KB Investment

Established in 1990, KB Investment is a prominent South Korean venture capital firm with over USD 2.6 billion in assets under management as of December 2023. It is a subsidiary of KB Financial Group, Korea's leading financial group. KB Investment specializes in supporting early-stage and growth-oriented companies across various sectors, including consumer products, healthcare, information technology, life sciences, and clean tech, primarily in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Israel.

Jiae Lee

Executive Managing Director

Park Deok-gyu

Director

Jung Ho Yoo

Executive Managing Director

Past deals in Digital Media

Allround Doctors

Series A in 2024
Allround Doctors is a digital healthcare startup that develops digital medical devices for cancer patients.

NXN Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
NXN Labs specializes in developing and operating custom diffusion model technology. The company empowers individuals and businesses to create sophisticated, indistinguishable human images and videos, fostering creativity and self-expression through personal or virtual personas.

Gloud

Seed Round in 2024
Gloud offers dental digital and digital practice transformation services.

HME Square

Seed Round in 2023
HME Square is a healthcare technology company specializing in the development of innovative medical diagnostics and devices. Their primary product is a non-invasive glucose monitoring system, which combines photoacoustics, MEMS device technology, and deep learning algorithms to provide accurate and continuous blood glucose measurement without the need for blood sampling or needles. This technology aims to prevent chronic diseases by enabling users to monitor their sugar levels conveniently and effectively, promoting healthier lifestyles.

YEOLHYEOL GANGHO

Seed Round in 2023
YEOLHYEOL GANGHO is dedicated to expanding the universe of the long-running martial arts comic through IP licensing, multimedia content, and brand collaborations. The company focuses on creating new content across various media platforms, including webtoons, web novels, films, and animations. It aims to deliver diverse and engaging experiences to the audience.

WonderWall

Venture Round in 2023
WonderWall is an online art learning platform that connects artists and facilitates the sharing of practical knowledge across various creative disciplines. The platform provides access to a diverse range of online videos covering areas such as music, acting, directing, art, photography, design, and cooking. By offering these resources, WonderWall enables learners to acquire new skills and insights from the comfort of their homes, fostering a community of artists eager to enhance their craft.

Pion

Series A in 2023
Pion Corporation is a marketing technology company specializing in video intelligence. It offers "Vispot," an AI-driven platform for video creation and ad automation. This application is designed to assist video creatives by providing automated services for video production and optimization. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Pion enables businesses to enhance their marketing capabilities and streamline the video advertising process.

POSTYPE

Series B in 2022
POSTYPE is a content open market where anyone can sell and buy digital content.

Stickybomb

Seed Round in 2022
Trineedle operates a live-streaming platform designed to connect creators and their audiences. This platform allows viewers to interact with creators in real-time, enhancing the streaming experience by enabling the use of meme stickers that can be attached to the broadcast screen. This interactive feature fosters a sense of community and engagement, allowing both creators and viewers to share and enjoy the live stream collaboratively. Through its innovative approach, Trineedle aims to enrich the live-streaming experience by bridging the gap between creators and fans.

Draph

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Founded in Seoul, South Korea in 2022, Draph specializes in cloud-based solutions for automated product image optimization. Their services aim to enhance product sales and advertising efficiency by leveraging consumer reaction monitoring.

Dable

Series C in 2021
Dable is a Seoul-based global content discovery platform founded in 2015 that uses big data to help publishers and advertisers manage, deliver, and optimize content on the open web. The platform enables real-time content creation and editing, supports multiple formats, analyzes visitor behavior, and provides data-driven audience discovery to foster engagement and profitability. Dable has grown to partner with thousands of premium media and handles billions of monthly pageviews, with significant adoption across Asia including Korea, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and notable growth in Taiwan and Malaysia. The company has been recognized in the Financial Times APAC High-Growth list and leads in its media category.

Contents First

Series A in 2020
Contents First, Inc., based in Seoul, South Korea, is a company specializing in market research consulting, public relations, social media marketing, and translation services. It is best known for operating Tappytoon, a popular digital platform for comics and webnovels that attracts over 8 million readers from more than 190 countries. Launched in 2016, Tappytoon has gained recognition as a leading app in its category, consistently ranking among the top comics apps by gross revenue across multiple countries. The platform offers a diverse library of content, featuring exclusive translations of works from major Korean publishers and original titles produced in collaboration with various creators. Tappytoon provides premium and free content accessible via web and mobile applications, promoting a rich reading experience while supporting the artists and storytellers behind the works.

Adapt

Series A in 2019
Adapt is a brand and content marketing platform that focuses on D2C concept, customer feedback and constant analysis.

Millie

Series C in 2019
Millie is an online book reading application.

Millie

Series B in 2018
Millie is an online book reading application.

Market Designers

Series A in 2018
Market Designers is a company focused on transforming the brick-and-mortar market by leveraging online innovation to create new business opportunities. The company is developing various housing-related services, including running and cleaning, while also innovating market structures through advanced technology tailored to specific market characteristics. Their on-demand matching platform connects service providers with customers by utilizing algorithms to effectively align consumer needs with available services across sectors such as professional moving, cleaning, mortgage, and education. This approach enhances visibility for service providers and helps them expand their client base.
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