SBI Investment Korea
SBI Investment Korea Co., Ltd. is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in seed and growth stage investments, as well as buyouts, takeover bids, corporate restructurings, cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, preIPO, and sell-offs in the Fintech sector. The firm does not invest in apartment-type factory and trading sectors. It prefers to invest in information technology and communication, semiconductor, telecommunication, culture and entertainment, consumer products, digital contents, high technology, biotechnology and healthcare, medical and healthcare equipment, fine chemistry, telecommunications equipment, machinery equipment, game software, electric and electronic, renewable energy, energy efficiency, media contents, auto components, and service sectors. The firm also makes investments in small and medium sized companies, unlisted venture businesses, listed and to-be-listed companies on Korea New Exchange, and entrepreneurs. It seeks investments in South Korea focusing on Seoul, Gyeonggi and Jeonbuk provinces, the U.S., and Pan-Asia region including China, and Hong Kong. It offers financial and management advice in exchange for a major stake in the company. SBI Investment Korea Co., Ltd. was established in 1986 and is based in Seoul, South Korea with additional offices in China, Japan, and the U.S.
23 past transactions
Rznomics
Series C in 2022
This is a biotechnology company founded by professor Lee Sung-wook's lab
They are working on the development of gene therapy products for liver cancer through the development of gene therapy products.
It was selected by the TIPS program and was recognized for excellence in technology.
Food Pang
Series B in 2022
Raonsecure
Venture Round in 2019
Raonsecure Co., Ltd., an ICT security software company, provides various PC and mobile security solutions to financial institutions, government, and enterprises in South Korea. The company primarily offers TouchEn OnePass, a biometric authentication solution for payments, mobile banking, shopping, game networks, and fintech services. It also provides ICT security consulting services. The company was formerly known as Lumensoft Ltd. and changed its name to Raonsecure Co., Ltd. in October 2012. Raonsecure Co., Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Podbbang
Series B in 2018
Odd Concepts
Series B in 2020
Odd Concepts Inc. develops computer vision and artificial intelligence technology solutions. The company’s products include an image recognition platform which is a portfolio of ready to use image recognition and search technology, as a cloud based API service and computer vision consulting. It develops an online software technology for video content searches to link offline shopping businesses to create O2O market. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Lambda256
Series B in 2021
TomboyX
Series A in 2018
TomboyX operates as a retail clothing company that primarily sells underwear and apparel for living without labels. It also offers bras, boxers, trunks, shorts, hats, socks, and underwear.
The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
ExoCoBio
Series C in 2020
ExoCoBio Inc. develops biopharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals based on stem cell-derived exosomes for skin and tissue regeneration. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in South Korea.
Bankware Global
Series B in 2021
Exosystems
Series A in 2021
Exosystems provides an IoT rehabilitation solution for rehabilitation patients. Exosystems' rehabilitation solution provides optimized exercise program (contents) to patients through analyzing user rehabilitation activity data. It also provides entertaining rehabilitation exercise to encourage the patient's in their quick recovery. Previously, rehabilitation costs were high and rehabilitation programs were available only in limited locations such as hospitals. However, using Exosystems enables rehabilitation to be available at lower cost, while also providing rehabilitation more efficiently by using robotics and data analysis technology.
CodeBrick
Series B in 2021
Codebrick Co.,Ltd., a company builder, develops businesses by applying business models and techniques. The company identifies and assesses business opportunities, and incorporates relevant metrics to measure outcomes. Codebrick Co.,Ltd. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Fresh Your Life
Series B in 2018
Beijing Xianlife E-Commerce is a private company engaged in business-to-consumer food e-commerce. The company is based in China.
CMI TECH
Series B in 2016
Only biometrics delivers positive identity assurance to the varied challenges of secure identification. PINs, password, ID cards, secure tokens and other technologies no longer provide sufficient security for the most crucial of fraud prevention and identity management needs.
Now iris recognition, the most accurate of all real time biometrics technologies, is more affordable than ever. Offering the highest ease of use, superior image quality and fast capture speeds, CMITech’s suite of products support a full range of advanced iris recognition solutions for the global secure identification market.
Balaan
Series B in 2019
Balaan Co., Ltd. operates an online boutique of clothes, shoes, bags, accessories, jewelry, and designer brands. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
ZEN Rooms
Series B in 2019
ZEN Rooms is a leading budget hospitality company founded in 2015 to offer the best value-for-money accommodation in South East Asia and optimize the quality and financial performance of budget accomodation in the region.
ZEN Rooms is now present in 5 core countries, more than 50 cities and 1,000+ locations. Fully equipped double rooms start as low as US$10. With marquee investors and partners and a young and vibrant team, ZEN Rooms driven to improve the lives of budget travelers by giving them the best accommodation experience at the lowest rate possible.
CarVi, Inc.
Series B in 2020
- CARVI is the only company that offers "Vision-based Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) + Contextual Data Platform based on Driver Behaviors and 3D road data“
- CARVI helps safe driving by eliminating the risk of accidents while driving and analyzing/managing the driver's habits.
- CARVI also supports Smoke detection, Drunk Driving detection, Parking Violation detection and Keyless lock/unlock solution for Insurance, Fleets and Car-sharing services.
- CARVI has experienced vision-based ADAS as an OEM to the car manufacturer, and now focuses on Telematics which has a market share of 100B dollars on 2025.
- The "Camera-based driving, driver's habits, road conditions and environment" data acquired by CARVI has core values such as 3D road Map for self-driving cars.
Helloworld
Venture Round in 2015
Helloworld is a Korean software company that provides online delivery solutions.
Supertree Co.,Ltd.
Series A in 2020
Supertree world’s first gaming platform built using meta-blockchain technology such as ETH, EOS, etc. We are building a next-generation gaming platform with a vision for a truly decentralized service focusing on three points: decentralized Identity, decentralized Ledger and decentralized CDN.
Buzzvil Co., Ltd.
Series C in 2020
Buzzvil Co., Ltd. develops and provides lockscreen advertising platform. The company offers Honeyscreen, a mobile application that transforms smartphone lock screen into a billboard; and Buzzscreen, a lock screen software development kit (SDK) for Android to bring content and advertisements onto users' lock-screen by integrating it in different applications. It caters to publishers and advertisers. Buzzvil Co., Ltd. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Tapas Media
Series A in 2017
Tapas Media, Inc. owns and operates, Tapastic, an online platform and community for indie comic artists and visual storytellers. It specializes in creating visual stories online. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California.
ZEN Rooms
Series A in 2017
ZEN Rooms is a leading budget hospitality company founded in 2015 to offer the best value-for-money accommodation in South East Asia and optimize the quality and financial performance of budget accomodation in the region.
ZEN Rooms is now present in 5 core countries, more than 50 cities and 1,000+ locations. Fully equipped double rooms start as low as US$10. With marquee investors and partners and a young and vibrant team, ZEN Rooms driven to improve the lives of budget travelers by giving them the best accommodation experience at the lowest rate possible.
Spoon
Series B in 2019
Spoon operates as a real-time personal audio broadcasting platform. It is designed to share stories, ideas, favorite music, and more. Also, it allows its users to create personal broadcasts and listen to user-generated content.
Spoon provides a space where everyone can connect and share their thoughts about everyday, real-life issue with just their voice. Spoon is based in Seoul, South Korea.
