Korea Development Bank
Korea Development Bank provides various banking products and services in South Korea and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Corporate Finance, Investment Finance, Asset Management, Others, Insurance, Overseas, and Other Subsidiaries. The company’s deposit products include demand, time, and savings deposits; and certificates of deposit. It also provides corporate banking products, which include corporate loans, such as facility capital loans, working capital loans, etc.; equity investments, public/corporate bonds, private placement securities, etc.; and debt guarantees, payment guarantees, bond guarantees, etc. In addition, the company offers investment banking products comprising M&A, TechnoBanking, venture capital, project finance, private equity fund, and other funding services; and international banking products, including syndication, structured finance, trading, trade finance, and cross-border corporate finance. Further, it provides on-lending and venture capital fund services; and consulting services for various business areas, including new projects, corporate management strategy, corporate restructuring, public projects, development projects, overseas projects, and financial advisory and arrangement. Additionally, the company offers trust, bonds, bancassurance, check cards, safe, account management, retirement pension plans, international business, and internet banking services. It serves individual and corporate customers, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, and medium-sized enterprises. The company operates through 74 domestic branches and 9 overseas branches, as well as 9 representative offices. Korea Development Bank was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
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Rznomics
Series C in 2022
This is a biotechnology company founded by professor Lee Sung-wook's lab
They are working on the development of gene therapy products for liver cancer through the development of gene therapy products.
It was selected by the TIPS program and was recognized for excellence in technology.
Toss
Series H in 2021
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform operated by fintech start-up Viva Republica Co Ltd.
Since its launching in February of 2015, Toss garnered over 13 million app downloads and processed over USD$10 billion in P2P payments. Adding to its success in P2P payments, Viva Republica Co Ltd. has launched over 10 financials services to become a consumer mobile financial services platform. Toss partners with incumbent financial institutions and other fintech players to provide users with services that cover all facets of their financial lives, including payments, loans, investments, credit score management, spending analysis, and insurance products.
Vendys
Series A in 2016
Vendys (주식회사 벤디스) is a Korean provider of mobile display solutions for the staff welfare sector. It enables the development of mobile food stamps, canteen meal coupons, promotions, discount coupons, and more. Its solutions also facilitate staff management and sales sourcing services.
Vendys was established in January 2014 in Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Seller Hub Co., Ltd
Series A in 2019
SodaGift
Venture Round in 2021
ABLY Corporation
Series B in 2020
Makestar
Series B in 2020
Makestar was born to suggest new communication method between Hallyu star and global fan.
Livicon Co., Ltd.
Series C in 2021
TeamFresh
Series D in 2022
12cm
Series C in 2015
12cm operates echoss, a cloud O2O service platform that provides offline to mobile connection services. The company also offers echoss stamp products.
12cm’s platform also includes a service mobile plugin, commerce service, and coupon service components. In addition, its echoss platform is applied and extended to O2O service, including membership, promotion, mobile certification, commerce, and utility. It is based in Bundangdong, Kyonggi-do.
Jaranda Co., Ltd.
Series B in 2022
Jaranda Co., Ltd. owns and operates a platform that integrates teachers, parents, and students. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.
AchatsGroup
Series B in 2019
AchatsGroup, a media commerce company, which provides content-based marketing services. It offers product marketing, creative media, performance marketing and trendy marketing. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
MORAI Inc.
Series B in 2022
MORAI Inc. develops a simulation platform that builds a three dimensional virtual environment similar to the actual road environment and tests and upgrades autonomous driving algorithms. It delivers testing solutions based on their simulation platform built for the verification and validation of autonomous vehicles. It also provides datasets for advanced algorithms. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea with an additional office in San Francisco, California.
Rebellions.ai
Series A in 2022
AI chip architects are often inattentive to advanced deep learning features and requirements because they believe software stacks between their silicon and algorithms can provide effective abstract layers. We disagree. We do not think such naively designed chips can efficiently utilize expensive custom silicon resources. The more native hardware supports are enabled, the higher performance is achieved.
Rebellions Inc is building genuine AI accelerators by bi-directionally bridging the gap between underlying silicon architectures and deep learning algorithms. We push algorithm boundaries to better exploit silicon budgets, while re-architecting AI processors to incorporate sophisticated deep learning features through silicon-dedicated DL kernels.
Our goal is to deliver a domain-specific AI processor along with its optimized software. This approach, together with our unique decentralized programming model, will enable customers to arm with the most powerful yet energy-efficient AI hardware as well as seamless integration.
3i Inc.
Series A in 2021
3i Inc. - the 3D Intelligence Company - is specialized in indoor spatial 3D mapping, rendering and navigation. We use computer vision, machine learning and XR to represent space as it is: in 3D. By doing so, we aim to solve modern collaboration and documentation issues for Facility Management, Construction, Insurance, Real Estate...
We empower our client with fast, light, powerful and affordable technology that enables them to better collect, visualize and manage data in 3D space.
Bucketplace
Series D in 2022
O-House is a home furnishing and interior platform. The company believes that beautiful homes can change peoples' lives for the better. Its mission is to help users decorate homes with fun, ease, and confidence.
O-House revolutionizes the home furnishing and remodeling market in Korea with its user-generated style gallery, which helps users discover their preferred styles before purchasing products. On top of the marketplace for home furnishing products, it provides home remodeling services.
O-House won the Best App Award by Google Play in 2018, and its app is downloaded by more than 10 million users.
3billion
Series B in 2019
3billion, Inc. provides genetic testing and analyzing services to rare disease patients. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
MEGAZONE CLOUD Corp.
Series A in 2019
MegaZon is Korea's first Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner in 2012. As a Premier Consulting Partner and Reseller, they are leading the Korean cloud market with 15 years of enterprise hosting and ITSM system experience. By integrating their technology and experience with the AWS cloud infrastructure, they provide services to design, build, and manage IT infrastructures for enterprise customers. It has specialized know-how for scalable architecture configuration, development, secure security configuration, 24/7/365 monitoring and operation, and cloud environment. MegaZon's services are cost-effective and resource-efficient, creating industry-wide success stories.
Vueron Technology Co., Ltd.
Series A in 2021
Vueron provides the cutting-edge LiDAR perception software for automotive and various industries. Based on Vueron's algorithm, we have developed a high performance, stable, and practical perception software to identify all objects around the sensor with low resources
China Bank
Debt Financing in 2015
At China Bank, we are committed to making your success our business. We offer a complete range of deposit, investment, financing, remittance, and insurance products and services, accessible through our vast network of branches nationwide and secure and reliable electronic banking channels: China Bank TellerCard (ATM), China Bank Online (internet & mobile banking) and China Bank Tellerphone (phone banking)
NARA Space Technology
Series A in 2022
Ridibooks
Private Equity Round in 2022
VITCON
Series A in 2018
VITCON offers products and services that make it easy for anyone to configure IoT.
Vitcon develops and supplies “MODLINK”, a new concept built-in controller, which has been created with S/W and H/W technology and experienced accumulated over years.
In addition, we provide free software that allows non-software engineers to use IoT by connecting to MODLINK.
Deargen
Series B in 2022
SecuLetter Co.,Ltd.
Series B in 2019
SecuLetter Co.,Ltd. develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security appliances to detect unknown attacks with hybrid approaches. Its products include SecuLetter Email (SLE), a threat analysis protection solution for email that blocks cyber attacks which use malicious code; and SecuLetter FileServer (SLF), a threat analysis protection solution for fileserver that blocks the attack via attachment which targets organization that shares files server for co-work. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.
Toss Lab, Inc.
Venture Round in 2018
Toss Lab, Inc. develops a collaboration tool to communicate and manage projects. It offers JANDI, an office messenger that allows clients to share with people, search for files, and manage their team with admin controls. The company works with companies and organizations in various industries across Asia and internationally, as well as serves NGOs, non-profit organizations, and educational institutes. Toss Lab, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Seoul, South Korea with additional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Taipei City, Taiwan.
Buzzvil Co., Ltd.
Series C in 2020
Buzzvil Co., Ltd. develops and provides lockscreen advertising platform. The company offers Honeyscreen, a mobile application that transforms smartphone lock screen into a billboard; and Buzzscreen, a lock screen software development kit (SDK) for Android to bring content and advertisements onto users' lock-screen by integrating it in different applications. It caters to publishers and advertisers. Buzzvil Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
H2O Hospitality, Ltd.
Series C in 2021
H2O Hospitality is the largest vacation rental management company in Japan and Korea. H2O manages accommodation facilities without any on-site human resources by automating all the operational flows through the property management system (“PMS”) H2O developed that links and manages calendars between the guests, rooms, and housekeepers. This allows significant decrease in fixed cost of the operational expenses, increasing the yield of the facility.
Moneybrain
Series B in 2021
MoneyBrain Inc., an interactive AI company, researches and develops AI powered technology solutions. It offers AI service, a voice, video, and conversational processing technology solution; Deep learning, a multi-layer neural network learning technology for the field of machine learning research, including voice and video; and Chatbot, a non-face-to-face counseling service that communicates like a human being with human learning ability and language comprehension. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Rebellions.ai
Series A in 2022
AI chip architects are often inattentive to advanced deep learning features and requirements because they believe software stacks between their silicon and algorithms can provide effective abstract layers. We disagree. We do not think such naively designed chips can efficiently utilize expensive custom silicon resources. The more native hardware supports are enabled, the higher performance is achieved.
Rebellions Inc is building genuine AI accelerators by bi-directionally bridging the gap between underlying silicon architectures and deep learning algorithms. We push algorithm boundaries to better exploit silicon budgets, while re-architecting AI processors to incorporate sophisticated deep learning features through silicon-dedicated DL kernels.
Our goal is to deliver a domain-specific AI processor along with its optimized software. This approach, together with our unique decentralized programming model, will enable customers to arm with the most powerful yet energy-efficient AI hardware as well as seamless integration.
OnePredict
Series C in 2022
Established in 2016, OnePredict is a leader in industrial AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology and 9 time winner of the 'Global PHM Data Challenge' for the best industrial AI based Machine Digitalization & Intelligence solutions. OnePredict provides advanced AI solutions, the GuardiOne® Series, Cells, Edge, and Cloud solutions. GuardiOne® specializes in industrial AI solutions such as bearings, turbines, wind (wind farm), transformers, robots, and motors, and is expanding to various other industries.
Moneybrain
Series B in 2021
MoneyBrain Inc., an interactive AI company, researches and develops AI powered technology solutions. It offers AI service, a voice, video, and conversational processing technology solution; Deep learning, a multi-layer neural network learning technology for the field of machine learning research, including voice and video; and Chatbot, a non-face-to-face counseling service that communicates like a human being with human learning ability and language comprehension. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
RIDI
Series E in 2020
RIDI Corporation is South Korea’s leading e-reading services company, headquartered in Seoul. Eyeing remarkable success for the innovation of reading experiences, the company operates Ridibooks e-book store and provides PAPER PRO.
Ridibooks provides the highest quality of reading experience through e-book viewer applications, with a wide selection of e-book contents. The service is available for Ridibooks PAPER PRO (self-developed e-ink reader), iOS, Android, Windows and Mac OS X. Ridibooks now serves more than 2.77 million users and more than 1,620,000 e-book titles until today.
PAPER PRO, developed by RIDI Corporation and released in December 2017, is Korea’s first 7.8-inch e-reader. PAPER PRO’s size is optimized for reading, and features an e-ink display that resembles paper books.
Superb AI
Series B in 2022
Superb AI is a Machine Learning data platform that creates, manipulates, and manages data without building custom tools. It uses proprietary deep learning AI that assists humans to achieve faster labeling of images and videos by splitting training data into smaller components.
Superb AI was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
Dot Incorporation
Series A in 2016
Dot Incorporation developed the state-of-the-art, innovative, braille cell that is 1/20 size and 1/10 cost compared to existing piezo-electric cells that have long been considered to be the standards in the braille device market. As an electro-magnetic actuator, the Dot cell is able to bring revolutionary changes, first starting with the world’s first braille smartwatch, the Dot Watch. To be able to walk around freely without any inconvenience in the everyday life. The goal of Dot is to solve the basic problem of cost, size and functions of braille in order to reduce the invisible informational gap through tactile literacy.
fount Inc.
Series C in 2021
Fount Inc. Is an asset management Robo-Advisor startup founded in 2015. Their investing algorithm based on BigData Technology helps you plan for every event of your life. fount team believes in passive investing, which takes the right level of risk for your goal's time horizon, and allows their advanced computer algorithms do all the work.
3billion
Series A in 2018
3billion, Inc. provides genetic testing and analyzing services to rare disease patients. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
MyRealTrip
Venture Round in 2020
MyRealTrip is leading tours&activities marketplace in South Korea. MyRealTrip is the best free travel platform in Korea where you can book flights, accommodations, tours & tickets, and special offers. Starting with guided tour service in 2012, it has been growing rapidly since it successfully launched air service in 2018. MyRealTrip is constantly striving to provide travelers with a personalized experience and provide them with a more valuable experience.
MakinaRocks Co., Ltd.
Series A in 2020
Founded in December 2017, MakinaRocks is a startup specializing in industrial machine intelligence solutions. Our anomaly detection model and intelligent control algorithm analyze sensor and numeric data to provide intelligent control, improve product quality, and detect anomalies in manufacturing equipment. We deliver our industrial AI solutions to manufacturing industries such as semiconductor, automotive, battery, and energy.
Althea
Series B in 2017
Althea is Korea's premier beauty e-commerce platform that provides the latest beauty products, trends and lifestyle to consumers in Southeast Asia.
SOS Lab
Series A in 2020
SOS Lab. Co., Ltd. designs, develops, and manufactures optical measurement sensors based on LiDAR technologies for autonomous vehicles. The company's products include SL-1 for self driven cars; GL-3 for drones, robots, or industrial automation systems; and TL-3 for subway screen doors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Gwangju, South Korea.
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Company Limited
Venture Round in 2006
Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Company Limited provides time division network solutions and integrated services for mobile operators in China. It offers network support products, network optimization/planning tools, testers, terminals, as well as TD-SCDMA network, third-party network, network coverage, indoor distribution, system integration, and training services. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Beijing, China.
East Interactive
Series A in 2014
We produce most things digital. Rich internet applications, mobile, web and real life digital interactions. We are 23 professionals with a passion for combining first class design with awesome technology solutions. East is active in Finland and Bulgaria.
Kakao Enterprise
Venture Round in 2020
Kakao Enterprise Corp. operates information technology platform. It provides artificial intelligence technologies and platform services for companies. Its services include Kakao i Connect, Kakao i, and Kakao work. The company serves sectors, such as healthcare, finance, distribution, and construction. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Seongnam-si, South Korea.
WantedLab Inc.
Series B in 2017
There are currently over 5,000 companies and hundreds of thousands of users on the Wanted platform. Since 2015, companies such as IBM, Facebook, Microsoft, Ebay, Wework, Rakuten and Tencent have been using Wanted to recruit the best talent in Asia. Founded in Korea, the company has raised over USD$20million in funding and is now expanding its presence to other major cities around the world.
42Maru
Debt Financing in 2020
42Maru, Inc. develops a search engine technology for AI machines or smart devices. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
True Balance
Series B in 2017
True Balance is a digital wallet owned and operated by Balancehero India Private Limited (BHI), that enables users to access utility bill payment, loan recharge, insurance, and other financial products. With 70 million users, True Balance aims to serve India with utility payments financial platform for the unbanked users to serve their money for living requirements.
It was launched in 2014 by Mr. Charlie Lee as CEO, an alumnus of the University of Chicago.
The Clozet
Series A in 2019
THE CLOZET is a fashion sharing service aiming to be Airbnb for fashion. THE CLOZET makes profit by connecting its individual customers with fashion items which are not used often and allows them to borrow the items from other users at reasonable prices. THE CLOZET also gives the concierge service such as delivery, cleaning, maintenance which can make it the most seamless fashion sharing service.
Classting, Inc.
Venture Round in 2018
Classting aspires to solve one of the most critical problems that have existed for more than a century:
A teacher has to teach many students of varying levels in a classroom.
We equip teachers with an effective Learning Management System (LMS) tool and a social platform for classrooms to facilitate communication among teachers, students, and parents.
We also offer an AI-based learning platform that provides a personalized learning experience to students in- and outside of the school. Partnering with 20+ content providers, we are helping students all over the world to learn more effectively and efficiently.
Classting is based in Seoul.
Riiid
Series D in 2020
Riiid develop an AI Tutor platform with our exclusive machine learning technology.
It was launched by SANTATOEIC, an AI Tutor service.
N.thing, Inc.
Series A in 2015
N.thing, Inc. develops an iOS based application that enables users to record, look back, and share their green life. Its application allows users to store photos of their plants and activities; organize their plants list with icons, nick names, and five-star rating; get weather updates; and connect with their friends, family, and colleagues via Facebook, E-mail, SMS, and Instagram. The company is based in Ansan-si, South Korea.
B2Link
Venture Round in 2019
B2Link offers an online B2B beauty platform that offers subscription services for branded products.
The platform also provides collaborative services that enable e-commerce companies to manage their business processes such as sourcing, product and inventory management, invoicing, delivery, communication, and more.
Amyloid Solution Inc.
Series B in 2020
Amyloid Solution is a developer of therapy intended to overcome Alzheimer by developing modifying treatments. The company focuses on pathophysiological events related to disease progression and its underlying mechanism to find novel therapeutics, enabling clients with the best solution for Alzheimer disease.
MR.PIC Corp.
Seed Round in 2015
Mr.Pic (미스터픽) is an online Korean information portal that provides information about vehicles, lifestyles, games, and more.
Mr.Pic was launched in February 2014.
