Kakao Ventures

Kakao Ventures, founded in 2012 and based in Seongnam-si, South Korea, is an early-stage venture capital firm that specializes in investing in tech-enabled startups. The firm focuses on seed to growth-stage companies, particularly in advanced technology, deep tech, mobile, service, and gaming sectors. Kakao Ventures is committed to supporting smart entrepreneurs and aims to back startups with a competitive edge that address real-world challenges. By providing access to a network of portfolio companies, Kakao Ventures fosters a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and growth among its invested startups.

Jung Ah

Partner

Anne Ahn

Senior Associate

Eddie Chang

Executive Director

Kim Chi-won

Executive Director, Managing Director and Partner

Mike Cho

Senior Associate

Shin-ah Chung

CEO and Partner

Jade Chung

Senior Associate

Dongwook Jang

Director

Brian Jang

Director

Aiden Jang

Principal Associate

Jade Jung

Senior Associate

Kim Ki-Jun

CEO and Partner

Jacob Kim

Principal Associate

Jun Kim

CEO / Partner

Zero Kim

Associate

Inbae Lee

Principal

Justin Shin

Senior Associate

Ryan Won

Managing Director

Seung-woon Yu

CEO

Past deals in Speech Recognition

Sensee

Seed Round in 2021
Sensee is a publishing company focused on creating and selling books tailored for the visually impaired, including tactile and braille books as well as educational materials for children. The company has developed specialized tools such as an editor and braille printer designed to facilitate the production of braille content. Additionally, Sensee offers braille conversion software that includes an automatic error notification feature, which helps clients enhance the quality of their materials while reducing both production time and costs. By prioritizing accessibility and innovation, Sensee aims to improve the reading experience for individuals with visual impairments.

Return Zero

Series A in 2020
Return Zero, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based voice recognition application that converts phone dialogues into messenger chats. The company through its application provides audio phone messages conversion into messenger text services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Cochl

Seed Round in 2017
Cochl is a research-oriented company based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in Machine Listening technology. Founded in 2017, the company aims to enhance audio signal processing beyond traditional speech recognition, enabling AI systems to comprehend a wide range of non-verbal sounds, such as animal noises, laughter, and alarms. This technology has applications across various sectors, including smart home devices, robotics, automotive industries, and search engines. Cochl's contributions to the field have garnered recognition, including being named a top AI startup in autonomous systems by NVIDIA and achieving accolades in the prestigious IEEE DCASE competition. The co-founders of Cochl include Donmoon Lee, Hyungui Lim, Il-young Jeong, Jeongsoo Park, Subin Lee, and Yoonchang Han.

Cochl

Seed Round in 2017
Cochl is a research-oriented company based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in Machine Listening technology. Founded in 2017, the company aims to enhance audio signal processing beyond traditional speech recognition, enabling AI systems to comprehend a wide range of non-verbal sounds, such as animal noises, laughter, and alarms. This technology has applications across various sectors, including smart home devices, robotics, automotive industries, and search engines. Cochl's contributions to the field have garnered recognition, including being named a top AI startup in autonomous systems by NVIDIA and achieving accolades in the prestigious IEEE DCASE competition. The co-founders of Cochl include Donmoon Lee, Hyungui Lim, Il-young Jeong, Jeongsoo Park, Subin Lee, and Yoonchang Han.

Hyprsense

Seed Round in 2016
Hyprsense provides real-time facial motion capture technology to light up the creation of live animation.
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