Top 5 Social Network Startup Investors in South Korea (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Kakao Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Indonesia | Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $229k–$10M |
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Strong Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Korea, United States, Poland | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Health Care, Apps | $200k–$8M |
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Posco Technical Investment
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea | Social Network | ||
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Capstone Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, Finland | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Mobile, Gaming | $229k–$7.6M |
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Korea Investment Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Korea, United States, China | Series B, Series A, Seed | Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology | $764k–$50M |
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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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- 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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- Industry: Social Network
- Geography: South Korea
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- Social Network — Social Network, a specialist platform servicing Korean trends.
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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- 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.
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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- 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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Dremo
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Runbear
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Polestar Games
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