 1
Hanwha Investment and Securities 1
Krust Universe 1
Liquid X Ventures 1
Well to Sea Investment 1
Korea Technology Finance Corporation 1
Sejong Venture Partners 1
Neoclassic Capital 1
Peak 1
Kona Venture Partners 1
Avocado Guild 1
Korea Science and Technology Holdings 1
Hybe 1
Spartan 1
Avocado Guild 1
Storm Ventures 1
Project Galaxy 1
Stone Bridge Ventures 1
Yield Guild Games 1
Atinum Partners 1
Tencent 1
Hashed 1
a41 1
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Capstone Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Mobile, Gaming
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, India
Portfolio highlights
  • NUUA — Reinventing a better future for the travel industry.
  • Aberra — Aberra is using "Dister," an AI data analysis tool, to optimize sales for Coupang, one of South Korea's largest e-commerce platforms.
  • Wrtn Technologies — Wrtn Technologies develops an AI-powered writing assistant through NLP-based AI.
Devsisters Ventures VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Venture Capital firm in Korea. We are interested in early-stage investment in gaming, healthcare/biotech, IT services and high technology companies.
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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.
  • Sorcerics — Our mission is to empower people to live more productively by lowering the learning curve of smart devices.
  • 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 VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 25 investments in the past 12 months
Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • South Korea, United States, China
Portfolio highlights
  • Raywatt — Raywatt is a startup that develops medical devices for cardiovascular interventions.
  • 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 VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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.
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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
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund VC Fund · Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.
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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, Software, Manufacturing
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • 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.
  • Worker's high — Worker's high Co. is a commerce company that offers an IOT based unmanned store service.
KB Investment VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 13 investments in the past 12 months
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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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)
Smilegate Investment VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 13 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, Vietnam
Portfolio highlights
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  • 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.
  • Prazer Therapeutics — Prazer Therapeutics assists patients suffering from intractable diseases through the use of logical and innovative drug design approaches. They willaccomplished this through the use of new and innovative drug development platforms, such as rational molecular drug design technology and next-generation protein degradation technology.
Daesung Private Equity VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Daesung Private Equity is a Korean venture capital firm offering investment, corporation restructuring, and incubation services.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • South Korea, India, 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.
  • Panmnesia — Innovate AI Infrastructure with Panmnesia's Link Solution. Empowering true composability in modern AI infrastructure.
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SBVA VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 10 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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 VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 15 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Series A, Series B, Series C
  • South Korea, United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • 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).
  • Donut — Donut is the first crypto agentic browser that uses the finest crypto in-domain model and a swarm of browsing agents.
  • OnlinePajak — Kelola Pajak Online dengan Hitung, Setor & Lapor secara terintegrasi dalam 1 Aplikasi Pajak Online kami. Praktis & gratis Selamanya, Coba Sekarang!
Aju IB Investment VC Fund · Yeoksamdong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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 VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Stonebridge capital, Stonebridge ventures, Specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Management
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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.
IMM Investment VC Fund · Kangnam, Cholla-namdo, South Korea · 13 investments in the past 12 months
Korean alternative asset investment firm
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Software, Health Care
  • Series B, Funding Round, Series A
  • South Korea, United States, Japan
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.
  • Cellid — Cellid developing the waveguide-architecture display module for AR glasses and high-performance spatial recognition software.
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Emirates Consortium VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Emirates Consortium is an investment company that invests in businesses and ventures.
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Investment focus
  • Web Development, Financial Services, Digital Entertainment
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Singapore, 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.
  • Kinza Finance — Kinza Finance is a DeFi lending protocol that focuses on security and liquidity incentivization and offers innovative, and secure financial solutions.
  • Polyhedra Network — Trust, safety, and data privacy at the core of every decision.
KITE Entrepreneurship Foundation VC Fund · Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea
The Kite Founder Foundation is a pure non-profit corporation that provides an environment for successful start-ups.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Beauty
  • Seed, Series A
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • DAIM Research — DAIM Research is an AI-based automation system solution company that provides logistics automation solutions.
  • Stoic Entertainment — Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later.
  • CrossPoint Therapeutics — CrossPoint Therapeutics is a therapeutics company that specializes in drug development by using Stealth-Body with antibody source technology.
Hanwha Investment Corp VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
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.
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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.
Han River Partners VC Fund · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Han River Partners is a venture capital firm.
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Investment focus
  • Rental, Medical, Software
  • Series A
  • South Korea, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Realry — Search, compare, and shop your luxury items here. Realry is your luxury fashion search engine that lets you search thousands of online fashion stores at once.
  • Nirvanana — Nirvanana is a game developer that develops an online gaming platform to connect gamers across the world.
  • Twelve Labs — Twelve Labs helps developers make programs that can see, listen, and understand the world as we do by giving them the most powerful video search API
SV Investment Corp VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 11 investments in the past 12 months
SV Investment Corp is a venture capital firm that provides companies with finance, strategic advice and information at critical stages of their development.
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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 Angel · Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
Cristian Manea is the Co-founder and CEO at Aggero.
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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 VC Fund
Time Folio Asset Management
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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 VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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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Midas Doang-A Investment VC Fund
Midas Doang-A Investment
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Investment focus
  • Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Software
  • Series B, Series A, Seed
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Acon3D — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
  • Lively — 'Lively', an online music performance platform enjoyed with characters
  • Carpenstreet — Digital Asset Store. Use brushes, 3D backgrounds & animated deformes for all creative fields!
Krafton VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 7 investments in the past 12 months
Create the original. Connect the world.
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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.
SW Investment VC Fund
Investments & Acquisitions
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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.
Coin98 VC Fund · Ho Chi Minh City, NA - Vietnam, Vietnam
Coin98 is a Crypto-focused software company.
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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.
  • Minterest — Minterest is a cross-chain decentralized money market lending protocol for decentralized financial. Its unique design attracts and rewards long-term liquidity with Minterest distributing value captured by the protocol to MNT token holders who actively participate in its governance. Minterest was founded in 2020 and is based in Tallin, Estonia.
Taisu Ventures VC Fund · Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands · 13 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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 VC Fund · Gyeongju, Kyongsang-bukto, South Korea · 9 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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.
JAFCO Asia VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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.
Hanwha Investment and Securities VC Fund
Hanwha Investment and Securities is a trusted financial investment partner dedicated to providing sources for stable
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Investment focus
  • Finance, Payments, Gaming
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • South Korea, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Evrynet — Evrynet Providing infrastructure that enables developers and businesses to build an unlimited number of Centralised/Decentralised Finance (CeDeFi) applications, interoperable with many of the world's leading blockchains for everyone.
  • RECO — Integrated waste and resource management platform copmany
  • Stoic Entertainment — Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later.
Krust Universe VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
Krust Universe incubates innovative startups that are building the next generation of groundbreaking technology applications.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Software, Online Games
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • South Korea, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Quarkonix — Quarkonix primarily operates as a software development company.
  • Ring Games — Ring Games is a blockchain game developer, mainly engaged in the development, design and operation of chain games.
  • The Seeds Labs — Seeds Labs is the developer of the Web3 game Bladerite, which emphasizes high-quality games and game infrastructure.
Liquid X Ventures VC Fund
We are a high conviction, high touch venture studio focused on building application layer companies.
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Investment focus
  • Video Games, Gaming, Blockchain
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • Canada, Cayman Islands, United Kingdom
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.
  • Aria — Aria is a role-playing game in which players can freely traverse an open world while experiencing the thrill of epic quests and combat.
  • Uncharted — Uncharted is a cryptocurrency-based gaming platform helps game developers and companies.
Well to Sea Investment VC Fund · Yeoksamdong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
Specialized in the operation of Private Equity Fund
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Video Games, Virtual Reality
  • Series A
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Stoic Entertainment — Stoic Entertainment is a VR game developer with core technologies related to VR content and will develop blockchain games later.
Korea Technology Finance Corporation VC Fund · Busan, Pusan-jikhalsi, South Korea · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Korea Technology Finance Corporation is a South Korea-based fund for small and medium enterprises.
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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.
Sejong Venture Partners VC Fund · Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
SEJONG LLP was established in 2003 to better serve growing businesses like you with quality services at reasonable fees.
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Investment focus
  • Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
  • Series B, Series A, Seed
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • Armored Fresh — Tasty Cheese Zero Dairy
  • Autotelic Bio — Autotelic Bio is a bio technology company that researches and develops anti-cancer drugs.
  • Ryton Technology — Ryton Technology is a manufacturing company that produces medical and electronic devices.
Neoclassic Capital VC Fund · Miami, Florida, United States
Neoclassic Capital is a leading global investment firm specializing in web3, blockchain technology, and crypto assets.
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Investment focus
  • Video, Metaverse, Video Games
  • Seed
  • South Korea
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.
  • Phi — Build your web3 cities from your wallet activities
Peak VC Fund · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands · 8 investments in the past 12 months
European early-stage venture capital fund backed 100% by founders. Helping Pre-Seed and Seed SaaS, Marketplaces & Platforms with their Go-To-Market.
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
  • The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium
Portfolio highlights
  • DREM — Simplifying distributed energy saving solutions
  • Meela — Meela AB matches individuals with psychologists or psychotherapists for online and in-person therapy.
  • OpusFlow — OpusFlow is an all-in-one ERP system for the installation industry.
Kona Venture Partners VC Fund · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Kona Venture Partners is a South Korea-based venture capital investment firm.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Casual Games, Video Games
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • South Korea, United States, Russian Federation
Portfolio highlights
  • Nanali — Nanali is a multidisciplinary creative studio that creates smart device games, toys, animation, and stories. Nanali’s main ongoing project is the mobile arcade game "Fruit Attacks," which uses every input method available in smart devices such as touching, shaking, and blowing.
  • Sandy Floor — Sandy Floor is a multiplayer games platform. It develops of casual fun games.
  • 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.
Avocado Guild VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Join Avocado DAO to learn about Web3 and unlock opportunities in the world of blockchain gaming. Discover our educational resources and Web3 quests today.
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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.
Korea Science and Technology Holdings VC Fund · Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea
Korea Science and Technology Holdings specializes in technology commercialization services by government-funded research institutes.
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • South Korea
Portfolio highlights
  • 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.
  • Linsol — Linsol develops life-saving and environmental detection solutions based on defense-derived search and detection technology.
  • Thermoeye — Thermoeye provides thermal imaging systems utilizing temperature analysis technology.
Hybe VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
Official website for HYBE
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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.
Spartan VC Fund · Logan, Utah, United States · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Spartan is an oilfield management company that offers labor support, technology, engineering, construction, and project management services.
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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.
Avocado Guild VC Fund · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Join Avocado DAO to learn about Web3 and unlock opportunities in the world of blockchain gaming. Discover our educational resources and Web3 quests today.
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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 VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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 VC Fund · San Mateo, California, United States
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.
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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 VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 9 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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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.
Yield Guild Games VC Fund · Quezon, Quezon City, Philippines · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for investing in non fungible tokens (NFTs) used in virtual worlds and blockchain-based games. The organization’s mission is to create the biggest virtual world economy, optimizing its community-owned assets for maximum utility, and sharing its profits with its token holders.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games
  • Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
  • United States, Singapore, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • LOScoin — LOScoin is a web3 gaming and social application based on telegram bot. LOScoin is committed to profoundly combining Web3's novel interactive experience with the passion of LOScoin's MEME community, creating a highly engaging, entertaining, and economically active DAO community, and providing users with a completely new gaming and socialexperience.
  • Sapien — Sapien offers Data Labelling Services with RLHF to fine-tune your LLMs potential. Improve model performance with better data to improve outcomes. Consult us now!
  • Pixion Games — Pixion Games is a studio focused on building competitive esports games for mobile device.
Atinum Partners VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 13 investments in the past 12 months
Atinum Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the growth stage startups in the IT, biotech, and healthcare sectors.
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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.
Tencent VC Fund · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · 18 investments in the past 12 months
Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce
  • Series B, Series A, Series C
  • China, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Ualá — Ualá is a fintech company whose mission is to bring Latin American financial services into the 21st century. Through an app and an international Mastercard card, it offers an innovative and integrated experience. It also brings the unbanked into the financial system by offering cheaper and more convenient services than any other alternative.Itwas founded by the Argentine entrepreneur Pierpaolo Barbieri and launched in October 2017 in Argentina and in September 2020 in Mexico.Ualá offers an international Mastercard card and is the first free card on the market, with no issuance, renewal, maintenance, and closing costs. It can be used to make purchases on any website or store in the world that accepts Mastercard. In addition, it offers the possibility of carrying out a wide variety of financial transactions through the app such as transferring money, paying bills, and topping up cell phones and transportation cards. Users can also track expenses through an analysis tool, apply for loans and invest in mutual funds.With more than 3.100 million cards issued, it is available throughout Argentina for anyone above 13 and Mexico for anyone above 18, both for Android and iOS.
  • Krinwave — Krinwave is an ultrasound imaging equipment company. Kunwei Technology's original kOS imaging platform achieves the perfect combination of ultra-high penetration and deep resolution for the first time in the industry, resulting in deep super-resolution images.
  • Upsider — - Vue - Nuxt.js - TypeScript - SCSS
Hashed VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 15 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, South Korea, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • RLWRLD — RLWRLD specializes in "Physical AI" by creating robotics foundation models (RFMs) designed to enable robots to function autonomously in real-world environments.
  • Nurihaus — Nurihaus is a community commerce firm that provides a platform to shop based on Korean influencer's products.
  • 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 VC Fund · Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
A41 is a blockchain infra-service provider that validates and paves paths never ventured before.
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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.
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