Coolidge Corner Investment

Coolidge Corner Investment is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 and based in Seoul, Korea. The firm specializes in providing Seed and Seed+ funding to innovative technology startups within the region. Coolidge Corner Investment distinguishes itself by offering tailored support to its portfolio companies, including professional incubating, growth hacking, strategic guidance, and networking opportunities. Through its focused investment approach, the firm aims to foster the growth and success of emerging tech enterprises in Korea.

HoYoung (Ryan) Jang

Manager

Shin-Hyuk Kang

Director(Co-Founder)

Hyuck-Tae (Ted) Kwon

CEO and President

Past deals in South Korea

Mr. Mention

Venture Round in 2022
Mr. Mention is a mid- and long-term accommodation service platform.

Law&Company

Series C in 2022
Law&Company is representative legal tech company in Republic of Korea. The company provides a service called 'LawTalk(www.lawtalk.co.kr)', which is the largest online legal market place in Korea(5 times bigger then the 2nd player). Since 2016, the company invested on research about Artificial Intelligence especially on Text Mining and Machine Learning technology to analyze lawyers and client's activities in the service which helps to lawyers and clients find the right person based on their experience. Also, the company will launch document automation based service to generate legal documents starting from complaint and contract soon. The company has received more than 3 million dollars from 5 venture capital companies and many angel investors due to previous performance and upside potential in the Korean legal market.

UrbanPlay

Series A in 2021
UrbanPlay designs cultural city of emotion by solving urban issues through accessible technology.

deer

Series A in 2021
deer is an electric kickboard sharing service company.

Kinava

Seed Round in 2019
Kinava is engaged in developing organic waste into renewable energy using advanced technology derived from extensive research and experimentation. The company operates an organic waste treatment plant that focuses on eco-friendly energy solutions. Kinava addresses odor issues associated with the biofuel conversion of various organic waste types, including sewage sludge, livestock sludge, and food waste. By providing these services, Kinava helps clients reduce costs associated with odor removal facilities and fosters an odor-free work environment.

Zentropy

Seed Round in 2019
Zentropy provides electric mobility, e-scooter, MAAS, energy, battery, energy network, IoT, machine learning, and battery swap station services. They also provide electric scooters developing services.

Crowdworks

Series B in 2019
Crowdworks is challenging the current time-consuming Machine Learning workflow and establishing a new paradigm for AI model training. We provide AI training data platform with Auto-ML features and qualified 0.5M labelers to increase human-powered data accuracy. Over 430 AI leading companies have used our solution to rapidly train and deploy cutting-edge AI service.

Law&Company

Series B in 2019
Law&Company is representative legal tech company in Republic of Korea. The company provides a service called 'LawTalk(www.lawtalk.co.kr)', which is the largest online legal market place in Korea(5 times bigger then the 2nd player). Since 2016, the company invested on research about Artificial Intelligence especially on Text Mining and Machine Learning technology to analyze lawyers and client's activities in the service which helps to lawyers and clients find the right person based on their experience. Also, the company will launch document automation based service to generate legal documents starting from complaint and contract soon. The company has received more than 3 million dollars from 5 venture capital companies and many angel investors due to previous performance and upside potential in the Korean legal market.

Sendy

Seed Round in 2018
Sendy is a cloud-based logistics platform that provides on-demand freight transportation services.

Tenfingers

Seed Round in 2018
With Seoul Date Pop, couples no longer have to google daily new date course and check other customers' feedback on those spots. Tenfingers offer date course curation service for 20~30s couples with well-organized and high quality contents that team members made by themselves.

Basearth

Seed Round in 2018
Basus is a company that researches and develops various eco-friendly materials based on its expertise in bio and chemical materials.

SLEEK

Seed Round in 2017
SLEEK provides a program optimized to exercise effectively and create a healthy lifestyle through exercise and diet guidance.

Sendy

Seed Round in 2017
Sendy is a cloud-based logistics platform that provides on-demand freight transportation services.

N.CODE

Seed Round in 2017
N.CODE provide luxury goods of diverse brands through affiliation with European luxury boutiques. In addition to brand diversity, “d.code” guarantees provision of the sufficient and accurate information of brand information, product description, and price. They cover more than 700 luxury brands and 100K items. Second, they ensure reasonable price and quality service.

Mr. Mention

Seed Round in 2016
Mr. Mention is a mid- and long-term accommodation service platform.

Bratvillage

Series A in 2016
Brat Village which was formed in December 2014, services total home care provider Doctor House.

Honey Biz

Series B in 2016
Honey Biz is a mobile app that provides food delivery services.

Bratvillage

Series A in 2016
Brat Village which was formed in December 2014, services total home care provider Doctor House.

ONOFFMIX

Series A in 2016
ONOFFMIX is the 1st, biggest online event business platform in korea. Their easy platform tool helps you set-up your event website quickly. (We offer an online registration system to assist individual participants. They have diverse channels to promote your event. They offer various functions for MICE based on our long-term know-how.

Everspin

Series A in 2016
Founded in 2014, Everspin has brought in a new paradigm in the world cybersecurity market with its dynamic security module technology. Everspin's unparalleled innovation has come from a simple, but unprecedented idea: If hacking occurs when enough time is given to hackers, why not cut down such time? After years of R&D, Everspin has found a way to solve the fundamental problem that all of the existing mobile cybersecurity solutions entail: security modules are placed in the user’s app and they do not change until the app is updated, which inevitably renders mobile apps vulnerable to hacking. Everspin’s technology enables its security module to be sent by Everspin server to the app and constantly replaced by a new module, which settles the issues that come from the location and invariability of the current solutions. Though its products are currently targeting the mobile app market, Everspin with its highly versatile technology is expected to launch its service for Web/PC, server and IoT in the near future. ■ Solution Features: -App/OS/Memory forgery prevention. -Real-time hacking detection. -Instant security update to multiple types of devices without any user-side program update. ■ Credibility -First ever to pass all the security tests by National Security Research Institute in Korea(100% blocking rate for 3,000++ hacking attempts). -Within 1year sales, secured 23cutomers including 3/5 of major banks in Korea. -SBI Holdings to gradually implement Everspin solution to all of its 200++ subsidiaries around the world.

General Bio

Venture Round in 2015
GENERALBIO has been developing new bio materials from microorganisms and natural and functional ingredients. Using this new material, we are committed to developing metabolism promoting substance with an innovative concept. The GENERALBIO products include the following. functional cosmetic products, Esthetic cosmetics and eco-friendly detergents, Health food, New substance, ALA(5-Aminolevulinic acid) developed with micro biology technology and successfully registered in the international cosmetic affair(ICID), bio cosmetic products using MAL(Methyl Aminolevulinate acid), and bio foods and cosmetic products using the most popular ginseng saponin products to promote metabolism - compound K (ginseng saponin), Rg2 (ginseng saponin).

Scandi Edu

Seed Round in 2015
Scandi Edu operates 'Brain Now', a reading and language education program for right brain stimulation of infants and toddlers.

Text Factory

Seed Round in 2015
Text Factory provides MUNBS service, the leading text-based assistant service in Korea and aims at making busy people feel relaxed and allowing them to focus on more important things in their lives. MUNBS supports various customer requests from reservations, purchases, deliveries to information search in cooperation with many suppliers and service providers in the market.

General Bio

Seed Round in 2015
GENERALBIO has been developing new bio materials from microorganisms and natural and functional ingredients. Using this new material, we are committed to developing metabolism promoting substance with an innovative concept. The GENERALBIO products include the following. functional cosmetic products, Esthetic cosmetics and eco-friendly detergents, Health food, New substance, ALA(5-Aminolevulinic acid) developed with micro biology technology and successfully registered in the international cosmetic affair(ICID), bio cosmetic products using MAL(Methyl Aminolevulinate acid), and bio foods and cosmetic products using the most popular ginseng saponin products to promote metabolism - compound K (ginseng saponin), Rg2 (ginseng saponin).

Tournote

Seed Round in 2015
Tournote is the top-rated social travel service for sharing the personal travel information. The social travel platform is provided for travelers to share their travel experiences. Users can write the travelog based on about 90,000 places fed into the Tournote. The travel accounts are shared by users, saved as the visit writing for each travel point, and searchable on the concerned travel points.

Everspin

Seed Round in 2015
Founded in 2014, Everspin has brought in a new paradigm in the world cybersecurity market with its dynamic security module technology. Everspin's unparalleled innovation has come from a simple, but unprecedented idea: If hacking occurs when enough time is given to hackers, why not cut down such time? After years of R&D, Everspin has found a way to solve the fundamental problem that all of the existing mobile cybersecurity solutions entail: security modules are placed in the user’s app and they do not change until the app is updated, which inevitably renders mobile apps vulnerable to hacking. Everspin’s technology enables its security module to be sent by Everspin server to the app and constantly replaced by a new module, which settles the issues that come from the location and invariability of the current solutions. Though its products are currently targeting the mobile app market, Everspin with its highly versatile technology is expected to launch its service for Web/PC, server and IoT in the near future. ■ Solution Features: -App/OS/Memory forgery prevention. -Real-time hacking detection. -Instant security update to multiple types of devices without any user-side program update. ■ Credibility -First ever to pass all the security tests by National Security Research Institute in Korea(100% blocking rate for 3,000++ hacking attempts). -Within 1year sales, secured 23cutomers including 3/5 of major banks in Korea. -SBI Holdings to gradually implement Everspin solution to all of its 200++ subsidiaries around the world.

Cosmos Entertainment

Seed Round in 2015
Cosmos Entertainment is a computer games company that provides video game production and publishing services. Cosmos Entertainment provides services that allow people in any country to enjoy a wide range of games.

Law&Company

Seed Round in 2015
Law&Company is representative legal tech company in Republic of Korea. The company provides a service called 'LawTalk(www.lawtalk.co.kr)', which is the largest online legal market place in Korea(5 times bigger then the 2nd player). Since 2016, the company invested on research about Artificial Intelligence especially on Text Mining and Machine Learning technology to analyze lawyers and client's activities in the service which helps to lawyers and clients find the right person based on their experience. Also, the company will launch document automation based service to generate legal documents starting from complaint and contract soon. The company has received more than 3 million dollars from 5 venture capital companies and many angel investors due to previous performance and upside potential in the Korean legal market.

YDEA

Seed Round in 2015
YDEA(www.ydea.co) focuses on improving and providing E-Commerce experiences. The company explores best E-Commerce solutions for next generations in mobile devices. Our Mission: Delivering the best shopping experience. For more information about our products we provide, visit us. www.ydea.co

Standing Egg

Seed Round in 2015
Standing egg is a professional MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) sensor development company in Korea. The Standing egg team is made up of experts in MEMS engineering. They aim to be a world market leader by unlocking the potential of a fully connected world, through MEMS Sensor.

Omicsis

Seed Round in 2015
Omicsis is an integrative bioscience and biotechnology venture company. The team is made up of experienced researchers in the fields of biotechnology, molecular biology, plant pathology and bio-infomatics. The company has competitive global intellectual property registered across the world and operates R&D services on gene engineering, seed biotechnology and bio-information database management.

OpenTrade

Seed Round in 2015
OpenTrade (오픈트레이드) is a Korean business incubator focused on developing a communication-based crowdfunding platform for startups. Having identified lack of communication as the biggest stumbling block in attracting investments, the company has developed the platform to enable transparent communication between entrepreneurs, startups, and investors. OpenTrade’s crowdfunding platform enables startups to have ongoing communication with investors and thereby build a long-term relationship based on trust. OpenTrade also provides mentoring facilities in the areas of management, marketing, and finance.

Makestar

Seed Round in 2015
Makestar is a platform that provides K-culture content and information. Makestar allows artists and production companies to share their visions with a global audience. Makestar brings Hallyu stars and fans from all over the world together. It also offers the opportunity for fans to interact with celebrities and participate in the creation of content.

Chinada

Series A in 2014
Chinada is an education company focused on learning in Chinese. The company’s operations are based in Seoul, Korea.

Samsara

Seed Round in 2014
Samsara (삼사라) is a Korean eco-friendly innovative company that focuses on producing and distributing organic green fertilizers made from earthworm excretion. Samsara stresses on the fact that earthworms consume food waste and that its excretion could be used as a fertilizer. Samsara, the name meaning “circulation” in Sanskrit aspires to create a business model that is sustainable, eco-friendly, and runs in a virtuous cycle. Samsara also won the grand prize in Coolidge Corner Investment’s 2ndStart-up Fair.

Zepl

Seed Round in 2014
Zepl is a data analytics platform that focuses on simplifying data analysis for enterprises. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, with additional operations in Seoul, South Korea, the company initially operated as NFLabs, Inc. before rebranding in 2016. Zepl provides a web-based notebook called Apache Zeppelin, designed for interactive data analytics, catering to data engineers, data scientists, business analysts, and decision makers. Alongside Zeppelin, Zepl offers ZeppelinHub, which facilitates the sharing and analysis of graphs and reports generated from Apache Zeppelin, and a community platform for users to exchange insights. The company's solutions support various open-source and commercial tools, allowing users to work with multiple languages and analytic engines seamlessly. Zepl aims to empower organizations in their transition to data-driven decision-making, featuring highly scalable, cloud-native solutions that enhance collaboration, security, and the repeatability of analytics processes.

COSMIC COLOR

Seed Round in 2014
COSMIC COLOR (코스믹칼라) is a Korean company offering web and mobile shopping solutions. One of its products, Wooparupa, is an app that combines targeted advertising and entertainment to entice shoppers.

Omicsis

Seed Round in 2014
Omicsis is an integrative bioscience and biotechnology venture company. The team is made up of experienced researchers in the fields of biotechnology, molecular biology, plant pathology and bio-infomatics. The company has competitive global intellectual property registered across the world and operates R&D services on gene engineering, seed biotechnology and bio-information database management.

Tenfingers

Seed Round in 2014
With Seoul Date Pop, couples no longer have to google daily new date course and check other customers' feedback on those spots. Tenfingers offer date course curation service for 20~30s couples with well-organized and high quality contents that team members made by themselves.

Nutgee

Seed Round in 2014
Nutgee is a mobile game development company. Their first title 'Touch Touch Hole in One' achieved 0.6 million downloads in Korea. Nutgee is the first and only company that developed a golf game utilizing intellectual property from The Walt Disney Company (e.g. Mickey Mouse, Aladdin, Frozen, etc).

Standing Egg

Seed Round in 2014
Standing egg is a professional MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) sensor development company in Korea. The Standing egg team is made up of experts in MEMS engineering. They aim to be a world market leader by unlocking the potential of a fully connected world, through MEMS Sensor.

Haebora

Seed Round in 2014
Haebora is developing a wearable ear-microphone called 'ALLO Ear Talk'. The innovative communication technology utilizes sound from the ear instead of the mouth. Use cases for the technology are diverse, from personal smart phone to the military. The technology enables clear communication, even in noisy environments. You can hear perfectly well, even at a rock concert or in a noisy factory.

i-ePUB

Seed Round in 2014
i-ePUB (아이이펍) is a Korean-based company focused on providing digital content publishing and e-book publishing services to its customers. The company offers total publishing services including planning, production, publication, and the distribution of e-books in HTML format. i-ePUB offers its e-book services to major publishers including Samsung Mobiles. i-ePUB won the “Innovation Award” from the Korea Electronic Publishing Association in December 2011. i-ePUB was established in October 2011.

InsEdutainment

Seed Round in 2014
InsEdutainment is a Korean-based company established in December 2011, specializing in the development of innovative learning solutions tailored for students. The company has created Smart Adventure, a mobile application that provides an interactive educational experience. This app includes a range of tools such as video sharing, image galleries, and three-dimensional views, all aimed at enhancing experiential learning. By focusing on immersive content, InsEdutainment seeks to foster creativity and effective communication skills among students, ensuring they have access to a comprehensive and engaging learning environment.

Spoleader

Seed Round in 2014
Spoleader is developing 'Spin Bow', a new sports game which is similar to bowling. The new game has simple & well-defined rules and is likely to gain popularity with people of all ages and both sexes. It is positioned as a family-friendly sports game.

YDEA

Seed Round in 2014
YDEA(www.ydea.co) focuses on improving and providing E-Commerce experiences. The company explores best E-Commerce solutions for next generations in mobile devices. Our Mission: Delivering the best shopping experience. For more information about our products we provide, visit us. www.ydea.co

ONOFFMIX

Seed Round in 2014
ONOFFMIX is the 1st, biggest online event business platform in korea. Their easy platform tool helps you set-up your event website quickly. (We offer an online registration system to assist individual participants. They have diverse channels to promote your event. They offer various functions for MICE based on our long-term know-how.

Revu

Venture Round in 2013
Revu provide services for life, infant child, digital, beauty, fashion, books, foods, and pets. In addition, they provide events, community, service center, and advertising inquiry services.

Tripvi

Seed Round in 2013
Tripvi is a social travel album mobile application that enables users to sort pictures and get them automatically converted into videos.

ViewReple

Seed Round in 2013
ViewReple is a South Korean company that offers social curation services focused on product reviews across various sectors, including education, fashion, gaming, art, movies, and more. Established in February 2012 in Seoul, ViewReple allows users to share reviews on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, effectively serving as a marketing tool. The platform helps individuals stay informed about products and services in different categories such as beauty, food, and lifestyle, enhancing their decision-making process. By consolidating user-generated content, ViewReple facilitates a community-driven approach to evaluating products and experiences.

Alpen International

Seed Round in 2013
Alpen International is a premium outdoor brands distribution company. The outdoor-industry in Korea has been grown almost 29%/yr for 5 years. However, the founder believes that now is the perfect time to differentiate the climbing equipment-market to the real outdoor-market.

Leetek

Series A in 2013
Leetek develops, manufactures, and sells wireless customer paging systems for small- and medium-sized businesses to manage customer flow. It was founded in 1998 and is based in Bucheon, South Korea.

Revu

Series A in 2012
Revu provide services for life, infant child, digital, beauty, fashion, books, foods, and pets. In addition, they provide events, community, service center, and advertising inquiry services.

Won

Seed Round in 2012
Won provides people to use their credit cards more easily on the mobile. The patented technology enables credit card users not to install any other add-on software. Won started to provide its service(SmartPay) to Hana SK Card from 2012.

Plask

Seed Round in 2012
Plask is a Korean startup developing mobile apps, like Believe My Brother, Girlfriend, and Alfredo.

Ecube Labs

Seed Round in 2012
Ecube Labs is a provider of smart waste management and logistics solutions that utilize IoT technologies. Our integrated line of products include solar-powered waste compacting bins (CleanCUBE), fill-level sensors (CleanFLEX) that can be fitted to any type of container, and a predictive analytics SaaS platform (Clean City Networks, CCN). Ecube helps cities and waste collection organizations reduce operational costs by eliminating unnecessary pick-ups and providing dynamic collection routes and schedules for a complete optimization of the collection operations. Our solutions provide actionable insights for decision-makers and operators.

Koona E&T

Seed Round in 2012
Kuna ENT is one of the leading companies in the animal companion industry in Korea. The founder of the company is well known as 'Woong-Ja’s brother' since he made appearance in the famous TV show. Kuna ENT is creating an animation for people who love their pets.

OpenTrade

Seed Round in 2012
OpenTrade (오픈트레이드) is a Korean business incubator focused on developing a communication-based crowdfunding platform for startups. Having identified lack of communication as the biggest stumbling block in attracting investments, the company has developed the platform to enable transparent communication between entrepreneurs, startups, and investors. OpenTrade’s crowdfunding platform enables startups to have ongoing communication with investors and thereby build a long-term relationship based on trust. OpenTrade also provides mentoring facilities in the areas of management, marketing, and finance.
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