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

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Strong Ventures | 20 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps |
| Capstone Partners | 19 | South Korea, United States, Finland | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming |
| Kakao Ventures | 18 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| Shinhan Capital | 11 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software |
| Industrial Bank of Korea | 11 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| Korea Credit Guarantee Fund | 10 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| DSC Investment | 9 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing |
| Korea Investment Partners | 9 | South Korea, United States, China | Series B, Series A, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology |
| Korea Development Bank | 8 | South Korea, China, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning |
| KB Investment | 8 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| KDB Capital | 8 | South Korea, United States, Mexico | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology |
| Altos Ventures | 7 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, E-Commerce, Internet |
| Softbank Ventures Asia | 7 | South Korea, United States, China | Series B, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology |
| CRIT Ventures | 7 | South Korea, United States, India | Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Blockchain, Software |
| TheVentures | 7 | South Korea, Vietnam, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Primer Sazze Partners | 6 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence |
| SV Investment Corp | 6 | South Korea, United States, Germany | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Lotte Ventures | 6 | South Korea, United States, China | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Manufacturing |
| Stonebridge Capital | 6 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Mobile |
| Smilegate Investment | 5 | South Korea, United States, Vietnam | Series A, Series B, Series C | Health Care, Software, Biotechnology |
| Translink Investment | 4 | South Korea, United States, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology |
| KEB Hana Bank | 4 | South Korea, Vietnam | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Apps |
| Big Basin Capital | 4 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce |
| Pohang University of Science and Technology | 4 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Software |
| SparkLabs Global Ventures | 4 | United States, South Korea, Singapore | Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Information Technology |
| Seoul Business Agency(SBA) | 4 | South Korea | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| KOSME | 4 | South Korea | Seed, Series A | Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Health Care |
| LB Investment | 4 | South Korea, China, United States | Series B, Series A, Series C | Software, Mobile, Health Care |
| D3 Jubilee | 3 | South Korea, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Health Care |
| Woori Bank | 3 | South Korea, China, Hong Kong | Series B, Series A, Seed | Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology |
| TBT Partners | 3 | South Korea | Series A, Seed, Series B | Information Technology, Mobile Apps, Software |
| KT investment | 3 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series A, Series B, Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology |
| Taekkyung Lee | 3 | South Korea | Seed, Angel | Software, Content, TV |
| Premier Partners | 3 | South Korea, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Therapeutics |
| Shinhan Venture Investment | 3 | South Korea, United States, India | Series A, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology |
| IMM Investment | 3 | South Korea, United States, Japan | Series B, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Health Care |
| Samsung Ventures | 3 | United States, South Korea, Israel | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Manufacturing |
| Northern Light Venture Capital | 3 | China, United States, South Korea | Series A, Series B, Seed | Health Care, Medical, Internet |
| Devsisters Ventures | 3 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Seed | Gaming, Health Care, B2B |
| Naver | 3 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series C, Series A | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology |
| Nau IB Capital | 3 | South Korea | Series B, Series A | Information Technology, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence |
| Hana Ventures | 3 | South Korea, Japan, Malaysia | Seed, Series A | Software, Retail, Health Care |
| SJ Investment Partners | 3 | South Korea, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automotive |
| Company K Partners | 3 | South Korea, United States, Singapore | Series B, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology |
| POSCO Venture Capital | 3 | South Korea, United States, China | Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Health Care |
| Ahn Lab | 3 | South Korea | Seed | Software, Cloud Security, Cyber Security |
| LG Uplus | 3 | South Korea, United States | Series A, Series B, Corporate Round | Software, Information Technology, Apps |
| Aviram Jenik | 3 | South Korea, United States, Israel | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Cyber Security |
| Samsung Electronics | 2 | United States, Brazil, China | Grant, Series B | Manufacturing, Software, Artificial Intelligence |
| Kakao Investment | 2 | South Korea, Japan, Indonesia | Seed, Series A, Series C | Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning |

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