Korea Investment Partners

Korea Investment Partners is a prominent venture capital and private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, with over 30 years of experience in the investment sector. Founded in 1986, the firm focuses on supporting bold and innovative entrepreneurs across various industries, including biotechnology, healthcare, interactive content, media, consumer internet, financial technology, information and communication technology, digitalization, semiconductor, and industrial sectors. Korea Investment Partners has established a strong track record by investing in notable companies such as Kakao, Naver, YG Entertainment, Bodyfriend, and Didi Chuxing. The firm manages more than 20 venture and private equity funds, with total assets under management amounting to approximately $1.8 billion. In addition to its headquarters in Seoul, Korea Investment Partners has offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale, allowing it to operate on a global scale.

Kim Jong -hyun

Director

Jihyun An

Principal of Venture Group 2

Shane Ang

Vice President, Singapore

Yer Hyun Baek

President

In Jae Baek

Principal of Venture Group 1

Haksung Chang

Managing Director and Head, PE

Henry Choi

Principal

Yan Hao Chong

Principal, Singapore

Yeong Mok Gil

Senior Principal

Hudson Kyung-sik Ho

Head of KIP China / Executive Director

Jingzhi Hu

Managing Partner

Man Soon Hwang

CEO

Joon Hyun

Vice President

Sang Hyuk Jang

Principal

Soon Ouk Jung

Executive Director of Venture Group 2

Stephanie Kang

Principal

Kun Ho Kim

Principal

Jae Hong Kim

Executive Director

Yong Jae Kim

Executive Director

Min Q Kim

Director

Yunjoon Kim Ph.D

Managing Director of Venture Group 1

Dong Yeob Kim

Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer

Su Chan Kwon

Principal of Venture Group 2

Sang Jin Lee

Principal

Young Tak Lee

Director, Private Equity

Ji soo Lee

Director of Venture Group 1

Michael Lee

Executive Director of Venture Group 1

Min Sik Park

Director

Sang Ho Park

Managing Director of Private Equity Partners

Deok Joon Shin

Director

Dong Hyun Song

Principal

Benjamin Hyun Mok Song

Principal of Venture Group 2

Ping Wang

Associate Partner

Jerry Xu

Director and Principal

Clara Yoon

Principal

Past deals in API

Wello

Series A in 2024
Wello is an API that offers a policy recommendation service for individuals and policy intelligence for businesses.

PersonaAI

Venture Round in 2024
PersonaAI is a conversational AI technology company that provides chatbot, callboat and AI semiconductor Kiosk product and SaaS products.

Open Asset

Seed Round in 2024
Open Asset is a developer of blockchain-based software technology that facilitates asset issuance and management for financial institutions. The company provides a range of services, including blockchain APIs, digital wallets, and advanced features tailored for enterprises interested in deploying tokenized assets. By leveraging its innovative solutions, Open Asset helps businesses enhance operational efficiency, streamline asset management processes, and ensure secure transactions, enabling rapid and effective implementation of blockchain technology in the financial sector.

Genesis Lab

Series B in 2022
Genesis Lab, Inc. specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven behavior analysis solutions aimed at enhancing human-machine communication. The company offers a range of products, including Viewinter.ai, a non-verbal behavior analysis tool designed to help job seekers prepare for video interviews, and Genesis Drive, which monitors driver drowsiness and distractions while assessing the emotional state of both drivers and passengers to enhance interactions and services. Additionally, Genesis Lab provides the Genesis Emotion AI SDK/API, enabling various industries to integrate emotion recognition technology into their applications. The company's mobile offerings include OREO, an application that humorously analyzes emotions, age, and gender from photos, and EMO, a gaming app that allows users to express and mimic emotions through facial expressions. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Genesis Lab continues to innovate in the realm of AI behavior analysis.

Sellerhub

Series B in 2021
Imagine if you are the online seller, having to sign up and upload your products to 30+ different major commerce websites to maximize your sales. Sellerhub is a web-based commerce suite of solutions where you as the seller sign up, create your online shop, upload product information ONCE then it will be transferred/synched on up to 30+ different major commerce websites at the same time and allow you to manage all their orders in a single integrated dashboard. From building your online shop front, expanding commerce channels, as well as integrating marketing/ad and fulfillment operations, Sellerhub is a one-stop solution for online sellers to manage ALL of your commerce activities in a single dashboard. Key Benefits: 1. Create and manage a beautiful, fully customizable Flagship store online. 2. Single product upload, API-transfer up to 30+ major commerce websites and begin selling simultaneously 3. Fulfillment, Dropshipping, and professional services are also available for you to choose from the full suite of solutions, either directly or through partnership program Established in 2012 with accrued GMV of 1.2 Billion USD, Sellerhub offers a full suite of solutions & services that empower online seller's selling activities, helping you grow revenue and reduce cost/time managing.

CHAI

Series B in 2020
CHAI is a company focused on developing infrastructure technologies aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the digital economy. It offers a fintech platform that includes a debit card, a merchant-facing payment API, and an e-wallet that utilizes blockchain technology. This platform allows merchants and individual users to integrate a diverse array of payment options quickly and easily, often in less than an hour. Users can pay for items online by linking their bank accounts, streamlining the payment process. Through its innovative solutions, CHAI aims to facilitate seamless financial transactions and improve the overall digital payment landscape.

IGAWorks

Series E in 2020
IGAWorks is a full-stack ad-tech company established in 2006, specializing in supporting digital marketing and mobile businesses. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes Tradingworks, a media and audience trade desk; adbrix, an all-in-one data platform for mobile growth based on advertising and user performance; and adPOPcorn, Korea’s largest advertising network. Additionally, IGAWorks provides Mobile Index, a mobile app market analytics platform, and Campaign Intelligence, a reporting tool that streamlines marketers' reporting processes. With its integrated mobile platform, IGAWorks enables publishers to monetize their applications effectively by offering analytics, mobile attribution, marketing automation, and market intelligence solutions. Currently, over 30,000 mobile applications utilize IGAWorks' offerings to enhance their business growth.

IGAWorks

Series D in 2019
IGAWorks is a full-stack ad-tech company established in 2006, specializing in supporting digital marketing and mobile businesses. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes Tradingworks, a media and audience trade desk; adbrix, an all-in-one data platform for mobile growth based on advertising and user performance; and adPOPcorn, Korea’s largest advertising network. Additionally, IGAWorks provides Mobile Index, a mobile app market analytics platform, and Campaign Intelligence, a reporting tool that streamlines marketers' reporting processes. With its integrated mobile platform, IGAWorks enables publishers to monetize their applications effectively by offering analytics, mobile attribution, marketing automation, and market intelligence solutions. Currently, over 30,000 mobile applications utilize IGAWorks' offerings to enhance their business growth.

LinearHub (Roundee.io)

Series A in 2017
We help users focus on the meeting and eliminate the time lost in post meeting follow up's. Roundee.io is a smart video meeting service with hassle free recording and rich post recording. Meeting information is not lost anymore. Roundee.io is integrated with commercial collaboration tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams(not launched yet), bringing all the meeting information in one place.
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