Investors in South Korea

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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 18 investments in South Korea

Korea Development Bank

Korea Development Bank is a Seoul-based bank that provides corporate, investment, and international banking services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large corporations. It offers long-term project financing, equipment and working capital loans, and guarantees to support industrial development, along with trust and asset-management services. The bank conducts investment banking activities including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, project finance, and private equity funding, and provides cross-border and trade finance, syndications, and other international banking services. It also offers consulting, financial advisory, and management support for corporate strategy and restructuring. Founded in 1954, the institution operates through a network of domestic and overseas branches to support Korea's economic growth across diverse industries such as healthcare, infrastructure, energy, and technology, and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Made 83 investments in South Korea

Korea Investment Partners

Established in 1986, Korea Investment Partners is a prominent venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul. With over three decades of experience, the company invests globally in innovative startups across various sectors, including technology, healthcare, and manufacturing. Notable investments include Kakao, Naver, YG Entertainment, and Didi Chuxing. The firm manages multiple funds with total assets under management exceeding US$1.8 billion.
Made 68 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 128 investments in South Korea

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 101 investments in South Korea

Altos Ventures

Founded in 1996, Altos Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California with an additional office in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in early-stage investments in consumer and technology companies, focusing on enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. The firm invests globally, with a particular interest in North America, Asia, and Latin America.
Made 87 investments in South Korea

Kakao Ventures

Kakao Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2012, it focuses on deep technology, services, digital healthcare, and games, and is described as a founder-friendly seed-stage investor. It operates as an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp that manages external funds raised from limited partners.
Made 87 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 62 investments in South Korea

Atinum Partners

Atinum Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the growth stage startups in the IT, biotech, and healthcare sectors.
Made 63 investments in South Korea

Primer

Primer is a startup accelerator based in South Korea, established in January 2010 by a group of entrepreneurs. The firm selects promising entrepreneurs to form a community known as "PrimerClub Members." It provides seed funding, mentorship, and various support services to enhance the likelihood of success for these new ventures. Primer focuses on companies within mobile, internet services, software, healthcare, and hardware sectors, fostering innovation and growth in these areas.
Made 23 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 48 investments in South Korea

Shinhan Capital

Established in 1991, Shinhan Capital is a financial services company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in credit services, offering corporate finance solutions including loans, investments, and financing options.
Made 41 investments in South Korea

Company K Partners

Established in 2006, Company K Partners is a principal investment firm headquartered in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It specializes in investments across various industries including culture content, electronic components, machinery, broadcasting, arts, sports, and leisure.
Made 86 investments in South Korea

Premier Partners

Premier Partners is a Seoul-based investment firm established in 2005 that focuses on venture capital and private equity investments in South Korea. It targets small- to mid-sized companies across sectors such as mobility, healthcare, e-commerce, and digital content, employing an alternative investment approach to support growth throughout the Korean market. The firm serves both individuals and businesses by providing investment services and managing capital for selective investments.
Made 58 investments in South Korea

KB Securities

KB Securities is a financial services company that operates as an asset management firm, catering to both individual and corporate clients. The company specializes in various financial activities, including asset management for stocks, bonds, and derivatives. In addition to its asset management services, KB Securities provides wealth management, securities trading, and loan banking services, positioning itself as a comprehensive provider of financial solutions.
Made 28 investments in South Korea

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation is the corporate venture arm of Samsung Electronics, founded in 1999 and based in Seoul. It maintains a global presence with activity in innovation hubs such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, London, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Beijing, and it backs emerging technology startups across Europe, Asia, and North America. The firm sources and invests in technology companies at multiple stages, from early-stage to pre-IPO, focusing on areas including semiconductors, materials, mobile services, internet, software, security, and enterprise solutions, as well as bioengineering and medical tech. Its investment approach targets companies developing AI, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, cybersecurity, 5G, next generation displays, battery technology, digital health, and insurtech, among others, to support shaping future technologies.
Made 37 investments in South Korea

Mirae Asset Venture Investment

Mirae Asset Venture Investment is a South Korea-based asset management firm founded in 1997, with a global presence spanning 12 countries, including Australia, the United States, and various Asian markets. The company focuses on providing innovative investment solutions and financial strategies tailored to meet the diverse needs of its clients. Its offerings encompass traditional equity and fixed income products, exchange-traded funds, and alternative strategies such as hedge funds. Committed to ethical standards and client-centric principles, Mirae Asset emphasizes teamwork and the recruitment of top talent to drive its success. The firm aims to identify value-generating investment opportunities while adhering to a philosophy centered on building strong, lasting relationships within the communities it serves.
Made 56 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 39 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

Stonebridge Capital

Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Stonebridge Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in alternative investments. The company manages funds with consistent performance, driven by its team's industry expertise and risk management.
Made 72 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 48 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 92 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 54 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 57 investments in South Korea

SoftBank Ventures Asia

Established in 2000 as SoftBank Group's early-stage venture capital arm, SBVA is now an independent entity focused on empowering global entrepreneurs and fostering innovation across various technology sectors.
Made 53 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 24 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 43 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 32 investments in South Korea

BonAngels Venture Partners

Founded in South Korea in 2006, BonAngels Venture Partners is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. They provide initial funding and operational support to startups primarily in South Korea, Japan, the United States, and Southeast Asia, with a preference for sectors like technology, healthcare, gaming, and consumer products.
Made 57 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 42 investments in South Korea

Murex Partners

Founded in 2017, Murex Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It specializes in thesis-driven investing across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer sectors.
Made 25 investments in South Korea

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund is a public financial institution in South Korea, established in 1976 and based in Daegu. It acts as a government-backed guarantor to support access to financing for small and medium enterprises, helping lenders extend credit to underserved segments. Through credit guarantees and related programs, it facilitates financing across sectors including financial services, healthcare, information technology, financial technology, and insurance technology. The organization focuses on strengthening the local economy by reducing credit risk for lenders and promoting SME growth and innovation. It operates as a nationally oriented agency aimed at improving SME resilience and financial inclusion.
Made 20 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 13 investments in South Korea

Naver

Naver is a South Korean technology company and internet platform that operates a leading search engine and e-commerce ecosystem, offering fintech services, digital content, and cloud computing. It has developed advanced search features such as comprehensive search, Knowledge iN, and real-time keyword insights, and supports user-generated content through services like Blog and Cafe, as well as lifestyle portals such as Junior Naver and a donation platform called Happybean. Naver pioneered webtoon distribution in 2004 and continues to produce and distribute digital comics. It also maintains mobile and web services for global markets, including LINE, its messaging platform through a subsidiary, along with related apps such as Snow and BAND. Beyond consumer services, the company engages in software development, IT infrastructure operations and security, online shopping, mobile apps marketing, and various content and media activities. Founded in 1999 and based in Seongnam, South Korea, Naver has evolved into a broad internet platform with diverse services.
Made 31 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

DS Asset Management

DS Asset Management is an asset management investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2008. The firm specializes in investing in listed companies and venture firms, with a commitment to managing long-term yields. It plays a crucial role in the social safety net, particularly in relation to public and private pensions, by striving to meet the evolving needs of its clients. Through its focused investment approach, DS Asset Management aims to contribute to sustainable financial growth while ensuring the security of assets for its stakeholders.
Made 30 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

FuturePlay

Founded in Seoul, South Korea in 2014, FuturePlay is an accelerator and early-stage investor focused on deep tech startups. It has invested in over 55 companies, primarily based in South Korea, with a third operating in the U.S. FuturePlay also expands its reach to Southeast Asia and acts as a limited partner for funds like 500 Kimchi and Zeroth.ai. The company offers two acceleration programs: TechUP and TechUP+, providing resources and support to help startups grow sustainably.
Made 33 investments in South Korea

Solidus Investment

Founded in June 2011, Solidus Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on investing in companies with growth potential across the bio/agriculture, marine products, green energy, and information technology sectors.
Made 14 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 23 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

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 17 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 22 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 23 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 25 investments in South Korea

SK Telecom

SK Telecom is South Korea's leading wireless telecommunications operator with a large mobile customer base. The company has built a broad ecosystem through strategic partnerships with regional operators and active international collaboration with organizations such as ITU, PTC, and CDG to extend its reach and capabilities. It provides broadband and pay-TV services through its subsidiary SK Broadband and has pursued investments in digital platforms and related services to expand its footprint. SK Telecom traces its origins to the 1994 acquisition of KT's mobile business by SK Group, establishing its position as a major provider of mobile services, broadband, and digital platforms in Korea and beyond.
Made 15 investments in South Korea

KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES

KOREA INVESTMENT & SECURITIES is a financial investment company that offers brokerage, asset management, and investment banking services.
Made 22 investments in South Korea

Translink Investment

Translink Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2015, it focuses on funding startups across software-as-a-service, consumer packaged goods, deep tech, and content industries.
Made 24 investments in South Korea

Wells Investment

Wells Investment is a venture capital firm established in 2016 and located in Seoul, South Korea. The firm focuses on providing capital, management expertise, and network support to companies with promising potential across various sectors. Its investment interests include deep technology, information technology, bio-healthcare, services, commerce, hardware, materials, consumer goods, sustainability, commercial products, and business services. By leveraging its resources and industry knowledge, Wells Investment aims to foster the growth of innovative companies and contribute to advancements in multiple fields.
Made 17 investments in South Korea

SV Investment

SV Investment is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2006. It provides financing, strategic guidance, and information to portfolio companies at critical stages of development, helping them scale. The firm targets a broad range of sectors including B2B, B2C, healthcare, information technology, life sciences, e-commerce, financial technology, food technology, gaming, health technology, micro-mobility, agriculture technology, and software as a service.
Made 11 investments in South Korea