Skip to content
    Industrial Bank of Korea logo

    Industrial Bank of Korea

    Seoul, South KoreaFounded 1961
    global.ibk.co.krLinkedIn
    AIBiotech & Life SciencesClimate & EnergyCybersecurityDefense & SpaceHardware & SemiconductorsMobility & TransportationRobotics & Automation

    Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) is a South Korean state-owned bank established in 1961 to promote small and medium-sized enterprises. Through its venture capital arm IBK Venture Investment and various financial programs, IBK invests in innovative startups across strategic technology sectors including AI, semiconductors, biotech, and future mobility.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deals in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Average disclosed round size is $22.1M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).

    Find people at Industrial Bank of Korea on Goldilocks AI

    Portfolio

    28

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    LH

    Lee Ho-hyung

    Outside Director

    LJ

    Lee Jung-soo

    Outside Director

    SB

    Seok Byoung-hoon

    Outside Director

    SJ

    Son Jong-chil

    Outside Director

    YI

    Yoo Il-kwang

    Executive Director

    BC

    Baek Chang-yeol

    Vice President (executive)

    BS

    Baek Sang-hyun

    Vice President (executive)

    CK

    Chung Kwang-seok

    Vice President (executive)

    JE

    Jung Eun-ji

    Vice President (executive)

    JS

    Jung Sung-jin

    Vice President (executive)

    KG

    Kim Gyu-sup

    Vice President (executive)

    KS

    Kim Sang-hee

    Vice President (executive)

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    30 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    AB180 logoAB180Series C$15MJan 2026
    Nex-i logoNex-iSeries B—Aug 2025
    SSEEDN CO.,LTD.Unknown—Apr 2025
    Nex-i logoNex-iUnknown—Jan 2025
    NNEX-I, Inc.Unknown—Jan 2025
    SSobaGenBridge—Jan 2025
    BigC logoBigCSeries A$14MJan 2025
    MetisX logoMetisXSeries A$44MAug 2024
    Bitsensing logoBitsensingSeries B$25MJun 2024
    MetisX logoMetisXSeries A$44MMay 2024
    업업스테이지Series B$45MJan 2024
    Mezoo logoMezooUnknown—Nov 2023
    munto logomuntoSeries A—Apr 2023
    MMetaPinesSeries B—Apr 2022
    AIMMO Co., Ltd. logoAIMMO Co., Ltd.Series A$12MJan 2022
    LLISCure Biosciences Inc.Series B—Dec 2020
    FineOne logoFineOneUnknown—Jan 2020
    B2LINK logoB2LINKUnknown$4.3MJan 2016
    Modusign logoModusignSeries C$12.8M—
    Holiday Robotics logoHoliday RoboticsSeries A——
    LD Carbon logoLD CarbonSeries C$28M—
    Poen logoPoenSeries B$28M—
    Habit factory logoHabit factorySeries D——
    Studio XID Korea logoStudio XID KoreaUnknown$34.0M—
    StradVision logoStradVisionSeries B$27M—
    Page 1 of 2

    Top Co-Investors

    DSC Investment8 shared
    AJU IB Investment5 shared
    Atinum Investment4 shared
    Korea Development Bank4 shared
    LB Investment4 shared
    S&S Investment3 shared
    SBVA3 shared
    Premier Partners3 shared
    IMM Investment3 shared
    STIC Investments, Inc.3 shared
    SV Investment Corporation3 shared
    QUAD Investment Management3 shared
    Korea Investment Partners2 shared
    Stonebridge Partners2 shared
    BonAngels Venture Partners2 shared
    InterVest2 shared
    Z Venture Capital2 shared
    Smilegate Investment2 shared
    Timefolio Capital2 shared
    FuturePlay2 shared

    Last updated: 9 September 2026