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    Investment Firms in South Korea

    Driven by strong government initiatives and corporate venture capital, its ecosystem is concentrated in Seoul's Pangyo Techno Valley and Daejeon's Daedeok Innopolis. The country leverages its historic manufacturing and electronics prowess to foster startups in AI, fintech, and biotech, with deep connections to major conglomerates and university research institutes. Venture investment is mature, with significant activity in the Series A to Series C stages.

    South Korea has a deep venture capital ecosystem spanning 5 cities, with 58 investment firms tracked by Goldilocks AI. The largest hubs are Seoul (53), Seongnam-si (2), Changwon (1).

    AI dominates the investment landscape in South Korea, with 61% of investment firms focused on this sector.

    South Korea is a particularly strong hub for early-stage investing, with over 88% of investment firms active at the Seed or Pre-Seed stage.

    Last updated: 9 September 2026

    Investment Firms

    58

    Total Investments

    1,621

    Top Sector

    Biotech & Life Sciences

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Top Investment Sectors in South Korea

    The most popular sector focus among South Korea investment firms is AI, with 35 investment firms (60%) investing in the space. This is followed by Healthcare (30), Biotech & Life Sciences (27), Hardware & Semiconductors (20), Consumer (18).

    Investment Stages in South Korea

    South Korea investment firms are most active at the Series A stage (54 investment firms). This is followed by Seed (51), Series B (50), Series C (41), Growth (32).

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    All Investment Firms (58)

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    Korea Investment Partners logo

    Korea Investment Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    148 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment

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    Mirae Asset logo

    Mirae Asset

    Seoul, South Korea

    132 investments

    Series B, Series C

    AI, Fintech, Healthcare

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    Hashed logo

    Hashed

    Seoul, South Korea

    97 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Crypto & Web3

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    Samsung Ventures logo

    Samsung Ventures

    Seoul, South Korea

    90 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare

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    DSC Investment logo

    DSC Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    66 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Consumer

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    Korea Development Bank logo

    Korea Development Bank

    Seoul, South Korea

    62 investments

    Series C, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Hardware & Semiconductors

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    IMM Investment logo

    IMM Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    62 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare

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    Atinum Investment logo

    Atinum Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    61 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare

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    AJU IB Investment logo

    AJU IB Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    55 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, AI, Healthcare

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    SBVA logo

    SBVA

    Seoul, South Korea

    53 investments

    Series B, Series C

    AI, Enterprise Software, Healthcare

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    Smilegate Investment logo

    Smilegate Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    50 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Gaming, AI, Healthcare

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    InterVest logo

    InterVest

    Seoul, South Korea

    36 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Fintech

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    Premier Partners logo

    Premier Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    33 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Consumer

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    LB Investment logo

    LB Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    32 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare

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    Shinhan Capital logo

    Shinhan Capital

    Seoul, South Korea

    31 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Fintech, Biotech & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software

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    STIC Investment logo

    STIC Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    31 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Healthcare, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment

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    SV Investment logo

    SV Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    31 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment

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    FuturePlay logo

    FuturePlay

    Seoul, South Korea

    30 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Robotics & Automation, Hardware & Semiconductors

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    KT Investment logo

    KT Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    29 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Enterprise Software, Healthcare

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    Industrial Bank of Korea logo

    Industrial Bank of Korea

    Seoul, South Korea

    28 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy

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    NAVER D2SF logo

    NAVER D2SF

    Seongnam, South Korea

    24 investments

    Series A, Pre Seed

    AI, Robotics & Automation, Healthcare

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    Kakao Investment logo

    Kakao Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    23 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Consumer, Fintech

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    BonAngels logo

    BonAngels

    Seoul, South Korea

    22 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Fintech, Education, Gaming

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    KRAFTON logo

    KRAFTON

    Seoul, South Korea

    21 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Gaming, AI

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    Woori Venture Partners logo

    Woori Venture Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    21 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare

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    Ascensive Assets logo

    Ascensive Assets

    Seoul, South Korea

    20 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Crypto & Web3

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    SK hynix logo

    SK hynix

    Icheon, South Korea

    19 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Hardware & Semiconductors, AI

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    KTB Network logo

    KTB Network

    Seoul, South Korea

    19 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Fintech, Healthcare, Consumer

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    Murex Partners logo

    Murex Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    18 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Healthcare, Consumer, Fintech

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    SparkLabs logo

    SparkLabs

    Seoul, South Korea

    17 investments

    Seed, Series B

    AI, Enterprise Software, Fintech

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    Naver logo

    Naver

    Seongnam-si, South Korea

    17 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Robotics & Automation, Healthcare

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    QUAD logo

    QUAD

    Seoul, South Korea

    17 investments

    Series B, Series D

    Healthcare, Biotech & Life Sciences, Data & Analytics

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    SK Telecom logo

    SK Telecom

    Seoul, South Korea

    14 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Telecom, AI, Hardware & Semiconductors

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    Nextrans

    Seoul, South Korea

    13 investments

    Series A, Series D

    Fintech, Education, Healthcare

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    BASS Investment logo

    BASS Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    12 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Enterprise Software, SaaS

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    SK Inc. logo

    SK Inc.

    Seoul, South Korea

    11 investments

    Series C, Series D

    Hardware & Semiconductors, Climate & Energy, Biotech & Life Sciences

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