38 investors have funded 14 AdTech companies head-officed in Seoul, across 47 rounds (Jun 2008 – Jul 2024). They are ranked by how many Seoul companies in this market they have actually backed.
"In Seoul" describes the companies, not the investor: most of the money in any city comes from somewhere else, and the Where the money comes from section below shows exactly where it came from here.
Ranked by companies backed in this market and city, then by round count. "Led" counts rounds recorded with this investor as lead.
| # | Investor | Based in | Stages here | Companies | Rounds | Led | Latest | Portfolio total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altos Ventures Management | Menlo Park, United States | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 2023 | 184 |
| 2 | SBVA | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Dec 2013 | 166 |
| 3 | SparkLabs | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jul 2024 | 186 |
| 4 | BonAngels Venture Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2023 | 78 |
| 5 | BASS Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 2 | 2 | 2 | Feb 2024 | 53 |
| 6 | LB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2020 | 142 |
| 7 | Company K Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2020 | 72 |
| 8 | Capstone Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2016 | 34 |
| 9 | Translink Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 2 | 2 | Oct 2016 | 23 |
| 10 | Korea Investment Holdings | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 204 |
| 11 | CyberAgent Capital | Tokyo, Japan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | 195 |
| 12 | KB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 182 |
| 13 | Hashed | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 154 |
| 14 | Korean Development Bank | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 | 125 |
| 15 | Stonebridge Capital | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2010 | 87 |
| 16 | Shorooq Partners | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2024 | 69 |
| 17 | KDDI Open Innovation Fund | Chiyoda City, Japan | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2013 | 84 |
| 18 | Premier Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2014 | 54 |
| 19 | IMM Investments | Canada | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2014 | 30 |
| 20 | POSCO Capital | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2015 | 31 |
| 21 | SBI Mutual Fund | Mumbai, India | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 | 27 |
| 22 | Laguna Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2023 | 20 |
| 23 | Blue Point Capital Partners | Cleveland, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 22 |
| 24 | DAOL Investment | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2015 | 19 |
| 25 | Mashup Angels | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2015 | 19 |
| 26 | Innopolis Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 13 |
| 27 | Shinhan Bank | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2020 | 12 |
| 28 | Korea Omega Investment Corp | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2015 | 10 |
| 29 | igniteXL Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 9 |
| 30 | LG U + | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2022 | 7 |
| 31 | East Gate Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2015 | 6 |
| 32 | Etri Holdings | Yuseong, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 5 |
| 33 | Smart Study Ventures | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 4 |
| 34 | Ntels | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | 3 |
| 35 | Kyowon | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 3 |
| 36 | mk.co.kr | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2022 | 2 |
| 37 | Innopolis | Innopolis, Russia | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2012 | 1 |
| 38 | UPG | Oak Brook, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2022 | 1 |
Head office of the investors on this page.
Rounds by stage — where in a company's life this money arrives.
Total disclosed size of each round, not one investor's share.
How active this market has been.
AdTech companies head-officed in Seoul that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzvil buzzvil.com |
8 | 10 | $136.4M | Series C Jan 2020 |
| VideoMonster videomonster.com |
7 | 7 | $10M | Series A Jun 2022 |
| Tenping tenping.kr |
4 | 6 | $13.2M | Seed Oct 2016 |
| Adlib adlibr.com |
4 | 4 | $5.8M | Series A Apr 2014 |
| Genie Works genieworks.net |
3 | 3 | $21.6M | Series A Jun 2022 |
| Corca corca.ai |
3 | 3 | $16.1M | Seed Mar 2023 |
| IGAWorks igaworks.com |
3 | 3 | $10.9M | Series C Nov 2015 |
| Ad-Shield ad-shield.io |
3 | 3 | $6.1M | Seed Feb 2024 |
| 5Rocks 5rocks.io |
3 | 3 | $4.1M | Seed Aug 2013 |
| Adlatte adlatte.com |
1 | 1 | $3.1M | Series A Nov 2012 |
| ADOP adop.cc |
1 | 1 | — | Series A Feb 2014 |
| AiderX aiderx.io |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Aug 2023 |
| PulseAd pulsead.io |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jul 2024 |
| Taggers taggers.io |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Mar 2019 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | SparkLabsLED | PulseAd | Seed | — |
| Feb 2024 | Shorooq PartnersLED | Ad-Shield | Seed | $2M |
| Feb 2024 | HashedLED | Ad-Shield | Seed | $2M |
| Feb 2024 | BASS InvestmentLED | Ad-Shield | Seed | $2M |
| Aug 2023 | Altos Ventures Management | AiderX | Seed | — |
| Mar 2023 | BonAngels Venture PartnersLED | Corca | Seed | $5.4M |
| Mar 2023 | KB Investment | Corca | Seed | $5.4M |
| Mar 2023 | Laguna Investment | Corca | Seed | $5.4M |
| Jun 2022 | Kyowon | VideoMonster | Series A | — |
| Jun 2022 | mk.co.kr | VideoMonster | Series A | — |
| Jun 2022 | Blue Point Capital Partners | VideoMonster | Series A | — |
| Jun 2022 | LG U +LED | Genie Works | Series A | $7.2M |
| Jun 2022 | igniteXL Ventures | Genie Works | Series A | $7.2M |
| Jun 2022 | Korea Investment HoldingsLED | Genie Works | Series A | $7.2M |
| Apr 2022 | Etri Holdings | VideoMonster | Series A | $2.5M |
| Apr 2022 | Innopolis Partners | VideoMonster | Series A | $2.5M |
| Apr 2022 | UPG | VideoMonster | Series A | $2.5M |
| Apr 2022 | Smart Study Ventures | VideoMonster | Series A | $2.5M |
| Jan 2020 | Shinhan BankLED | Buzzvil | Series C | $17.7M |
| Jan 2020 | Korean Development BankLED | Buzzvil | Series C | $17.7M |
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