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

Executive Director

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 Social Network

Doers

Series A in 2025
Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.

Vibezone

Seed Round in 2024
Vibezone is a K-pop-focused platform that aims to enhance the fan experience by offering a range of services and products tailored to the needs of K-pop enthusiasts. The company specializes in fan-centered offerings that facilitate deeper connections between fans and their favorite artists. Through innovative features such as an image archiving platform and Internet of Things (IoT) products, Vibezone provides fans with immersive experiences that engage them in unique ways. The platform seeks to create new value within the entertainment industry by fostering a vibrant community where fans can interact and share their passion for K-pop.

Doers

Seed Round in 2024
Doers is an influencer commerce platform that offers several services for connecting influencers and companies.

DotDotDot

Venture Round in 2023
DotDotDot is a South Korean company founded in 2018 that specializes in creating animated video content for social media platforms using 3D avatars. The company has developed a unique social media platform that enhances communication by allowing users to express emotions through 3D backgrounds and characters. This innovative technology enables users to create and share short-form video comics, providing a novel way to tell stories that transcends traditional photo, video, and text-based formats. By focusing on user-generated content, DotDotDot aims to transform social interaction and storytelling in the digital space.

NRISE

Series B in 2022
NRISE is a company that focuses on developing software applications aimed at enhancing communication and content sharing among users. It has created various applications, including MOCI and WIPPY, that facilitate connections between individuals and enable them to share diverse types of content. Additionally, NRISE offers an application tailored for home workouts, which combines fitness with social media features, allowing users to engage with workout videos and connect with others in the fitness community. Through its innovative services, NRISE aims to enrich the social media experience and promote joyful communication.

Vigtiger

Seed Round in 2022
Vigtiger Corporation operates a social marketplace platform that facilitates the sale of products and services by connecting suppliers, sellers, and customers. The platform allows sellers to promote affiliate products to their acquaintances, leveraging a direct information network. This network supports various operations, including shopping mall construction, product sourcing, and customer support, thereby enabling creators and brands to effectively engage with their target audiences.

Fanding

Series A in 2022
Fanding is a fan membership platform designed to facilitate interactions between content creators and their fans. The platform enables celebrities to establish and nurture their fan communities through a monthly subscription model. By offering private community services, Fanding allows fans to directly support their favorite creators, fostering a closer connection between them. The platform serves as a space for exclusive content and engagement, enhancing the overall experience for both creators and their supporters.

Connecting

Series B in 2021
Connecting is a company that offers a real-time voice-talk service designed to facilitate meaningful conversations between individuals. Its application enables users to specify their preferences, such as hobbies, age, region, and gender, which are then matched through an algorithm tailored to enhance user experience. By providing a platform that connects people with shared interests, Connecting aims to promote engaging dialogues and foster connections in a straightforward manner.

DotDotDot

Seed Round in 2021
DotDotDot is a South Korean company founded in 2018 that specializes in creating animated video content for social media platforms using 3D avatars. The company has developed a unique social media platform that enhances communication by allowing users to express emotions through 3D backgrounds and characters. This innovative technology enables users to create and share short-form video comics, providing a novel way to tell stories that transcends traditional photo, video, and text-based formats. By focusing on user-generated content, DotDotDot aims to transform social interaction and storytelling in the digital space.

NRISE

Seed Round in 2020
NRISE is a company that focuses on developing software applications aimed at enhancing communication and content sharing among users. It has created various applications, including MOCI and WIPPY, that facilitate connections between individuals and enable them to share diverse types of content. Additionally, NRISE offers an application tailored for home workouts, which combines fitness with social media features, allowing users to engage with workout videos and connect with others in the fitness community. Through its innovative services, NRISE aims to enrich the social media experience and promote joyful communication.

Wave

Series B in 2020
Wave Corporation, founded in 2018 and based in South Korea, develops a mobile video chat application designed to enhance social interactions among users. The application enables individuals to create chat rooms where they can engage in group video chats, play live party games, watch video clips, read webtoons, and share photos. By facilitating these activities, Wave aims to reduce the distance between people, allowing friends to connect and interact in a more engaging and entertaining manner.

Connecting

Series A in 2020
Connecting is a company that offers a real-time voice-talk service designed to facilitate meaningful conversations between individuals. Its application enables users to specify their preferences, such as hobbies, age, region, and gender, which are then matched through an algorithm tailored to enhance user experience. By providing a platform that connects people with shared interests, Connecting aims to promote engaging dialogues and foster connections in a straightforward manner.

ONO Social

Series A in 2018
ONO is a new type of social network based on blockchain technology that aims to create an ecosystem based on the value of attention with the main principles of freedom, equality and social public governance for users. ONO users can freely share and obtain valuable content, chat for study, communicate, and participate in building the ONO ecosystem. While creating network activity, it will provide users with incentives to earn ONOT as the reward as laid forth by the referendum.

eToro

Series E in 2018
eToro is a global multi-asset investment platform founded in 2007, based in London. It empowers individuals to grow their knowledge and wealth by providing a social trading network that allows users to trade various assets including currencies, commodities, indices, crypto assets, and stocks. eToro's platform enables users to manually invest in different asset classes or automatically copy the trades of other successful traders within its community of over 23 million registered users. The company operates as a subsidiary of eToro Group Limited.

Social Network

Venture Round in 2015
Social Network connects k-culture, possess famous character license, localization, and creative research and development. Trickeye Museum is an AR museum that applies augmented technology to the artworks and offers astonishing experiences to every visitor.

Huuuge Games

Series A in 2015
Huuuge is a gaming company on a mission to build world's largest real-time social casual gaming platform connecting millions of players to have fun & socialize & play awesome games. They are passionate about transforming mobile casual gaming into massively fun, real-time, social experiences. Their mission is to be the global leader of real-time free-to-play casual gaming on mobile: re-defining casual arcade, puzzle and casino categories.
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