Corporate venture arms in South Korea
10 corporate venture arms headquartered in South Korea are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to growth. The sectors named most often are AI, ICT and Content. The cities with most of them are Seoul (5) and Seongnam (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devsisters Ventures content · digital healthcare · mobile · ICT |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Series A | Seoul, South Korea |
| Kakao Ventures deep tech · service · digital healthcare · game |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Seongnam, South Korea |
| KDB Capital | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| KT Investment Digital Transformation · AI & Automation · Hyper-growth · AI & Robotics |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Pre-seed – Series B | 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 |
| Samsung Ventures AI · Robotics · Device Solutions · Bio & Health |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| Signite Partners | Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | 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 |