Wonik Investment Partners

Wonik Investment Partners Co., Ltd., established in 1997 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on early and mid-stage investments in various sectors. The firm specializes in gaming content, electronic components, telecommunications, energy, machinery, and new industries such as electric and self-driving vehicles, smart ships, Internet of Things appliances, biotechnology, and advanced materials. Additionally, it targets companies in media, life sciences, and renewable energy. The firm typically invests at least KRW 100 billion and aims to exit its investments through initial public offerings or mergers and acquisitions.

Ji-Ho Bang

Senior Principal

Jeong-Woon Cho

Managing Director

Sung-Woo Cho

Managing Director

Yun-Min Choi

Senior Principal

Jung-Woon Jo

Managing Director

Michelle Kang

Investment Officer (Venture Capital)

Hee-Jun Kang

Senior Principal

Dong-su Kim

President

Ho-Sung Kim

Managing Director

Ki-Yeol Kim

Managing Director and Head of Planning and Management Division

Sang-Ok Lee

Senior Principal

Hyung-Woo Lee

Senior Managing Director

Seok-Jae Lee

Vice President

Hyun-Ho Lee

Senior Principal

Pil-Young Lee

Managing Director

Jee-Hoon Lee

Senior Principal

Si-Yoon Noh

Senior Principal

Dong-Seok Woo

Vice President

Chang-Mo Yang

Senior Principal

Nam-Gyu Yu

Principal

Past deals in South Korea

Todoc

Series B in 2022
Todoc is a technology leader in the field of neural prosthesis and neuromodulation in Korea, specializing in the development of advanced cochlear implant systems. The company aims to address the high costs associated with cochlear implants, which have traditionally limited access to hearing restoration for individuals in developing countries. Todoc's innovative approach involves automated micro-machining processes to manufacture neural electrodes, significantly reducing production costs to one-tenth of conventional methods. This advancement not only makes cochlear implants more affordable but also enhances their performance by offering a wider range of sound capabilities. The company's 32-channel cochlear implant system stands out with the highest number of channels available, utilizing wireless transmission technology for effective data transfer. Todoc's mission is to expand the global cochlear implant market and establish itself as a leader in the Brain-Machine Interface sector through its superior neural interface technology.

Copin Communications

Series B in 2021
Copin Communications, Inc. develops contents such as characters and emoticons for corporate clients. Copin Communications, Inc. is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Standigm

Series C in 2021
Standigm, Inc. is a South Korea-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in applying advanced artificial intelligence technologies to the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in drug discovery. The company focuses on drug repositioning, utilizing a sophisticated AI model to predict new indications for existing drugs by analyzing molecular features related to drug responses and uses. Standigm has successfully generated numerous drug candidates targeting various conditions, including cancers, Parkinson's disease, autism, and fatty liver diseases. By leveraging its AI-driven approach, Standigm aims to deliver practical benefits such as reducing time and costs in the drug discovery process while minimizing uncertainties typically associated with the development of new therapies.

DRX

Series A in 2020
DRX is an esports management organization and runs a professional League of Legends (LOL) team. It has a strong global fandom, which helped DRX reach 270k average viewers in this spring season and 3rd place in global viewership across all global LOL teams. DRX has developed a proprietary method of quantitative and qualitative metrics analysis upon which builds a structured team training system.

SN BioScience

Series B in 2020
SN BioScience provide nano-formulation screening services for small molecule, oligonucleotide (siRNA, DNA), peptide and protein to deliver in the form of nano-micelle, nanoparticle or liposome. Their proprietary “double core-shell technology” and pool of acceptable lipids and polymers could help your research that having difficulties in solubility or delivery.

Macaron M

Series A in 2020
Provider of ride-hailing service platform intended to come up with scheduled car reservation service. The company's platform provides reservations of cars through calling as well as a selection of a variety of vehicles with simplified payment and discounts through its mobile application, enabling customers to enjoy a reservation-based travel experience.

ProtoPie

Series A in 2020
Studio XID, Inc. develops ProtoPie, a prototyping tool for smart devices. Its ProtoPie allows users to compose elaborate interactions and animations, and build sensor-aided prototypes without any coding. The company’s ProtoPie solution comprises ProtoPie Studio, a software package that is installed on computers running Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X to allow users to explore design solutions, communicate designs, and research user feedback; and ProtoPie Player, an app that allows users to test prototypes created with ProtoPie Studio on smartphones. Its solution also supports the import of Sketch files. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Quantec

Series A in 2019
Quantec was founded in 2016 with the goal of ‘making easy and convenient asset management a daily possibility for everyone’. Through Quantec’s own technology called ‘Q-Engine’, users can analyze their actual assets and receive recommendation of variety of products suitable for their investment environment, or they can modify their own assets to construct a customized asset management portfolio. Based on ‘Q-Engine’, we are planning to launch ‘IRA’ and ‘Q-OSK’ solutions that can be utilized by financial companies as well as asset management platforms ‘MONEYPOT’ for general customers. In recognition of ‘Q-Engine’, Quantec has led to the selection of the fourth ‘Shinhan Future’s Lab’ by Shinhan Financial Group, the fourth ‘Dreamplus’ by Hanhwa Life Insurance, and has attracted a Series A investments of KRW 3,000 million from Industrial Bank of Korea, Wonik Investment Partners, AG Investment, and Shinhan Capital. Via QUANTEC's asset management platform MONEYPOT and our untact asset management solution Q-OSK, among other solutions, you will be able to meet your own private banker at any time, from anywhere.

Standigm

Series B in 2019
Standigm, Inc. is a South Korea-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in applying advanced artificial intelligence technologies to the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in drug discovery. The company focuses on drug repositioning, utilizing a sophisticated AI model to predict new indications for existing drugs by analyzing molecular features related to drug responses and uses. Standigm has successfully generated numerous drug candidates targeting various conditions, including cancers, Parkinson's disease, autism, and fatty liver diseases. By leveraging its AI-driven approach, Standigm aims to deliver practical benefits such as reducing time and costs in the drug discovery process while minimizing uncertainties typically associated with the development of new therapies.

Amyloid Solution

Series A in 2019
Amyloid Solution is a developer of therapy intended to overcome Alzheimer by developing modifying treatments. The company focuses on pathophysiological events related to disease progression and its underlying mechanism to find novel therapeutics, enabling clients with the best solution for Alzheimer disease.

Blocko

Series B in 2018
Blocko is a commercial blockchain startup offering multinational organizations the ability to design, deploy, and manage digital services on a secure distributed network. It provides a blockchain operating system and a development platform with stable APIs. The company supports AERGO, a new open-source enterprise blockchain solution based on a hybrid blockchain design with advanced cloud deployment capabilities.

Blocko

Series A in 2017
Blocko is a commercial blockchain startup offering multinational organizations the ability to design, deploy, and manage digital services on a secure distributed network. It provides a blockchain operating system and a development platform with stable APIs. The company supports AERGO, a new open-source enterprise blockchain solution based on a hybrid blockchain design with advanced cloud deployment capabilities.

Lion Games

Series B in 2014
Lion Games is a Korean online game development company that serves the global content market. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Seoul, Seoul-t’ukpyols.

Justnine

Series B in 2013
Justnine Co. Ltd. engages in the development of online and new platform games. Justnine Co. Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Lion Games

Seed Round in 2013
Lion Games is a Korean online game development company that serves the global content market. It was founded in 2011 and is based in Seoul, Seoul-t’ukpyols.
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