IMM Investment is a Seoul-based asset manager and private equity firm specializing in venture capital, growth equity, infrastructure, mezzanine and multi-asset strategies. Founded in 1999, it operates across Asia with offices in Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong, and pursues investments in information technology, healthcare/biotech and manufacturing, as well as technology-enabled sectors such as IT infrastructure and digital hardware. The firm emphasizes active ownership, collaboration with portfolio companies, and cross-border opportunities, including fund-of-funds and real estate. It targets mid-sized companies in South Korea and broader Asia, focusing on value creation through growth, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic recapitalizations, and manages a multi-stage investment approach across startups, expansion and mezzanine rounds. The team, comprising seasoned investment professionals, aims to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns and supports entrepreneurs through various growth phases.

KB Investment is the venture capital and private equity arm of KB Financial Group, founded in 1990 and based in Seoul, South Korea. It invests in early-stage startups, selected buyouts and spinouts, turnaround and growth capital across information technology, biotechnology, hardware and software, semiconductors, gaming, healthcare and life sciences, clean tech and related industries. While primarily focused on South Korea, the firm also pursues opportunities in the United States, Southeast Asia and Israel. It supports portfolio companies with active guidance in strategy, operations and governance to help accelerate growth and value creation.

Smilegate Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1999 and based in Seoul, South Korea. It backs growth-oriented companies through venture investments and private equity across South Korea, with a focus on environment, energy, manufacturing, and distribution sectors. The firm has organized and managed more than 30 funds and has invested in over 200 companies, reflecting a broad portfolio and experience in scaling businesses within the Smilegate group.

Mega Investment is the venture capital arm of Megastudy, based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2012. The firm focuses on startups with an emphasis on the agricultural and food sector, investing in Series A through its funds and providing seed-stage support through its balance sheet, including follow-on investments and participation in government-backed programs such as the TIPS program.

Strong Ventures is a Los Angeles, California-based venture capital firm that backs seed-stage startups across the United States and South Korea. It provides more than capital by offering hands-on support, mentorship, and access to a broad network to help entrepreneurs scale and compete in global markets. The firm invests across sectors including software as a service, content, mobility, food technology, e-commerce, healthcare, fashion, fintech, blockchain, and gaming, prioritizing practical guidance, strategic thinking, and collaborative execution to build durable companies.

Shinhan Venture Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2000. It invests across sectors including healthcare, gaming, industrials, energy, consumer and retail, as well as disruptive technologies and communications, and pursues both early-stage ventures and later-stage control investments driven by megatrends such as aging populations, IT convergence and alternative energy.

Atinum Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 1988 that focuses on growth-stage technology and life sciences opportunities, investing in IT, software, biotech, healthcare and related sectors across Asia. The firm manages about 1.9 trillion Korean won in assets and has backed over 600 companies, with more than 130 active portfolio companies and 27 funds closed to date, supported by a team of 23 investment professionals. Its portfolio spans fintech and fintech-adjacent platforms such as Dunamu, biopharma and biosimilars with Celltrion, gaming with Kakao Games and Pearl Abyss, proptech with Zigbang, entertainment and discovery via Watcha and Ridibooks, and flexible-work solutions with FastFive. Headquartered in Seoul’s Gangnam district, Atinum partners with innovators to accelerate growth and scale impact.

BonAngels Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, that backs seed to pre-series A startups. Founded in the mid-2000s, it invests across South Korea, Japan, the United States, and Southeast Asia, with a focus on technology-driven sectors such as healthcare, gaming, blockchain and cryptocurrency, wellness, robotics, wearables, artificial intelligence and machine learning. The firm emphasizes hands-on support, resources, and its network to help founders from pre-foundation onward and accelerate growth.

LB Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm, founded in 1996, that makes early-stage and growth investments in Korea and China. It backs technology-driven companies across sectors such as information and communications technology, media, biotech and healthcare, semiconductor, energy, online platforms, digital content, and related fields. The firm pursues cross-border opportunities and often takes minority stakes, while providing portfolio management, governance guidance, and advisory services for IPOs and mergers and acquisitions to support high-growth companies. With a focus on sustainable development, LB Investment seeks to help portfolio companies scale and expand internationally, leveraging its Korea and China presence.

Premier Partners is a Seoul-based private equity and alternative investment firm founded in 2005. It focuses on venture capital and investments in small- to mid-sized South Korean companies, with sector interests spanning information and communication technology services, content, life sciences and healthcare, industrials, brands, and commerce.

Altos Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with an office in Seoul. The firm concentrates on early-stage technology investments in consumer and enterprise sectors, including enterprise software, FinTech, e-commerce, and consumer brands. It seeks founder-led, capital-efficient companies with high growth potential and tends to take minority stakes while enabling follow-on rounds to scale; initial checks commonly start in the hundreds of thousands with larger rounds possible. Altos Ventures has backed a large number of companies worldwide, often serving as a first and lead investor in many of them, and it maintains a regional focus across California, Canada, Korea and the Americas, leveraging a long-term, patient partnership approach to support portfolio companies from inception to scale.

DSC Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2012 that backs early-stage technology startups and selective growth-stage opportunities. It invests across diverse sectors, including consumer, content, biotech, medtech, robotics, artificial intelligence, fintech, hardware, climate tech, platform, commerce, blockchain, manufacturing and healthcare, as well as software and data-intensive industries. The firm also pursues secondary and follow-on investments and seeks opportunities aligned with the fourth industrial revolution, ICT, electronics, and other technology-enabled areas. By focusing on young companies with high growth potential, DSC Investment supports portfolio companies through multiple stages, with emphasis on scalable business models and innovation-driven markets.

FuturePlay is a Seoul-based accelerator and early-stage investor focused on deep-tech startups. Founded in 2014, it supports companies from seed to Series B and beyond, helping them build core teams, expand globally, and reach milestones such as KOSDAQ listings. The firm runs two accelerator programs, TechUP and TechUP+, with TechUP+ conducted in partnership with large enterprises across industries including beauty and energy, and backed by corporate investors such as AmorePacific. FuturePlay pursues a regional expansion strategy into Southeast Asia and has invested in startups in Korea, the United States, and other markets, while maintaining LP relationships with funds such as 500 Kimchi and Zeroth.ai. Portfolio examples include SOS LAB, which develops autonomous driving sensors, Innospace, and Tidepool, reflecting a hands-on approach that emphasizes collaboration and scalable growth. Headquartered in Seoul, the company focuses on global growth, cross-border collaboration, and practical support to accelerate deep-tech ventures toward commercial success.

Aju IB Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm established in 1974. It provides capital and consulting services to small and medium-sized enterprises, with activities spanning mezzanine financing, buyouts, corporate restructuring, and early- to growth-stage investments in technology, healthcare, and related sectors. The firm supports portfolio companies with strategic guidance and governance, and operates through a global network with offices in Seoul, Boston, and Silicon Valley. It emphasizes a disciplined, value-driven approach to investing and aims to create enduring value for entrepreneurs and stakeholders.

ID Ventures is the venture capital arm of Intellectual Discovery, based in Seoul, South Korea. It concentrates on investments anchored in intellectual property, including technology development and transfer, as well as commercialization of IP by startups and SMEs. The firm backs tech-based ventures with high IP value, including university IP commercialization, and supports projects in IP creation, purchase and utilization, along with IP services. Its focus areas include marine biotechnology, bio-energy, aquaculture, high value-added materials, and related industries. Founded in 2012, ID Ventures aims to advance innovative IP-driven businesses through early to emerging-growth investments.

BNH Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2015, focusing on investments in the healthcare and biotechnology sectors.

Hana Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Hana Financial Group, based in Seoul, South Korea. It invests in startups and supports growth through a combination of strategic equity investments and venture financing, with activity across consumer products and services, financial services, information technology, healthcare, and life sciences. The firm operates domestically and internationally, aiming to accelerate growth and create value through digital transformation and synergies within the Hana ecosystem. Governance emphasizes ethics, risk management, and compliance, reflecting a commitment to responsible investment. Through its network with Hana Bank, Hana Financial Investment, Hana Card and other affiliates, Hana Ventures coordinates integrated financial services and talent development to sustain innovation.

Hyundai Venture Investment Corporation is a Seoul-based venture capital firm established in 1997 that targets small and mid-sized technology companies in South Korea, with an investment scope extending across Asia. It partners with technology-driven startups and provides portfolio support, including management oversight, technology consulting, and financial assistance to help firms scale. The firm backs a broad range of sectors such as consumer products and services, information technology, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, e-commerce, oncology, TMT, mobile commerce, and ad tech.

CRIT Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2020. It invests in technology startups across seed to late-stage rounds, with a focus on digital content, metaverse, AI, XR/VR, blockchain, Web3, gaming, and early ICT. The firm maintains a global investment footprint and a portfolio spanning metaverse, gaming, content creation, and AI-driven solutions, reflecting its emphasis on innovation in the digital landscape.

Partners Investment, founded in 2000 and based in Seoul, is a venture capital firm that backs venture companies in South Korea. It promotes venture investment, supports the establishment and operation of business incubators, and facilitates foreign technology and investment placement. The firm positions itself as a long-term partner, providing constructive contributions to its portfolio companies.

The venture capital arm of Devsisters, Devsisters Ventures is based in Seoul, South Korea. It focuses on early-stage investments, typically around Series A, across gaming, digital health, mobile, ICT, and other high-tech sectors. The firm provides hands-on support in corporate development, financing, regulatory and clinical pathways where relevant, leveraging expertise across gaming, bioscience, digital health, IP and hardware-enabled startups. Its portfolio spans mobile and PC game developers, digital health and biotech ventures, AI and other technology-driven companies.

Union Investment Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in content and media investments and serving as a growth partner for ventures seeking global reach. The firm has backed portfolios across films, animation, games, television dramas, and live concerts, and seeks opportunities in media, mobile, platform, biotechnology and healthcare, brand, distribution, and semiconductor sectors.

Enlight Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Daegu, South Korea, with additional branches in major cities. It specializes in investing in early‑stage technology startups, focusing on growth plans and management strategies to foster a thriving startup ecosystem. The firm actively supports its portfolio through follow‑on investments, strategic partnerships, and exit strategy development, and has been recognized by the Korean government for contributions to entrepreneurship and technological advancement.

Springcamp is a venture capital firm founded in Seoul in 2014, with a base in Palo Alto established in 2024, that backs early-stage startups across AI and robotics, SaaS, healthcare, fintech, and entertainment. The firm emphasizes building an ecosystem around exceptional talent and provides support from the founding stage to help startups scale. It has invested in more than 532 startups over the past decade and has reported a 32% internal rate of return, with notable exits including Sualab and Ohouse. Springcamp positions itself as a partner for founders and seeks to connect with entrepreneurs, partners, and collaborators worldwide.

Magna Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm established in 2010 that concentrates on early-stage and growth-oriented small and midsize enterprises with strong growth potential. The firm manages a total fund size of 515.2 billion KRW across about 25 investment vehicles and private equity funds and operates Scale-up TIPS, a government-supported private-led R&D program backing technology-based SMEs and startups. Its portfolio spans over 60 companies across sectors including information technology, components, automotive, biotechnology and healthcare, life sciences, consumer, tourism, and green energy. Headquartered in Gangnam, Seoul, Magna Investment pursues value-creating partnerships through active collaboration with portfolio companies.

InterVest is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, focused on backing startups and early‑stage companies. It pursues investments across information technology, healthcare, financial services, energy, retail, media, and B2B sectors, with portfolio interests extending into life sciences, artificial intelligence and augmented reality. The firm has backed ventures in biotechnology, semiconductors, displays, machinery, nanotechnology, telecommunications equipment and software/digital content, among other tech domains. It provides growth financing, including bridge and mezzanine transactions, to support companies through development milestones and pre‑IPO steps. With more than two decades of presence in Korea’s venture ecosystem, InterVest emphasizes disciplined risk assessment and market readiness to help portfolio companies scale. The firm seeks to prepare early-stage ventures for changing capital markets by offering strategic guidance alongside capital.

Kolon Investment is a venture capital and private equity firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2000. It pursues investments in information technology and healthcare, including digital health, health technology, software as a service, and virtual reality. The firm engages in buyouts, mezzanine financing, corporate restructuring, growth capital, and turnaround investments, with interests in electronic components, petroleum and energy, computers, and telecommunications equipment. Its primary geographic focus is South Korea, especially Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, and Gyeongbuk.

S2L Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2016. It invests in startups and small- to mid-sized companies across sectors including business and consumer products and services, information technology, and healthcare, adopting a growth-focused approach to help portfolio companies scale. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to provide capital and strategic guidance across multiple development stages.

Translink Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2015. It makes startup investments across software as a service (SaaS), consumer packaged goods (CPG), deep tech, and content industries.

The Invention Lab is a Seoul-based venture studio and open-innovation advisor serving startups and corporates in Korea and Southeast Asia. With eight years of experience, it supports opportunity discovery through PoC, investment linkage, and scale, delivering its model via a Studio Core Platform and blended capital financing, backed by a Talent Operator Pool, Infra Validation System, and a global network to enable cross-border growth. It translates market opportunities into validated ventures using data-driven research and an internal AI agent, aligning new ventures with corporate ecosystems to accelerate execution. The firm focuses on New Business Design, venture scale-up and management, and strategic partnerships, and has showcased projects in food and beverage with overseas expansion, mobility and autotech/fintech, and B2B/SaaS. Founded in 2017, The Invention Lab operates from Seoul and engages across Korea and Southeast Asia.

KTB Network is a Korea-based investment and financial services group that originated in 1981 as Korea Technology Development Company, a government-funded vehicle focused on technology investments. It has grown into a comprehensive financial group offering securities, asset management, venture capital, and private equity. The venture capital activity in Korea and China operates under the KTB Network umbrella, while the United States activity is handled by KTB Ventures. With a global reach spanning the United States, China, and Thailand, KTB Network has supported the growth of technology companies, boasting more than 250 portfolio companies that went public in Korea and overseas, accounting for over 10% of Korean IPOs.

Bass Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that concentrates on information technology and software-as-a-service companies, participating in seed, early-stage, pre-A, Series A and B rounds to support technology startups through their growth.

Coolidge Corner Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology investments in Korea, with additional activity in China, India and other South Asian markets. Founded in 2010, it concentrates on seed and seed-plus rounds, often backing internet, communications and technology companies. The firm distinguishes itself by offering portfolio companies tailored support through incubation and acceleration programs, strategic guidance, growth hacking and access to its network. It seeks to help startups scale and contribute to the entrepreneurial ecosystem by fostering collaboration with founders and providing tangible and intangible value.

Knet Investment Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 in South Korea that concentrates on early-stage investments and value creation through prudent risk management and portfolio-building across sectors.

Schmidt is a Seoul-based venture capital firm and investment-type accelerator founded in 2014 that invests in early-stage companies. It backs startups with innovative, scalable ideas capable of addressing large markets, spanning Mobility, Bio, Deeptech and Digital Transformation. The firm collaborates with teams that combine advanced technology with multidisciplinary capabilities to drive growth and supports its investees through subsequent rounds to help them scale toward global leadership.

Yuanta Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1989, focusing on healthcare, consumer-oriented companies, oncology and life sciences.

Daesung Private Equity is a Seoul-based private equity and venture capital firm established in 1987 that provides investment, corporate restructuring and incubation services. It focuses on venture and growth-stage opportunities in mobile, SaaS, TMT and information technology, with a broad sector appetite spanning biotechnology, broadcasting, digital media and entertainment, electronics, energy technology, telecommunications, online and mobile gaming, semiconductor-related industries, textiles and fashion, and other technology-enabled fields. The firm also considers investments in companies owning patents and in converged content that blends culture with technology, and it primarily targets South Korea, especially Seoul and surrounding regions such as Gyeonggi and Chungcheongnam-do, with broader activity in Daegu and Gwangju as applicable.

QUAD Ventures is a Seoul-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage startups across deep-tech sectors, including artificial intelligence, mobility, robotics, healthcare and digital health, clean technology, semiconductors and aerospace. Founded in 2019, the firm pursues ventures with transformative potential and global reach, often supporting pre-IPO companies and early-stage ventures across Korea and beyond. Its approach combines sector expertise with a focus on cutting-edge technologies to help founders scale and compete internationally.

Goodwater Capital is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that focuses on early-stage investments in consumer technology and related sectors. Based in Burlingame, it backs entrepreneurs developing products and platforms with broad consumer appeal across industries such as housing, financial services, healthcare, education, retail, transportation, and entertainment. The firm emphasizes backing ventures that can improve lives at scale through technology and drive positive global impact. Its portfolio spans consumer technology, ecommerce, fintech, and services with a global footprint, including notable investments in Zepto, Weee!, Toss, and Monzo.

BeHigh Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea. It provides funding to small and medium-sized enterprises with potential for innovation and growth, aiming to help portfolio companies scale through strategic support and collaboration, and is described as a pace maker investor that seeks to back companies capable of driving meaningful innovation and growing together with the firm over time.

Pearl Abyss Capital is the venture arm of Pearl Abyss, based in Seoul, South Korea, that focuses on investing in technology and gaming companies.

SL Investment is a Seoul, South Korea-based venture capital firm founded in 2000 that provides growth financing and strategic support to small and medium-sized companies. The firm invests across technology-driven sectors, including biotechnology, healthcare, mobile platforms, content, consumer services, energy, artificial intelligence, robotics, semiconductors, displays, and renewables. SL Investment emphasizes value creation through active management support and governance, aiming to help portfolio companies grow to leadership positions. The firm has a track record of helping portfolio companies achieve exits and listings on the KOSDAQ market.

Wonik Investment Partners is a Seoul-based private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1997. It makes investments across incubation, startup, early and mid-stage companies, growth capital and corporate restructuring, with sector coverage spanning information and communication technology, electronics, computer and telecommunications equipment, energy and machinery, gaming contents, media, and emerging technologies such as electric and autonomous vehicles, Internet of Things, robotics, biotechnology and advanced materials. The firm seeks exits through initial public offerings or mergers and acquisitions.

ES Investor is a Seoul-based venture capital firm established in 2000 that supports technology companies through early-stage and growth-stage investments. It focuses on information technology and related sectors, aiming to contribute to the development of Korean SMEs and ventures by providing value-added services such as operations, strategy consulting, marketing support, and professional assistance alongside capital. The firm emphasizes building an ecosystem that connects industry players with startups to accelerate growth, and its portfolio spans areas including AI, IoT, edtech, mobility, on-demand services, and other digital and industrial technologies.

Gentium Partners is an accelerator firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2018. It seeks to invest in information technology, B2C, healthcare and life sciences, mobility technology, robotics, and drones.

Korea Omega Investment is a Seoul-based private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2015. It acts as a full-cycle financial partner, providing initial venture funding, growth capital, private equity and buyout financing to both domestic and international companies. The firm pursues opportunities across sectors such as biotechnology, healthcare, eCommerce, software, mobile platforms, gaming, digital content, hardware, manufacturing, materials, energy, infrastructure and the environment, and targets early-stage and growth-stage companies in Korea and abroad. It focuses on building a portfolio of high-potential firms and delivering differentiated returns by supporting companies through multiple lifecycle stages.

SV Investment is a Seoul-based venture capital firm founded in 2006 that invests across healthcare, information technology, life sciences, e-commerce, fintech, food technology, gaming, health technology, micro-mobility, and agriculture technology sectors. As of December 31, 2025, assets under management stood at KRW 1,934.6 billion, comprising a portfolio of 344 invested companies, including 65 publicly listed firms. The firm provides finance, strategic guidance, and market insights at critical development stages to help innovative companies grow into global leaders. It emphasizes active portfolio support and value creation, aiming to drive transformative change in its investments and markets. Headquartered in Seoul, SV Investment has developed extensive experience in nurturing growth-oriented ventures through involvement across its portfolio.

Woori Technology Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1996. It invests in Korean companies across the semiconductor, biotechnology, software, telecommunications, and environmental sectors.

Songhyun Investment is a private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2012. It focuses on technology-driven growth opportunities across sectors such as information and communications technology, healthcare, and manufacturing, and seeks to maximize enterprise value for portfolio companies across all development stages by forming strategic partnerships that enable scalable growth and synergy across value chains.

DA Value Investment is a Seoul-based investment firm founded in 2017 that provides growth capital to domestic small and medium-sized companies across technology, financial services, and information technology sectors.