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Top 50 Hardware Startup Investors in South Korea (May 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in South Korea Hardware startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in South Korea Hardware startup companies. Find investors to raise a Seed, Series A or Series B round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
KB Investment
VC Fund
19 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $809k–$34M
Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
19 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence $229k–$10M
Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund
14 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing $229k–$6.3M
KDB Capital
VC Fund
13 South Korea, United States, Mexico Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology $500k–$54M
Capstone Partners
VC Fund
13 South Korea, United States, Finland Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Mobile, Gaming $229k–$7.6M
Korea Development Bank
VC Fund
11 South Korea, China, India Series A, Series B, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning $2.3M–$47M
Strong Ventures
VC Fund
11 South Korea, United States, Poland Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps $200k–$8M
Shinhan Capital
VC Fund
10 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Series B, Seed Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $382k–$17M
DSC Investment
VC Fund
10 South Korea, United States, Israel Series A, Series B, Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing $382k–$53M
Stonebridge Capital
VC Fund
9 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Mobile $764k–$15M
Lotte Ventures
VC Fund
9 South Korea, United States, China Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing $115k–$7.6M
Hyundai Motor Group
VC Fund
9 South Korea, Canada, United States Seed, Series A, Angel Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing $1.5M–$8.4M
Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund
8 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $76k–$15M
Softbank Ventures Asia
VC Fund
8 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A, Series C Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $1.9M–$100M
Hyundai Motor Company
VC Fund
8 South Korea, United States, Israel Seed, Series A, Series B Automotive, Software, Transportation $100k–$75M
Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund
8 South Korea, United States, India Series A, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $450k–$76M
Hana Financial Investment
VC Fund
7 South Korea, Singapore, India Series A, Series B, Seed Information Technology, Biotechnology, Health Care $860k–$25M
Atinum Investment
VC Fund
7 South Korea, United States, Japan Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $3M–$47M
Pohang University of Science and Technology
VC Fund
7 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software $153k–$1.5M
Naver
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Seed, Series C, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology $38k–$107M
KOSME
VC Fund
6 South Korea Seed, Series A Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Health Care $76k–$38M
Smilegate Investment
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Series A, Series B, Series C Health Care, Software, Biotechnology $1M–$45M
Company K Partners
VC Fund
6 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series B, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $2.3M–$25M
Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, China Series B, Series A, Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology $764k–$50M
Seoul Business Agency(SBA)
VC Fund
5 South Korea Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $76k–$3.7M
Hana Ventures
VC Fund
5 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia Seed, Series A Software, Retail, Health Care $306k–$11M
L&S Venture Capital
VC Fund
5 South Korea, Israel, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $611k–$19M
KT investment
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Singapore Series A, Series B, Seed Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology $1.8M–$47M
AI Angel Club
VC Fund
5 South Korea Seed, Series A, Angel Health Care, E-Commerce, Automotive $76k–$5M
Big Basin Capital
VC Fund
5 South Korea, United States, Singapore Seed, Series A Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce $382k–$7M
Mirae Asset Capital
VC Fund
5 United States, South Korea, India Series B, Series C, Series A Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence $3.8M–$600M
IMM Investment
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, Japan Series B, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care $3.1M–$61M
InterVest Co.
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, India Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care $1.9M–$54M
Hanwha Investment & Securities
VC Fund
4 South Korea Series B Apps, Biopharma, Biotechnology $3.1M–$25M
Hashed
VC Fund
4 United States, South Korea, Singapore Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services $1M–$60M
STIC Ventures
VC Fund
4 South Korea, Vietnam, United States Series A, Series B, Seed Apps, Software, Automotive $2M–$26M
Aviram Jenik
Angel
4 South Korea, United States, Israel Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Cyber Security
Samsung Ventures
VC Fund
4 United States, South Korea, Israel Series A, Series B Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing $3.7M–$74M
SparkLabs Global Ventures
VC Fund
4 United States, South Korea, Singapore Seed, Series A Software, Internet, Information Technology $229k–$8.6M
SK Telecom
VC Fund
4 South Korea, United States, China Series A, Corporate Round Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $687k–$110M
Shinhan Financial Group
VC Fund
4 South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia Series A, Series C, Series D E-Commerce, Automotive, Apps $1.8M–$100M
Hanwha Investment Corp
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Canada Series A, Series B Software, Big Data, Internet of Things $1.5M–$6.1M
Seoul Investment Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea, Germany, Iceland Series A, Series B Gaming, Online Games, Software $1.5M–$13M
Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Mobile Apps, Software, Manufacturing $229k–$11M
SJ Investment Partners
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automotive $1M–$24M
TheVentures
VC Fund
3 South Korea, Vietnam, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Information Technology, Health Care $50k–$4.8M
LB Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, China, United States Series B, Series A, Series C Software, Mobile, Health Care $4.5M–$61M
CJ Investment
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Apps, Information Technology $382k–$20M
Series Ventures
VC Fund
3 South Korea Seed, Series A Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage $76k–$3.4M
Altos Ventures
VC Fund
3 South Korea, United States, Indonesia Series A, Series B, Series C Software, E-Commerce, Internet $2M–$50M
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KB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 19 investments in South Korea Hardware 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

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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.
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 19 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.).

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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.
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Korea Credit Guarantee Fund
VC Fund · Daegu, Taegu-jikhalsi, South Korea · 14 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 33 in the past 12 months

Korea Credit Guarantee Fund operates as a public financial institution.

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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.
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KDB Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 13 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

KDB Capital Corp. operates as a credit specialized and corporate restructuring company in South Korea.It provides equipment leasing services for various properties, including machineries, ships, IT equipments, medical equipments, automation equipments, transportation machineries, educational research equipments, construction machineries, heavy,and other equipments for social services.The company provides venture capital for companies operating in various areas, including computer and related components, semiconductors and equipment, telecommunication and accessories, software, multimedia, precision chemistry, environment, biotechnology, content/fashion, mechatronics, and entertainment.In addition, the company offers services to help distressed companies, including merger and acquisition, business consulting, merger and acquisition loan, rescheduling, acquisition of stocks, operating loan fund for restructuring, and consulting for corporate reinforcement; funding services, such as working capital, project financing, and equipment funding; financing via acquiring account receivables from corporations; and credit card services.The company was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. KDB Capital Corp. is subsidiary of The Korea Development Bank.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 75
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$5.3M; Series A $2.7M–$7.6M; Series B $5.9M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • enhans — Viralpick provides IT services for organizations including data analysis, automation, acquisition, and advertising services.
  • Best Graphene — Graphene specialized company_BESTGRAPHENE
  • Gwanak Analog — Gwanak Analog is a supplier of high performance Power/Analog SoC and Sensor products
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 13 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Korea Development Bank
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 11 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 10 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
  • Geography: South Korea, China, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 87
  • Round size: Series A $2.3M–$24M; Series B $3.8M–$25M; Series C $17M–$47M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • N.Light — N.Light is a Metaverse 3D design software that allows individuals to effortlessly turn their ideas into reality.
  • Pilleye — Pilleye, the world's No. 1 counting app. Count up to 1,000 pills through a picture. Medility provides digitalized solution for pharmacies.
  • Everon — Everon is an electric vehicle charging platform that provides maintenance, repair, and control services for electric vehicles and chargers.
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 11 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Shinhan Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 10 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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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Investment focus

  • 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.
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DSC Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 10 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Stonebridge Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 9 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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

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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.
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Lotte Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 9 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 21 in the past 12 months

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

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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.
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Hyundai Motor Group
VC Fund · Seocho, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 9 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Hyundai Motor Group is an automotive company that also affiliates in other industries such as construction, steel, and finance. They have developed a value chain focused on vehicles, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, information technology, and service.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.7M; Series A $1.9M–$8.4M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ANGELSWING — ANGELSWING provides web-based platform which turns drone captured images into actionable business and social insights.
  • Korea Zinc — Korea Zinc operates as a general non-ferrous metal smelting company primarily in South Korea. It offers zinc slab ingots, alloy jumbo blocks, anode ingots, and die cast ingots for use in galvanized steel plates, steel pipes and wires, color steel plates, automobile parts, machine/electronic parts, anti-corrosion paints, etc. Korea Zinc alsoprovides lead and lead alloy ingots used in automobile and industrial batteries, electric wire coatings, radiation shielders for batteries, anti-corrosion paints, etc.; and copper for use in copper plates, pipes, wires, as well as bronze, etc. Moreover, it offers gold used in semiconductors, PCBs, electrically conducting materials, jewelries, coins, etc.; and silver for use in electronic products, cameras, X-ray films, jewelries, etc. Further, Korea Zinc provides other rare metals, including indium, bismuth, antimony, antimony trioxide, cadmium, tellurium, cobalt, cadmium sticks, gallium, selenium, etc.; sulfuric acid used in inorganic chemicals, metal refining, steel making, and spinning and weaving, as well as in chemical and fertilizer, fiber, and paper manufacturing industries; electronic grade sulfuric acid used for cleaning and etching in semiconductor manufacturing process; and oleum used in nitro compounds, dye stuffs, chloro sulfonic acid, blasting powder, and oxidation. It began operation in 1974, with its headquarters in Seoul in South Korea.
  • Tenstorrent — At Tenstorrent, we build AI processors for machine learning workloads of today and tomorrow.
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Industrial Bank of Korea
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 8 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 19 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 109
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$8.3M; Series A $1.5M–$8M; Series B $5M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
  • Everon — Everon is an electric vehicle charging platform that provides maintenance, repair, and control services for electric vehicles and chargers.
  • Test Valley — Test Valley sells smartphones, tablets, cameras, computers, and household appliances.
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Softbank Ventures Asia
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 8 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Hyundai Motor Company
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 8 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Software, Transportation
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 82
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$4.1M; Series A $4.2M–$16M; Series B $6.1M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 42dot — The answer to mobility and everything
  • Gbike — Gbike is a mobility sharing startup in Korea, innovating green urban mobility in Korea where currently car-centric environment. Our service includes bike and scooter sharing with IT services specialized for Korean market with 50MM population.
  • BOS Semiconductors — BOS Semiconductors develops semiconductor technology for the automotive industry.
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Shinhan Venture Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 8 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 16 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 107
  • Round size: Seed $450k–$76M; Series A $2.3M–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Storelink — Storelink is an open market optimization platform that analyzes and processes accurate online sales data.
  • Maka Motors — MAKA is dedicated to building the best electric motorcycles for Indonesian riders.
  • 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.
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Hana Financial Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 7 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 6 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 87
  • Round size: Seed $860k–$2.5M; Series A $2.7M–$25M; Series B $3.8M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Trustay — Trustay is a real estate asset management company.
  • AIZEN Global — AIZEN is redesigning Digital Banking with CreditConnect, powered by our proprietary ABACUS AutoML platform specialized in the financial services industry. CreditConnect is an AI lending platform designed to bridge the gap between banks and data economy platforms, and automate key decision-making processes in accordance with the credit cycle. Thecompany has secured Series B round funding from a state-led fintech innovation fund (K-Growth) led by major Korean banks to roll out CreditConnect in Southeast Asia.We are also leading the digital transformation in the financial services industry using proprietary AutoML platform ABACUS, with successful use cases in underwriting, fraud detection, product development, claim analysis, and more.
  • Kuntian New Energy — Hebei Kuntian New Energy is a producer of anode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
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Atinum Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 7 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 6 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

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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: 113
  • 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.
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Pohang University of Science and Technology
VC Fund · Pohang, Kyongsang-bukto, South Korea · 7 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Pohang University of Science and Technology is a school.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $153k–$1.1M; Series A $535k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ADDD — Dalgo is a peer-to-peer advertising platform.
  • Enough — Enough produces nutritious foods for kids.
  • 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.
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Naver
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Naver operates as a search engine and e-commerce platform providing fintech, digital content, and cloud services.The company introduces innovative search services such as ‘Comprehensive Search,’ ‘Knowledge iN,’ and ‘Real-time Rising Keyword.' It also offers UGC services such as Blog and Cafe; Junior Naver, a children’s portal; Happybean, anonline donation portal. NAVER launched its Webtoon service in June 2004 and has pioneered the distribution and consumption of webtoons, also known as digital comics. In addition, NAVER also offers services for the global market, including the mobile messenger LINE through LINE Corporation, NAVER’s subsidiary; the video messenger Snow; and the group communication service BAND.NAVER is also involved in software development and distribution; performances and exhibitions business; mobile content development and distribution; search advertising; internet commerce and customer service business; the operation and security services of IT infrastructure; operating online shopping services, and mobile applications marketing.Lee Hae-Jin and Lee Joon-ho headquartered the company in Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea in 1999.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 74
  • Round size: Seed $38k–$19M; Series A $3.6M–$100M; Series C $7.6M–$107M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Brandi — Brandi is a vertical commerce company that creates B2C and B2B platforms for fashion and beauty shopping. The company specializes in the fields of apps, app marketing, and online shopping platform. Brandi was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea.
  • Wallapop — Wallapop is a hyper-local mobile marketplace for buying and selling secondhand goods, primarily accessible via a mobile app. It uses a geo-localized technology that connects a community of 15 million users by offering an easy and convenient way to buy and sell items that are no longer used. The platform, which has found a second home for more than180 million items, provides people with access to unique goods at great prices while extending the life of fully functional products. Since its inception, Wallapop has been committed to continuous innovation in the online classifieds industry and second-hand market and aspires to use technology to contribute to sustainability. The company is backed by investors Korelya Capital, NAVER, Accel, Insight Venture Partners, 14W, and Northzone. It was founded in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain by Agustin Gomez, Miguel Vicente, and Gerard Olive in 2013.
  • Line — LINE develops calling and messaging applications for mobile phones in Japan and internationally. It offers LINE, a smartphone application that allows users to make free calls and messaging with other users regardless of which mobile network provider they are using.The company also offers NAVER, a search communication service; NAVER Matome, auser-participatory curation platform; Livedoor, a portal site; livedoor Blog, a blogging service; and livedoor News that provides information gathered from various news sources, as well as a range of advertising products. In addition, it operates LINE GAME, a platform that lets LINE users to play games.
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KOSME
VC Fund · Jinju, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

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.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$382k; Series A $764k–$38M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% 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.
  • Tredy Team — A new tool that blends your everyday work apps into one. It's the all-in-one workspace for you and your team
  • Bell Therapeutics — New generation Digital Therapeutics.
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Smilegate Investment
VC Fund · Seongnam, Kyonggi-do, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Company K Partners
VC Fund · Ilsangu, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 6 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Seoul Business Agency(SBA)
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Seoul Business Agency (서울산업통상진흥원) is a Koran startup providing support services for small businesses to increase their efficiency and foster a stable business. The company provides support in the areas of technology, management, human resources, and more.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$3.2M; Series A $917k–$3.7M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Foody Worm — Foody Worm is an insect research company that practices and develops ESG and sustainability management through insects.
  • Headless — We provides growth-hacking D2C solutions through AI headless commerce technology with data-pipeline connection and auto-marketing solutions.
  • Works Mate — Works Mate is a job search matching platform for daily workers in the field of construction and architecture sectors.
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Hana Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 20 in the past 12 months

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

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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.
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L&S Venture Capital
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm. L&S Venture Capital is specializing in incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. L&S Venture Capital invests in electronic components, including smart phones, pads, televisions and grid; telecommunications equipments; green energy sector, such as solar, wind, fuel cell, LED,and EV; machineries; broadcasting; nanotechnology; intelligent robotics; telematics; medical equipments; media contents, which inlcude creation, distribution and new media. L&S Venture Capital primarily invests in South Korea with a focus in Seoul, Gyeonggi region, and Chungnam province. L&S Venture Capital was founded in 2006 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Round size: Seed $611k–$4.7M; Series A $3M–$6.3M; Series B $2M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Uniqconn — Uniqconn is a telecommunication company that offers wireless and mechanical interference services.
  • Everon — Everon is an electric vehicle charging platform that provides maintenance, repair, and control services for electric vehicles and chargers.
  • Endorobotics — Endorobotics is a healthcare centre that offers endoscopic surgery services.
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KT investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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AI Angel Club
VC Fund · Mapo, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

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

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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.
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Big Basin Capital
VC Fund · Cupertino, California, United States · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

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

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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.
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Mirae Asset Capital
VC Fund · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · 5 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 12 in the past 12 months

South Korean investment firm, headquartered in Seoul.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Round size: Series A $3.8M–$47M; Series B $6.1M–$85M; Series C $126M–$600M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • EGNIS — EGNIS is a supplier of food products.
  • Endorobotics — Endorobotics is a healthcare centre that offers endoscopic surgery services.
  • ROME Therapeutics — ROME Therapeutics is developing novel therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases by harnessing the power of the repeatome – vast stretches of uncharted genetic material that have long been dismissed as “junk DNA.” With several drug targets identified and multiple discovery programs underway, ROME is moving rapidly to leverage this new frontier inbiology. To lead this exploration, ROME has assembled a team of world-class leaders across fields including oncology, immunology, virology and machine learning.
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IMM Investment
VC Fund · Kangnam, Cholla-namdo, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Korean alternative asset investment firm

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 103
  • 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
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InterVest Co.
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 10 in the past 12 months

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

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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.
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Hanwha Investment & Securities
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Biopharma, Biotechnology
  • Stage:Series B
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Round size: Series B $3.1M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GINT — GINT is a company specializing in a system for tractors / construction equipment manufacturers, established mainly by experts in automotive and ICT. The global market requires electronic control and unattended automation technology for manufacturers. Therefore, GINT is researching and producing the three core systems: Transmission /Hydraulic Control Unit, Telematics and Driverless System. These systems innovatively help latecomers (Long Tail) overcome the technological gap with globally advanced manufacturers such as John Deere, Case IH and others. Based on GINT’s technology and reliability, they are co-working with leading domestic companies such as Tongyang Moolsan, Daedong Industrial and SK Telecom.
  • EGNIS — EGNIS is a supplier of food products.
  • KevinLAB — KevinLAB is a company specializing in platforms of energy management systems.
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Hashed
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 17 in the past 12 months

Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, South Korea, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 197
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$10M; Series A $5.3M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Delabs Games — At Delabs Games, we want to create fun games that last a thousand years.
  • SupraOracles — We're supercharging oracles to provide blockchains better, faster, accurate, and more secure off-chain data.
  • Story Protocol — Story Protocol is building open IP infrastructure to grow the creativity of the internet era.
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STIC Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

STIC Ventures invests in small and mid-sized venture companies with core technologies and new business models.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 38
  • Round size: Series A $2M–$22M; Series B $5.3M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sangwha — Sangwha is an immersive content production company.
  • Xpanner — Xpanner(Builtworlds Top 50), digital contech site solution, not only can bring productivity improvement(by 15% average), management efficency, safety and ESG improvement through our smart integration of conTech disparate products.
  • Doctor Cha — Doctor Cha is a car maintenance and accident repair consultation company that provides application for vehicle management services.
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Aviram Jenik
Angel · Cupertino, California, United States · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Founder x5, profitable bootstraps, 3 exits; investor x30+ in Israel, Silicon Valley and Korea; passion for: cyber security, building scalable B2B companies

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Cyber Security
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Israel

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FROGED — Discover afforable Customer Experience tools to scale your business. Reduce churn, improve onboarding & offer amazing customer support - all in one platform.
  • Apolyta — Threat simulators use playbooks and checklists. Adversaries don't. Prepare for the real threats of tomorrow with adaptive attack emulation.
  • Vicarius — Consolidate vulnerability discovery, prioritization, and remediation in a single automated solution.
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Samsung Ventures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 12 in the past 12 months

The primary responsibilities of the group are to source, qualify, and invest in technology related companies. Our major investment areas include semiconductors, materials, mobile service, internet, software, security, enterprise solutions, bio engineering & medical, while potential investment subjects range from early-stage startups to pre-IPOcompanies. Currently, the group has over $1.8B under management and invests $250M annually.Samsung Ventures was founded on October 8, 1999, and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 195
  • Round size: Series A $3.7M–$26M; Series B $4.8M–$74M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2009

Portfolio highlights

  • BKT — BKT is the creator of Tomorrow Water Process (TWP) that minimizes the environmental impacts maximizing the benefits from wastewater.
  • d-Matrix — d-Matrix takes a clean-slate approach to AI compute efficiency, solving some of the most teething problems for the largest datacenter customers in the world.
  • GGWP — We provide game developers the tools to create more positive experience for their players
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SparkLabs Global Ventures
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

SparkLabs Global Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers seed-stage investment services to firms in the SaaS, healthcare, education, IoT, fintech, mobile, commerce, HR, gaming, security, and VR industries. It was founded in Dec 2013 and is based in California.Exceptional entrepreneurs, that are building strong, category defining companiesat highly advantageous valuations – can be found anywhere. The company has a team that is highly experienced in finding such talent and helping our entrepreneurs to develop, grow, network, and scale into other markets throughout the world.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 78
  • Round size: Seed $229k–$2.7M; Series A $3M–$8.6M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $6.2M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Splab — Splab creates and operates a calendar-based scheduling automation tool. Splab is located in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Nitra — Nitra offers expense management software that integrates with the banks to provide innovative loan products.
  • Tella — Service
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SK Telecom
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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
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Shinhan Financial Group
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 4 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Shinhan Bank, is a bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Automotive, Apps
  • Stage:Series A, Series C, Series D
  • Geography: South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 16
  • Round size: Series A $1.8M–$79M; Series C $8M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 19% lead, 81% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tiki — Tiki.vn is the an e-commerce company that specializes in the end-to-end supply chain and partnering with brands. Tiki.vn is the fastest-growing retail company in Vietnam and is well-positioned to be an industry winner. It is also the Vietnam’s most favorite B2C e-commerce company.Tiki.vn features more than 300,000 products in 12 categories ofelectronics, lifestyle, and books. The company achieves the highest customer satisfaction rate and the lowest return rate among all e-commerce players in Vietnam due to its capability to control the end-to-end supply chain, from partnering with brands to deliver high-quality merchandise to managing warehouse and logistics to processing payments and providing superior customer service.Tiki.vn has a fun, dynamic, and innovative work culture and is currently 500+ team members strong. Investors in the company include Seedcom, CyberAgents Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation, and VNG Corporation.
  • BlockOdyssey — Best Enterprise Blockchain Enabler, Block Odyssey
  • ABLY Corporation — ABLY Corporation is a fashion platform and application.
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Hanwha Investment Corp
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Hanwha Investment Trust Management is an asset manager applying advanced Hanwha Venture Capital was established in 2000 to nurture startup small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with promising business models and advanced technology but lack capital and management capabilities. The comprehensive support packages include capital, managementexpertise and technology that cover from establishment through initial public offering. In addition, the firm plays a leading role in the Korean venture capital industry. The company utilizes various domestic and overseas networks to secure advanced investment methods and gather information on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the future. Hanwha Venture Capital invests for future value and serves as a trustworthy partner for invested companies, creating venture investment funds that provide stable financing sources and making investment decisions after careful study. The firm also acts as a trusted asset manager for limited partners of the investment funds and helps to strengthen the competitive edge of domestic SMEs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Big Data, Internet of Things
  • Stage:Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Series A $1.5M–$6.1M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • WELT — From Wristworn to Waistworn: WELT, the Smart Belt for Fashion & HealthcareWELT is a 'Smart Fashion Belt' that manages users’ wellness.We encourage users to embrace healthy habits while keeping in style. We promise to help the wearer better track food intake, keep tabs on the activity level, and manage weight.To dothis, WELT keeps check on the overall health by measuring(1)Waist size, (2)Steps, (3)Sitting time, and (4)Overeating habits.To help users avoid metabolic risks factors, custom messages tomanage these risks are given through the app via BLE.Also, its elegant design makes it look just like a regular, leather belt.Battery is rechargeable, and can stand up to more than 7 days.
  • Element AI — Fundamental and applied research transformed into AI products for your enterprise needs.
  • StradVision — Vision AI for all
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Seoul Investment Partners
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

Seoul Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in small and medium businesses.

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Investment focus

  • 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.
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Coolidge Corner Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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SJ Investment Partners
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware startups

SJ Partners LLC is an award-winning private equity firm that acquires middle-market consumer and services companies. Call +1 212.362.1530

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 12
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5.8M; Series A $1.6M–$24M; Series B $4.1M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% 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
  • CloudHospital — Founded in Seoul, South Korea, CloudHospital is a robust online platform helping patients around the world find the best providers for their needs regardless of where they are located. We are an experienced team from around the globe with ample experience in the fields of web technology, medical practice, and finance. Our mission is simple: to makeit easier for everyone to find the best medical solutions anywhere in the world.By investing in technology that takes the complexities out of world-wide medical services, icloudhospital.com can seamlessly connect millions of patients around the world to excellent medical services, both from the most demanding surgeries to the most accurate health checkups as well as the world’s most advanced cosmetic procedures. As one of the world’s most well integrated medical concierge services firm, icloudhospital.com enables hospitals and clinics around the world reach their global audience efficiently.Our services, which are accessible through icloudhospital.com is available in English, Chinese and Russian and offers the best medical hospitals and clinics, including the best respected doctors in their field of expertise. For all your medical care needs, icloudhospital.com makes it easy and supports you with 24/7 customer support.
  • Trash Busters — Trash Busters manufactures reusable cups and dishes.
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TheVentures
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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
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LB Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware 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

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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.
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CJ Investment
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 23 in the past 12 months

CJ Investment operates as an investment firm.

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $382k–$6.9M; Series A $2.3M–$9.9M; Series B $5.3M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Playtag — Playtag uses AI technology to analyze infant behavior and provide customized education in kindergartens.
  • Sneakers — Sneakers is a real-time on-demand local information platform.
  • Test Valley — Test Valley sells smartphones, tablets, cameras, computers, and household appliances.
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Series Ventures
VC Fund · Changwon, Kyongsang-namdo, South Korea · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware startups, 9 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Korea

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $76k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 51% lead, 49% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DMS Chemical — DMS Chemical is a start-up headquartered in manufacturing that produces high-purity sodium silicate. Although sodium silicate has a wide range of applications and is in high demand, all low-quality raw materials in Korea are imported from China and used exclusively for industrial reasons such as steel, building, and paper manufacturing.
  • Simply Care Bio — Simply Care Bio is a care food company that manufactures functional foods based on ingredient composition and amplification technology through water-solubilization of fatty acids and immunity-building technology through cell activation.
  • TionLab Therapeutics — A company with long-acting injections and innovative drug delivery technology
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Altos Ventures
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 3 investments in South Korea Hardware 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.

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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.
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Hardware Investor funding in South Korea at a glance

Stats across 55 deals from 93 investors.

93
investors
in South Korea Hardware startups
55
deals
in South Korea Hardware startups
$1.8M
median round
in South Korea Hardware startups
27%
lead investors
lead at least one round
35%
Seed
most common funding stage
98/2
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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