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Top VCs for South Korean startups

Updated 23 Oct 2026

1,519
Startups in South Korea with investors recorded
137
VCs backing 3 or more
44 / 50
Of the top list based in South Korea
VC firms by startups backed in South Korea, ten largestKB Investment99Kakao Ventures77Korea Investment Partners75Korea Credit Guarantee Fund70Capstone Partners64Smilegate Investment59Strong Ventures58IMM Investment42Mirae Asset Venture Investm…38SBVA35
Figure 1. VC firms by startups backed in South Korea, ten largest. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,519.

Venture capital firms

#InvestorBased in StartupsSince 2024Best-funded companies
1 KB Investment Seoul, South Korea 99 25 Caring, Habit Factory, Neubility
2 Kakao Ventures Seongnam, South Korea 77 28 Select Star, ONDA, Datumo
3 Korea Investment Partners Seoul, South Korea 75 24 Fount, ProtoPie, S-Alpha Therapeutics
4 Korea Credit Guarantee Fund Mapo, South Korea 70 29 HMC Networks, Z Enterprise, Pion Electric
5 Capstone Partners Seoul, South Korea 64 12 Wrtn Technologies, DEEPX, ONDA
6 Smilegate Investment Seongnam, South Korea 59 27 Habit Factory, Fount, ASWEMAKE
7 Strong Ventures Los Angeles, United States 58 16 Class101, Unastella, READi Robust Machine
8 IMM Investment Kangnam, South Korea 42 8 Caring, flex, Neubility
9 Mirae Asset Venture Investment Seongnam, South Korea 38 11 Sapeon Korea, Class101, Kmong
10 SBVA Seoul, South Korea 35 13 Class101, Charan, Seadronix
11 Shinhan Venture Investment Seoul, South Korea 34 15 Habit Factory, Twinny, Ascent Korea
12 DSC Investment Seoul, South Korea 34 7 Qualson, Connecteve, arcreal
13 TheVentures Seoul, South Korea 33 16 READi Robust Machine, Apollon, MOAIS
14 Company K Partners Ilsangu, South Korea 32 15 WIRobotics, Kmong, Select Star
15 Bass Investment Seocho, South Korea 31 16 Unastella, LBox Co, ONDA
16 Hashed Seoul, South Korea 28 11 Terra, Charan, MiNDCAFE
17 HB Investment Seoul, South Korea 25 8 AITRICS, HMC Networks, Heuron
18 Altos Ventures Burlingame, United States 25 5 Kmong, Charan, Hyperconnect
19 Sazze Partners Burlingame, United States 24 9 BIGC, Liberty Labs, Retentics
20 We Ventures Seoul, South Korea 23 8 Sapeon Korea, Habit Factory, ASWEMAKE
21 LB Investment Seoul, South Korea 23 7 Fount, Ktown4u, S-Alpha Therapeutics
22 Laguna Investment Seoul, South Korea 22 8 Featuring, Adoba, Innerverz
23 Antler Singapore, Singapore 21 14 Fika.d, Rovers, Cookie Deal
24 Stonebridge Capital Seoul, South Korea 19 3 CLO Virtual Fashion, Between, Backpackr
25 SV Investment Corp Seoul, South Korea 17 6 Caring, Uniqconn, Bionsight
26 Daekyo Investment Seoul, South Korea 17 5 Yeoshin, Redrob, mAy-I
27 KB Securities Seoul, South Korea 17 5 Wrtn Technologies, PharmCADD, Beauty Selection
28 L&S Venture Capital Seoul, South Korea 17 5 Pion Electric, Cell in Cells, Endorobotics
29 UTC Investment Co. Seoul, South Korea 16 5 Creatz, Share It, Allround Doctors
30 Samsung Venture Investment Seocho, South Korea 16 4 HMC Networks, XYZ, mAy-I
31 JB Investment Seoul, South Korea 15 7 Caring, WIRobotics, CARANG
32 InterVest Co. Seoul, South Korea 15 6 WIRobotics, Imagoworks, DoBrain
33 BNK Venture Capital Seoul, South Korea 15 4 Sendy, Live X, Mindslab
34 Magna Investment Seoul, South Korea 15 4 WireBarley, M3SEN, CastingN
35 Premier Partners Seoul, South Korea 15 4 AITRICS, VCAT.AI, Lucas
36 Stone Bridge Ventures Seoul, South Korea 14 10 Connecteve, aiz Entertainment, GenGenAI
37 Atinum Partners Seoul, South Korea 14 7 CLO Virtual Fashion, Bungaejangter, Epopsoft
38 Devsisters Ventures Seoul, South Korea 14 4 ProtoPie, Imagoworks, Oncosoft
39 Partners Investment Seoul, South Korea 14 4 LBox Co, Endorobotics, Witchcraft
40 STIC Ventures Seoul, South Korea 14 3 HITS, LN Robotics, Apollon
41 Enlight Ventures Daegu, South Korea 14 0 MedGo, Buy & Us, 3i
42 Fast Ventures Seoul, South Korea 13 7 Liberty Labs, Bind, Goi
43 Kiwoom Investment Youidodong, South Korea 13 7 HITS, MIRI.DIH, AiV
44 Kolon Investment Seoul, South Korea 13 5 Select Star, Datumo, Kreators Network
45 Mirae Asset Capital Seoul, South Korea 13 4 S-Alpha Therapeutics, LN Robotics, Biobab AiBIO
46 KT Investment Seoul, South Korea 13 2 Twinny, Turing, VCAT.AI
47 Series Ventures Changwon, South Korea 12 8 ROBOS, XYZ, Reset Company
48 Goodwater Capital Burlingame, United States 12 5 Class101, Charan, Brandazine
49 Coolidge Corner Investment Seoul, South Korea 12 2 Solivis, Relay, Geek Planner
50 Big Basin Capital Cupertino, United States 11 4 Dentlink, CLASSUM, OMNIOUS.AI

Venture capital firms by startups in South Korea in their portfolio. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,519 startups.

Accelerators, incubators and public funders

#InvestorTypeBased in StartupsSince 2024
1 TIPS Program Startup incubator Gangneung, South Korea 299 84
2 CNTTECH Startup accelerator Seoul, South Korea 75 27
3 Springcamp Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 53 19
4 Bluepoint Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Daejeon, South Korea 50 29
5 FuturePlay Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund Seoul, South Korea 50 22
6 BonAngels Venture Partners Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 49 16
7 SparkLabs Accelerator Startup accelerator Seoul, South Korea 42 8
8 Lotte Ventures Startup accelerator, Corporate venture arm Seoul, South Korea 39 10
9 Primer Startup accelerator Seoul, South Korea 38 10
10 The Invention Lab Startup accelerator Seoul, South Korea 35 12
11 Korea Investment Accelerator Startup accelerator Daechidong, South Korea 29 17
12 NAVER D2SF Startup accelerator Seocho, South Korea 26 12
13 Sopoong Ventures Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 25 9
14 Aju IB Investment Startup accelerator, Private equity firm, Venture capital firm Yeoksamdong, South Korea 24 5
15 Schmidt Startup accelerator Seoul, South Korea 23 15
16 500 Global Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 20 11
17 New Paradigm Investment Startup accelerator Seoul, South Korea 20 8
18 POSTECH Holdings Startup accelerator Pohang, South Korea 16 10
19 Seoul Techno Holdings Startup incubator Seoul, South Korea 15 7
20 Bigbang Angels Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Seoul, South Korea 14 3

Accelerators, incubators and government investors by startups in South Korea. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,519 startups.

Method

A startup counts for an investor when the investor is among the investors recorded for the company across all its rounds. The startups are companies headquartered in South Korea whose most recent round is pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A through J. "Since 2024" counts the companies whose most recent round is dated 1 January 2024 or later. Venture capital firms are investors typed as venture capital or micro VC and not also as accelerator, incubator or government office. An investor needs 3 companies to be ranked. Ties go to the higher count since 2024. Best-funded companies are the three with the most total funding.

Other countries

United States3,096 China574 United Kingdom438 Germany303 India263 Canada227 France219 Israel168 Singapore166 Japan130 Brazil111 Australia102 Spain84 The Netherlands78 Switzerland66 Mexico54 Indonesia47 Poland45 Sweden44 United Arab Emirates40 Turkey40 Italy36 Finland36 Denmark31 Saudi Arabia28 Belgium26
Cite: FundingWatcher, top vcs for south korean startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/top/south-korea/