Kakao Investment

Kakao Investment, established in 2015 and based in Seoul, South Korea, is the venture capital arm of Daum Kakao Corp. It focuses on investing in innovative startups both within Korea and internationally, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence technologies. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kakao, the firm aligns its investments with the company's philosophy of "Connect Everything," aiming to support ventures that enhance interpersonal connections and interactions with surrounding environments. Additionally, Kakao Investment promotes a healthy venture ecosystem by facilitating mergers and acquisitions, as well as initial public offerings, to foster growth and development in the startup landscape.

Park Ji-hwan

CEO

24 past transactions

Hexlant

Series A in 2022
Hexlant is a developer of a comprehensive blockchain-based platform that simplifies the creation of blockchain use cases for clients using their existing engineering resources. The company provides a secure and interoperable solution, having partnered with Shinhan Bank and Ground X to enhance its private key management system. Hexlant offers business-to-business services tailored for large enterprises, including a customizable API that supports various blockchain functionalities. Its technology features a unique transaction and monitoring API, real-time API management, and support for multiple data formats. Hexlant also focuses on security, developing an advanced anti-money laundering solution and providing insights into blockchain markets through institutional-grade reports. With over 75 clients, the platform supports 18 blockchain mainnets and processes more than 1 million API calls daily. Additionally, Hexlant is recognized as an official blockchain platform partner for several prominent universities.

N.Light

Seed Round in 2022
N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.

Amazing Brewing Company

Series B in 2022
Amazing Brewing Company owns and operates a brewery. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Humelo

Seed Round in 2021
Humelo is a technology company focused on voice synthesis and editing, creating advanced AI voice solutions that incorporate emotional nuances to produce natural-sounding speech. Its innovative technology aims to replace traditional voice generation methods that often sound artificial. By developing a text-to-speech system that closely mimics human voice characteristics, Humelo enables applications across various platforms, including AI speakers, navigation systems, IoT devices, and smart cars. Additionally, the company is expanding its offerings with a K-POP production system that leverages its AI music technology in collaboration with SM Entertainment's global network, further diversifying its product portfolio and market reach.

Autonomous a2z

Series A in 2021
Autonomous a2z Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company specializing in artificial intelligence-based autonomous driving solutions. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Gyeongsan-si, with additional offices in Anyang-si and Sejong City, the company focuses on developing technologies that enable vehicles to recognize surrounding conditions, assess driving strategies, and execute automatic vehicle control. Through its advanced driving mobility platform, Autonomous a2z aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of autonomous transportation.

H2O Hospitality

Series C in 2021
H2O Hospitality, Ltd. specializes in hospitality management services for hotels and lodgings in the Korean and Japanese markets. Founded in 2015 and based in Seoul, the company has emerged as the largest vacation rental management provider in these regions. H2O Hospitality automates operational processes through its proprietary property management system, which efficiently manages reservations, inventory, and housekeeping without the need for on-site staff. This automation significantly reduces fixed operational costs while enhancing the yield of the managed facilities. The company offers a range of services, including profit management, customer call response, online sales and marketing, and review management, which collectively support vacation rental owners in optimizing their property management and increasing customer satisfaction.

LOVO

Seed Round in 2021
LOVO operates voiceover creation platform that allow users to connect with their loved ones and friends. It offers custom voices, including voiceovers for games and audio books, emotional voices, and other voices and voice preservation services. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Klleon

Seed Round in 2021
Revolutionizing AI-Human Interactions with Real-Time Digital Avatars Established in 2019, Klleon pioneers a fresh dimension in AI-human relations through its real-time digital avatar video chat. Recognized by industry giants like NVIDIA, AWS, and Microsoft, Klleon's unique technologies facilitate emotionally resonant AI digital avatar interactions. Features include rapid-response digital human animations and optimized GPT processing, ensuring efficiency in both time and cost. By creating lifelike digital avatars from just a facial snapshot and 30 seconds of voice, Klleon transcends physical, temporal, spatial, and linguistic boundaries. With Klleon, your digital twin can converse globally, anytime, in any language.

Fast Five

Series E in 2021
Fast Five operates as a premium office business center, specializing in co-working spaces designed for startups and small-to-medium-sized companies. With a focus on creating an offline social network, Fast Five provides attractive and efficient office environments in high-demand areas without requiring a deposit for leasing. The company emphasizes community building through a dedicated community manager who fosters connections among members, including founders, investors, professionals, and freelancers. In addition to office space, Fast Five offers communal amenities such as free coffee, draft beer, and networking events, enhancing the overall experience for its members while allowing them to avoid the complexities of managing independent office spaces.

3billion

Series C in 2021
3billion, Inc., founded in 2016 and based in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in genetic testing and analysis for rare disease patients. The company offers clinical genetic testing services that utilize artificial intelligence to facilitate rapid and accurate diagnoses across a wide range of genes and diseases. By providing affordable testing options, 3billion aims to support physicians in diagnosing genetic conditions more effectively, ultimately enhancing health outcomes for patients.

DevotionFoods

Series A in 2020
Devotion Foods specializes in producing plant-based meat products designed to serve as protein-rich alternatives to traditional beef. The company utilizes advanced technology to create processed foods, including raw meat substitutes and patties, made from grains and natural additives. Their offerings feature non-genetically modified, gluten-free, vegan ingredients derived from textured vegetable protein, allowing consumers to enjoy meat alternatives while minimizing the risk of animal-transmitted diseases.

Bobobox

Series A in 2020
PT Bobobox Mitra Indonesia is a hospitality company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bandung, Indonesia. It offers innovative accommodation services designed for travelers and millennial adventurers, allowing them to stay in a more efficient and comfortable manner. In addition to its core services, Bobobox also provides franchise opportunities, enabling others to join its expanding network. The company aims to create spaces where travelers can rest and recharge, catering to the needs of modern commuters and explorers.

Hyperithm

Series A in 2019
Hyperithm is a private digital asset manager that provides comprehensive cryptocurrency services tailored for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. The company operates a fund management platform and a digital asset gateway, facilitating digital asset management and execution brokerage. Its clientele includes publicly listed companies, family offices, venture capital firms, as well as cryptocurrency exchanges and miners. Hyperithm aims to streamline cryptocurrency trading for its clients, ensuring efficient and effective management of digital assets.

Terra

Corporate Round in 2019
Terra is a price-stable cryptocurrency designed for mass adoption. It builds financial infrastructure for the next generation of decentralized applications. Terra is backed by Luna, a decentralized asset that derives its value from transaction fees collected on the Terra network. Much like the moon stabilizes the earth’s rotation, Luna is Terra's eternal guardian of stability.

Orbs

Venture Round in 2018
Orbs Ltd. is a company that specializes in designing and developing blockchain-based infrastructure tailored for consumer brands. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the firm offers a platform that functions as blockchain infrastructure as a service (IaaS), enabling businesses to launch decentralized applications. The Orbs platform provides consensus-based compute and storage services, allowing clients to select from various decentralized infrastructure providers through its marketplace. This flexibility supports businesses in leveraging blockchain technology as a competitive advantage by ensuring trust and reliability in their operations. Orbs employs a hybrid consensus architecture that balances cost control, governance, and performance, while fostering a decentralized ecosystem with a permissionless validator pool. The company is recognized for its innovation in the blockchain space, having been named a “Cool Vendor in Blockchain Technology” by Gartner in 2018.

QueryPie

Seed Round in 2018
QueryPie, founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in data analytics and visualization software. The company addresses the challenges of managing enterprise-wide data access across cloud environments by offering an all-in-one solution. This platform simplifies compliance with data privacy regulations, enhances access management, reduces operational costs, and improves security for organizations. Through its innovative approach, QueryPie facilitates effective and secure data sharing and analysis, allowing companies to better manage their data resources.

Linewalks

Seed Round in 2018
Developer of an in-depth data analysis tool intended to discover infinite value by utilizing various healthcare big data. The company's artificial intelligence software discovers clinical evidence by analyzing real-world data (RWD) generated in actual treatment sites, monitors the treatment path of patients with cardiovascular disease, and analyzes individual risk, enabling pharmaceutical companies and domestic hospitals to uncover important insights and save time.

Supergene

Series A in 2017
Supergene is a social content and game development company based in Pangyo, South Korea, and Manila, Philippines. The company specializes in creating and operating instant games for the Facebook Gaming platform, having launched over 30 titles, including popular games such as Signal, The Puzzle, OMG, OMG AR, Puzzle Wizard, and Super Pop. Notably, OMG achieved significant success as the top game by monthly active users, reaching 300 million in 2020. Supergene focuses on developing engaging puzzle games that allow users to play and share their experiences on social media, enhancing the social gaming landscape.

LUXROBO

Venture Round in 2017
LUXROBO Co., Ltd., founded in 2014 and based in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in robotics and offers a platform for the Robotics of Things. This platform allows users to create innovative projects by connecting and programming various modules through a graphical user interface. The available modules include sensors, motors, and communication tools, which facilitate the development of smart electrical appliances and educational robots. Additionally, LUXROBO provides modular robotics kits and technology consulting services, enhancing the accessibility and usability of robotic systems for a diverse range of applications.

Cleaning Lab

Seed Round in 2017
Provider of home cleaning services intended to connect cleaning agents with clients as per the requirement. The company offers mobile-based home cleaning brokerage services that allow customers to request home cleaning services to get professionally trained managers to clean up the client's space as per quoted cleaning area size, estimated hours, preferred time slots and additional services, enabling customers to keep their space clean at low cost and convenience.
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