Investors in South Korea

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IMM Investment

IMM Investment is an investment firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It operates as an independent asset manager that makes investments across information technology, healthcare and biotech, and manufacturing sectors, including venture capital, mezzanine, and infrastructure opportunities. The firm serves institutional investors and investment professionals to create value for portfolio companies in these sectors.
Made 118 investments in South Korea

Neoply

Neoply is a venture capital firm based in Seongnam-si, South Korea, specializing in seed-stage investments for local startups. Established in 2008, Neoply focuses on nurturing South Korean entrepreneurs by offering essential resources such as mentoring, networking opportunities, and office space. The firm has successfully incubated over 40 startups, facilitating their growth and development in the competitive market. Neoply is a subsidiary of Neowiz Games, further enhancing its connection to the gaming and tech industries. Notably, one of Neoply's early successes was its investment in SundayToz, which was set to be listed on the KOSDAQ in 2013.
Made 17 investments in South Korea

Korea Venture Investment Corp

Established in 2005, Korea Venture Investment Corp is a government-backed institution under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. Based in Seoul with additional offices in California, Shanghai, and Singapore, it invests globally in venture capital funds through its 'Korea Fund of Funds'.
Made 19 investments in South Korea

Mega Investment

Mega Investment Co., Ltd. is the venture capital division of Megastudy Co., Ltd., established in 2012 and located in Seoul, South Korea. The firm focuses on investing in start-ups within the agricultural food sector, primarily targeting Series A funding rounds. Additionally, it participates in the TIPS program and provides seed-stage investments using its balance sheet. Mega Investment is also committed to making follow-on investments to support its portfolio companies as they grow. Through its strategic investments, the firm aims to foster innovation and create value in the food industry.
Made 11 investments in South Korea

KB Investment

Established in 1990, KB Investment is a prominent South Korean venture capital firm with over USD 2.6 billion in assets under management as of December 2023. It is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea's leading financial group. KB Investment specializes in supporting early-stage and growth-oriented companies across various sectors, including consumer products, healthcare, information technology, life sciences, and clean tech, primarily in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Israel.
Made 69 investments in South Korea

Korea Investment Partners

Korea Investment Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm with more than three decades of investing experience. It operates globally from its Seoul headquarters with offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Sunnyvale, and manages multiple funds that invest across a broad spectrum of sectors including business-to-business services, media, healthcare, information technology, manufacturing, life sciences, oncology, mobile and gaming, augmented reality, industrials, real estate technology, mortgage technology, advertising technology, advanced manufacturing, the Internet of Things and mobility technologies. The firm has backed notable companies such as Kakao, Naver, YG Entertainment, Osstem Implant, Bodyfriend and Didi Chuxing, reflecting its emphasis on innovative entrepreneurs and large-scale opportunities.
Made 62 investments in South Korea

Smilegate Investment

Smilegate Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1999 as MVP Capital. It conducts venture capital and private equity investments across South Korea.
Made 51 investments in South Korea

Capstone Partners

Founded in 2008, Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on early-stage investments in technology sectors such as information technology, wireless technology, and artificial intelligence, primarily in China and South Korea.
Made 117 investments in South Korea

Altos Ventures

Altos Ventures is a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, founded in 1996, with an office in Seoul. It concentrates on early-stage investments in consumer and technology companies, including software and TMT, with emphasis on founder-led, capital-efficient businesses. The firm backs companies across the globe, primarily in the United States and Asia, and participates in multiple stages from seed to later rounds, often taking minority stakes and supporting growth through follow-on funding.
Made 91 investments in South Korea

Premier Partners

Premier Partners is a Seoul-based investment firm founded in 2005 that concentrates on venture capital and small-to-mid-sized companies in South Korea. The firm pursues opportunities in mobility, healthcare, e-commerce, and digital content, offering capital and strategic guidance to portfolio companies.
Made 63 investments in South Korea

Atinum Investment

Atinum Investment is a Seoul-based investment firm founded in 1988 that targets small- and mid-sized life sciences, healthcare, and related technology companies across Asia, with investments spanning biotech, medical devices, healthtech, software, SaaS, IT, and other technology sectors.
Made 59 investments in South Korea

DSC Investment

DSC Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2012. It focuses on early-stage technology investments and participates in growth-stage and secondary deals. The firm backs startups across sectors including consumer, content, medtech, robotics, artificial intelligence, fintech, hardware, climate tech, platforms and commerce, blockchain, manufacturing, biotechnology, and healthcare.
Made 64 investments in South Korea

LB Investment

Established in 1996, LB Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The company focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage companies across diverse industries such as technology, healthcare, biotech, media, consumer goods, education, clean tech, and manufacturing.
Made 40 investments in South Korea

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electronics and device solutions. Its portfolio spans consumer electronics (mobile devices, televisions, home appliances, cameras), information technology products (PCs, peripherals, printers), semiconductors, memory and storage, and display technologies. The company also provides telecommunications infrastructure and related services, and conducts extensive research and development to advance core technologies. With a global footprint across Korea, China, the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, Samsung Electronics is a leading supplier of smartphones, memory chips, and displays, and it coordinates significant manufacturing and supply chain activities to support its varied product lines.
Made 43 investments in South Korea

Strong Ventures

Strong Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, pursuing seed-stage investments across the United States and South Korea. Beyond funding, it offers hands-on guidance, mentorship, and access to an extensive network to help entrepreneurs from Korean, Asian, and global backgrounds build and scale ventures capable of competing in global markets. The firm engages with a broad range of sectors, including software as a service, e-commerce, fintech, health tech, mobility, content, and other technology-enabled industries, emphasizing practical execution, strategic development, and ecosystem value.
Made 61 investments in South Korea

SBI Investment

SBI Investment is the corporate venture capital arm of SBI Holdings, based in Tokyo, Japan. It funds and supports the growth of private venture companies by managing venture capital funds and attracting capital from institutional partners. The firm backs a broad range of technology-driven sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, fintech, information technology, cybersecurity, e-commerce, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, and environmental energy. Through regional operations such as SBI Investment Korea, it engages with startups in Korea and focuses on sectors including healthcare, consumer, ICT, entertainment, information services, and manufacturing. SBI Investment aims to create value by helping portfolio companies scale, form strategic partnerships, and pursue exits via initial public offerings or acquisitions, reinforcing its role in fostering innovation and core industries in the 21st century.
Made 40 investments in South Korea

CRIT Ventures

Established in 2020, CRIT Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in technology companies at various stages of development.
Made 25 investments in South Korea

Kolon Investment

Kolon Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, established in 2000. It engages in buyouts, mezzanine financing, corporate restructuring, growth capital, and turnaround investments. The firm targets a broad mix of sectors, including electronic components, petroleum and energy products, computers, and telecommunications equipment, and it also seeks opportunities in healthcare and technology. Kolon Investment concentrates its activity in South Korea, with a focus on Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gyeongbuk. It participates across the company life cycle, backing seed through growth-stage opportunities to support strategic development and value creation.
Made 28 investments in South Korea

Murex Partners

Murex Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 that pursues thesis-driven investments across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer sectors, with emphasis on technology-enabled areas such as digital health, mobility, fintech, AI, smart city, and digital content.
Made 32 investments in South Korea

Shinhan Venture Investment

Shinhan Venture Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, that pursues early-stage venture capital investments and later-stage control investments across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, gaming, industrials, power and energy, consumer and retail, information and communications technology, and disruptive technologies such as alternative energy and IT convergence, with a focus on megatrends like aging populations.
Made 100 investments in South Korea

Hana Ventures

Established in 2018, Hana Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hana Financial Group, based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in companies operating within consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, and life sciences sectors.
Made 38 investments in South Korea

FuturePlay

FuturePlay is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2014. It operates an accelerator that provides funding, hands-on management support, and access to a collaborative ecosystem in exchange for a small stake to help deep tech ventures launch and scale. The firm specializes in deep tech startups, has invested in dozens of companies primarily in Korea with a growing share from the United States, and is expanding into Southeast Asia including Singapore, Vietnam, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. It runs two programs, TechUP and TechUP+, the latter a co-acceleration with large enterprises focused on specific industries; TechUP+ has sponsorships from major brands such as AmorePacific and is fostering beauty tech ventures. FuturePlay also participates as a limited partner in tech-focused funds like 500 Kimchi and Zeroth.ai and receives backing from global corporations including Cisco, DeNA, LG, NHN, and SK Planet.
Made 34 investments in South Korea

BonAngels Venture Partners

BonAngels Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, that focuses on early-stage startups by providing initial investment and operational support. The firm backs companies across Korea, Japan, the United States, and Southeast Asia, with interest in business and consumer products and services, healthcare, gaming, blockchain and cryptocurrency, wellness, robotics, wearables, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other technology-driven sectors.
Made 52 investments in South Korea

InterVest

InterVest Co. is a Seoul-based venture capital firm that funds startups from seed to growth stages and provides pre-IPO financing through mezzanine and bridge transactions. It backs technology-driven companies in Korea and international markets across artificial intelligence, fintech, semiconductors, healthcare and biotech, energy, mobility, and digital platforms, as well as emerging fields such as metaverse, space tech, NFTs, and decentralized finance. The firm focuses on early- to later-stage investments and supports portfolio companies through financing that enables scaling and an eventual transition toward public markets.
Made 29 investments in South Korea

Aju IB Investment

Founded in 1974, Aju IB Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, with additional offices in Boston and San Francisco. The company specializes in investing in small to medium-sized startups across various sectors, including information technology, biotechnology, life science, environment, healthcare, and technology.
Made 29 investments in South Korea

Springcamp

Spring Camp is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in early-stage investments. Established in 2015, the firm focuses primarily on startups within the gaming and entertainment sectors. In addition to providing capital, Spring Camp offers an acceleration program designed to support the growth and development of its portfolio companies, helping them navigate the challenges of the startup landscape. Through its targeted investment strategy and comprehensive support, Spring Camp aims to foster innovation and drive success in the South Korean startup ecosystem.
Made 44 investments in South Korea

Wonik Investment Partners

Wonik Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1997. It invests across buyouts, incubation, startups, early and mid-stage companies, growth capital, and corporate restructuring, with a focus on information technology, electronic components, manufacturing, energy, and related sectors. It also pursues opportunities in new industries such as electric and autonomous vehicles, smart and environmentally friendly ships, Internet of Things appliances, robotics, biotechnology and healthcare, aviation and drones, premium consumer goods, new energy, advanced materials, virtual and augmented reality, next generation displays, and semiconductors, aiming for exits through initial public offerings or mergers and acquisitions.
Made 24 investments in South Korea

HB Investment

Founded in 1999, HB Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It invests in small and medium-sized businesses with growth potential across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, entertainment, and semiconductor industries. The company provides consulting services to support the growth of its portfolio companies.
Made 56 investments in South Korea

Union Investment Partners

Union Investment Partners is a prominent venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 2000. The firm specializes in investments within the entertainment industry, focusing on films, animations, games, TV dramas, and live concerts. In addition to its strong presence in content investment, Union Investment Partners also seeks opportunities in various sectors, including media, mobile platforms, biotechnology, healthcare, branding, distribution, and semiconductors. The firm aims to be a key investment partner for venture businesses and the content industry, supporting their growth and expansion into global markets.
Made 16 investments in South Korea

Nvestor

Founded in 2015, Nvestor is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies (Seed, Series A) and growth companies (pre-IPO, M&A, buyout) within industries such as internet/mobile, game, bio, aerospace, and technology.
Made 6 investments in South Korea

SL Investment

SL Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, established in February 2000. The firm focuses on investing in small and medium-sized companies across various sectors, including biotechnology, healthcare, semiconductors, display technologies, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence. SL Investment has a strong track record, having achieved positive financial results for 12 consecutive years without incurring any debt. The firm not only provides capital but also actively supports the management of its portfolio companies to enhance their value. Over the years, SL Investment has successfully facilitated the listing of 31 companies on the KOSDAQ market, helping them to become leaders in their respective industries.
Made 25 investments in South Korea

Partners Investment

Founded in 2000, Partners Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in various sectors including software, biotechnology, healthcare services, semiconductors, and telecommunications.
Made 19 investments in South Korea

Yuanta Investment

Established in 1989, Yuanta Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in healthcare, business-to-consumer services, and life science sectors, particularly oncology.
Made 18 investments in South Korea

Mashup Angels

Founded in 2014, Mashup Angels is a seed accelerator based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on supporting early-stage startups, particularly those in AI, SaaS, and IT sectors.
Made 15 investments in South Korea

Bluepoint Partners

Founded in 2013, Bluepoint Partners is a venture capital firm based in Daejeon, South Korea. It invests primarily in biotechnology, medical, cleantech, data, artificial intelligence, food tech, healthcare, technology, and industrial tech sectors. The firm also operates accelerator programs for startups in South Korea.
Made 18 investments in South Korea

Primer Sazze Partners

Primer Sazze Partners is an accelerator and early-stage venture capital firm based in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Seoul. It makes investments in startups across the United States, South Korea and Southeast Asia, focusing on consumer technology, marketplaces, e-commerce and related services, mobile solutions, cybersecurity, synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, information technology, SaaS, augmented reality, health tech, life sciences, mobility and other tech-enabled sectors. Typical checks range from $0.5 million to $1.5 million, with openness to larger syndicates or leading rounds, and a separate accelerator program offering about $0.1 million. The firm emphasizes practical, day-to-day execution support for entrepreneurs, aiming to form lasting partnerships as companies grow.
Made 28 investments in South Korea

ES Investor

ES Investor is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that invests in information technology companies across early and growth stages, primarily in Korea. The firm supports portfolio companies with operating and strategy consulting, marketing and promotion assistance, and professional support to help accelerate growth and maximize value.
Made 11 investments in South Korea

L&S Venture Capital

Established in Seoul, South Korea in 2006, L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. The company primarily invests in South Korean technology sectors such as semiconductors, materials, components, equipment, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud, big data, mobile & network, medicine, medical devices, and e-healthcare.
Made 9 investments in South Korea

SparkLabs Global Ventures

Founded in 2013, SparkLabs Global Ventures is a global venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments. It focuses on emerging technologies and markets, with a particular emphasis on Southeast Asia. The firm invests across various sectors including SaaS, healthcare, fintech, and more, seeking to back exceptional entrepreneurs building category-defining companies at advantageous valuations.
Made 53 investments in South Korea

BNH Investment

BNH Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2015, focusing on investments in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.
Made 7 investments in South Korea

BSK Investment

BSK Investment is a Seoul-based investment firm that provides private equity and venture capital funding to unlisted companies. Founded in 2010, it targets opportunities in the information technology, chemistry, healthcare, and energy sectors, focusing on companies in the early to pre-IPO stage with strong growth potential.
Made 7 investments in South Korea

Dayli Partners

Founded in 2018, Dayli Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in bio ventures across various healthcare areas such as therapeutics, life sciences, medical devices, diagnostics, and fintech.
Made 21 investments in South Korea

Big Basin Capital

Big Basin Capital is a venture capital investment firm established in 2013 and located in Cupertino, California. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage startups, specifically targeting seed-stage and later-stage companies. Its investment interests span various sectors, including business products, business services, information technology, e-commerce, and food technology. Big Basin Capital primarily operates in the United States and South Korea, aiming to support innovative companies that demonstrate growth potential in these dynamic markets.
Made 20 investments in South Korea

STIC Ventures

Founded in 2018, STIC Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It invests in small and mid-sized companies with core technologies and innovative business models across various sectors such as B2B, media, healthcare, information technology, gaming, life science, and materials & resources, primarily focusing on the Asian region.
Made 36 investments in South Korea

ActnerLab

ActnerLab is an accelerator and early-stage investor based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 2012, focusing on hardware startups including IoT and biotech, helping early-stage companies establish their footholds and scale.
Made 17 investments in South Korea

Bass Investment

Established in 2018, Bass Investment is a South Korean venture capital firm focused on investing in information technology and SaaS companies.
Made 13 investments in South Korea

TBT Partners

TBT Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2018. It invests in Korean companies and leverages its experience in internet and mobile services to help portfolio firms grow and innovate.
Made 9 investments in South Korea

Coolidge Corner Investment

Coolidge Corner Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments in Korea, with a portfolio primarily in internet, communications and technology. Founded in 2010, it targets Seed and Seed+ rounds, supporting portfolio companies with incubation, growth hacking, strategy and networking. While the majority of its investments are in Korea (about 70%), the firm also backs opportunities in China, India and other parts of South Asia.
Made 31 investments in South Korea

TheVentures

TheVentures is a venture capital investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2014. It focuses on companies in artificial intelligence, mobility, edtech, and biology, providing both capital and practical support to help them scale. The firm offers portfolio companies access to on-staff experts in recruiting, public relations, marketing, early-stage customer acquisition, fundraising, and strategy, and also provides engineering and design support, co-building products with the founding team, and assistance in hiring early engineers.
Made 6 investments in South Korea

Woori Technology Investment

Woori Technology Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1996. It invests in Korean companies across the semiconductor, biotechnology, software, telecommunications, and environmental sectors.
Made 8 investments in South Korea