# Top 50 Wellness Startup Investors in South Korea in June 2026

## Kakao Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).

## Strong Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Health Care

Strong Ventures is a generalist VC firm based in LA and Seoul, backing early-stage startups with a focus on Korean founders.

## Industrial Bank of Korea
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

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

## Goodwater Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Burlingame, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

Consumer Tech Investors - We empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good.

## HG Initiative
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongdong, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

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

## Enlight Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Information Technology

Enlight Ventures, one of the fastest growing VCs in the world, invests in early-stage startups with unique and sustainable business models.

## L&S Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Software

L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm. L&S Venture Capital is specializing in incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. L&S Venture Capital invests in electronic components, including smart phones, pads, televisions and grid; telecommunications equipments; green energy sector, such as solar, wind, fuel cell, LED,and EV; machineries; broadcasting; nanotechnology; intelligent robotics; telematics; medical equipments; media contents, which inlcude creation, distribution and new media. L&S Venture Capital primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi region, and Chungnam province. L&S Venture Capital was founded in 2006 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

## SNU Technical Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

SNU Technical Holdings

## TheVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

TheVentures provides their portfolio companies access to on staff world class experts in recruiting, PR, marketing, early stage customer acquisition, raising money, and strategy.  They even provide engineering and design support, co-building products with the founding team, while assiting in hiring those difficult to recruit early engineers.

## TS Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical

TS Investment is an investment company.

## Translink Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Translink Investment is a startup investment company.

## InterVest Co.
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care

Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea

## Magna Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical

As a Venture Capital / Accelerator / Private Equity Manager specialized in initial companies, SMEs and SMEs, They are generating profits by finding and investing in companies with promising growth potential.

## IMM Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kangnam, Cholla-namdo, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care

Korean alternative asset investment firm

## Golden Oak Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Apps, Wellness, Beauty

Golden Oak, LLC is a privately held investment company that focuses on the acquisition, development, and management of value-add multifamily real estate.

## Bass Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

Bass Investment is a Investment Firm.

## SBVA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce

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.

## Kolon Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Pharmaceutical

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

## Korea Science and Technology Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology

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

## InfoBank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gyeongju, Kyongsang-bukto, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Apps

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.

## Series Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Manufacturing, Biotechnology

Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.

## BNK Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software

BNK Venture Capital is an investment firm.

## DSC Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.

## Hyundai Technology Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Robotics

Hyundai Technology Investment is a venture capital firm that mainly invests in early-stage companies and is based in South Korea.

## Nextrans
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce

Nextrans is a Korean-based venture capital firm invest in early-stage startups in Vietnam, Korea and the US. Our mission is to create a global network of talented and passionate founders pursuing world-changing impact.

## LSK Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical

LSK Investment is a Korean venture capital firm that provides long-term capital and management support to venture enterprises. The firm was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, Korea.

## KOSME
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jinju, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Health Care

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

## Smilegate Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology

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.

## Danal Co Ltd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Internet, Blockchain, Snack Food

Danal Co., Ltd. provides digital entertainment services in Korea and internationally. The company operates through four divisions: Commerce, Contents, Media, and Internet. The Commerce division offers integrated payment solutions and services, including payment services through telephone, payment services using mileage, and financial paymentservices. It also involves in mobile Internet billing, as well as operates as an online payment proxy company. This division exports its products to China and Taiwan. The Contents division offers digital entertainment services.

## Hwang Sung hyun
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Fitness, Wellness, Therapeutics

## DX Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Nutrition, E-Commerce, Communities

Dexco's Corporate Venture Capital fund that invest in innovative startups, in the traction phase and that have strategic synergy with Dexco's group.

## CJ Olive Young
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yongsan, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Retail, Cosmetics, E-Commerce

CJ Olive Young is an e-commerce platform for the sale of health & beauty care products.

## Mark420
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Consulting

Mark420 is a venture capital firm headquartered in the United States.

## Gushcloud International
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness

Gushcloud International is a top influencer marketing agency based in several locations around Asia - Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Korea, Japan, Greater China and in the West - USA, Australia.

## Pioneer Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wellness, Biopharma, Biotechnology

Pioneer Investment is a specialized financial company for credit loans wholly owned by Home & Shopping.

## xSquared Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sandy Springs, South Carolina, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Blockchain, Big Data, Gaming

XSquared Ventures is a private investment firm that serves as a catalyst for companies that are creative and disruptive. The company's mission is to improve the liberty and well-being of people around the world by pushing for disintermediation through the growth and adoption of distributed ledger technologies.

## Delight Room
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, CRM, SEO

Delight Room develops software for you and your enjoyment.

## Wemade
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency

WeMade Games is dedicated to serving gamers with a portfolio of entertaining, high-quality PC and Mobile games. Established in 2000, WeMade Entertainment Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ: 112040) is an international game developer publisher that has grown from a handful of passionate game pioneers to a group of over 1,000 game enthusiasts. Starting with itsfirst and hit title "Legend of Mir 2", which has garnered over 200 million online PC gamers internationally, WeMade Entertainment has continued to develop and service dozens of PC and Mobile based games for fun-loving gamers since its inception.

## Ost Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics

Ost Investment

## MYSC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongdong, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce

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

## Han Ki yong
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Fitness

Han Ki-yong is an individual investor.

## Hallym University
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Wellness, Health Care, Biotechnology

Since its foundation in 1982, Hallym University has been based on the ‘humanitarianism,’ the educational philosophy of the Republic of Korea. To achieve this goal, Hallym University aims to contribute to ‘individual growth, social development, national prosperity and human happiness’ by ‘fostering talented people with abundant humanity and creativeintelligence, and promoting academic and cultural promotion'.

## Bond Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series B, Series E
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Bond Capital is an active and direct source of mezzanine financing, private equity and subordinated debt in Canada and the United States of America.

## Shirley Crystal Tan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness

Shirley Crystal Tan

## HITEJINRO CO
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Agriculture, Food and Beverage

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

## GS Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Mobile Apps

GS Holdings engages in the energy, retail, and construction businesses in South Korea and internationally together its subsidiaries. It operates combined heat and power plants, and district heating and cooling facilities; supplies natural gas; provides district cooling and heating services; generates and supplies electricity using clean fuel, suchas natural gas and bio energy; and offers petroleum, petrochemicals, base oils, and lubricants. GS Holdings also engages in the combined heat and power, coal-fired thermal power, renewable energy, and energy distribution businesses; developing and operating wind power plants and transmission lines; bioenergy supply; shipping of liquefied petroleum gas and propylene; production of reclaimed metals; and exploration and production of oil and gas. Moreover, it provides media services, including media development, contents supply, advertisement, POP cards, and mobile coupons; and TV home shopping, mobile commerce, import and export, and cross trade services; and logistics service for steels and metals, petrochemicals, cements, mechanics, facilities, and bituminous coals, as well as manages a professional football club and a professional volleyball team. Additionally, GS Holdings engages in the architecture, civil engineering, housing, plant, environment, and power plant fields; provides telecommunication services; and operates a resort comprising condominium, golf course, and ski slope under the Elysian name, as well as offers operation and maintenance services to the oil, gas, petrochemical, power, and environmental industries. It began operation in 2004, with its headquarters in Seoul in South Korea.

## Fast Track Asia
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Software, Mobile

They're Company Builder, Company Building Company.Fast Track Asia (http://www.fast-track.asia) is Company Builder, start-up holding company. They're backed by Daniel Shin (Founder & CEO of Ticketmonster, acquired by Groupon for $300M), Chester Roh (Founder & CSO of 5rocks, acquired by Tapjoy for $40M, Angel Investor ofTicketmonster, Serial Entrepreneur, ex-Googler), Stonebridge Capital (Korea-based Venture Capital, Investor of Ticketmonster), Insight Venture Partners (US-based Venture Capital & Private Equity Firm, Investor of Ticketmonster), Hur Min (Founder of Wemakeprice, ex-Founder of Neople, acquired by Nexon for $400M) and a lot of local serial entrepreneurs

## Toni Ko
- Type: Angel
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Beauty, Wellness, Cosmetics

Toni Ko is the Founder and CEO of Bespoke Beauty Brands. She previously worked at NYX Los Angeles as a Founder and Chief Creative Officer.

## NBH Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Travel, Software, E-Commerce

NBH Capital is an investment firm.

## Company K Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ilsangu, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence

Company K Partners Limited is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in culture content, electronic components, computer, machinery, broadcasting, arts, sports, and leisure industries. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeongnam, and Gyeonggi. Company K Partners Limited was established in 2006 and isbased in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

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