71 investors have funded 10 Chatbots companies head-officed in Seoul, across 107 rounds (Feb 2015 – Jan 2026). 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 | Kakao Ventures | Seongnam-si, South Korea | SeedSeries ASeries B | 2 | 5 | 2 | Mar 2025 | 116 |
| 2 | Goodwater Capital | Burlingame, United States | Series CSeries B | 2 | 4 | 2 | Mar 2025 | 268 |
| 3 | Industrial Bank of Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Series BSeries A | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jun 2024 | 85 |
| 4 | Korean Development Bank | Seoul, South Korea | SeedSeries C | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jun 2021 | 125 |
| 5 | SpringCamp | Seoul, South Korea | Series ASeed | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 36 |
| 6 | SBVA | Seoul, South Korea | Series CSeries A | 1 | 4 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 166 |
| 7 | Mountain View, United States | Series C | 1 | 3 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 216 | |
| 8 | BonAngels Venture Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series DSeedSeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Jan 2025 | 78 |
| 9 | Z Venture Capital | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | — | Mar 2025 | 71 |
| 10 | Capstone Partners | Boston, United States | Series ASeries B | 1 | 3 | 1 | Mar 2025 | 12 |
| 11 | Kakao Brain | Seongnam-si, South Korea | SeedSeries A | 1 | 3 | 1 | Nov 2018 | 3 |
| 12 | GGV Capital | Menlo Park, United States | Series C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sep 2023 | 438 |
| 13 | Legend Capital | Haidian, China | Series BSeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 335 |
| 14 | Korea Investment Holdings | Seoul, South Korea | SeedSeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 204 |
| 15 | Smile Gate Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series ASeries C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 99 |
| 16 | Stonebridge Capital | Seoul, South Korea | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Aug 2020 | 87 |
| 17 | Mirae Asset Venture | Seoul, South Korea | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2019 | 50 |
| 18 | Hana Financial Group | Seoul, South Korea | Series BSeries A | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 42 |
| 19 | KT | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 20 |
| 20 | WOORI Venture Partners | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | — | Mar 2025 | 22 |
| 21 | Laguna Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series CSeries D | 1 | 2 | 1 | Jan 2025 | 20 |
| 22 | BRV Capital Management | Wan Chai, China | Series ASeries B | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mar 2025 | 4 |
| 23 | LOTTE | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 2 | — | Nov 2018 | 2 |
| 24 | Antler | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 572 |
| 25 | Partech Partners | Paris, France | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 351 |
| 26 | Global Brain | Shibuya, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 292 |
| 27 | Altos Ventures Management | Menlo Park, United States | Series D | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2025 | 184 |
| 28 | KB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2020 | 182 |
| 29 | SparkLabs | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Apr 2024 | 186 |
| 30 | Golden Gate Ventures | Singapore, Singapore | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 2018 | 87 |
| 31 | DSC Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 111 |
| 32 | Atinum Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2020 | 85 |
| 33 | KDDI Open Innovation Fund | Chiyoda City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 84 |
| 34 | Strong Ventures | Los Angeles, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 71 |
| 35 | Tekton Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Mar 2024 | 71 |
| 36 | InterVest | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | 66 |
| 37 | Shinhan Venture Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 68 |
| 38 | Colopl Next | Minato City, Japan | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oct 2017 | 60 |
| 39 | Aju IB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Feb 2015 | 46 |
| 40 | KB Securities | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 38 |
| 41 | Korea Development Bank Europe | Budapest, Hungary | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 36 |
| 42 | Mirae Asset Venture Investments | Mumbai, India | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2022 | 25 |
| 43 | KBD Capital | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 33 |
| 44 | igniteXL | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
| 45 | Mirae Asset | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 15 |
| 46 | Signite Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2022 | 14 |
| 47 | Mega Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2018 | 13 |
| 48 | Hana Financial Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 13 |
| 49 | Center for Creative Economy and Innovation | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 12 | |
| 50 | SBA | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 12 |
| 51 | Yellowdog | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2021 | 8 |
| 52 | KEB Hana Bank | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 11 |
| 53 | ATP | Hillerod, Denmark | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 8 |
| 54 | Honest Ventures | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2020 | 8 |
| 55 | Korea Investment Holdings | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 7 | |
| 56 | LG U + | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 2024 | 7 |
| 57 | BNK | Busan, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2020 | 5 |
| 58 | Stonebridge Ventures | Omaha, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2018 | 4 |
| 59 | Toss | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 4 |
| 60 | Coupang | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 4 |
| 61 | Plug and Play Design Ltd | London, United Kingdom | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 3 |
| 62 | Sui Generis Partners | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 3 | |
| 63 | SKS Private Equity | Seoul, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2021 | 2 |
| 64 | KDB Industrial Bank | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | 2 | |
| 65 | YBM | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 2022 | 1 |
| 66 | NP Investments | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | 1 |
| 67 | NAVER Cloud | Seongnam, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2024 | 1 |
| 68 | Karrot | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 1 |
| 69 | Asia2G Capital | Santa Clara, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2026 | 1 |
| 70 | Primer | Doylestown, United States | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2024 | 1 |
| 71 | Hancom Secure | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | 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.
Chatbots companies head-officed in Seoul that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathpresso mathpresso.com |
18 | 30 | $989.2M | Series C Mar 2024 |
| WRTN wrtn.io |
16 | 22 | $964.3M | Series B Mar 2025 |
| Skelter Labs skelterlabs.com |
11 | 18 | $136.9M | Series B Aug 2020 |
| Channel Talk channel.io |
10 | 14 | $59.3M | Series D Jan 2025 |
| 42Maru 42maru.ai |
7 | 9 | $32.1M | Series B May 2024 |
| Mind Logic mindlogic.ai |
5 | 5 | $26M | Series B Mar 2024 |
| Thingsflow thingsflow.com |
4 | 4 | $7.6M | Series A Jul 2020 |
| Factagora factagora.com |
3 | 3 | — | Seed Jan 2026 |
| Sound Mind soundmind.life |
1 | 1 | — | |
| LangCode langcode.io |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Apr 2024 |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Plug and Play Design Ltd | Factagora | Seed | — |
| Jan 2026 | Asia2G Capital | Factagora | Seed | — |
| Jan 2026 | Center for Creative Economy and Innovation | Factagora | Seed | — |
| Mar 2025 | Toss | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Goodwater CapitalLED | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | WOORI Venture Partners | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Coupang | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Capstone Partners | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | BRV Capital Management | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Antler | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Kakao Ventures | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Karrot | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Z Venture Capital | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Mar 2025 | Sui Generis Partners | WRTN | Series B | $73.5M |
| Jan 2025 | BonAngels Venture Partners | Channel Talk | Series D | $7M |
| Jan 2025 | Altos Ventures Management | Channel Talk | Series D | $7M |
| Jan 2025 | Laguna Investment | Channel Talk | Series D | $7M |
| Jun 2024 | Industrial Bank of Korea | WRTN | Series A | $18.3M |
| Jun 2024 | Capstone Partners | WRTN | Series A | $18.3M |
| Jun 2024 | BRV Capital ManagementLED | WRTN | Series A | $18.3M |
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