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KB Investment

KB Investment Co., Ltd. is a prominent venture capital and private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1990 as a subsidiary of KB Financial Group. Specializing in early-stage investments, growth capital, and selected buyout deals, the firm focuses primarily on small and medium-sized enterprises in sectors such as biotechnology, information communication technology, shipbuilding, and various technology-related industries. KB Investment also engages in secondary venture capital investments in pre-IPO companies and social ventures that align with the United Nations' sustainable development goals. The firm operates mainly within South Korea, targeting regions such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Chungnam, Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk. With an asset management portfolio exceeding USD 1.4 billion as of late 2013, KB Investment is recognized for its strategic support to portfolio companies across critical operational areas.

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Series AEarly VentureSeed RoundScale StageSeries BShow more
http://www.kbic.co.kr
https://crunchbase.com/organization/kbinvest
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/fund/20325-25F
https://www.capitaliq.com/CIQDotNet/company.aspx?companyId=33985223
https://www.privateequityinternational.com/database/#/profile?id=5173

Woo-hyeong Choi

Director

Jeong-hoon Jang

Director

Hwa-jung Kim

EVP

Yeong-seok Kim

Director

Su-hee Lee

Director

Sang-ik Lee

Director

Seung-jae Lee

Director

Hong-ryeol Park

MD

Jin-Bum Park

Director

Sang-hee Park

Director

Jeong-seob Shin

Director

Byeong-ha So

Director

Yeong-seok Son

Director

Dong-seok Woo

MD

Seok-heon Yoo

Director

Past deals in South Korea

Habit Factory

Series B in 2021
Habit Factory develops an application software that analyzes the user's consumption patterns, helping them understand where they are spending their money and increasing their savings. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Copin Communications

Series B in 2021
Copin Communications, Inc. develops contents such as characters and emoticons for corporate clients. Copin Communications, Inc. is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Seoul Robotics

Seed Round in 2019
Seoul Robotics Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company established in 2017 that specializes in lidar perception software for 3D object detection and computer vision. The company develops software solutions, including its flagship product SENSR, which facilitates the detection, classification, tracking, and prediction of objects in the environment. Seoul Robotics aims to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots by providing advanced AI technology that enables these systems to effectively perceive and interpret their surroundings. Through its innovative software, the company supports the growing demand for reliable and efficient autonomous systems.

Copin Communications

Series A in 2019
Copin Communications, Inc. develops contents such as characters and emoticons for corporate clients. Copin Communications, Inc. is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Socar

Series D 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.

Seoul Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Seoul Robotics Co., Ltd. is a South Korean company established in 2017 that specializes in lidar perception software for 3D object detection and computer vision. The company develops software solutions, including its flagship product SENSR, which facilitates the detection, classification, tracking, and prediction of objects in the environment. Seoul Robotics aims to enhance the capabilities of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and robots by providing advanced AI technology that enables these systems to effectively perceive and interpret their surroundings. Through its innovative software, the company supports the growing demand for reliable and efficient autonomous systems.

JLK

Venture Round in 2018
JLK, Inc. provides diagnosis support to the patients with it AI-driven solutions in South Korea. The company offers AI medical and AI security solutions. Its AI platform provides the on-site/real-time service that is connected to various systems built in the hospital and enables the professional needs of physicians to diagnose diseases. The company provides medical management, medical treatment, and medical service in brain diseases, such as ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, brain aneurysm, and Alzheimer’s disease; and in lung diseases, coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, and digital pathology. The company was formerly known as JLK INSPECTION Co.,Ltd. JLK, Inc. is headquartered in Cheongju, South Korea.

Habit Factory

Seed Round in 2017
Habit Factory develops an application software that analyzes the user's consumption patterns, helping them understand where they are spending their money and increasing their savings. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.