
CJ Investment (formerly Timewise Investment) is the corporate venture capital arm of CJ Corporation, based in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 2000 as Dream Discovery and renamed multiple times, it invests in content, bio, ICT, food & distribution, and media sectors to develop new growth engines for the CJ Group.
31% of their portfolio is in Biotech & Life Sciences. Average disclosed round size is $20.5M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
JS
Jason Silverman
Managing Partner
CB
Charlie Brown
Note Investor
CR
Christopher Raiser
Real Estate Investor/Private Equity
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
13 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ipo | $28.7M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series B | $20.8M | Jan 2025 | |
| Series A | — | May 2023 | |
| Series B | $2.0M | Jan 2023 | |
| Series B | $2.3M | Jan 2023 | |
| Unknown | — | Jan 2023 | |
| GGoPizza | Unknown | $20M | Oct 2022 |
| AAmazeVR | Unknown | $17M | Jan 2022 |
| Series A | $2.0M | Jan 2021 | |
| Series C | $86.5M | — | |
| Series A | — | — | |
| Series B | $20.8M | — | |
| Series A | $5.1M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Atinum Investment4 shared
AJU IB Investment3 shared
DSC Investment3 shared
T. Rowe Price1 shared
Alexandria Venture Investments1 shared
Flagship Pioneering1 shared
Altitude Life Science Ventures1 shared
UPMC Enterprises1 shared
The Invus Group, LLC1 shared
IMM Investment1 shared
Shinhan Capital1 shared
Korea Development Bank1 shared
Mirae Asset1 shared
LG Technology Ventures1 shared
GS Futures1 shared
Smilegate Investment1 shared
KRAFTON1 shared
India Quotient1 shared
Big Basin Capital1 shared
Mirae Asset Securities1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026