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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 66 investment firms tracked by Goldilocks AI. The largest hubs are Seoul (60), Seongnam-si (3), Icheon (1).

    AI dominates the investment landscape in South Korea, with 58% of investment firms focused on this sector.

    South Korea is a particularly strong hub for early-stage investing, with over 85% of investment firms active at the Seed or Pre-Seed stage.

    Last updated: 20 October 2026

    Investment Firms

    66

    Total Investments

    2,255

    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 38 investment firms (58%) investing in the space. This is followed by Healthcare (35), Biotech & Life Sciences (31), Hardware & Semiconductors (23), Consumer (19).

    Investment Stages in South Korea

    South Korea investment firms are most active at the Series A stage (63 investment firms). This is followed by Series B (60), Seed (56), Series C (48), Growth (37).

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    All Investment Firms (66)

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    Korea Investment Partners logo

    Korea Investment Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    178 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment …

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    Mirae Asset logo

    Mirae Asset

    Seoul, South Korea

    175 investments

    Series B, Series C

    AI, Fintech, Healthcare …

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    Samsung Ventures logo

    Samsung Ventures

    Seoul, South Korea

    150 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare …

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    Hashed logo

    Hashed

    Seoul, South Korea

    122 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Crypto & Web3

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    Korea Development Bank logo

    Korea Development Bank

    Seoul, South Korea

    101 investments

    Series B, Series C

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Hardware & Semiconductors …

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    IMM Investment logo

    IMM Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    71 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare …

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    Atinum Investment logo

    Atinum Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    70 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare …

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    SBVA logo

    SBVA

    Seoul, South Korea

    68 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Enterprise Software, Healthcare …

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    DSC Investment logo

    DSC Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    68 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Consumer …

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    Smilegate Investment logo

    Smilegate Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    64 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Gaming, AI, Healthcare …

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    InterVest logo

    InterVest

    Seoul, South Korea

    54 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Fintech …

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    STIC Investment logo

    STIC Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    52 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Healthcare, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment …

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    LB Investment logo

    LB Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    52 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare …

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    AJU IB Investment logo

    AJU IB Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    47 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Biotech & Life Sciences, AI, Healthcare …

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    SV Investment logo

    SV Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    44 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment …

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    Premier Partners logo

    Premier Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    43 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare, Consumer …

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    FuturePlay logo

    FuturePlay

    Seoul, South Korea

    41 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Robotics & Automation, Hardware & Semiconductors …

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    Industrial Bank of Korea logo

    Industrial Bank of Korea

    Seoul, South Korea

    40 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy …

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    Shinhan Capital logo

    Shinhan Capital

    Seoul, South Korea

    38 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Fintech, Biotech & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software

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    Woori Venture Partners logo

    Woori Venture Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    38 investments

    Series B, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare …

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    Naver logo

    Naver

    Seongnam-si, South Korea

    34 investments

    Series A, Series C

    AI, Robotics & Automation, Healthcare …

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    KRAFTON logo

    KRAFTON

    Seoul, South Korea

    33 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Gaming, AI

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    KT Investment logo

    KT Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    32 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Enterprise Software, Healthcare …

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    NAVER D2SF logo

    NAVER D2SF

    Seongnam, South Korea

    30 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Robotics & Automation, Healthcare …

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    KTB Network logo

    KTB Network

    Seoul, South Korea

    30 investments

    Series B, Series A

    Fintech, Healthcare, Consumer …

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    CJ Investment logo

    CJ Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    29 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Food & Agriculture …

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    Hanwha Solutions logo

    Hanwha Solutions

    Seoul, South Korea

    28 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Climate & Energy

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    Kakao Investment logo

    Kakao Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    27 investments

    Series A, Series C

    AI, Consumer, Fintech …

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    BonAngels logo

    BonAngels

    Seoul, South Korea

    27 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Fintech, Education, Gaming …

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    SparkLabs logo

    SparkLabs

    Seoul, South Korea

    25 investments

    Seed, Series B

    AI, Enterprise Software, Fintech …

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    QUAD logo

    QUAD

    Seoul, South Korea

    25 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Healthcare, Biotech & Life Sciences, Data & Analytics

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    Murex Partners logo

    Murex Partners

    Seoul, South Korea

    25 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Healthcare, Consumer, Fintech …

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    Timefolio Capital logo

    Timefolio Capital

    Seoul, South Korea

    24 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Healthcare

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    Ascensive Assets logo

    Ascensive Assets

    Seoul, South Korea

    24 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Crypto & Web3

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    SK Telecom logo

    SK Telecom

    Seoul, South Korea

    23 investments

    Series A, Series C

    Telecom, AI, Hardware & Semiconductors

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    BASS Investment logo

    BASS Investment

    Seoul, South Korea

    21 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Enterprise Software, SaaS …

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