Hanwha Asset Management

Hanwha Asset Management is recognized as a significant player in the asset management sector in South Korea, often referred to as the country's "silent power." The firm is known for its steadfast commitment to long-term decision-making, prioritizing management principles and philosophy over transient market trends. This approach fosters a sense of confidence and trust among clients, as Hanwha Asset Management consistently seeks out new investment opportunities while maintaining a focus on sustainable growth. Their reputation is built on a solid foundation of reliability and a forward-thinking mindset, making them a trusted choice for asset management in the region.

Michael Notaro

Associate Vice President

22 past transactions

Temporal

Series C in 2025
Temporal Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Bellevue, Washington, established in 2019. It develops an open-source microservices orchestration engine that enables developers to create and manage scalable distributed applications, workflow functions, and data pipelines. The platform supports seamless execution of development, debugging, and testing processes, along with resource provisioning and monitoring tools. It also offers solutions for financial transactions. Temporal's technology is designed to ensure the reliable completion of workflows of any size and complexity, incorporating features such as built-in support for exponential activity retries and compensation logic through the native saga pattern. Additionally, the company provides cloud services to enhance its offerings.

ThayerMahan

Series C in 2024
ThayerMahan is a maritime technology company focused on delivering comprehensive autonomous marine solutions for a variety of clients. The company specializes in the development of advanced underwater technologies that address maritime security challenges. Utilizing state-of-the-art acoustic and electronic sensors, ThayerMahan offers services that encompass deployment, operations, data gathering, and analysis tailored to specific missions. Its innovative tools and expertise enhance the monitoring of physical and environmental security in the oceans, safeguarding maritime food supplies, trade routes, industrial infrastructure, and borders.

Funds

Series D in 2023
Funds is a loan investment firm that specializes in facilitating financing for businesses through an online peer-to-peer lending marketplace. The company connects individual investors with businesses seeking operating capital, allowing these investors to manage their assets and invest in financial instruments that offer moderate risk and returns. Through silent partnership agreements, Funds enables companies to invest in financing options in small increments, making it accessible for a wider range of investors and businesses. This model not only supports businesses in obtaining necessary funds but also provides a platform for individuals to participate in the lending process.

ADDX

Series B in 2022
ADDX is a company focused on democratizing private capital markets by utilizing blockchain and smart contract technology. Founded in 2017 and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, ADDX automates various manual processes related to the life cycle of securities across multiple asset classes, including pre-IPO equity, hedge funds, private equity funds, and wholesale bonds. This innovation enables the fractionalization of investments, significantly reducing minimum investment amounts from $1 million to $20,000, thereby allowing more accredited individual investors to access previously inaccessible opportunities. The company's platform facilitates the issuance, settlement, custody, and secondary trading of digital securities, streamlining the trading process and ensuring secure access to capital markets for both investors and issuers.

Cogni

Series A in 2022
Cogni is a New York-based company that provides a digital banking platform designed to serve pan-European businesses. It offers multi-currency business accounts linked to artificial intelligence-driven financial tools. The platform aims to simplify and automate virtual payments, providing users with an accessible financial service that integrates traditional finance, decentralized finance, and lifestyle needs such as booking hotels, flights, and movie tickets. By leveraging machine learning and AI, Cogni seeks to enhance the banking experience, making financial management easier and more transparent for its customers.

Kick the Hurdle

Series B in 2022
Kick the Hurdle is a provider of healthcare services that focuses on delivering personalized healthcare routines and nutritional solutions. The company offers a range of brands that specialize in healthy functional foods, catering to the specific dietary needs of its customers. By providing accurate and customized healthcare options, Kick the Hurdle enables individuals to maintain their well-being and make informed choices about their nutrition.

LUXROBO

Series B in 2021
LUXROBO is a venture company specializing in robotics. Based on its robot technology, LUXROBO creates products that make electrical appliances smarter and easier to use. The company develops educational robots, IoT platform, and modular robotics kit. It also provides technology consulting services.

Numan

Series B in 2021
Numan is a digital platform focused on men's health, providing online access to medical professionals, prescription medications, at-home blood testing, and holistic health advice. The company addresses various health issues, including erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, hair loss, and nutritional deficiencies, through its integrated-care platform. By promoting accessible medical remedies, Numan empowers men to take control of their health and wellbeing, while also tackling the gender gap in healthcare-seeking behaviors. Through a combination of prescription medication, doctor consultations, and diagnostics, Numan offers a direct-to-consumer service that encourages men to confront health issues that impact their self-esteem and lifestyle choices.

CORELINESOFT

Series C in 2021
CORELINESOFT develops medical software products.

ADDX

Series A in 2021
ADDX is a company focused on democratizing private capital markets by utilizing blockchain and smart contract technology. Founded in 2017 and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, ADDX automates various manual processes related to the life cycle of securities across multiple asset classes, including pre-IPO equity, hedge funds, private equity funds, and wholesale bonds. This innovation enables the fractionalization of investments, significantly reducing minimum investment amounts from $1 million to $20,000, thereby allowing more accredited individual investors to access previously inaccessible opportunities. The company's platform facilitates the issuance, settlement, custody, and secondary trading of digital securities, streamlining the trading process and ensuring secure access to capital markets for both investors and issuers.

Grab

Series A in 2021
Grab Holdings Inc. is a prominent online-to-offline service provider based in Singapore, focusing on mobile technology solutions for transportation across Southeast Asia. Founded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Lng, Grab integrates various transportation services through its platform, which includes offerings such as GrabTaxi, GrabCar, GrabHitch, GrabShare, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus, GrabFamily, JustGrab, GrabNow, and GrabRental. The company operates in multiple countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. In addition to its headquarters in Singapore, Grab has offices in Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta, and Vietnam, further extending its reach and capabilities within the region.

Grab Financial Group

Series A in 2021
Grab Financial Group provides financial services across payments, rewards, lending, and insurance. A seamless point-of-sale (POS) system for merchants and a trusted mobile wallet of choice in Southeast Asia for payments such as in-store purchases, Grab transactions, and fund transfers.

Nodit

Series A in 2020
# Nodit Nodit is a Web3 development platform specialized in blockchain data. Nodit aims to provide enterprise-grade multi-chain Web3 infrastructure accessible to everyone. By offering reliable node infrastructure with 99.9% uptime and consistent ready-to-query blockchain data at an affordable price, we are facilitating developers’ entry into the Web3 world. # Lambda256 Lambda256, the blockchain tech arm of Dunamu, developed and operates Nodit, which enhances efficiency in managing tasks like blockchain network setup, node operation, and data processing for Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Aptos and Luniverse, a cloud-based blockchain infrastructure platform. Lambda256 also offers a travel rule solution to meet FATF guidelines, improving security and compliance for virtual asset transactions. The company secured Series A funding, followed by Series B funding in December 2021, achieving a total accumulated investment of approximately +80 million USD.

HKbitEX

Series A in 2020
HKbitEX operates a digital asset exchange platform focused on providing spot trading services for professional and institutional investors. The company is dedicated to delivering a compliant and regulated trading environment, offering a robust framework and high-performance trading technology solutions. In addition to spot trading, HKbitEX also facilitates over-the-counter (OTC) trading, ensuring a smooth operational experience for its clients.

Doomoolmori

Series A in 2020
Doomoolmori provides AI wealth management and data analytics solutions to financial institutions, and robo-advisory services to end users.

ADDX

Venture Round in 2020
ADDX is a company focused on democratizing private capital markets by utilizing blockchain and smart contract technology. Founded in 2017 and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, ADDX automates various manual processes related to the life cycle of securities across multiple asset classes, including pre-IPO equity, hedge funds, private equity funds, and wholesale bonds. This innovation enables the fractionalization of investments, significantly reducing minimum investment amounts from $1 million to $20,000, thereby allowing more accredited individual investors to access previously inaccessible opportunities. The company's platform facilitates the issuance, settlement, custody, and secondary trading of digital securities, streamlining the trading process and ensuring secure access to capital markets for both investors and issuers.

Element AI

Series B in 2019
Element AI Inc. is an artificial intelligence company based in Montreal, Canada, with an additional office in Toronto. Founded in 2016, Element AI specializes in providing AI solutions that help organizations identify opportunities for artificial intelligence and machine learning integration. The company operates an AI as a Service (AIaaS) platform, enabling businesses to launch and develop AI solutions in collaboration with large corporations. Its offerings span various industries, including insurance, banking, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods. Element AI emphasizes the operationalization of AI by delivering software products that enhance decision-making and improve business agility. The company also conducts research and development to advance AI technology and maintains partnerships with academic institutions to foster innovation. Through its systems integrator approach, Element AI assists organizations in implementing and commercializing AI solutions tailored to their specific needs.

Health IQ

Series D in 2019
Health IQ is a health insurance marketplace focused on promoting health literacy and rewarding health-conscious individuals with lower insurance rates. The company aims to recognize and celebrate those committed to maintaining their health, rather than penalizing those who do not. By leveraging a platform that assesses users' health status, knowledge, and active lifestyles, Health IQ provides tailored insurance solutions, including life and Medicare insurance. This approach not only encourages healthier living but also offers affordable rates based on individual lifestyles, ultimately contributing to the broader goal of enhancing health literacy worldwide.

Carro

Series B in 2019
Carro is an automotive marketplace that offers a full-stack service for all aspects of car ownership. It challenges the traditional way of buying and selling of cars through a proprietary pricing algorithm. Carro also provides a range of services that offer everything a car owner needs throughout their car ownership journeys such as an in-house financing solution warranty options and Singapore’s first on-demand roadside recovery platform. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Zymergen

Series C in 2018
Zymergen, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on researching, developing, and manufacturing microbes for various industries, including agriculture, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and personal care. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Zymergen employs a platform that integrates automation, machine learning, and genomics to enhance the efficiency of microbial strain optimization and production processes. This technology enables the company to improve existing manufacturing strains and facilitates the development of new products by engineering novel molecules from microbes. With additional offices in Boise, Idaho; Medford, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan, Zymergen aims to partner with nature to create innovative materials and products that deliver significant value across multiple sectors.

Yanolja

Series C in 2018
Yanolja is a leisure platform headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, that provides a comprehensive range of online accommodation and travel services. Founded in 2005, the company connects various aspects of travel, including lodging, leisure activities, and transportation, allowing users to book diverse hotel options globally. Yanolja leverages advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and IoT to enhance its offerings. In addition to consumer services, the company provides cloud-based software solutions for hotels, residences, and leisure facilities, streamlining operations and improving efficiency across the travel industry.

Jobplanet

Series C in 2016
JobPlanet is a South Korean online platform established in 2014 that provides job seekers with crowdsourced information about potential employers. It offers insights into job pros and cons, company ratings, salary data, and interview experiences, allowing users to assess companies anonymously. By presenting detailed information on workplace culture, strengths, and weaknesses, JobPlanet aims to empower job seekers in making informed career decisions while also highlighting available job opportunities. Based in Seoul, the company serves as a valuable resource for individuals navigating the job market.
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