500 Global

Founded in 2010, 500 Global is a global venture capital firm with over $2 billion in assets under management. It invests in early-stage technology companies across 80+ countries, focusing on markets where technology and innovation can generate long-term value. With over 190 members based in more than 25 countries, the firm provides funding, mentorship, and connections to startups worldwide.

Clayton Bryan

Partner

Tim Chae

Managing Partner

Shawn Chu

Principal

Itali Pedroni Collini

Director, 500 Startups Brazil

Nicholas Davison

Director

Past deals in South Korea

DK Fine Chemical

Seed Round in 2025
DK Fine Chemical, based in Seoul, South Korea, is a manufacturer specializing in cellulose-based chemical products. The company focuses on providing customized, eco-friendly cellulose additives, catering to diverse industries such as construction, paint, food, pharmaceuticals, and personal care. Their offerings are designed to meet specific client needs, leveraging innovative polymer compounding data and big data technology.

Finda

Series C in 2023
Finda operates an online platform that compares various financial products such as mortgage, personal loans, P2P loans, and investments. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company aims to provide customized financial services and timely information by integrating data from diverse industries.

Splab

Seed Round in 2023
Splab creates and operates a calendar-based scheduling automation tool. Splab is located in Seoul, South Korea.

Medb Korea

Seed Round in 2023
Medb Korea is a medical consumer, hospital, and pharmacy-focused online medical care and prescription drug delivery platform.. Medb Korea is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Finda

Venture Round in 2022
Finda operates an online platform that compares various financial products such as mortgage, personal loans, P2P loans, and investments. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company aims to provide customized financial services and timely information by integrating data from diverse industries.

Miso

Venture Round in 2022
Miso is a technology company that provides APIs for search and recommendation, enabling personalized web experiences without tracking users. The platform offers real‑time clickstream analysis and semantic intelligence to help marketplaces and brands increase revenue. In addition, Miso operates an online‑to‑offline service that connects consumers with verified home‑service professionals for cleaning, moving, installation, repair, flooring, relocation, and interior design. The service includes rating systems, convenient payment, and instant booking through iOS and Android apps, delivering hotel‑like quality at home.

Splab

Venture Round in 2022
Splab creates and operates a calendar-based scheduling automation tool. Splab is located in Seoul, South Korea.

21market

Series A in 2022
21market is a platform that purchases used electronics, inspects them, and upcycles the products. It repairs secondhand electronics and sells refurbished items. 21market is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Medb Korea

Venture Round in 2022
Medb Korea is a medical consumer, hospital, and pharmacy-focused online medical care and prescription drug delivery platform.. Medb Korea is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Althea

Venture Round in 2021
Althea is a Korean beauty e-commerce platform and online marketplace that offers skincare, makeup, cleansers, facial masks, and related beauty products. It serves consumers in Southeast Asia, providing access to a broad range of items at competitive prices and keeping up with the latest beauty trends and lifestyle products.

Medb Korea

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Medb Korea is a medical consumer, hospital, and pharmacy-focused online medical care and prescription drug delivery platform.. Medb Korea is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Bigwavv

Venture Round in 2021
Bigwavv is an all-in-one platform that helps people navigate end-of-life and after-death issues. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Comento

Venture Round in 2021
Comento is a South Korean company established in 2015 that operates an internet-based networking platform designed to connect job seekers with employment opportunities. The platform facilitates interaction between job seekers and industry consultants, allowing users to ask questions and receive guidance. Additionally, Comento aids job seekers in crafting resumes and cover letters. Utilizing artificial intelligence algorithms, the platform offers training boot camp programs, talent referral matching services, and peer-to-peer counseling, thereby enhancing the job search process and addressing various learning needs within the employment sector.

Stan

Venture Round in 2021
Stan is a company incorporated in South Korea.

Finda

Venture Round in 2021
Finda operates an online platform that compares various financial products such as mortgage, personal loans, P2P loans, and investments. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company aims to provide customized financial services and timely information by integrating data from diverse industries.

DIVE Studios

Seed Round in 2020
DIVE Studios is a podcast production company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an additional production studio located in Seoul, South Korea. The company focuses on creating a diverse array of podcasts tailored for K-Pop fans, Asian Americans, and other audiences, aiming to positively impact culture and society. DIVE Studios offers a platform that features various types of podcasts designed for listeners of all age groups, showcasing unique audio experiences from a range of creators. Through its content, the company seeks to entertain and educate its audience while fostering community engagement and empowerment.

DIVE Studios

Seed Round in 2019
DIVE Studios is a podcast production company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an additional production studio located in Seoul, South Korea. The company focuses on creating a diverse array of podcasts tailored for K-Pop fans, Asian Americans, and other audiences, aiming to positively impact culture and society. DIVE Studios offers a platform that features various types of podcasts designed for listeners of all age groups, showcasing unique audio experiences from a range of creators. Through its content, the company seeks to entertain and educate its audience while fostering community engagement and empowerment.

Jaranda

Series A in 2019
Jaranda operates an online platform based in Seoul, South Korea, that connects teachers, parents, and students. It aims to bridge the information asymmetry in childcare and education by providing a learning sheet for working parents, helping children discover suitable educational experiences.

Jaranda

Series A in 2019
Jaranda operates an online platform based in Seoul, South Korea, that connects teachers, parents, and students. It aims to bridge the information asymmetry in childcare and education by providing a learning sheet for working parents, helping children discover suitable educational experiences.

Jaranda

Seed Round in 2018
Jaranda operates an online platform based in Seoul, South Korea, that connects teachers, parents, and students. It aims to bridge the information asymmetry in childcare and education by providing a learning sheet for working parents, helping children discover suitable educational experiences.

Day2Life

Seed Round in 2018
Day2Life Inc. is a South Korean IT company that specializes in mobile scheduling and supply management solutions for both business and consumer markets. Founded in January 2013 and based in Seongnam-si, the company is best known for its flagship application, JUNE. This mobile planner allows users to effectively manage their events, to-dos, and projects by providing a calendar interface that integrates various functionalities such as to-do notes and widgets. JUNE employs a structure-based drag-and-drop technology, streamlining the process of syncing current schedules and planned events, thereby enhancing efficiency in concert planning, hotel reservations, and project management. Through its innovative platform, Day2Life aims to simplify time management for users by consolidating multiple scheduling needs into a single, user-friendly application.

Spoon Labs

Series B in 2018
Spoon is a personal audio broadcasting platform based in Seoul, South Korea, that enables users to share stories, ideas, and music through voice. The platform allows individuals to create personal broadcasts, conduct voice blogs, and share user-generated content, fostering a community where users can connect and engage with one another about real-life issues. By focusing on voice as the primary medium, Spoon offers a comfortable and accessible way for users to communicate and express themselves creatively.

Silbuzz

Seed Round in 2018
Sibuzz is a platform that connects caregivers to senior citizens in South Korea.

Comento

Seed Round in 2018
Comento is a South Korean company established in 2015 that operates an internet-based networking platform designed to connect job seekers with employment opportunities. The platform facilitates interaction between job seekers and industry consultants, allowing users to ask questions and receive guidance. Additionally, Comento aids job seekers in crafting resumes and cover letters. Utilizing artificial intelligence algorithms, the platform offers training boot camp programs, talent referral matching services, and peer-to-peer counseling, thereby enhancing the job search process and addressing various learning needs within the employment sector.

Havson

Seed Round in 2017
Havson is a Cross Reality (XR) technology company specializing in developing new attractions for location-base entertainment (LBE) and vertical market including enforcement training, driver training simulator, education etc. Our mission is to provide turn-key solution, safety and breathtaking experience with fun factors, which allowed Multiplayer Free-roam and interact in between the Real & Virtual World. Enabling the clients to spend less budget on non-recycled physical building structures and more budget on continuously updated digital contents for their repeating users. Havson's VR product EXA Series is available in 7 countries across Asia & Europe. Including HTC Viveland, Capcom Japan, Vader Korea, The Rift Malaysia. Work closely with Nvidia, Unity, HTC Vive, MSI and other technology companies. It's award-winning VR division Dutajaya Media is the winner of Alibaba's CACSC 2016 as Champion in Southeast Asia, Global stage Merit winner. Also won The Best Showcase of Unity's Unite 2017 in Singapore and Siggraph Asia 2017 in Thailand.

Dano

Series A in 2017
Dano (다노) is a Korea-based company that develops diet apps for the health and fitness sector. Dano’s Diet App is a journal-based app that enables users to stay focused and monitor their daily progress. The app offers many useful tools to help users stay committed to their diet programs. Dano also released Diet Cover, a lock-screen photo app that enables users to have a photo of their role model, in order to remind themselves about their diet during the course of the day. This app enables users to eat healthily and be mindful of their diet at any given moment. Dano was established in July 2013.

Finda

Series A in 2016
Finda operates an online platform that compares various financial products such as mortgage, personal loans, P2P loans, and investments. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company aims to provide customized financial services and timely information by integrating data from diverse industries.

beSUCCESS

Seed Round in 2016
Founded in Seoul, South Korea in 2010, beSUCCESS is a global media platform dedicated to supporting and inspiring entrepreneurship. It shares business ideas, success stories, resources, and trends from around the world.

Althea

Series A in 2016
Althea is a Korean beauty e-commerce platform and online marketplace that offers skincare, makeup, cleansers, facial masks, and related beauty products. It serves consumers in Southeast Asia, providing access to a broad range of items at competitive prices and keeping up with the latest beauty trends and lifestyle products.

Day2Life

Seed Round in 2016
Day2Life Inc. is a South Korean IT company that specializes in mobile scheduling and supply management solutions for both business and consumer markets. Founded in January 2013 and based in Seongnam-si, the company is best known for its flagship application, JUNE. This mobile planner allows users to effectively manage their events, to-dos, and projects by providing a calendar interface that integrates various functionalities such as to-do notes and widgets. JUNE employs a structure-based drag-and-drop technology, streamlining the process of syncing current schedules and planned events, thereby enhancing efficiency in concert planning, hotel reservations, and project management. Through its innovative platform, Day2Life aims to simplify time management for users by consolidating multiple scheduling needs into a single, user-friendly application.

Althea

Seed Round in 2015
Althea is a Korean beauty e-commerce platform and online marketplace that offers skincare, makeup, cleansers, facial masks, and related beauty products. It serves consumers in Southeast Asia, providing access to a broad range of items at competitive prices and keeping up with the latest beauty trends and lifestyle products.

Vital Hint Korea

Seed Round in 2015
VitalHint is a food & video contents-oriented platform in a combination of optimized data search and preference match based on individual user’s profiling. It launched mobile service approx. 2 years ago in Korea; keeps running one of top-notch applications leading Korea app market, especially in foodtech field; named best application of the year, 2015 in Android Google Play Store and No.1 app in iOS App Store. The number of regular subscribers has reached 1.5mil since service launched in 2014, and MAU increased up to 0.6mil this year. They started their mobile services in Korea, but now they are preparing to expand their biz path to SE Asia and China, and also looking for other business opportunities like personal recommendation service of food and cooking ingredients. The basic concept they are pursuing is to offer people a happy eating life as a gift. People eat at least 2 or 3 times a day, which means they have to make such a happy but hard decision at the same time: what shall we eat today? They just started focusing on such a primitive but essential question trying to figure out a solution; however their ideas and challenges are not limited to just ‘eating’ and ‘cooking’. They boost their creativities and explore new business possibilities, thinking YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. They ultimately seeking to offer seamless food curating services for people who want awesome dishes suiting their personal preferences. Eating itself is a very personal experience. They are keen to look deep into their personal dietary preferences and lifestyle, and offer them the best-optimized food contents using eye-catching visual formats like vivid gifs and videos – whet their appetite and make them slave over a stove spending hours cooking for their loving people.

Reality Reflection

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2015, Reality Reflection is a South Korean company specializing in virtual reality (VR) game development. They create immersive VR experiences, including rhythm games like 'Music Inside', sports games such as 'Speedball Arena', and tower defense games like 'Miniature TD'. The company also offers augmented reality services like 'VMoji' for chatting and 3D character research & development scanning.

Shakr.com

Venture Round in 2014
Shakr Media Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company founded in 2010 that specializes in an online video-making platform. The platform enables users to transform their multimedia content from the cloud and social media into professional-quality videos, making video advertising accessible to businesses of all sizes. By leveraging advanced video editing and rendering technology, Shakr provides users with creative designs crafted by professional designers, facilitating the creation of personalized videos that enhance audience engagement on social media. As a recognized partner in the Facebook Marketing ecosystem, Shakr has supported numerous marketers globally in adapting to the demands of video-first marketing strategies.

Between

Series C in 2014
Between is a mobile application developed by VCNC, a South Korean company founded in 2011. The app is designed specifically for couples, allowing them to create, share, and preserve their special moments together. By focusing on enhancing offline social relationships, Between offers a private space for couples to communicate, share photos, and document important milestones. It is available for download on both the iTunes Store and Google Play Market, making it accessible to a wide audience. Through its user-friendly interface, Between aims to strengthen emotional connections between partners by providing tools that facilitate meaningful interactions and memories.

Shakr.com

Series A in 2014
Shakr Media Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company founded in 2010 that specializes in an online video-making platform. The platform enables users to transform their multimedia content from the cloud and social media into professional-quality videos, making video advertising accessible to businesses of all sizes. By leveraging advanced video editing and rendering technology, Shakr provides users with creative designs crafted by professional designers, facilitating the creation of personalized videos that enhance audience engagement on social media. As a recognized partner in the Facebook Marketing ecosystem, Shakr has supported numerous marketers globally in adapting to the demands of video-first marketing strategies.

Vungle

Series A in 2013
Vungle, Inc. operates a performance marketing platform focused on in-app video advertisements for mobile businesses, advertisers, and publishers globally. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in major cities including London, Berlin, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Singapore, Vungle aims to connect advertisers with high-value users through engaging video ads. The company provides a range of services, including creative and lifetime value (LTV) optimization technologies, programmatic buying solutions for agencies, and mobile attribution tools that help users assess the effectiveness of their ad campaigns. By leveraging its innovative technologies and insights, Vungle allows publishers to monetize their applications effectively while delivering high-definition video ads to target audiences.

HelloWorld

Seed Round in 2011
Helloworld is a Korean software company that specializes in online delivery solutions. It has developed an integrated platform tailored for small to medium-sized food companies, facilitating the management of deliveries and operational processes. The platform streamlines various functions, including order placement, order receipt, delivery coordination, and point-of-sale transactions, all within a single operating system. By addressing the challenges faced by its clients, Helloworld enhances their ability to provide efficient food delivery services.
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