Top 5 eSports VC Funds & Investors in South Korea (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Seoul Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, Germany, Iceland | Series A, Series B | Gaming, Online Games, Software | $1.5M–$13M |
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software | $382k–$17M |
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JS Corp
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Series A | Sports, eSports | |
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WONIK Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B | Health Care, Biotechnology, Software | $1.5M–$16M |
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Quantum Ventures Korea
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B | Biopharma, Video Streaming, Gaming | $2.3M–$61M |
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Seoul Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in small and medium businesses.
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- Industry: Gaming, Online Games, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, Germany, Iceland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$13M; Series B $3.6M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 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.
- Best Graphene — Graphene specialized company_BESTGRAPHENE
- Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.
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.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: South Korea, United States, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 83
- Round size: Seed $382k–$3.1M; Series A $2M–$10M; Series B $4.6M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CLOP — CLOP is an ophthalmology medical company that provides services to prevent blindness in patients through AI-based eye disease management.
- Cashwalk — Cashwalk is an app that motivates to walk by providing financial incentives.
- GTL — GTL manufactures hydraulic equipment, mechanical parts, industrial robots and automation equipment or aircraft and spacecraft parts.
JS Corp engaged in the manufacture and distribution of fashion products.
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- Industry: Sports, eSports
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DRX — DRX is an esports management organization and runs a professional League of Legends (LOL) team. It has a strong global fandom, which helped DRX reach 270k average viewers in this spring season and 3rd place in global viewership across all global LOL teams. DRX has developed a proprietary method of quantitative and qualitative metrics analysis uponwhich builds a structured team training system.
Wonik Investment Partners, formerly known as Hanmi Technology Investment Co., Ltd., is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in investments in incubation, start-up, early and mid-stage companies, growth capital and corporate restructuring. The firm prefers to invest in gaming contents, electronic components, computer,telecommunications equipment, petroleum, energy, machinery and equipment industries. It seeks to exit through an IPO or merger and acquisition. Wonik Investment Partners was established in 1997 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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- Industry: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 30
- Round size: Series A $2.5M–$10M; Series B $1.5M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
Portfolio highlights
- InnoQD — InnoQD is a developer of thin-film materials for quantum dots, which are ultra-fine semiconductor particles on the nanometer scale
- Nex Eye — Nex Eye is a start-up that develops first-in-class antibodies targeting refractory factors of immuno-oncology drugs.
- Saige Research — Saige Research specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for industrial inspection and quality control. The company provides a deep learning vision inspection platform optimized for the manufacturing industry to solve inspectors' difficulties and increase work efficiency; its technology provides power detection, speed detection, wideversatility, and development convenience.
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.
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- Industry: Biopharma, Video Streaming, Gaming
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Korea, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Series A $2.3M–$13M; Series B $5.5M–$61M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- arcreal — Arcreal, Software Redefines Digital Dentistry
- Panmnesia — True composable resource disaggregation, CXL hardware/software infrastructure from the beginning to the end.
- Caring — Caring is a visiting medical treatment facility that offers medical consultation.
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