NCSoft

NCSOFT is a South Korean company specializing in the development and publishing of online, video, and mobile games, particularly focusing on massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Seongnam, the company has made a significant mark in the gaming industry with titles like Lineage, Aion, Guild Wars, and Blade and Soul. NCSOFT's portfolio also includes casual online games such as the shooter Point Blank and the strategy game Murim Jekook. The company operates globally, with a presence in markets across Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Recently, NCSOFT has been expanding its efforts into the mobile gaming sector, further diversifying its offerings and reaching a broader audience.

21 past transactions

Light Field Lab

Series B in 2023
Light Field Lab is a breakthrough technology startup that builds an innovative holographic ecosystem. It re-creates what optical physics calls a real image for off-screen projected objects by generating a massive number of viewing angles that correctly change with the point of view and location just like in the real world. They enable entirely new business opportunities across consumer and enterprise markets. The company was founded in 2017 by Jon Karafin, Brendan Bevensee, and Ed Ibe, with the single mission to enable a holographic future by building upon the founders’ collective expertise of light field technology innovation. Based in San Jose, CA, Light Field Lab is backed by top-tier venture firms including Khosla Ventures.

Live Connect

Venture Round in 2021
LiveConnect is a live streaming platform that combines live video technology and streaming services.

ALI

Series A in 2021
Technology-based company in the artificial intelligence industry advancing deep learning technology that reduces data dependence

Light Field Lab

Series A in 2019
Light Field Lab is a breakthrough technology startup that builds an innovative holographic ecosystem. It re-creates what optical physics calls a real image for off-screen projected objects by generating a massive number of viewing angles that correctly change with the point of view and location just like in the real world. They enable entirely new business opportunities across consumer and enterprise markets. The company was founded in 2017 by Jon Karafin, Brendan Bevensee, and Ed Ibe, with the single mission to enable a holographic future by building upon the founders’ collective expertise of light field technology innovation. Based in San Jose, CA, Light Field Lab is backed by top-tier venture firms including Khosla Ventures.

MUNPIA

Seed Round in 2018
MUNPIA is an online media company that provides events news and web novels.

Sensible Object

Venture Round in 2018
Sensible Object Makes games that combine beautiful things, custom hardware and digital apps into new kinds of play.

AI SPERA

Seed Round in 2018
AI SPERA provides AI-Driven Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) service. Visit our service: https://criminalip.io/
Closed. For current company Reach Robotics see https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/reachrobotics

Highbrow

Series A in 2016
Highbrow (하이브로) is a Korean mobile game and app developing company that developed the popular mobile game, Dragon Village. Established in December 2009, the company has released many highly influential games to the mobile app market. The company’s most popular product, Dragon Village, is one of the most highly downloaded mobile games in Korea.

UVify

Series A in 2016
UVify is designer and manufacturer of swarm drones and autonomous drones for research, industrial, and drone light shows.

Buff Studio

Seed Round in 2015
Buff Studio is the creator of the popular action and RPG (Role Play Game) game, ‘Buff Knight - RPG Runner’. Some awards won by Buff Knight include the following awards: 2014 Korean Game Awards: Indie Game Award 2014 Top 30 Best Games 2014 on Google Plan (Korea) #1 paid App in Korea # Paid RPG in Japan, Sweden, Australia and Taiwan Since formally registering the company in May, Buff Studio is already in development of the sequel ‘Buff Knight - RPG Runner 2’. Buff Studio are expected to launch ‘Buff Knight - Advanced’ on to Steam in September. Similarly, developments for a PS4 launch are underway. The strategy swinging game 'Buff Knight - RPG Runner 2' is expected to be released later this year.

This Game Studio

Venture Round in 2015
This Game Studio is a Canada Based Game startup Company . the company has around eight to 10 employees and is actively hiring. It is also in discussions to secure licenses and partnerships with big entertainment companies that own intellectual property that could be used in games. That’s a hot topic these days as the Marvel success showed.

BiNAREE

Venture Round in 2015
BiNAREE is an international mobile/VR/AR game studio that provides zombie apocalypse games. They develop fun games and do the marketing/live operation for the global market as well as Korea by ourselves. The company has 2 mobile game project called Zap Zombies (Sep 2015) is an idle RPG featuring zombie action and APO (June 2016) is an action strategy about the zombie apocalypse. BiNAREE was founded in 2015 and is based in Seoul, Korea.

Novn

Seed Round in 2014
NOVN (노븐) is a Korean mobile game developer that offers community-based games for web and mobile platforms.

Lezhin Entertainment

Venture Round in 2014
Lezhin Entertainment (레진엔터테인먼트) is a Korean startup that offers Lezhin Comics, a webtoon(web comics, online manga) service for mature readers. The Lezhin Comics app allows subscribers to view featured comics for free and create their own cartoon collection in their Android and iOS devices, also on web site http://www.lezhin.com

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

Acquisition in 2012
Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd. is a developer and publisher of online games. It offers online and PC package games. It has operations in the United States, Canada, Brazil, China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia,

Carbine Studios

Acquisition in 2007
Carbine is a development studio that is dedicated to making high-quality games that are unique, compelling, and just plain fun! Nestled among the hills of sunny Aliso Viejo, California, just 10 minutes from the blue Pacific, Carbine has been in the business of making games for nearly a decade. We are driven by a strong, focused team of passionate developers, and understand that people are our most valuable asset. Our studio strives to create an environment where people can use their imagination and creativity to achieve incredible games.

Shanghai NC-Sina Information Technology Co

Acquisition in 2006
Shanghai NC-Sina Information Technology Co., Ltd. engages in online game business in China. It provides game services.

ArenaNet

Acquisition in 2002
They’re ArenaNet— and they’ve created a studio that makes online worlds infused with innovation, hand- crafted excellence, and creative passion. They’re not the only ones who share this passion; gamers have purchased over 3 million copies of Guild Wars 2 since launch, and the press has repeatedly called it the best MMO of 2012.

Artifact Entertainment

Series B in 2001
Artifact Entertainment, Inc. operates as a software development company that focuses on the massively multiplayer online games.

Destination Games

Acquisition in 2001
Destination Games is an American computer game development company created in April 2000 by Richard Garriott, Robert Garriott and Starr Long, following their departure from Origin Systems.
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