wavve
Convertible Note in 2024
wavve is a platform that enables users to share audio from podcasts, music, and recordings on social media, while also providing a broad online entertainment experience. It offers a broadcasting service that delivers video-on-demand, web series, movies, and online streaming, including overseas series, local television content, anime, and radio, all accessible on a single platform for convenient discovery and consumption.
PulseAd
Pre Seed Round in 2024
PulseAd is an advertising technology company offering an AI-powered platform for optimizing marketing performance on multiple e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Walmart. The platform enables simultaneous advertising campaigns across diverse marketplaces, utilizing advanced technologies such as machine learning-based real-time bidding (RTB), multimodal AI for creative optimization, and LLM technology for intelligent campaign scenario generation.
Pozalabs is a Seoul-based AI music creation and production company that develops tools to help musicians, writers, and brands compose and produce music. Its offerings include an AI music creation platform called LAIVE and a background music subscription service vidio, as well as lyrics-writing assistance Flowbox and an online background music service Mely. The company relies on proprietary music data generated by in-house composers and employs an automation system to efficiently generate, combine, mix, and master music samples, enabling composers and writers to create music pieces more easily. Pozalabs serves clients across media, entertainment, information technology, and gaming industries, delivering scalable AI-powered music solutions for brands and content creators.
Boosterz is a marketing support company that assists businesses at various stages of their lifecycle, from product planning and launch to growth. It offers growth marketing services on an equity investment basis, enabling partner brands to operate as subsidiaries.
AmazeVR is a virtual concert platform that specializes in the creation and distribution of immersive music content using proprietary technologies. Founded in 2015 by former executives of a prominent mobile platform company, AmazeVR offers an end-to-end solution that transforms the concert experience through ultra-high-resolution custom cameras, cloud-based creation tools, and interactive social features that allow fans to engage as avatars. The platform enables artists to connect more closely with their audiences by facilitating both online and offline concert experiences, adhering to safety measures. Through its innovative approach, AmazeVR aims to redefine how music fans experience live performances, making them more accessible and engaging.
Line Next
Series A in 2022
Line Next is committed to advancing and expanding the worldwide NFT industry. LINE NEXT seeks to offer innovative digital experiences and pave the road for the future by utilising blockchain and NFT technology.
It Communication
Series C in 2022
It Communication develops Must It, an online retail store focused on selling international designer brand products to its customers.
The website features products from a wide range of popular global brands including apparel, accessories, and lifestyle goods. Customers are able to browse through the website and purchase their products and have them delivered to their door step with a few clicks.
Atney is a retailer of bags, shoes, and clothes.
Hyperreal
Corporate Round in 2022
Hyperreal is a metaverse studio and entertainment company that creates immersive virtual appearances and delivers digital assets of digital humans to A-list talent and brands for use in visual effects workflows. The company enables animation studios to harness emerging and existing new media technology, helping clients engage a global technology audience, strengthen connections, increase brand awareness, and boost sales.
Katie Studio Genie
Series B in 2022
Katie Studio Genie operates in the film production and media and entertainment industries. The company is involved in the creation and production of various media content. It has a stake in local drama production company Jumbo Film, indicating its active participation in drama production. The company also seems to have a presence in the digital space, with active social media accounts on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. It appears to be a relatively new player in the industry, with a focus on innovative and creative content production.
Uneedcomms
Series A in 2022
Uneedcomms, Inc. is a South Korean company established in 2014 that specializes in developing data-driven e-commerce, mobile, and marketing solutions. Its flagship products include SMARTSKIN, a mobile shopping application that enhances the user experience, and TARGETBOOK, an advanced advertising management tool that leverages big data to analyze consumer behavior in shopping malls. TARGETBOOK synchronizes product information in real time, allowing for dynamic advertising of items currently available in retail spaces. Additionally, it automates the creation and editing of marketing creatives, aimed at optimizing advertising efforts. Uneedcomms focuses on empowering small and medium-sized e-commerce businesses by automating repetitive tasks, enabling operators to concentrate on more strategic endeavors to succeed in the competitive digital marketplace.
Fifth Season
Acquisition in 2021
Endeavor Content specializes in scripted television and feature film financing, development, and sales. Endeavor Content has financed, packaged or sold more than 100 premium shows and films.
afun interactive
Series B in 2021
Afun Interactive Inc. is a virtual reality company based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2016 by Han Yu. The company specializes in three-dimensional rendering technologies and focuses on the production and distribution of real-time content for various applications, including augmented reality and virtual reality. Afun Interactive creates digital content tailored to the specific needs of its clients, serving the entertainment industry by providing high-quality animations and graphics for movies and games. Through its innovative approach, the company aims to deliver immersive experiences and enhance the visual storytelling capabilities of its partners.
Atney is a retailer of bags, shoes, and clothes.
VideoVillage
Seed Round in 2016
VideoVillage is a video production company.
Nurien Software
Acquisition in 2014
Nurien Software Corp. is a South Korean company specializing in the development and operation of social networking services and online gaming platforms. Founded in 2005 and based in Seoul, the company offers a variety of interactive solutions, including Nurien, a 3D social networking and gaming platform, and Mstar, an online community game that allows players to engage in music and dance activities using realistic 3D avatars. Additional offerings include Sfoon, a social feed organization engine that facilitates real-time communication among users, Runway, a fashion show design game, and QuizStar, a casual celebrity trivia game. Nurien Software enables users to express their individuality through user-created 3D objects and avatars within vibrant virtual environments, fostering interaction and networking through its diverse platforms.
Joygame, established in Turkey in 2009, is a prominent publisher of online games, operating primarily within the digital gaming sector. The company specializes in publishing a diverse range of multiplayer online games, including MMOFPS, MMORPG, MMOAction, MMOSport, and board games. Some of its popular titles are Wolfteam, Genghis Khan 2, MStar, Global Modoo Marble, and Need for Speed World. Initially focusing on the Turkish market, Joygame expanded into the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, reaching over 29 countries that year alone. With a user base exceeding 21 million, the company has garnered numerous awards, including recognition from Webrazzi, Level Online, Google Zeitgeist, Golden Spider, IMA, and Gamex. In March 2013, Joygame was acquired by CJ Games, facilitating its global expansion to reach a broader audience of gamers worldwide.