Investors in South Korea
126 investors headquartered in South Korea are recorded here, among them 45 venture capital firms, 25 asset managers, 17 accelerators and 16 private equity firms. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. The sectors named most often are AI, Healthcare and Robotics. The cities with most of them are Seoul (89), Seongnam (5) and 서울특별시 강남구 (3). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A STONE VENTURES | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | 서울특별시 강남구, South Korea |
| Aju IB Investment life science · growth · healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Albatross Investment AI · semiconductors · robotics · bio |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Align Partners Capital Management Inc. listed companies |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Seoul, South Korea |
| Anda Asset Management Co., LTD. equities · real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Seoul, South Korea |
| Antler Korea | Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| ARK Impact Asset Management | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Bedrock Ventures | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Bigbang Angels, Inc. AI · Healthcare · AgTech · Cross-border |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Billionfold Asset Management Inc. | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not applicable | Seoul, South Korea |
| BlissVine Ventures 소부장 · 바이오 · 친환경 · 농식품 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | 서울, South Korea |
| BonAngels Venture Partners AI · robotics · biotech · consumer |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Bridge Alliance Partners Bio / Health · Materials / Device · AI / Data · Contents |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Capstone Asset Management | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Capstone Partners | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| COMES Investment ICT · 소재부품장비 · SW/인터넷 서비스 플랫폼 · 바이오/의료/헬스케어 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Crevisse Partners impact · asset management & professional services · TMT · FMCG |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| CRIT Ventures Culture · Contents · Metaverse · ICT |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| CunaeST (formerly Korea Social Investment) impact AI · healthcare tech · climate tech · environmental solutions |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Series A | Seoul, South Korea |
| D3 Jubilee Partners Co. Ltd. energy and climate tech · health/bio · edtech · fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Seoul, South Korea |
| Dayli Partners bio healthcare · financial governance |
Layer unknown | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Devsisters Ventures content · digital healthcare · mobile · ICT |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Series A | Seoul, South Korea |
| Dino Studio commerce · content · brand |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| DS Asset Management | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Seoul, South Korea |
| DS Private Equity technology · healthcare · consumer · financial services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | South Korea |
| Dunamis Asset Management Limited 바이오 · 테크 · 인터넷 · 컨슈머 |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Dunamu & Partners Blockchain & Fintech · Data & AI · Consumer & Enterprise |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| ECRUX VENTURE PARTNERS (LLC) digital content · content · deep tech · food tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| ENSL Partners digital transformation · technology |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Envisioning Partners climate · health · work · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Exponential Investments Co., LTD. | Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Seoul, South Korea |
| F&F Holdings fashion · beauty · lifestyle · culture |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Fast Ventures | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | South Korea |
| Forest Partners AI · ICT · semiconductor · mobility |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| FuturePlay Deep Tech · AI · Robotics · Bio |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genaxis | Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Glenwood Private Equity buyouts · corporate carve-outs |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| H&Q Korea mid-market companies |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Korea |
| Hahn & Company | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| Hanwha Asset Management | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Hashed AI · Crypto · blockchain · frontier tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| HB Investment | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Helios Private Equity 5G communications manufacturing · software · biotech/pharma · semiconductors |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| iM Investment Partners AI · AX · quantum computing · aerospace |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Daegu, South Korea |
| IMM Investment venture capital · growth equity · infrastructure · real estate |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| IMM Private Equity | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Korea |
| Infinitum Partners lifestyle · sports · sports tech · gaming |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Buyout | South Korea |
| InterVest ICT · Bio/Healthcare · AI · Fintech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| JB자산운용 (JB Asset Management) 부동산 · 리츠 · 에너지 · 자원 |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Jeonju, South Korea |
| JKL Partners | Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| K& Investment Partners venture · private equity · M&A |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Kakao Ventures deep tech · service · digital healthcare · game |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Seongnam, South Korea |
| KB Investment Bio/Healthcare · eCommerce/Services · ICT/Software · Gaming/contents |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| KC Investment Partners | Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| KDB Capital | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| KINGO Investment Partners | Layer unknown | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| KOISRA Seed Partners Mobile · Cyber Security · Internet · IoT |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Pre-seed – Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Korea Investment Accelerator | Direct investor | Accelerator | Pre-seed – Seed | South Korea |
| Korea Investment Corporation Equities · Bonds · Private Equity · Real Estate |
Direct + LP | Sovereign wealth fund | Seed – Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| Korea Investment Holdings | Direct + LP | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Korea National Pension Service domestic equity · domestic bonds · foreign equity · foreign bonds |
Direct + LP | Pension fund | Not stated | Jeonju, South Korea |
| Korea University Technology Holdings 바이오 헬스 · ICT · 소부장 · 기타 |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | South Korea |
| Korea Venture Investment Corp (KVIC) venture · startup · SME · regional innovation |
Limited partner | Fund of funds | Funds | Seoul, South Korea |
| KT Investment Digital Transformation · AI & Automation · Hyper-growth · AI & Robotics |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed – Series B | Seoul, South Korea |
| KTB Private Equity industrial · retail · branded consumer |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| LB Investment Deep-tech · AI · Platform/Service · Contents |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| LECCA Ventures Web3 · crypto · blockchain · DeFi |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | South Korea |
| Linkbricks Ventures software · AI · hardware · beauty |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Mashup Ventures AI · Robotics · Commerce · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | South Korea |
| MBK Partners telecom/media · financial services · consumer/retail · healthcare |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| Mirae Asset Financial Group finance · asset management · securities · insurance |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Nautic Investment | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| NAVER Corp. startups |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Seongnam, South Korea |
| NAVER D2SF AI · Robotics · Spatial Computing · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed – Not stated | South Korea |
| NBH Capital new technology · venture |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Newkids Investment applied AI · physical AI · robotics · local |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | Seongnam, South Korea |
| Nextdream Angel Club | Direct investor | Angel network | Pre-seed – Series B | South Korea |
| Nexus One digital assets · crypto · liquid token markets |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| NH-Amundi Asset Management Equities · Bonds · Mixed · Fund of Funds |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Seoul, South Korea |
| NPX Capital Consumer Internet · Edtech · Blockchain · Fintech |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Pavilion Global Holdings Corp. manufacturing · deep technology · real assets · real estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| Primer technology · e-commerce · travel · fintech |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed – Series A | South Korea |
| Q Capital Partners pharmaceuticals · telecom · chemicals · logistics |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | South Korea |
| Samsung Ventures AI · Robotics · Device Solutions · Bio & Health |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Sazze Partners technology · cross-border · consumer · enterprise |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | South Korea |
| SB Partners consumer goods · traditional manufacturing · K-cultural content · bio |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Buyout | Busan, South Korea |
| SBI Investment Korea Bio/Healthcare · Consumer · Entertainment · ICT |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| SBVA Healthcare · Enterprise · Retail |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | South Korea |
| Series Ventures | Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | Changwon, South Korea |
| Shinhan Financial Group finance |
Direct + LP | Other | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Signite Partners | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Simone Investment Managers real estate · infrastructure · mezzanine · pre-IPO |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| SK Networks AI · ICT · 로보틱스 · 딥테크 |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Not stated | South Korea |
| Smilegate 게임 · 엔터테인먼트 · 콘텐츠 · 스타트업 |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Seongnam, South Korea |
| SparkLabs Group | Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed – Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| Springcamp AI & Robotics · Software & B2B · Commerce & Consumer · Healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Star Asset Partners F&B · franchise · food-tech |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| STIC Investments technology · healthcare · consumer · financial services |
Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| Stonebridge Ventures private equity · venture capital · real estate · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| TBT Partners mobile · internet · consumer services · education |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Series C+ | Seoul, South Korea |
| Tcha Partners Asset Management Co., Ltd. alternative investment |
Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| TCK Investments equities · fixed income · private equity · real assets |
Layer unknown | Family office | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| TheVentures AI · mobility · edtech · biotech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Seoul, South Korea |
| Translink Investment Consumer · AI/Data · Enterprise · Bio/Healthcare |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| UON Investment | Direct investor | Private equity | Growth – Buyout | Seoul, South Korea |
| V Asset Management | Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| VentureSquare | Direct investor | Accelerator | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| VIG Partners financial services · consumer goods · online and mobile commerce · household appliances |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | South Korea |
| WOORI Venture Partners technology · healthcare · fintech · consumer |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Wow Partners (와우파트너스) deep tech |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | Seongnam, South Korea |
| Xquared | Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| Yellowdog impact |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Yozma Group Communications · IT · Medical Technologies |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Seoul, South Korea |
| Yozma Group Korea bio · ICT convergence · electric/electronics · education |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| 국제자산운용 (KUKJE ASSET MANAGEMENT) real estate · real estate equity · real estate debt · mezzanine loan |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | 서울특별시 강남구, South Korea |
| 마이다스에셋 (Midas Asset) equities · bonds · mixed assets · ETF |
Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| 삼성SRA자산운용 (Samsung SRA Asset Management) real estate · real estate debt · real estate fund-of-funds · REITs |
Direct + LP | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| 소풍벤처스 (Sopoong Ventures) climate · energy · circular economy · agrifood |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | 서울특별시 강남구, South Korea |
| 씨엔티테크 (CNT Tech) 푸드테크 · 사스(SaaS) · 딥테크 제조 및 소부장 · 공간/관광/문화예술 |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| 엠디엠자산운용 부동산 개발 · 부동산 · 물류시설 · 임대주택 |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | 서울특별시, South Korea |
| 클러스트벤처스 (Clust Ventures) | Direct investor | Accelerator | Not stated | 서울특별시 강서구, South Korea |
| 테일벤처스 (TAIL VENTURES) | Direct investor | Accelerator | Pre-seed – Seed | 서울특별시 종로구, South Korea |
| 트러스트벤처투자(주) Robot＆Mobility · Bio＆Healthcare · Industrial Tech · AI＆Software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | 서울 강남구, South Korea |
| 한국대체투자자산운용 부동산 · 비상장/메자닌 · 공모주 · 유통주식 |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | 서울시 강남구, South Korea |
| 현대자산운용 (Hyundai Asset Management) equities · bonds · real estate · alternative investments |
Layer unknown | Asset manager | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| 히스토리벤처투자 (Hisstory Venture Investment) 커머스 · 바이오 · CGI/VFX · 방송프로그램 기획 및 제작 |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | South Korea |