Timewise Investment

Timewise Investment, previously known as CJ Venture Investment, is a principal investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 2000, it operates as an investment arm of the CJ Group and specializes in venture capital across various sectors, including biotechnology, technology, and entertainment. The firm focuses on investments in video broadcasting, animation, movies, cultural content, gaming, communications equipment, arts, sports, leisure, manufacturing, mobile devices and solutions, and information technology. Its investment activities are primarily concentrated in key regions of South Korea, particularly Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Jeju.

Hyun Ju Cho

Senior Investment Manager

Seong Bin Kang

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Hyun Kyu Kim

Investment Manager

Kyu Hwan Kwak

Investment Manager

Jie Eun Park

Senior Investment Manager

Jang Weon Seo

Chief Executive Officer

Kang Yeong Shin

Co-Chief Investment Officer

23 past transactions

Datumo

Series A in 2022
SelectStar Inc. develops a cloud-based artificial intelligence data production platform. The company offers Cash Mission, an application that collects and analyze data and enables the users to get rewards for their tasks. Its platform connects the public and the enterprises and allows the users to produce the data accurately. The company caters to corporate clients. SelectStar Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Daejeon, South Korea.

Plating

Seed Round in 2022
Plating provides healthy and delicious food is the best welfare. Plating releases new products every week and has presented about 50 menus to our customers so far.

AmazeVR

Venture Round in 2022
AmazeVR is a virtual concert platform that specializes in creating and distributing high-quality immersive music experiences. Founded in 2015 by former executives of Kakao, the company offers an end-to-end solution that includes advanced technologies such as ultra-high-resolution custom cameras and cloud-based creation tools. AmazeVR enables fans to attend live concerts in virtual reality, thereby enhancing the connection between artists and audiences. The platform facilitates both offline distribution through events like the Amaze Tour, which adheres to COVID-19 safety guidelines, and online distribution via the Amaze Music app and other media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. By vertically integrating its distribution channels, AmazeVR aims to expand artists' reach and foster engaging social interactions among fans, who can connect as avatars in a shared virtual space.

Pion

Series A in 2021
Pion Corporation is an Martech focused video intelligence company. We provide “Vispot”, a video creation and ad-automation platform powered by AI.

AFUN Interactive

Series B in 2021
afun interactive inc., a virtual reality company, engages in the production and distribution of 3D contents and animations. It creates digital contents for movies and games. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

S-Alpha Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
S-Alpha Therapeutics Inc., a digital therapeutics company, researches and develops health applications and platform technologies that enable digital devices to treat different diseases. Its products include SAT-001, an ophthalmology related application for eye disease treatment; SAT-002, neurology application for treatment of nervous system disease; SAT-003, oncology application for recovery and treatment of cancer patients; and SAT-008, a public crisis application for overcoming social problems. Additionally, it also develops therapeutic devices. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Shin Starr presents

Series A in 2021
Shin Starr presents create, operate, and franchise Korean cuisine-based QSR and fast-casual dining restaurants built around its proprietary robotic kitchen technology and Korean cuisine excellence. It develops and commercializes SPACE+ Technology™, a spatial technology platform brand created by SHIN STARR presents to enhance cooking and food servicing quality and efficiency. SPACE+ combines and integrates in-house made robotic and network technologies into a flawless autonomous kitchen platform.

AmazeVR

Venture Round in 2021
AmazeVR is a virtual concert platform that specializes in creating and distributing high-quality immersive music experiences. Founded in 2015 by former executives of Kakao, the company offers an end-to-end solution that includes advanced technologies such as ultra-high-resolution custom cameras and cloud-based creation tools. AmazeVR enables fans to attend live concerts in virtual reality, thereby enhancing the connection between artists and audiences. The platform facilitates both offline distribution through events like the Amaze Tour, which adheres to COVID-19 safety guidelines, and online distribution via the Amaze Music app and other media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. By vertically integrating its distribution channels, AmazeVR aims to expand artists' reach and foster engaging social interactions among fans, who can connect as avatars in a shared virtual space.

PlayList

Series B in 2021
PlayList is a web drama production company that produces dramas and music content. The company's two flagship web drama series, Love Playlist and A-Teen have gained huge popularity amongst the 18-24 age segment. Playlist dramas have over 10 million subscribers and 1.3 billion views.

Pragma Bio

Seed Round in 2020
VastBiome is a biotechnology company that mines microbiome drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune disease. The company employs its proprietary methods in genomic sequencing, artificial intelligence, and synthetic biology to discover biomarkers and therapeutics for challenging immunologic disorders. It offers a platform that aims to aggregate public and private data in order to generate a microbiome database and leverages analytical processes to discover connections between distinct and biologically related data in order to increase statistical power and drive discovery. In addition, the platform can be used to identify novel biomarkers to risk-stratify patients and predict clinical outcomes. It was co-founded by Peter McCaffrey, Kovi Bessoff, Ayin Vala, and Kareem Barghouti in Millbrae, California in 2018.

GeneCast

Series B in 2020
Genecast co., ltd. develops oncology kits. The products include EGFR Mutation Test Kit, BRAF Mutation Test Kit, and JAK2 Mutation Test Kit. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Bungaejangter

Venture Round in 2020
Bungaejangter engages in the development of a mobile open marketplace that facilitates the person-to-person trading of goods in the Korean e-commerce industry. This was made into an application that is compatible with smartphones running Android and iOS. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Seoul, Korea.

AFUN Interactive

Venture Round in 2019
afun interactive inc., a virtual reality company, engages in the production and distribution of 3D contents and animations. It creates digital contents for movies and games. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

42dot

Corporate Round in 2019
42dot is a technology company based in Seoul, South Korea, focused on advancing urban mobility through its innovative Urban Mobility Operating System (UMOS). Founded in 2019, 42dot is developing a cloud-based platform that integrates various autonomous vehicles, including self-driving cars, drones, and automated delivery robots, to offer seamless transportation services. By facilitating the transition to autonomous transportation-as-a-service (aTaaS), 42dot aims to enhance mobility solutions in urban environments, making transportation more efficient and accessible.

AmazeVR

Series A in 2019
AmazeVR is a virtual concert platform that specializes in creating and distributing high-quality immersive music experiences. Founded in 2015 by former executives of Kakao, the company offers an end-to-end solution that includes advanced technologies such as ultra-high-resolution custom cameras and cloud-based creation tools. AmazeVR enables fans to attend live concerts in virtual reality, thereby enhancing the connection between artists and audiences. The platform facilitates both offline distribution through events like the Amaze Tour, which adheres to COVID-19 safety guidelines, and online distribution via the Amaze Music app and other media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. By vertically integrating its distribution channels, AmazeVR aims to expand artists' reach and foster engaging social interactions among fans, who can connect as avatars in a shared virtual space.

MyMusicTaste

Series A in 2016
MyMusicTaste is a fan-initiated platform that connects fans, artists, and promoters to create meaningful live concert experiences. By empowering fans to request concerts from their favorite artists in their cities, MyMusicTaste leverages demand to provide valuable data-driven insights to artists and concert promoters. This innovative approach enables the organization of successful concerts worldwide, reshaping the landscape of live events and enhancing the overall concert-going experience.

Foodfly

Series A in 2014
Foodfly (푸드플라이) is a Korean online food delivery service that allows consumers to order food online and get them delivered. Established in March 2011, Foodfly also enables users to order food online using mobile phones.
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