TBT Partners

TBT Partners is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2018, focused on investing in Korean internet and mobile services companies and combining capital with industry knowledge through an adventure capital approach that treats investment as a discussion partner to explore possibilities beyond risk.

Joungho Ahn

Managing Partner

Dongoh Kim

Investment Director and Lawyer

Ram Lee

Founder and Managing Partner

Choongwook Lee

Director

Jungwook Lim

Venture Partner

Past deals in South Korea

Grepp

Series A in 2021
Grepp is a South Korean company that operates an integrated platform for developer education, assessment, and recruitment. It offers practical programming courses, competency tests, and a streamlined hiring process that connects skilled developers with companies worldwide. The platform also supports career guidance and fosters problem‑solving skills, aiming to improve developers’ competitiveness and help organizations find talent that delivers high value. Grepp’s services are designed to support developers at all stages of their growth cycle, from learning to employment, and to promote fair evaluation and meaningful collaboration across industries and regions.

Soomgo

Series C in 2021
Soomgo operates South Korea's largest online marketplace connecting customers with local service professionals. It offers over 1,000 services ranging from lessons and home services to event planning.

Grepp

Seed Round in 2021
Grepp is a South Korean company that operates an integrated platform for developer education, assessment, and recruitment. It offers practical programming courses, competency tests, and a streamlined hiring process that connects skilled developers with companies worldwide. The platform also supports career guidance and fosters problem‑solving skills, aiming to improve developers’ competitiveness and help organizations find talent that delivers high value. Grepp’s services are designed to support developers at all stages of their growth cycle, from learning to employment, and to promote fair evaluation and meaningful collaboration across industries and regions.

N.thing

Series B in 2019
Founded in Seoul in 2014, N.thing is an innovative Agri-Food tech company specializing in smart indoor farming systems. It develops modular vertical farms ('CUBE'), hydroponic kits ('SQUARE'), and connected gardening tools like 'Planty' and 'Life'. The company uses IoT technology and data to optimize crop growth, enabling real-time monitoring and efficient farming.

Sky Labs

Series A in 2019
Sky Labs is a technology company focused on developing innovative wearable devices for health monitoring, particularly a cuffless ring-type blood pressure monitor and a device known as the Cardio Tracker (CART). The CART is designed for continuous monitoring of atrial fibrillation, a common and often undiagnosed heart condition affecting many individuals over 40. This device can be worn comfortably on any finger and is both waterproof and dustproof, allowing users to wear it throughout their daily activities without interruption. It operates without user intervention, automatically detecting and recording atrial fibrillation, which users can track via a smartphone application. The device aims not only to assist individuals in managing their heart health but also to provide valuable data to healthcare professionals for accurate diagnosis. Sky Labs is currently conducting clinical trials in collaboration with Seoul National University Hospital to validate the performance of its technology, with an initial focus on the atrial fibrillation patient market in Finland, and an extended target market of millions worldwide. The company is also partnering with Bayer to explore further healthcare innovations.

Wave

Series A in 2019
Wave Corporation, founded in 2018 and based in South Korea, develops a mobile video chat application designed to enhance social interactions among users. The application enables individuals to create chat rooms where they can engage in group video chats, play live party games, watch video clips, read webtoons, and share photos. By facilitating these activities, Wave aims to reduce the distance between people, allowing friends to connect and interact in a more engaging and entertaining manner.

Soomgo

Series B in 2019
Soomgo operates South Korea's largest online marketplace connecting customers with local service professionals. It offers over 1,000 services ranging from lessons and home services to event planning.

Mapiacompany

Venture Round in 2019
MAPIA, a Korea-based IT & Marketing enterprise with an affiliated business entity in Tokyo of Japan, is a recipient of “Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018”, serving global users of 200 countries, our strategic partners include but not limited to global prominent copyright associations and publishers. We specialize in sheet music monetization, global contents distribution, and cross-border settlements facilitation. 3 sheet music websites under MAPIA’s exclusive management as follows: MyMusicSheet https://www.mymusicsheet.com Mapianist https://www.mapianist.com Kokomu https://www.kokomu.jp

N.thing

Series A in 2018
Founded in Seoul in 2014, N.thing is an innovative Agri-Food tech company specializing in smart indoor farming systems. It develops modular vertical farms ('CUBE'), hydroponic kits ('SQUARE'), and connected gardening tools like 'Planty' and 'Life'. The company uses IoT technology and data to optimize crop growth, enabling real-time monitoring and efficient farming.
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