KB Investment

KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC), established in 1990, is a prominent investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in venture capital and private equity. As a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, it manages over USD 1.4 billion in assets. KBIC focuses on early-stage investments, growth capital, and buyout transactions, particularly within small and medium-sized enterprises across various sectors including biotechnology, information communication technology, and shipbuilding. The firm also engages in secondary venture capital investments in pre-IPO companies and supports social ventures aligned with the UN's sustainable development goals. KBIC is recognized for its industry expertise and extensive network, providing active guidance to portfolio companies in areas such as team building, strategy, operations, and governance. The firm primarily invests in regions like Seoul, Gyeonggi, and other major provinces in South Korea, with buyout transaction values typically ranging between KRW 5 billion and KRW 10 billion.

Woo-hyeong Choi

Director

Jeong-hoon Jang

Director

Hwa-jung Kim

EVP

Yeong-seok Kim

Director

Seung-jae Lee

Director

Su-hee Lee

Director

Sang-ik Lee

Director

Jin-Bum Park

Director

Sang-hee Park

Director

Hong-ryeol Park

MD

Jeong-seob Shin

Director

Byeong-ha So

Director

Yeong-seok Son

Director

Dong-seok Woo

MD

Seok-heon Yoo

Director

369 past transactions

Okxe

Series A in 2020
OKXE VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED operates an online e-commerce platform for motorbikes. The platform enables users to buy and sell motorcycles online. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Go2Joy

Series A in 2020
Go2Joy (고투조이) is a mobile O2O platform connecting local hotels & local hotel users in Vietnam. Go2Joy is 1st Hourly/Overnight booking enabled OTA in Vietnam, and No.1 Hourly Hotel Booking app for young Vietnamese with largest user base, largest hourly booking hotel inventory, largest coverage in Vietnam

Checkmate Therapeutics Inc.

Private Placement in 2020
Checkmate Therapeutics Inc. develops, discover and deliver therapeutics for patients suffering from cancer and other incurable diseases. The company was founded 2019 and is based Seoul, South Korea.

Blinkers Co

Series A in 2022
Blinkers’ wine investment exchange allows for trading high-value wines for investment purposes, and the ‘Bank of Wine’ is a platform that can certify ownership and experience of wine.

Cancer Rop Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:A180400)

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Cancer Rop Co., Ltd. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic techniques for various genetic diseases in South Korea. The company offers BAC chip, a gene based microarray to detect chromosomal abnormalities in embryos for increasing success rate of in vitro fertilization, check health of fetus, diagnose chromosomal abnormalities in children and adults with health problems, detect chromosomal abnormalities in cancer cells, and check chromosomal abnormalities in stem cells. It is also developing reagents for diagnostic tools that are used in the diagnosis of cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and other diseases. The company was formerly known as MG MED, Inc. and changed its name to Cancer Rop Co., Ltd. in January 2018. Cancer Rop Co., Ltd. was founded in 2001 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

EloElo

Series A in 2022
Look Good, Feel good daily with India’s #1 Short Videos App for Health, Beauty & Lifestyle ! 100% Made in India, Made for India App that lets you watch entertaining & informative 60 second videos and also win 100s of Products free

Big Value

Seed Round in 2018
Big Value is a price analysis for multiplex houses.

Curiox Biosystems

Series C in 2022
Curiox is a bioinstrumentation company spun out of the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore. Curiox has become a leader in the development and commercialization of innovative assay platforms based on its expertise in surface chemistry and engineering. Curiox’s vision is to accelerate the progress of life sciences, drug discovery and diagnostics through the miniaturization and improved automation of bioassays.

Onuii

Series A in 2021
A mathematical problem solving application for middle and high school students.

kukka

Series A in 2020
kukka, Inc. sells flowers for office space, atelier, showrooms, and events through retail stores and online. Its products include corporate event support flowers, promotional flower box, customer care flowers, and floral decorations. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

BOMAPP

Series A in 2019
Bomapp Inc. develops and provides an application for users to review and purchase insurance products. Bomapp Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

rainist / 레이니스트

Series C in 2019
Rainist Co., Ltd.,a financial technology company, develops a financial application software called Banksalad which collects and analyzes financial data. It provides recommendations regarding expenditure analysis and personal financial management. Rainist Co., Ltd. was founded 2012 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Ignis Therapeutics

Series A in 2021
Ignis Therapeutics is a life science company developing innovative therapies in the field of the central nervous system. With a strong commitment to self-discovery and a development strategy to advance the treatment paradigm, Ignis Therapeutics transforms the approach to treating CNS conditions. Ignis Therapeutics is dedicated to developing products that significantly improve the lives of patients while also providing additional therapeutic options for physicians.

oVice

Series A in 2021
oVice, Inc. develops a virtual space based on voice chat for remote communication. Its online platform allows communication centered on voice and enables the communication between people who are working remotely and people who work in the actual office. oVice, Inc. was formerly known as NIMARU TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

D'CENT

Series A in 2021
D'CENT provides cryptocurrency hardware wallet for keeping crypto assets secure.

funNC

Series A in 2021
Developer of a companion animal e-commerce platform designed to make a better world for pets. The company's platform offers petsitter education, insurance, travel products, and service, specialized hotel matching services, and veterinary medical services, providing customers with a trained sitter.

Connectfit

Seed Round in 2021
Connectfit is an app that connects with employees to manage the work schedule and payments. Connectfit is headquartered in Seoul Korea.

Draph

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Draph provides cloud solutions and services for product image production and automated optimization to enhance product sales and advertising efficiency. Draph is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and was founded in 2022.

Fefifo

Seed Round in 2021
Fefifo is a technology-first Co-farming company that focuses on empowering the new generation of progressive farmers in ASEAN. Fefifo wants to modernize farming by bringing technology into our co-farms and to grow an expert community platform to mentor and guide our grower partners. Fefifo makes farming accessible by getting farmlands ready to plant without the traditional hefty investment of time and money. So growers can focus on what growers do best. It believes in farming as not only an attractive and rewarding venture but more importantly, a meaningful life experience.

Swatch On

Funding Round in 2019
SWATCHON.COM was launched under the motive to provide a variety of unique, high-quality wholesale fabrics at a reasonable price. Their team is composed of young, creative, professional and motivated individuals crazy and passionate about fashion fabric. And they are here to help you find the perfect fabric for your collection. They assure that you will have great experiences with their personalized approach to each and every client.

Orum Therapeutics

Series B in 2019
ORUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. engages in the research and development of therapeutic antibodies using cell penetrating antibody platform. Its platform targets specific cell types and adapts to different cell types and different intracellular proteins without chemical modifications. The company develops products for treatment of genetic diseases and cancer. ORUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. was founded in 2016 and is based in Daejeon, South Korea.

Socar

Private Placement in 2019
Socar is a Korean eco-friendly car sharing community that allows travelers to share cars with others who are traveling the same route. Socar has raised an $18 million round of funding in 2015 which was one of the highest funding deals for a South Korean startup to date. Most notably, it was led by a US investor: Bain Capital, a private investment firm with $80 billion in assets under management. Socar was founded in March 2012, and it has a website and smartphone apps that let users book cars for their own use. Service has over 1,700,000 registered users, 50,000 of whom use the service each month. Around 80,000 transactions per month — that’s more than one car booking each 30 seconds.

Triple

Series A in 2018
Triple Corp. operates a cloud based travel platform. Its product triple, is an application which is designed to help the user in real time location sharing. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seongnam, South Korea.

Contents First

Series A in 2020
Contents First is the team behind Tappytoon, the premier digital-first comics platform that has become a daily destination for more than 3 Million readers hailing from over 190 countries. Since January 2019, Tappytoon is the #1 to #5 top Comics app by gross revenue on Google Play and App Store in 90 countries including US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and many more. (source: Google Play, Apple, AppAnnie) The Tappytoon library is now available in English, French, and German, spanning exclusive, licensed hits curated from the largest publishers in Korea and Asia, including Kakao, Haksan, Seoul Media, D&C Media, Mr Blue, Jaedam, Comico as well as K-drama/K-pop tie-ins, TV and game adaptations. Premium paywall & free digital comics are available on Web, iPhone, Android. Among the titles beloved by millions are Solo Leveling, The Abandoned Empress, Light & Shadow, Bloody Sweet, and What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, and many more. Launched in 2016, Tappytoon’s vetted translations and chart-topping smartphone apps offer the best way to read full-color digital manga, manhwa and webtoons while supporting the artists, creators, and storytellers. Tappytoon also produces a number of brand-new original comics with select partners and creators, for print, transmedia, film/tv/ani production, distrib/licensing rights.

Mykoon Co.,Ltd.

Private Placement in 2018
Mykoon Co.,Ltd. designs and develops social radio mobile application. It allows users to create personal broadcasts, chatting with listeners, listen to user-generated content, and send gifts to preferred streamers. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

CHABOT MOBILITY

Series B in 2021
CHABOT Mobility.,Ltd. develops Chabot, a car concierge platform that provides car services, such as car information, driving habits, car insurance covers, car finance, and car prices, as well as a car life community network that shares car information of interest and communicates with cars through Chabot. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Tera Funding

Series B in 2019
Tera Funding is a real estate investment firm in Seoul, South Korea. Tera Funding is a real estate P2P financial company that offers an online platform for small investors to provide first-tier small and medium-sized construction loans to businesses.

TomoCredit

Seed Round in 2021
TomoCredit is building the next generation credit card designed for Millennials with no credit history or credit score by analyzing alternative data sources through its proprietary algorithm. founding team is made up of immigrant founders who all felt the challenge of getting a credit card as foreign nationals. The team is comprised of alum from Coinbase, The Kenetic Hedge Fund and Google and have attended schools including MIT and UC Berkeley.

MitoImmune Therapeutics Inc.

Private Placement in 2019
MitoImmune Therapeutics Inc. develops biologic drugs for treating inflammatory diseases and cancers through targeting mitochondrial. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

WhaTap Inc.

Series A in 2018
WhaTap Inc. designs and develops a cloud-based software which provides server and database monitoring. It is used to preemptively warn users about potential risks or malfunctions, in real time, across multiple platforms: PC, mobile, and Apple Watch. The company is based in South Korea.

Gametales

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of mobile games platform designed to organize gaming leagues for amateur as well as professional players. The company's gaming platform offers a virtual reality experience and a variety of games and gaming tournaments online, enabling game enthusiasts to showcase their skills and win prizes.

ONDA

Series B in 2021
T Port Inc. is an accommodation management platform. T Port Inc.'s real-time reservation management book can easily manage all bookings on the computer or smartphone anytime, anywhere.

VIRNECT

Series B in 2022
VIRNECT CO., LTD. develops augmented reality (AR) solutions for industries. The company offers VIRNECT Remote an AR multi-remote collaboration solution that provides a multi-communication system; VIRNECT Make produces and distributes AR contents and provides additional features that can add tables, graphs, animation, interaction, task lists, and documents to the original non-coding AR contents; VIRNECT View visualizes field information through AR and enables users to write and register task lists; and VIRNECT Workstation is an AR service for integrated management that provides user account settings, AR content lists, and job history management features. VIRNECT CO., LTD. was founded in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

ONDA

Series A in 2019
T Port Inc. is an accommodation management platform. T Port Inc.'s real-time reservation management book can easily manage all bookings on the computer or smartphone anytime, anywhere.

Curiox Biosystems

Series B in 2019
Curiox is a bioinstrumentation company spun out of the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore. Curiox has become a leader in the development and commercialization of innovative assay platforms based on its expertise in surface chemistry and engineering. Curiox’s vision is to accelerate the progress of life sciences, drug discovery and diagnostics through the miniaturization and improved automation of bioassays.

Smore

Seed Round in 2021
Playable Form builder

Dable

Series C in 2021
Dable, Inc. is B2B Omni-channel Personalization Platform that provides products and contents that users are likely to want to reach by gathering their behavioral logs in online and offline. With experience developing online recommendation platform as a team “RecoPick” in SK planet for 2 years, which has been the pioneer and the best recommendation platform in Korea, they are now aiming to expand their personalization service from online to offline to enrich people’s lifestyle.

Qoala

Series B in 2022
Qoala is a disruptive insure-tech company that leverages big-data, machine learning, IoT and blockchain aiming to revolutionise insurance landscape in Indonesia. We partner with big companies, including e-commerce and travel platforms, to enhance their customer experience through our unique and innovative insurance products.

Seoul Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Seoul Robotics Co.,Ltd. provides lidar perception software for 3D Object Detection and 3D computer vision. The company provide software for self driving cars. It offers software name, SENSR for detection, classification, tracking, and prediction. Seoul Robotics Co.,Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Glife

Series A in 2021
glife aims to connect conscious & healthy living consumers, communities & merchants in a single online to offline platform.Together, glife aim to build a stronger social bonding and Green revolution by providing a one-stop green lifestyle solution hub dedicated for individuals & communities for environmental-friendly & sustainable (‘Green’) products & services.

Orum Therapeutics

Series B in 2021
ORUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. engages in the research and development of therapeutic antibodies using cell penetrating antibody platform. Its platform targets specific cell types and adapts to different cell types and different intracellular proteins without chemical modifications. The company develops products for treatment of genetic diseases and cancer. ORUM THERAPEUTICS, INC. was founded in 2016 and is based in Daejeon, South Korea.

Mighty Jaxx

Series A in 2021
Mighty Jaxx International Pte Ltd designs and manufactures toy collectibles and lifestyle products. It offers three-dimensional art figures. The company also develops a blockchain-based online platform for issuing and validating tamper-resistant and permanent certificates to designer toys and collectibles. It also offers monetary rewards through Mighty Assembly VIP Programme. The company offers its products through retailers, stores, and an online portal. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Singapore.

VESSL AI

Seed Round in 2021
VESSL AI enables machine learning teams to develop state-of-the-art models at scale without the complex and repetitive process of setting up pipelines and infrastructures. In addition to a centralized dashboard and workflow management, VESSL AI offers enterprise-grade infrastructure equipped with automated resource provisioning, and powerful training modes with automated hyperparameter optimization and multi-node distributed training.

Healingpaper Co. Ltd.

Private Placement in 2020
Healingpaper Co. Ltd. develops a healthcare based mobile application which provides patients to check their personal medication reminders, treatment schedules, conditions, eating habits, the results of medical testing , drug side effects, personalized health information, and healthcare updates. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

TomoCredit

Series A in 2021
TomoCredit is building the next generation credit card designed for Millennials with no credit history or credit score by analyzing alternative data sources through its proprietary algorithm. founding team is made up of immigrant founders who all felt the challenge of getting a credit card as foreign nationals. The team is comprised of alum from Coinbase, The Kenetic Hedge Fund and Google and have attended schools including MIT and UC Berkeley.

Qoala

Private Placement in 2020
Qoala is a disruptive insure-tech company that leverages big-data, machine learning, IoT and blockchain aiming to revolutionise insurance landscape in Indonesia. We partner with big companies, including e-commerce and travel platforms, to enhance their customer experience through our unique and innovative insurance products.

Spoqa

Series D in 2016
Spoqa is a Korean startup developing mobile marketing solutions. Spoqa operates Dodo Points, a tablet-based loyalty solution for local merchants. Store customers volutarily input their phone numbers into Dodo tablets that are installed facing customers on store counters to receive membership benefits, without having to sign up or download apps. Since its launch in April 2012, Spoqa now offers analytical customer management interface "Dodo Insight", marketing automation service "Dodo Message" and targeting advertising service "Dodo Ads" to a wide variety of businesses ranging from small coffee shops to major hotel brands.

rainist / 레이니스트

Series B in 2018
Rainist Co., Ltd.,a financial technology company, develops a financial application software called Banksalad which collects and analyzes financial data. It provides recommendations regarding expenditure analysis and personal financial management. Rainist Co., Ltd. was founded 2012 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Mykoon Co.,Ltd.

Private Placement in 2019
Mykoon Co.,Ltd. designs and develops social radio mobile application. It allows users to create personal broadcasts, chatting with listeners, listen to user-generated content, and send gifts to preferred streamers. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Pinplay

Private Placement in 2018
Pinplay Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes smart mobile phones and watch for children. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

kukka

Private Placement in 2018
kukka, Inc. sells flowers for office space, atelier, showrooms, and events through retail stores and online. Its products include corporate event support flowers, promotional flower box, customer care flowers, and floral decorations. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

BioProtect

Series D in 2020
BioProtect Ltd. is an international medical device startup. It is primarily engaged in to the business of developing and commercializing biodegradable balloon spacers for the protection of normal tissue during cancer radiation therapy. The company's current focus in the growing radiotherapy spacers market, where its ProSpace balloon spacer (CE marked) has shown superior efficacy and safety in protecting the rectum during radiation therapy for prostate cancer. The company's technology platform of biodegradable implantable balloons suits a wide range of applications for unmet clinical needs. BioProtect was founded in the year 2004 and headquartered in Israel, with subsidiaries in Germany and US.

Hasys

Private Placement in 2018
HASYS develops client management solutions for hair salons, skin care shops, and nail salons. It also develops solutions for beauty shops. HASYS was founded in 2000 and is based in Seongnam, South Korea with an additional office in Busan, South Korea.

Zoyi

Private Placement in 2020
Zoyi Corporation develops customer analytic tools for retailers. The company offers Walk Insights, an offline retail analytics solution, that detects wireless signals from mobile devices to collect and store visitor data in real time. It also analyzes data from outside traffic, store visits, dwell time, and returning visitors. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Zoyi

Series B in 2020
Zoyi Corporation develops customer analytic tools for retailers. The company offers Walk Insights, an offline retail analytics solution, that detects wireless signals from mobile devices to collect and store visitor data in real time. It also analyzes data from outside traffic, store visits, dwell time, and returning visitors. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Tutoring

Series A in 2019
Tutoring is an on-demand mLearning Platform.

HonestFund

Series B in 2018
HonestFund is a financial technology company operating an alternative investing platform in South Korea. HonestFund provides individuals and institutional investors access to alternative investment opportunities across a wide range of asset classes, such as residential/commercial real estates, infrastructure financing and unsecured personal loans. Due to its unique capability of providing a fully transparent and frictionless process for both investors and private issuers, HonestFund raised funds from leading financial institutions, including Shinhan Bank, Hanwha Investment, KB Investment, Shinhan Capital and Daily Financial Group.

Promis Diagnostics

Private Placement in 2020
Promis Diagnostics, Inc. provides colorectal cancer screening services. It uses DNA methylation method for cancer screening. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Pasadena, California. Promis Diagnostics, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Genomictree Inc.

Seoul Robotics

Seed Round in 2019
Seoul Robotics Co.,Ltd. provides lidar perception software for 3D Object Detection and 3D computer vision. The company provide software for self driving cars. It offers software name, SENSR for detection, classification, tracking, and prediction. Seoul Robotics Co.,Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

JAMJA

Seed Round in 2018
JAMJA Corp is a news aggregator in Vietnam. It designs and develops a platform for discount discovery on restaurants, fashion, and beauty products. The company offers Lazada, Adayroi, Tiki, Lotte, and Shopee discount codes. JAMJA Corp was founded in 2015 and is based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Onaclover Technology JSC

Private Placement in 2019
Onaclover Technology JSC develops and markets an application that connects fitness centers and workout enthusiasts across Vietnam. The company offers application through which users can search and purchase training packages and book training schedule for fitness activities, such as gym, yoga, boxing, dancing, and Zumba. Onaclover Technology JSC was founded in 2016 and is based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Coinplug

Private Placement in 2019
Coinplug is a blockchain developing company leading the next generation of blockchain-based solutions and services, being a pioneer in the field since its founding in 2013 and with over 300 blockchain patents. The company is continuously innovating in the field of blockchain, focusing in the areas of Identity & Authentication (Decentralized Identity, Self-Sovereign Identity), Payment Solutions and Assets Management.

Rupeek

Series C in 2020
Rupeek is a financial services company that features an online lending platform that specializes in credit risk, gold loans, and personal loans. It offers lending solutions for lenders and borrowers. The company is driven by its mission is to bring financial inclusion for the masses and introduce products that are transparent and people-friendly. Rupeek was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Gushcloud Pte Ltd

Venture Round in 2019
Gushcloud does advertising differently. Our ad platform brings consumers into the advertising game with our value-exchange system (a.k.a cash rewards for consumers). Some people call it legalized bribery, we call it the obvious thing to do when you value someone's time. But don't take our word for it - see the difference for yourself. We work with hundreds of companies to generate 200% to 400% better results across building brand awareness, traffic generation and word-of-mouth. Get better all-round performance today.