# Top 50 Energy Startup Investors in South Korea in May 2026

## MYSC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongdong, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, E-Commerce

MYSC is an innovative company that helps innovation through consulting, social venture accelerating, and impact investing.

## D3 Jubilee
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Health Care

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.

## Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

## Industrial Bank of Korea
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is committed to honoring its charter of financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The Bank has extended the scope of its expertise to provide a comprehensive range of financial services to individual customers in a quest to emerge as a leading financial services group. In pursuit of that goal, IBK is makingevery effort to enhance its competitiveness, achieve balanced growth and strengthen its global presence.The Bank employs around 10,000 staff and operates a distribution network of 612 branches including 12 overseas branches. Providing complementary services, the Bank also operates several subsidiaries: IBK Capital Corporation, IBK-SG Asset Management, IBK System Co., Ltd., and IBK Credit Information Corporation. In 2008, IBK Investment & Securities was launched, focused on meeting the needs of SME customers for services such as IPOs and M&As. Moreover, strategic alliance with Korea Investment Holdings enhances product competitiveness and affiliation with the National Post Office promoting easy customer access to IBK banking services.

## Hana Financial Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care

Hana Financial Investment Company Limited offers brokerage, securities dealing, underwriting, mutual funds, and online trading services

## Hyundai Motor Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Automotive, Software, Transportation

The Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer. It has various vehicle lineups, brand vision, and global campaigns like clean mobility, sustainability, art, and sports partnership.The company was founded in 1967 and, along with its 32.8% owned subsidiary, Kia Motors, together comprise the Hyundai Motor Group,which is the world's fifth-largest automaker based on annual vehicle sales in 2012. In 2008, Hyundai Motor (without Kia) was ranked as the eighth largest automaker. As of 2012, the company sold over 4.4 million vehicles worldwide in that year, and together with Kia total sales were 7.12 million.

## Series Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage

Series Ventures is an investment company for the beauty care, engineering, healthcare, social platform, and enterprise sectors.

## TheVentures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

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.

## Shinhan Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software

Shinhan Capital is a credit-specialized company offering corporate finance services for its clients. It provides financial services, lease, corporate loans, investment financing, housing loans, installment financing, etc.
Shinhan Capital was established in 1991. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

## Kakao Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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

## Applied Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Electronics

Applied Ventures, LLC, is the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMAT) investing in innovative startups for over a decade.

## Korea Development Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

The Korea Development Bank (KDB) provides long-term financing for projects designed to assist Koreaâ€:tm:s economic growth and development. It offers equipment capital loans and working capital loans to Korean private enterprises that undertake major industrial projects. The bank also extends guarantees to its clients to facilitate their otherborrowings and to finance major industrial projects. KDB guarantees Won-denominated corporate debentures, local currency loans, and other Won liabilities and foreign currency loans from domestic and overseas Korean financial institutions and from foreign institutions. The bankâ€:tm:s other activities include engagement in a range of industrial development activities, including conducting economic and industrial research; performing engineering surveys; providing business analyses and managerial assistance; and offering trust services. As of June 30, 2007, KDB had 40 local branches, 6 overseas branches, and 2 overseas offices. The bank was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

## DSC Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing

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.

## Future Science and Technology Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

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

## Golden Oak Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Apps, Beauty, Rental

Golden Oak, LLC is a privately held investment company that focuses on the acquisition, development, and management of value-add multifamily real estate.

## BNK Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Solar, Drones, Energy

BNK Venture Capital is an investment firm that invests and supports small and medium-sized enterprises.

## GS Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sankt-peterburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Recycling, Waste Management, Natural Resources

GS Venture is part of GS Group– an investment and industry holding, operating on the basis of its very own high technologies in telecommunications and innovation. Investments 0.1-10M USD in a startup.Fund Size: 40M USD GS Group is also developing a unique private innovation cluster, located in the special economic zone of Russian Federation(Kaliningrad region). Its aim is built an environment for innovative ideas for innovative ideas that will be able to enter the market. GS Group holding is the investor and initiator of Technopolis GS. It involve industrial cluster, research center, office space and comfortable living area.Priority fields: game developmentinteractive TV services (iTV)original tv contentsmart homeconsumer electronics development and productionmicrochip development for various purposes wearable technology (incl. wristbands, smartglasses, activity trackers, heart rate monitors, etc).

## Shinhan Venture Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology

Shinhan Venture Investment operates as an investment company. Shinhan Venture Investment focuses on earlier-stage venture capital investments and later-stage control investments opportunities derived from the latest megatrends such as the aging population, disruptive technologies, IT convergence, alternative energy and etc.

## Quantum Ventures Korea
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biopharma, Video Streaming, Gaming

Quantum Ventures Korea actively invests in companies within the Technology and Bio/Healthcare industries. The firm manages a portfolio of early to growth-stage companies and continues to look for opportunities across a range of company stages.

## POSCO CAPITAL
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yeoksamdong, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Online Portals, Information Technology

POSCO Capital offers financial services.

## Strong Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps

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.

## Blue Corner
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gangneung, Kangwon-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Recycling, Waste Management, Natural Resources

Blue Corner is a venture capital firm that provides investments for startups and venture organizations.

## Ophir Equity Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Energy, Internet, Information Services

Ophir Equity Partners

## OJC
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Chemical, GreenTech, Manufacturing

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## SK Networks
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, Agriculture

SK Networks has created customer values in various business areas.(ICT Marketing) SK is the Korea’s No.1 mobile phone distributor based on the largest sales network and nationwide distribution system in the domestic market. We also have launched various ICT products to ease customers’ digital life and established the ecosystem of used phonerecycling.(Home appliance) SK magic (subsidiary of SK Networks) is a premium kitchen appliance company by introducing the gas oven to the Korean market in 1985, and it is expanding its business area to gas/electric ranges, electric ovens, dishwashers, water purifiers, air purifiers and bidets. (Rent-a-car) SK rent-a-car (subsidiary of SK Networks) is an automotive company that leads the total automotive after market and runs about 170 nationwide network points and consumes about 20.7% market share. (Trading) With 28 global out posts, our trading business is expanded all over the world. Through international experience amassed over more than 50 years, we have secured outstanding global sourcing ability, market intelligence and strategic networking on steel/chemical/automotive industries around the world that gives us a distinct competitive edge and stable profit structure.(Hotel) Walkerhill Hotels & Resorts is a pioneer of the Korean hotel industry that provides the best experience in the overall lifestyle including leisure, culture, and food, as well as comfortable rest in the nature.(Investments) SK Networks is looking for investment opportunities that can bring disruptive innovation to its existing businesses. Since 2018, SK Networks has been actively investing in Venture Capitals/Start-ups mostly in Silicon Valley and in Korea as well.

## Hanwha Investment & Securities
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Apps, Biopharma, Biotechnology

Hanwha Investment & Securities is a wealth management company that offers asset management, investment banking, and trading services.

## Stone Bridge Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Gaming

Stone Bridge Ventures

## Forest Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Toys, EdTech, Big Data

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.

## LG Technology Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

LG Technology Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of the LG Group. LG Technology Ventures was established in 2018, and its team consists of experienced investors, entrepreneurs, technologists, and industry domain experts. Currently, LG Technology Ventures is managing over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early-stage start-ups in artificial intelligence, mobility, advanced materials, life-sciences, next generation display, mobile, and 5G.

## Vision Creator
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yongdungpo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Analytics

Vision Creator is a research, analysis and investment company.

## Daekyo Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Finance, Software, Mobile Apps

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

## Capital One
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mclean, Virginia, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Real Estate, Information Technology

Capital One can help you find the right credit cards; checking or savings accounts; auto loans; and other banking services for you or your business

## Mirae Asset Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence

South Korean investment firm, headquartered in Seoul.

## Posco
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Manufacturing, Mineral, Transportation

POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a multinational steel-making company. Has become the world's number one steel company POSCO through continuous plant efficiency and production of conductive and practical power beyond the limits. They constantly strive to create better products for new materials development energy.

## Eugene Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Yongdungpo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B
- Focus: Food Delivery, Information Technology

Eugene Investment is a finance company that provides venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, mutual funds and online trading service.

## Ecopro
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cheongju, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Energy Management

Ecopro develops eco-friendly core materials, battery material and parts.

## Rising S Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Daejeon, Taejon-jikhalsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Recycling, Manufacturing, Packaging Services

Rising S Ventures is a venture investment company specializing in early-stage technology start-ups.

## Coolidge Corner Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Software, Manufacturing

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.

## Yuhan-Kimberly
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gangneung, Kangwon-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Product Design, Consumer Goods, Sustainability

Yuhan-Kimberly is the joint venture between Korea’s Yuhan Corporation

## SparkLabs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Database, Analytics, Trading Platform

SparkLabs Group is a network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 350 startups since 2013.

## Lotte Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing

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

## Blue Point Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Seed
- Focus: B2C, Retail, FinTech

Blue Point is a private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams investing in and growing lower middle-market companies.

## TBT
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Information Services, B2B

TBT is an Adventure Capital.We are more than your average VC investor; we are always up for an adventure. Investment means more than just transfer of capital for us. We want to be a discussion partner that discovers possibilities beyond risk and aligns growth with progress. We want to share decades of industry knowledge and experience in internetand mobile services to build services and products that can make the world a better place.

## SK Innovation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round, Series B, Series C
- Focus: CleanTech, Marketing, Automotive

SK Innovation is a holding company engaged in the development of petroleum and management. It is the first refining and chemical company in the country, which led to Korea's economic development. SK innovation has grown into a global Korean energy and chemical company in various fields from petroleum production, refining, chemicals, andlubricants to future energy.

## Intervalue Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Aerospace, Health Care

InterValue Partners is a financial investment firm that provides venture capital, corporate venture capital, and other investment services. The company provides services all over South Korea.

## JB Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dongan, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Apps, Mobile Apps, Pet

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

## S Cubic Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, Apps, Education

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

## KOSME
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jinju, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Health Care

KOSME specializes in providing youth entrepreneurship services. It offers support for all the stages of the startup lifecycle. it has contents that major programs, entrepreneurship education, practical education for startups, multiple coaching systems focusing on practical business. additional, follow-up supports for graduate companies forovercoming the Death Vally and innovation growth.

## Hanwha Investment and Securities
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Finance, Payments, Gaming

Hanwha Investment and Securities is a trusted financial investment partner dedicated to providing sources for stable

## NCore Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Seed, Series C
- Focus: Marketing, SaaS, Financial Services

NCore Ventures is an investment firm

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