Kakao Ventures

Kakao Ventures is one of the early-stage VCs in Korea, with a focus on everything mobile and software. Kakao Ventures believes in harnessing the power of startups to change their world. Their mission statement is to be the backers of smart entrepreneurs who set their courses, in the form of startups armed with a competitive edge, to solve real-world problems. Kakao Ventures specializes in helping entrepreneurs from super-early stages. They have a track record of identifying strong contenders and investing in startup teams at their nascency and also provide startups with access to the tightly-knit "Kakao Ventures Family" of portfolio companies that share the sense of camaraderie and DNA of game-changers.

Anne Ahn

Associate

Eddie Chang

Director

Mike Cho

Senior Associate

Shina Chung

CEO/Partner

Brian Jang

Director

Aiden Jang

Principal Associate

Jade Jung

Senior Associate

Jacob Kim

Principal Associate

Jun Kim

Partner

Inbae Lee

Principal

Matthew Park

Associate

Justin Shin

Associate

Ryan Won

Senior Director

Past deals in Android

39 degrees C

Seed Round in 2021
39 degrees C is the Media application development company providing ‘LILAY’ which is a multi-camera live streaming app and ‘feedeo’ which is a video making app with various stylish templates. LILAY, the featured app of our company, shares the camera screens between smartphones to realize a multi-camera without any other equipment. It allows real-time video shooting/transmission by using the mobile built-in technology called WiFi-Direct. It is the unique technology in the world and currently holds a lot of domestic and foreign patent licenses.

MobileToong

Seed Round in 2019
MobileToong

Bob Games

Seed Round in 2017
A Social casino game developer.

Bratvillage

Series A in 2016
Bratvillage develops mobile applications for home repairing services. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

V8 Games

Seed Round in 2016
V8 Games, founded in 2015 and based in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in the development of mobile games, particularly in the casual social networking game (SNG) genre. The company is comprised of a team of experienced professionals who previously worked at Party Games, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the mobile gaming industry. V8 Games focuses on creating engaging and entertaining gaming experiences for a broad audience, leveraging the growing popularity of mobile platforms to reach players worldwide.

Bratvillage

Series A in 2016
Bratvillage develops mobile applications for home repairing services. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Affinity Corporation

Seed Round in 2015
Affinity Corporation is a company specializing in mobile gaming developement designed to optimize the user's gaming experience.

Bratvillage

Seed Round in 2015
Bratvillage develops mobile applications for home repairing services. The company is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Cocoon Games

Seed Round in 2014
Cocoon Games is engaged in the development of mobile games.

O'ol Blue

Angel Round in 2013
OolBlue (오올블루) is a Korean developer of mobile games. Its products, including Mighty Quest, are compatible with iOS, Naver, and U+ devices. It was established in 2012.