300+ investors in your industry, stage, and region Get
Any industry
Community
Proptech
Biotech
Climate
Artificial Intelligence
Media (Entertainment)
Impact
FinTech
Marketplace
EdTech
Consumer
Agriculture (AgTech)
Web3
Clean Energy
B2B
Organic Food
Big Data
Video Games
Payments
Celebrity
Franchise
Mobile
Local
Social Network
Platforms
Crowdfunding
CleanTech
Film
Theatre
Life Science
Non Profit
Transportation
Gaming
Energy
Hardware
Health Care
Enterprise
Sustainability
Venture Capital
Restaurants
Fashion
Real Estate
Retail
Infrastructure
Mobile Apps
Beauty
LGBT
Publishing
Sporting Goods
Oil and Gas
Education
Renewable Energy
Food and Beverage
Cryptocurrency
Finance
Financial Services
Photography
Art
Medical
Digital Media
Music
Internet
Social Media
Manufacturing
Facebook
Blockchain
Legal
Android
Social Impact
Google
Construction
Sports
eSports
Enterprise Software
Email
Wellness
Hospitality
Travel
Fitness
Mobile Advertising
Cannabis
Recruiting
Biotechnology
Medical Device
Wine and Spirits
Automotive
Social
InsurTech
SaaS
Software
Any country
Qatar
South Korea
Africa
Asia
LATAM
Europe
Oceania
Middle East
Ireland
Singapore
Indonesia
Spain
Saudi Arabia
Belarus
Belgium
Colombia
Denmark
Ecuador
Czech Republic
Estonia
Ghana
Ethiopia
Finland
Barbados
Italy
Jersey
Cayman Islands
Mali
Malaysia
Mauritius
Poland
Rwanda
Togo
Slovenia
San Marino
Tanzania
Thailand
Uruguay
Venezuela
Portugal
Azerbaijan
Namibia
Bolivia
Latvia
Cyprus
New Zealand
United States
Germany
Australia
India
United Kingdom
Canada
China
South Africa
Brazil
Japan
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Bangladesh
Bahrain
Bulgaria
Bermuda
Chile
Cameroon
Switzerland
Belize
Costa Rica
Algeria
Georgia
Egypt
Hong Kong
Gibraltar
Faroe Islands
Greece
Croatia
France
Hungary
Kuwait
Israel
Lebanon
Cambodia
Kenya
Jordan
Lithuania
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Myanmar
Kazakhstan
Morocco
Norway
Mexico
Panama
Malta
Peru
Philippines
Nicaragua
Pakistan
Russian Federation
Romania
Sweden
Serbia
Seychelles
Turkey
Puerto Rico
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Tunisia
Tajikistan
El Salvador
Uganda
Zambia
Uzbekistan
Taiwan
Ukraine
Zimbabwe
Bahamas
Guatemala
Iraq
Iceland
Nigeria
United Arab Emirates
Honduras
Isle of Man
Luxembourg
Oman
Angel Investors
VC Funds
All Investors
Download Find emails Save list
Open database

Top 50 EdTech VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (May 2026)

The most active venture capital funds investing in South Korea EdTech startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in South Korea EdTech startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Strong Ventures
VC Fund
14 South Korea, United States, Poland Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps $200k–$8M
Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
14 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $229k–$10M
KB Investment
VC Fund
10 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $809k–$34M
Capstone Partners
VC Fund
9 South Korea, United States, Finland Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Mobile, Gaming $229k–$7.6M
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
8 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing $229k–$6.3M
Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
7 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $764k–$50M
DSC Investment
VC Fund
7 South Korea, United States, Israel Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing $382k–$53M
Fast Ventures
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Health Care, Apps, E-Commerce $458k–$3.2M
Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series A, Series B, Series C Health Care, Software, Biotechnology $1M–$45M
Company K Partners
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series B, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $2.3M–$25M
TheVentures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, Vietnam, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care $50k–$4.8M
Altos Ventures
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Series A, Series B, Series C Software, E-Commerce, Internet $2M–$50M
KT investment
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B, Seed Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $1.8M–$47M
Stonebridge Capital
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Mobile $764k–$15M
TBT Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea Series A, Seed, Series B Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Software $3.3M–$10M
IBK Capital
VC Fund
3 South Korea, India, United States Series A, Series B, Series C Apps, Health Care, Mobile Apps $1.5M–$28M
D3 Jubilee
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Kenya Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Health Care $153k–$4.6M
Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Mobile Apps, Software, Manufacturing $229k–$11M
Pearl Abyss Capital
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, EdTech $2.1M–$12M
POSCO CAPITAL
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Online Portals, Information Technology $76k–$12M
Base Investments
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
Daekyo Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Hong Kong Series A, Seed, Series B Finance, Software, Mobile Apps $764k–$11M
S Cubic Angels
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed, Angel Information Technology, Apps, Education $31k–$92k
Softbank Ventures Asia
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A, Series C Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $1.9M–$100M
Dt& Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Vietnam Series B, Series A, Seed Financial Services, Internet, Biotechnology
Premier Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Series B, Series C Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Therapeutics $3.2M–$46M
SK Telecom
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Corporate Round Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $687k–$110M
Lotte Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, China Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing $115k–$7.6M
Murex Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States Series B, Series A, Seed Software, Health Care, Virtual Reality $1.5M–$13M
Mark & Company
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Education
Yoonmin Foundation
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed Apps, EdTech, Rental $497k–$5M
InterVest Co.
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, India Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $1.9M–$54M
One-asset management
VC Fund
2 South Korea Series A EdTech, Tutoring, Education $15M–$18M
MOCA Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed, Series A News, EdTech, Internet $15M–$18M
DS Asset Management
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Sweden Series B, Series A, Series C E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence $1.5M–$65M
HB Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, India, Vietnam Series B, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services $764k–$21M
Hana Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia Seed, Series A Software, Retail, Health Care $306k–$11M
JB Ventures
VC Fund
2 South Korea, Hong Kong Seed, Series A, Series B Apps, Mobile Apps, Pet $38k–$16M
LB Investment
VC Fund
2 South Korea, China, United States Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Mobile, Health Care $4.5M–$61M
AI Angel Club
VC Fund
2 South Korea Seed, Series A, Angel Health Care, E-Commerce, Automotive $76k–$5M
Big Basin Capital
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $382k–$7M
Primer Sazze Partners
VC Fund
2 South Korea, United States, Japan Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $157k–$15M
Future Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund
1 South Korea Seed, Series A Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $229k–$1.1M
IMM Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Japan Series B, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care $3.1M–$61M
Root Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, Denmark Seed, Series A, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $1.1M–$40M
CRIT Ventures
VC Fund
1 South Korea, Singapore, United States Seed, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet $382k–$12M
Nvestor (Korea)
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States Series B, Series A, Series C Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Apps $11M–$15M
Forest Partners
VC Fund
1 South Korea Series A, Series B Data and Analytics, Financial, Commerce/Shopping $2.5M–$5.5M
Atinum Investment
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Japan Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $3M–$47M
Mistletoe
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, India Seed, Series A Software, IT, Internet $700k–$73M
Access all 119 VC funds in South Korea EdTech startups.

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!

Investor list

Strong Ventures
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 14 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 20 in the past 12 months

Strong Ventures is a seed fund, based in California, that finances, supports, and mentors Korean/Asian/Global entrepreneurs, empowering them to build strong ventures and to break successfully into the global market.With proven experience as operators, executives, and entrepreneurs, they provide hands-on assistance and guidance. On topof their financial investment, they aim to provide tangible value to their entrepreneurs, through network reach, strategic thinking, and execution collaboration. And, as they engage together in their venture endeavors, they hope to make the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where they build companies and labor in, a better, stronger, and more fun place for all.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Poland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 207
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$2M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1M; Series A $1.1M–$8M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $3.3M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Pillyze — mobile health care startup
  • InHandPlus — We are working to solve the issue of medical nonadherence, where patients don't follow their prescribed medical regimes. This is a common and costly problem, and can even result in serious consequences. Our proprietary smartwatch is able to tell what medicine users take, and when they take it. Our AI-based management platform then collects thedata and provides personalized healthcare services and insights.
  • Test Valley — Test Valley sells smartphones, tablets, cameras, computers, and household appliances.
Show all investments...

Kakao Ventures
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 14 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 12 in the past 12 months

We are an independent subsidiary of Kakao Corp. & the most active, startup-friendly early stage VC of Korea. (Limited Partnerships, not strategic.).

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 198
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$4.2M; Series A $840k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $94M in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Dremo — Dreamo is a leading game developer making great games for friends, family, and people around the world.
  • Runbear — Runbear optimizes customer support with data-driven insights from past incidents and your product's knowledge base.
  • Polestar Games — Polestar Games creates the MMORPG 'Project N' for PC and console platforms. Project N is an open-world game set in a medieval dark fantasy setting. Many believe that market aspirations for a AAA-level MMORPG that supports both PC and consoles are unrealistic.
Show all investments...

KB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 10 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 36 in the past 12 months

Founded in 1990, KB Investment Co., Ltd. (KBIC) is one of Korea’s leading investment firms of venture capital and private equity funds with over USD 1.4 Billion of asset under management as of December 2013. KBIC is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea’s premier financial group with the largest domestic customer base as well as the widestnetwork of service branches in Korea.KBIC’s team is recognized for industry thought leadership, a broad network of powerful industry relationships, and a unique professional investment approach to investing. KBIC passionately support our portfolio companies with active guidance in all key aspects of team building, strategy, operations and governance

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 195
  • Round size: Seed $809k–$5M; Series A $2M–$10M; Series B $5.7M–$34M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hyku — Hyku Biosciences is developing the next generation of covalent medicines by targeting histidine, tyrosine and lysine binding pockets in disease-causing proteins.
  • Wonderwall — Wonderwall is an online art learning platform.
  • Passionate Powerhouse — Passionate Power as a full-fledged multi-content IP in the future by designing and producing games, cartoons, movies, franchise items, and so on in constant partnership with domestic and overseas partners.
Show all investments...

Capstone Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 9 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 18 in the past 12 months

Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage companies operating in the Information technology, wireless technology, architecture, pharmaceutical, internet, online game, software, solid state disk, and IP television sectors. It primarily invests in China and South Korea, with a focus in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. Thefirm prefers to exit its investments through a trade sale. Capstone Partners was founded in 2008 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.Capstone Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs seeking success with fresh ideas. Capstone Partners values the funds of union investors better than our own, working for the interests of investors and following the objective of the investments.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Gaming
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Finland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 166
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$2.9M; Series A $344k–$6.1M; Series B $611k–$7.6M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • Eastend — Eastend is an e-commerce company engaged in the fashion business.
  • Pillyze — mobile health care startup
  • Luten Technologies — Luten Technologies is a provider of AI portal services.
Show all investments...

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund · Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea · 8 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 33 in the past 12 months

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 130
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$2.7M; Series A $764k–$6.3M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Petpharma — Petpharma is an Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to provide veterinary medicines.
  • Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
  • Pribit Technology — Pribit Technology is a technology agency that provides cloud network security technology to related technology services.
Show all investments...

Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 7 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 20 in the past 12 months

Korea Investment Partners (KIP) is a leading venture capital & private equity firm that has over 30 years of experience in providing venture capital to bold and innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Korea Investment Partners invests in leading pioneers like Kakao(KOSDAQ:035720), Naver(KRX:035420), YGEntertainment(KOSDAQ:122870), Bodyfriend, Osstem Implant(KOSDAQ:048260), Doubleu Games(KOSDAQ:192080) and Didi Chuxing. KIP manages over 20 venture and private equity funds with US$1.8 billion in total assets under management. The company operates globally from its Seoul headquarters office with other locations in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 239
  • Round size: Seed $764k–$14M; Series A $2.3M–$25M; Series B $2.7M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Petpharma — Petpharma is an Operator of an e-commerce platform intended to provide veterinary medicines.
  • Wello — Wello is a government business solution that offers a natural language processing-based business recommendation-application-management service.
  • Indent — Indent is a provider of a video review service platform that helps sellers increase their sales by producing purchase reviews from actual buyers.
Show all investments...

DSC Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 7 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 13 in the past 12 months

DSC Investments invests in early stage and growth companies in the field of corporate identify and focus, IT, software, biotechnology, machinery, and future high-growth areas such as environment and resources.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 137
  • Round size: Seed $382k–$8.3M; Series A $1.5M–$11M; Series B $4.6M–$53M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bionsight — We are pioneering a new era of AI to facilitate the long journey from a laboratory to the patients in drug discovery
  • Superblock — Superblock vision removes centralized web servers and puts blockchain run by the people in the system's core.
  • Pribit Technology — Pribit Technology is a technology agency that provides cloud network security technology to related technology services.
Show all investments...

Fast Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Fast Ventures is a venture capital investment firm.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Apps, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 43
  • Round size: Seed $458k–$2.3M; Series A $2.3M–$3.2M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bind — Bind is a start-up that operates the mobile and PC version of 'Athler'.
  • Inertia — Developer of natural sanitary napkins designed to solve women's problems with empathy and technology.
  • Epic Corporation — The Epic One platform services will be improved, and Epic Corporation will broaden its business sectors. First, the global bidding system in four significant Asian nations will be improved overall, coupled with an update to the AI function that determines the anticipated contract price, in order to maximize the transaction completion rate for thesale of luxury assets. Additionally, there is a plan to considerably broaden its brands and product categories, which currently include luxury watches, luggage, hypercars, and artwork.
Show all investments...

Smilegate Investment
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 13 in the past 12 months

Smilegate Investment, founded in 1999 originally as MVP Capital, is a venture capital and private equity firm that has been growing remarkably alongside our many invested companies. From our initial venture capital funding in 2000, we have since organized and managed more than 30 venture capital and private equity funds, and have invested in morethan 200 companies with promising growth potential.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 107
  • Round size: Series A $1M–$36M; Series B $6.1M–$34M; Series C $12M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • USIMSA — USIMSA is a mobile sim company that offers eSIM-based overseas roaming service.
  • Panmnesia — True composable resource disaggregation, CXL hardware/software infrastructure from the beginning to the end.
  • Velymonkeys — Blimonkids has created and run its own retail platform to aid the expansion of Korean cosmetics in India. In particular, it offers a one-stop service for the introduction of Korean beauty products into India, distribution, and sales, as well as marketing and sales, through its own mall, Maccaron.
Show all investments...

Company K Partners
VC Fund · Ilsangu, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Company K Partners Limited is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in culture content, electronic components, computer, machinery, broadcasting, arts, sports, and leisure industries. The firm primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeongnam, and Gyeonggi. Company K Partners Limited was established in 2006 and isbased in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$6.9M; Series B $6.5M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Velymonkeys — Blimonkids has created and run its own retail platform to aid the expansion of Korean cosmetics in India. In particular, it offers a one-stop service for the introduction of Korean beauty products into India, distribution, and sales, as well as marketing and sales, through its own mall, Maccaron.
  • Databank — Databank is an AI-based EdTech Startup that provides online test preparation services with instant scoring through TestGlider.
  • Gwanak Analog — Gwanak Analog is a supplier of high performance Power/Analog SoC and Sensor products
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
TheVentures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 14 in the past 12 months

TheVentures provides their portfolio companies access to on staff world class experts in recruiting, PR, marketing, early stage customer acquisition, raising money, and strategy. They even provide engineering and design support, co-building products with the founding team, while assiting in hiring those difficult to recruit early engineers.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 76
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$2.2M; Series A $3.1M–$4.8M
  • Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • slowave — Slowwave discovered that the current sleep test is performed in a foreign hospital setting with numerous sensors attached to the head, making it impossible to test and identify sensitive insomnia patients effectively. As a result, a microprocessor and low-power measuring algorithm were integrated into an ultra-light patch, allowing patients withinsomnia to easily perform sleep EEG at home while eliminating factors that interfere with the examination and boosting measurement precision.
  • Amo Travel — Amo Travel likewise swiftly established a market fit in Korea with minimal blog promotion.
  • Apollon Inc. — Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Show all investments...

Altos Ventures
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 4 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 18 in the past 12 months

Altos Ventures was founded in 1996 to invest in early stage technology companies. After starting with $30 million in committed capital, we currently manage more than $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, supporting the full lifecycle of companies from inception to global growth and profitability. We have been the first and leadinstitutional investor in 100+ companies around the world. We invest in both consumer and enterprise tech companies, with particular interest in enterprise SaaS, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands and services. We look to invest in high-growth, capital-efficient, founder-led companies. Initial investments can start as small as $500,000 while our follow-on investments can exceed $100 million in a single round, purchasing both primary and secondary shares.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Internet
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 218
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$11M; Series B $3.1M–$24M; Series C $4.3M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $450M in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • AiderX — AiderX is a technology startup that creates AI assistants for everyone. We believe that AI should be available to everyone and that it has the potential to change the way we live and work. Our goal is to make AI simple, intuitive, and simple to use.
  • MathFLAT — MathFLAT is a B2B mobile solution for mathematics education.
  • PlayList — PlayList is a web drama production company that produces dramas and music content. The company's two flagship web drama series, Love Playlist and A-Teen have gained huge popularity amongst the 18-24 age segment. Playlist dramas have over 10 million subscribers and 1.3 billion views.
Show all investments...

KT investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 9 in the past 12 months

kt investment is a new technology business finance company established in 2015. It is an investment company that represents KT Group .kt investment seeks to contribute to social contribution and maximize investment return through win-win cooperation with promising SMEs and venture companies .kt investment seeks to achieve long-term returns bylooking at the market from a global perspective and looking for value investment opportunities in the long term.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 63
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5M; Series A $1.8M–$47M; Series B $9.2M–$45M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VCAT.AI — VCAT.AI is a business-to-business (B2B) subscription software (SaaS) based on AI technology. Create mass marketing creatives as video and banner images just with an product URL or TEXT.
  • cafe nono — Gathering together for quality discussions. Making your stories stand out. Join the community here and now!
  • Pion — Pion Corporation is an Martech focused video intelligence company. We provide “Vispot”, a video creation and ad-automation platform powered by AI.
Show all investments...

Stonebridge Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Stonebridge capital, Stonebridge ventures, Specializing in Venture Capital, Private Equity Fund Management

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 131
  • Round size: Series A $764k–$7.6M; Series B $764k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2010

Portfolio highlights

  • Gaonchips — Gaonchips is a chip enterprise that engages in system semiconductor development. They provide an optical solution to clients based on technology. It also provides all solutions necessary for developing and producing massive system semiconductors, ranging from RTL and platform design and verification, DFT insertion, layout, and packaging to testing.
  • onepredict — We offer a digital brain solution that diagnoses and predicts the status of key industrial assets based on industrial AI and IoT technologies.
  • OPENEDGES Technology — OPENEDGES Technology, Inc. is the world's only total memory subsystem and AI platform IP provider that delivers NoC interconnect, DDR memory controller, DDR PHY, and NPU IPs.
Show all investments...

TBT Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 6 in the past 12 months

TBT Partners is an investment firm.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Series A $3.3M–$9.5M; Series B $7.6M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Difon — Difon is a developer of smart window solution technology, which is designed to regulate sunlight transmittance.Difon Co., Ltd. emerged as a spin-off from Hyundai Motor Group in 2021, with a vision to evolve into a leading provider of smart film solutions. The company is dedicated to enhancing consumers' living spaces by conducting researchand development while manufacturing smart films.To accelerate the adoption of smart film technology, Difon has established a robust supply chain through strategic alliances and investments in system integration with various relevant companies, including glass manufacturers, automobile OEMs, and construction firms.With a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, Difon aims to foster a better environment and future through its endeavors. The company strives to maximize its impact by continually innovating and creating products that benefit both consumers and society as a whole.
  • STAYFOLIO — * Founded in 2015, STAYFOLIO is a Fine-Stay platform that curates accommodations with unique values and personality with the motto of “Curate the space where staying itself is travel” * Beyond just introducing accommodation, we provide exclusive accommodation solutions by building a full value chain for Fine Stays, from the process of creatingaccommodation spaces to branding, promotion, operation and service.
  • PeopleFund — Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is Korea's leading data-driven digital lender focused on consumer finance. Our mission is to give financial freedom to all consumers through more affordable loans and better investment opportunities. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven credit model and eliminating inefficiencies with technology, PeopleFunddelivers better loan rates for borrowers while maintaining an industry low loss rate to benefit retail and institutional investors. PeopleFund is the first digital lender in Korea to surpass $1B in loan originations and has provided an innovative way to invest to nearly 400,000 retail investors. It is notably the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly on KakaoTalk, Korea's equivalent of WhatsApp. To date, PeopleFund has completed its Series C round of funding with a total of $63.4M of equity capital raised. For more information, visit www.peoplefund.co.kr.
Show all investments...

IBK Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

IBK Capital is the venture capital arm of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Health Care, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, India, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Series A $1.8M–$9.9M; Series B $1.5M–$9.2M; Series C $23M–$28M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kitronyx — Tactile Pressure Distribution System
  • Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
  • Stockeeper — Stockeeper creates and operates a Korean beef asset platform, Bankau, that connects consumers and producers.
Show all investments...

D3 Jubilee
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 8 in the past 12 months

D3 is headquartered in Seoul and San Francisco, pioneering the domestic and global impact investment areas. D3 redefines the role of capital by investing in entrepreneurial innovation that improves the lives of low-income families, women, and immigrants, and creates an environmentally sustainable world.Invest in ICT start-ups with highsocio-environmental value in low-income countries such as Korea, USA and South America, Africa and India.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 100
  • Round size: Seed $153k–$2M; Series A $1.1M–$4.6M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Green Mineral — Green Mineral specializes in recycling metals in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner using microalgae. Green Mineral has developed technology to recycle lithium in an environmentally friendly manner by extracting lithium using a bio-mineralization technique rather than an existing organic solvent.
  • RTBP ALLIANCE — RTBP ALLIANCE focuses on creating co-working spaces and modernize old places for local communities.
  • Skycool Systems — At SkyCool Systems, our mission is to deliver sustainable, energy-efficient cooling solutions to customers interested in reducing energy costs and carbon footprint. We’ve pioneered radiative cooling as a technology, and shown that specially designed optical films can enable this passive approach to cooling throughout the day. These optical filmsare highly reflective to sunlight but also emit thermal radiation exceptionally well to the cold of space through our atmosphere, enabling daytime operation during the hottest hours of the day. Our core innovation is a rooftop cooling panel. We apply the radiative film to rooftop panels and integrate them with air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The panels can be used as an add-on to air conditioning and refrigeration systems and in some circumstances even replace an air condensing unit. Our technology is accelerating the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable future.
Show all investments...

Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Coolidge Corner Investment (CCVC) provides Seed and Seed+ funding to the most innovative tech startup companies in Korea. They proudly provide their portfolio companies a customized support in professional incubating, growth hacking, strategy, network and more.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile Apps, Software, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$764k; Series A $917k–$6.5M; Series B $7.3M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Kinava — Kinava developing organic waste into renewable energy based on our own advanced technology through many experiments and research.
  • Geek Planner
  • Somsidang Company — Somsidang Company is an online learning platform that offers baking and pottery painting training services.
Show all investments...

Pearl Abyss Capital
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Korea-based investment firm, Investment arm of Pearl Abyss

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, EdTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Seed $2.3M–$12M; Series A $2.1M–$9M; Series B $7.6M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BIGC — BIGC is a technology company that offers digital marketing, content creation, and advertising services.
  • Intella X — The Next Generation of Web3 Gaming Platform
  • Plugo — Indonesia's e-commerce platform for all businesses. Start, manage, and grow your business. Build your own online store website.
Show all investments...

POSCO CAPITAL
VC Fund · Yeoksamdong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

POSCO Capital offers financial services.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Online Portals, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$3.2M; Series A $1.5M–$8.4M; Series B $5M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Autoel — Autoel is a lidar sensing technology for self-driving cars.
  • H2 — H2 is a Korea-based advanced energy storage company specialized in vanadium redox flow battery which is an optimal solution especially for large-scale and long-duration energy storage. H2 has developed cutting-edge EnerFLOW series energy storage using its own vanadium redox flow batteries, which is commercially available at the moment. H2 isexpected to grow fast and big due to H2's unique design and manufacturing capabilities, and a promising market of large-scale energy storage.
  • Openknowl — OPENKNOWL is an online career management system, offering mentoring facilities and careers camps for those wanting to develop a career in the IT sector.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
Base Investments
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Base Investments operates as an investment firm.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
  • RichAlien — Rich Alien was founded with the intention of creating immersive mobile games ranging from worldwide casual social games to mid-core games based on well-known foreign animations and webtoon IPs.
  • Epic Corporation — The Epic One platform services will be improved, and Epic Corporation will broaden its business sectors. First, the global bidding system in four significant Asian nations will be improved overall, coupled with an update to the AI function that determines the anticipated contract price, in order to maximize the transaction completion rate for thesale of luxury assets. Additionally, there is a plan to considerably broaden its brands and product categories, which currently include luxury watches, luggage, hypercars, and artwork.
Show all investments...

Daekyo Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 7 in the past 12 months

Daekyo Investment is a venture capital firm specialized in development of venture industry.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Finance, Software, Mobile Apps
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 19
  • Round size: Seed $764k–$1.5M; Series A $1.5M–$4M; Series B $9.2M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Panmnesia — True composable resource disaggregation, CXL hardware/software infrastructure from the beginning to the end.
  • Switchwon — Switchwon provides currency exchange services.
  • Green Mineral — Green Mineral specializes in recycling metals in an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner using microalgae. Green Mineral has developed technology to recycle lithium in an environmentally friendly manner by extracting lithium using a bio-mineralization technique rather than an existing organic solvent.
Show all investments...

S Cubic Angels
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

S Cubic Angels is an investment firm that helps to discover startups and prospective entrepreneurship teams.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Apps, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $31k–$92k
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Inabooth — Inabooth is a character licensing platform that connects character IP owners and character IP users.
  • Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
  • Junction Med — Junction Med develops and operates CareBom, a child-based senior healthcare communication service.
Show all investments...

Softbank Ventures Asia
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 6 in the past 12 months

SoftBank Ventures Asia is the corporate venture capital arm of SoftBank Group. The firm prefers to invest in the information technology, smart robotics industry artificial intelligence, internet of things and information, communication, and technology sectors. It is based in Seoul, Korea, and was founded in 2000.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 179
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$24M; Series B $5.2M–$52M; Series C $9.2M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Artue — Explore a diverse collection of artwork by new and emerging artists on Artue.io. Buy and sell original paintings, sculptures, photography, and more.
  • B GARAGE — B GARAGE is an autonomous drone and service company for warehouse inventory management. B GARAGE is an homage to Willow Garage, a widely respected robotics research company that developed an open-source robotics software platform.
  • ZUZU Hospitality — ZUZU Hospitality is chain for independent hotels, delivering revenue growth through distribution and revenue management.As such, we are the indisputable primary partner to hoteliers in driving revenue. Acting as their hotel operating system, we power their back office revenue generation business operations, allowing them to focus on being greathoteliers.
Show all investments...

Dt& Investment
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Dt&Investment

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Internet, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Quriously — Quriously is an integrated platform for video lectures in Korea.
  • Slid — Slid is a tool that helps online learners capture, record, and take notes while watching online lectures.
  • Onconic Therapeutics — Onconic Therapeutics specialises in the research and development of cancer treatments.
Show all investments...

Premier Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 6 in the past 12 months

Premier Partners (프리미어 파트너스) is a Korean domestic funds management company. It provides investment services for individuals and businesses. Premier Partners was established in September 2005 in Seoul, Korea.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Therapeutics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Series A $3.2M–$24M; Series B $6.9M–$20M; Series C $11M–$46M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VCAT.AI — VCAT.AI is a business-to-business (B2B) subscription software (SaaS) based on AI technology. Create mass marketing creatives as video and banner images just with an product URL or TEXT.
  • Yipscell — Yipscell is a biotech company that develops IPSC stem cell therapy to diagnose and treat incurable diseases.
  • Onconic Therapeutics — Onconic Therapeutics specialises in the research and development of cancer treatments.
Show all investments...

SK Telecom
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 6 in the past 12 months

SK Telecom is dedicated to developing advanced telecommunications technologies for the mobile lifestyle. SK Telecom has established an ecosystem by forming strategic alliances with Asia's information communications operators. In addition, they actively participate in a variety of international cooperation activities with overseastelecommunication institutions, as well as international organizations including the ITU, PTC and CDG, and more. Through such efforts, they continue to reinforce their competency and reach out to the world.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series A, Corporate Round
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 45
  • Round size: Series A $1.4M–$110M; Corporate Round $687k–$23M
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Anthropic — An AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
  • PersonaAI — PersonaAI is a conversational AI technology company that provides chatbot, callboat and AI semiconductor Kiosk product and SaaS products.
  • Joby Aviation — A Better Way to Move
Show all investments...

Lotte Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 21 in the past 12 months

Lotte Ventures is a venture capital firm that is based in South Korea.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $115k–$3M; Series A $2.1M–$7.6M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Returnit — RETURNIT is a service that replaces single-use containers with reusable containers used for food delivery.
  • Sugarblade — Sugarblade is a non-destructive test-based used golf goods certification and trading platform.
  • City Storage — City Storage is a side dish platform that produces and sells salads, soups, and pickles.
Show all investments...

Murex Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Murex Partners is a VC firm specializing in thesis-driven investing.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Health Care, Virtual Reality
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$13M; Series A $2.3M–$11M; Series B $3.1M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • USIMSA — USIMSA is a mobile sim company that offers eSIM-based overseas roaming service.
  • JNPMEDI — JNPMEDI has been putting effort on bringing disruption on healthcare industry via integrating digital technologies to clinical research & trial operations.
  • Wishket — Wishket (위시켓) is a Korean outsourcing platform for companies and freelancers to post projects, outsource work, or search for jobs online. Through its website, Wishket enables companies to find suitable freelancers for development work in a secure and cost effective manner. Companies can sign up and simply post projects and wait for responsesfrom freelancers. Wishket also enables freelancers to find new projects and opportunities.
Show all investments...

Mark & Company
VC Fund · Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Mark & Company is an open innovation platform that provides app traffic, legal, and accounting consulting services.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Education
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CTEE — CTEE is an online solution that empowers content creators to monetize their passion.
  • Nine Dog — Ninedog is a platform that makes it easy to subscribe to high-involvement services even in open market commerce or social media channels.
  • ONOMA AI — ONOMA AI develops artificial intelligence technologies for multimodal, NLP, and CV services.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
Yoonmin Foundation
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Yoonmin Foundation

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, EdTech, Rental
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 10
  • Round size: Seed $497k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CTEE — CTEE is an online solution that empowers content creators to monetize their passion.
  • Refeely — Refeely provides sustainable carton packaging solutions for beverages.
  • TRUCK LINX — TRUCK LINX is a software to check and pay transportation cost online.
Show all investments...

InterVest Co.
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 10 in the past 12 months

Creating Innovative Values for Ventures. Knowledgeable & Experienced Professionals. Leading Venture Capital Investor in Korea

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Series A $1.9M–$13M; Series B $2.7M–$54M; Series C $9.9M–$51M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Dot Inc — Dot Inc. has developed a state-of-the-art, innovative, braille cell that is 95% smaller and 90% cheaper than the standard piezo-electric cells. The Dot Cell has brought revolutionary changes to the world through advancements in electromagnetic actuator technology. The Dot Watch is the first fully-Braille smartwatch in the world. We believeeveryone has the right to move freely and connect with the world, regardless of circumstances. Dot Inc., through its mission, will reduce the information gap through tactile literacy all around the world.
  • Jente — Jente provides a B2B service that connects boutiques with domestic companies. The company's online platform offers distinct products that become trendsetters as a result of rapidly discovering and sourcing new brands, allowing clients to quickly bring new products from boutiques.
  • Phantom AI — Phantom AI is democratizing the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to reduce accidents, save lives and make driving more enjoyable, while delivering tomorrow’s self-driving technology. The company provides a comprehensive autonomous driving platform featuring computer vision, sensor fusion and control capabilities.Phantom AI hascreated the most accurate and highest-performing AI solutions available today that meet car manufacturer requirements, at a much lower price than existing solutions. Delivered through a modular, software-based vehicle stack, OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers can select the components they wish to integrate and customize the configuration for unparalleled flexibility.
Show all investments...

One-asset management
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

One Asset Management is a Total Portfolio Investment Platform, offering unique products across 5 different asset classes (Global Equity, Local Equity, Fixed Income, Global Futures Strategies, Alternative Investment) to our customers.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, Tutoring, Education
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Series A $15M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ringle — Ringle is a premium 1:1 online English learning platform that connects top tutors with global employees looking to perfect their English
Show all investments...

MOCA Ventures
VC Fund · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

MOCA Ventures is an independent specialized firm that develops, designs, engineers and procures high quality Italian kitchen and bathroom .

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: News, EdTech, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Series A $15M–$18M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ringle — Ringle is a premium 1:1 online English learning platform that connects top tutors with global employees looking to perfect their English
  • beSUCCESS — Korea's Leading Tech and Startup Media Platform
Show all investments...

DS Asset Management
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Investing in listed companies and venture firms

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, Sweden

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 42
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$24M; Series B $4.6M–$15M; Series C $17M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ArtNGuide — ArtNGuide conducts online auctions and art fairs.
  • Fassker — Fassker is a fashion magazine and community for the digital native generation.
  • Doosan Mobility Innovation — Doosan offers drone solutions based on Fuel Cell powerpacks, which enable longer flights than existing battery-powered drones.
Show all investments...

HB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

HB Investment Inc. was founded on November 11, 1999 starting with paid-in Capital of KRW 10 billion.Since its foundation, HB Investment Inc. has been investing small and medium businesses that have the potential for steady growth and profitability and helping the invested companies to grow well by giving various consulting services. As a result,HB Investment Inc.constructed comprehensive portfolio out of various industrial areas, such as game, entertainment, as well as representative high-tech industries related to semiconductor, Internet, LCD, and a smart phone, bio, health care. In addition, HB Investment Inc. has experiences in implementing business Success-fully by organizing several partnership funds for recent years.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, India, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Series A $764k–$8.6M; Series B $5M–$21M
  • Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Yipscell — Yipscell is a biotech company that develops IPSC stem cell therapy to diagnose and treat incurable diseases.
  • Driving Teacher — You may search and compare the pricing of all driving schools countrywide in Driving Teacher, and you can help students make real-time training reservations with just a few clicks without connecting to a counselor. Furthermore, it provides an online reservation management platform to driving schools in order to automate the driving school system,as well as sales growth through customized marketing.
  • ProxiHealthcare USA — ProxiHealthcare USA is a biotechnology research focused personal and environmental healthcare organization.
Show all investments...

Hana Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 20 in the past 12 months

Hana Ventures is a corporate venture capital of Hana Financial Group.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Retail, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, Japan, Malaysia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $306k–$7.6M; Series A $2.7M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Delivus — Delivus offers small package delivery in major U.S. cities in the shortest amount of time, with real-time delivery tracking, at the same cost as the current courier To facilitate this, we provide Delivery as a Service.
  • S-Alpha Therapeutics — Digital approach for unmet medical needs. We embody technology that understands and cares for humans.
  • Stellar Vision — StellaVision can interpret synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, an unparalleled radar technique for interpreting satellite data. Information is critical for making investment or policy decisions. Historically, we relied on news sources and government figures to make decisions. However, relying entirely on previously published knowledge may causeyou to be late to the game, and making decisions based on rumors or gossip may result in big losses. Satellite imaging provides a solution to this information mismatch. Satellite imaging is becoming a key decision-making tool in a variety of businesses due to its ability to give fast and accurate information.
Show all investments...

JB Ventures
VC Fund · Dongan, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

JB Ventures is a venture capital investment firm and startup accelerator that aims to support startups in the Chungcheongnam-do region.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Mobile Apps, Pet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, Hong Kong

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $38k–$1.5M; Series A $3.1M–$5M; Series B $12M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rubit — Rubit is an online mobile application with the provisions for individuals to take care of their pets.
  • Cre Planet — Cre Planet creates technologies for analyzing advertising performance and provides staffing services.
  • Wise Convey — Wise Convey is innovating smart logistics, starting with task automation.
Show all investments...

LB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

LB Investment is one of the top VCs in Korea. LB invests in diverse industries ranging from Technology and Contents to Bio and healthcare

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Mobile, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 72
  • Round size: Series A $4.5M–$36M; Series B $5.3M–$50M; Series C $11M–$61M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • NRISE — NRISE is develops MOCI and WIPPY services. NRISE research and develops social media services to bring people the joy of communication.
  • B GARAGE — B GARAGE is an autonomous drone and service company for warehouse inventory management. B GARAGE is an homage to Willow Garage, a widely respected robotics research company that developed an open-source robotics software platform.
  • Imagoworks Inc — Imagoworks Inc. offers a Web-based Dental CAD solution using AI, streamlining the digital workflow for dental professionals. Together with world-class technology, we are setting new standards for digital dentistry in the global market. Our mission is to <Making the future of digital medicine for everyone>.While we have accumulatedtechnological expertise in the medical field for over 10 years, specializing in AI-based automation, 3D geometric modeling and mesh processing, and software as a service (SaaS), we now turn our focus to commercializing our innovative technologies and transforming the field of digital dentistry. By cooperating with and licensing to leading global dental companies, we are seeing great success as we find ourselves in the industry spotlight.Imagoworks currently offers Dentbird Crown which automatically generates optimal crown designs with a single click and without any software installation required. As we continue to expand our services, Imagoworks aims to be recognized as a chairside design solution for dentists worldwide.
Show all investments...

AI Angel Club
VC Fund · Mapo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

AI Angel Club is an angel investment club that specializes in seed investment in the medical and bio healthcare field.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, E-Commerce, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$840k; Angel $76k–$107k; Series A $1.1M–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Wig Hill — Wig Hill is a seller of pet products.
  • ONES Global — ONES Global provides global healthcare solutions and databases for the healthcare market.
  • MyBrain — MyBrain's brain-only MRI can lower equipment costs through component miniaturization, lower maintenance costs and enhance maintenance through the use of conduction cooling technology, and improve diagnosis ease and accuracy through the development of AI diagnosis software. It is unique in that it can be improved.
Show all investments...

Access 48,091 investors

822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.

Browse database — It's Free!
Big Basin Capital
VC Fund · Cupertino, California, United States · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Big Basin Capital is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, investing in early-stage startups in Korea and the United States.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 35
  • Round size: Seed $382k–$2.9M; Series A $458k–$7M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2013

Portfolio highlights

  • Globaleur — Thousands of travelers from around the world rely on Globaleur for travel. Leverage Globaleur's software and APIs that include dynamic destination data and AI-powered developer tools to change the way we travel the world.
  • Brandi — Brandi sells clothes, cosmetics, and home interior products.
  • Village Baby — Village Baby is an online marketplace that provides childbirth and parenting products and information.
Show all investments...

Primer Sazze Partners
VC Fund · San Jose, California, United States · 2 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Primer Sazze Partners - We like to find founders who are making the impossible happen through sheer force of will and a refusal to accept hard truths.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 88
  • Round size: Seed $157k–$2.5M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.3M; Series A $179k–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $127M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Paywork — PayWal is a payment platform that provides dedicated project teaming, task execution checks, and contract management services.
  • Solvook — Solvook is a copyright licensing platform for educational materials intended to provide copyright clearance services.
  • Paraform — Get paid to recruit for the most exciting startups on your own terms. Recruiting has never been so accessible.
Show all investments...

Future Science and Technology Holdings
VC Fund · Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Future Science and Technology Holdings is an investment company that specializes in technology-based services.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 24
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$1.1M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kinava — Kinava developing organic waste into renewable energy based on our own advanced technology through many experiments and research.
  • Order Hero — Order Hero is an application for food service management.
  • DNC Biotechnology — DNC Biotechnology is an R&D centre that researches and improves technology for medical devices.
Show all investments...

IMM Investment
VC Fund · Kangnam, Cholla-namdo, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Korean alternative asset investment firm

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Stage:Series B, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 88
  • Round size: Series A $3.1M–$47M; Series B $6.9M–$61M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2016

Portfolio highlights

  • Munto — Munto is a community platform that enables individuals to connect better online and offline depending on their interests.
  • N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
  • d'strict — World-Class Digital Media Design Company
Show all investments...

Root Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Root Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technical teams working on deep tech. The firm specializes in the fields of financial services, venture capital, and investments. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Denmark

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 83
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$4.6M; Series A $4.6M–$13M; Series B $20M–$40M
  • Lead/follow: 23% lead, 77% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Primitive — Primitive builds crypto products and tools.
  • Latent Technology — Latent Technology builds the next-generation animation technology for virtual worlds.
  • Zed Industries — Code at the speed of thought. Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
Show all investments...

CRIT Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 35 in the past 12 months

The Road Not Taken

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $382k–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GOMBLE — GOMBLE creates blockchain-based casual games that focus on the game's core fun rather than just playing for the money.
  • Dream Perfect Regime — Dream Perfect Regime operates a multi-music genre and video company that engage audiences by actualizing a distinctive audiovisual experience. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquarters in Seoul, South Korea
  • Bigpicture Interactive — We give full-service for all level gamers.
Show all investments...

Nvestor (Korea)
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Founded in 2015, Nvestor is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. The firm seeks to invest in core companies in industries with high growth potential, such as Internet/mobile, game, bio, aerospace, and technology-based companies with sufficient potential market size. The firm invests in early-stage companies (Seed, Series A) andgrowth companies (pre-IPO, M&A, buyout).

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Apps
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Series B $11M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • RIDI — RIDI Corporation is South Korea’s one of the largest digital content publication & distribution companies, mainly known for vitalizing the Korean e-book industry as well as empowering the web novel, webcomic, animation, articles, and news media. RIDI believes that rich imagination and deep insight serve as nutrients to make the human mindfertile and delivers them through its digital contents.
  • Deargen — DEARGEN advances the treatment of rare and intractable diseases through the integration of AI and collective intelligence.
  • StradVision — Vision AI for all
Show all investments...

Forest Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Forest Partners is a leading alternative investment firm based in Korea focused on investing in high growth companies to deliver exceptional value to founders and investors. Our firm operates Venture Capital and Private Equity divisions so that we can invest in bold ideas across multiple strategies and help drive hypergrowth of our portfoliocompanies.Our robust network and team of experts with decades of combined investment and operating experience guides our portfolio companies on the path to global expansion so we can also deliver outsized returns back to our investors.Our vision is to grow together with great companies so that we can continue to be the go-to alternative investment firm in Asia.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Data and Analytics, Financial, Commerce/Shopping
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Series A $2.5M–$5.5M
  • Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FADU — FADU is a fabless start up focusing on memory and storage architecture. Explosively increasing data requires next generation storage and FADU would like to preempt the opportunity. Though they are very new comer in this industry, they believe that new and innovative idea is the most required in this fast changing enviornment. Built based on 3groups of talented people, - brilliant architects including 5 Ph.Ds, high caliber ASIC experts, and seasoned SSD engineers from leading memory and storage companies - their team has comprehensive capabilities to innovate this industry. they introduce true next generation products and will raise the bar for the entire industry.
  • Tridge — We help businesses effectively & safely source food and agricultural products from global markets while empowering buyers with extensive market intelligence.
  • TagHive — Class Saathi empowers schools, teachers, and students through student engagement, performance tracking, and adaptive learning solutions.
Show all investments...

Atinum Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups, 12 in the past 12 months

Atinum Investment Co., Ltd. is a principal investment firm specializing in investments in the information technology and communication, materials for Information technology, renewable energy, metal and non-metal, distribution, media and contents, materials and components, and biotechnology and life science industries

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series B, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Japan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Series A $3M–$16M; Series B $5M–$34M; Series C $9.9M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Doodlin — Doodlin creates and operates Greeting and also manages Application registration, resume verification, applicant management, interview schedule adjustments, and recruitment evaluations
  • POSTYPE — POSTYPE is a content open market where anyone can sell and buy digital content.
  • Travel Wallet — Travel Wallet is a foreign currency payment service that uses the Travel Wallet application. The travel Pay card is free of charge for overseas payments. The payments are overseas direct purchases and overseas payments without commission. The license for small overseas remittance businesses and electronic financial businesses by meeting variouscomputer facilities and all requirements. The platform agreement with banks.
Show all investments...

Mistletoe
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in South Korea EdTech startups

Mistletoe is a hub for startups and the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem. It specifically provides learning opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitates startup communities, invests in and supports startup companies and venture capitals.

Show more...

Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, IT, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Japan, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 85
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$27M; Series A $2.1M–$73M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ULUU — ULUU is an exciting new renewable biomaterial that's incredible for our oceans and climate. ULUU is made from renewable resource, farmed seaweed!
  • Wassha — Wassha provide the rental device and charging service using clean energy. WASSHA lends all devices to start WASSHA business. Remote management and monitoration of every operation made possible with our innovative technology, so that we can check every transactions like sales, customer information, and power generation.We are looking for businesspartners to expand WASSHA to off-grid areas! s a power supplier for off-grid Africa.
  • BitDegree — Looking for the best online courses? Click here and gain or improve digital skills on our eLearning platform. Enroll in the best online courses today!
Show all investments...

EdTech VC funding in South Korea at a glance

Stats across 77 deals from 119 investors.

119
investors
in South Korea EdTech startups
77
deals
in South Korea EdTech startups
$2.3M
median round
in South Korea EdTech startups
34%
lead investors
lead at least one round
36%
Seed
most common funding stage

Access all 119 VC funds in South Korea EdTech startups.

Open List

FAQ

Is Shizune data fresh/accurate?

Shizune has monitored hundreds of funding sources since 2020.

Our investor database is updated every day, so investor data is always fresh.

All metrics are calculated from confirmed public rounds, so the data is accurate.

Can I download investor list?

To download the EdTech VC Funds in South Korea investor list, create a Shizune account. This investor list will be added to your saved investors and available for download in the export section.

You can also enrich the investor list with investor emails, phones, LinkedIns, and other contact data.

Can I access investor database?

To access all 119 VC funds investing in South Korea EdTech startups and 48,091+ more investors, create a Shizune account.

Shizune has a database of 48,091 investors. Our investor database is fresh and updated daily.

The Shizune investor database has information on investor investment focus, investor contact data, and full investor portfolio since 2020.

You can enrich with email and download the data.

Does Shizune have investor emails and contacts?

Shizune enriches investors with contact data that includes: email, phones, LinkedIn, socials, website, and others.

To guarantee the highest discovery rate, we search across 20+ contact search tools.

To maximize delivery rate and reduce bounce rate, we validate emails.

You can enrich your investor list with Shizune. Download it too.

What is Shizune?

Shizune is a 48,091 investor database updated daily.

With Shizune you can:

  • browse the database
  • use smart matching
  • enrich with emails
  • download

All you need to find investors for your startup.

Who is Shizune for?

Shizune is built for startup founders by startup founders.

If you are looking for funding for your startup, try the Shizune database — we have investors for every stage, industry, and country.

Is Shizune free?

Shizune is free forever. You can search and browse investors for free.

Email search and export are paid features.

For full info, visit our pricing.

Who built Shizune?

Shizune is built by founders with the goal of helping all founders raise funding no matter where they are.

Contact 100 investors today

Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.

Find investors — It's Free!

More investor lists

Broader lists