40 investors have funded 15 PC and Console Game Developers companies head-officed in Seoul, across 44 rounds (Jun 2008 – Feb 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 | Altos Ventures Management | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 2 | 2 | 2 | Jan 2020 | 184 |
| 2 | LB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 2016 | 142 |
| 3 | Stonebridge Capital | Seoul, South Korea | SeedSeries B | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jun 2010 | 87 |
| 4 | LINE Games | Seoul, South Korea | Series ASeed | 1 | 2 | — | Oct 2020 | 2 |
| 5 | Tencent | Shenzhen, China | Series C | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aug 2017 | 685 |
| 6 | SBVA | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2021 | 166 |
| 7 | Microsoft | Redmond, United States | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 173 |
| 8 | Hashed | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jul 2023 | 154 |
| 9 | Spartan Group | Singapore, Singapore | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | 161 |
| 10 | Kakao Ventures | Seongnam-si, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2024 | 116 |
| 11 | Polygon | George Town, Cayman Islands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | 100 |
| 12 | Rothenberg Ventures | San Francisco, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2015 | 83 |
| 13 | IMM Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2014 | 75 |
| 14 | Infinity Ventures Crypto | Taipei, Taiwan | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 83 |
| 15 | Premier Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jun 2014 | 54 |
| 16 | Hanwha | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 53 |
| 17 | SparkLabs Global Ventures | Palo Alto, United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | 43 | |
| 18 | Aju IB Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | 46 |
| 19 | Yield Guild | Zug, Switzerland | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 45 |
| 20 | Hana Financial Group | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 42 |
| 21 | Merit Circle | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | 40 |
| 22 | Korea Credit Guarantee Fund | Daegu, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | 43 |
| 23 | SkyLake Investment | Seoul, South Korea | Series B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2008 | 29 |
| 24 | Taisu | United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 27 |
| 25 | ES Investor | Seoul, South Korea | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 21 |
| 26 | Every Realm | New York City, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 22 |
| 27 | Union Investment Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2026 | 12 |
| 28 | Ton Ventures | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2024 | 10 |
| 29 | Kiwoom Securities | Seoul, South Korea | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 9 |
| 30 | Planetarium Labs | United States | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | 8 |
| 31 | Kona Venture Partners | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2024 | 7 |
| 32 | Shinhan Asset Management | Seoul, South Korea | Post-IPO | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2022 | 4 |
| 33 | GRAIL | Menlo Park, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 3 |
| 34 | Dingaling | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 2 | |
| 35 | 4:33 Creative Lab | Seoul, South Korea | Seed | 1 | 1 | — | May 2022 | 2 |
| 36 | HYK Partners | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2020 | 1 | |
| 37 | Gamigo | Hamburg, Germany | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | 1 |
| 38 | Kilofun | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2025 | 1 | |
| 39 | Rascali | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 1 | |
| 40 | SW Financial | Melville, United States | Series A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2023 | 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.
PC and Console Game Developers companies head-officed in Seoul that took money from these investors.
| Company | Backers | Rounds | Disclosed | Latest round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delabs Games delabs.gg |
14 | 14 | $66.9M | Series A Jul 2025 |
| Krafton krafton.com |
5 | 5 | $48M | Series C Aug 2017 |
| Stoic Entertainment stoicent.com |
5 | 5 | $23.7M | Series A Jan 2023 |
| WeMade Entertainment wemade.com |
4 | 4 | $138M | Post-IPO Nov 2022 |
| 5minlab 5minlab.com |
4 | 5 | $21.2M | Series A Oct 2020 |
| GPUN gpun.co.kr |
2 | 2 | $2.5M | Seed May 2024 |
| Npixel npixel.co.kr |
1 | 1 | $25.9M | Series A Jan 2020 |
| Devs United Games devsunitedgames.com |
1 | 1 | $1.8M | Series A Mar 2021 |
| Innerspace innerspacevr.com |
1 | 1 | $100K | Seed Jan 2015 |
| ACT5 act5.co.kr |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2016 |
| Eyedentity Games eyedentitygames.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2009 |
| Sesisoft sesisoft.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Jun 2010 |
| Polestar Games polestargames.com |
1 | 1 | — | Seed Feb 2026 |
| Onson Soft onson.co.kr |
1 | 1 | — | Series A Nov 2011 |
| Cwavesoft cwavesoft.net |
1 | 1 | — |
| Date | Investor | Company | Stage | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Union Investment Partners | Polestar Games | Seed | — |
| Jul 2025 | GRAIL | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Jul 2025 | Every Realm | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Jul 2025 | Yield Guild | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Jul 2025 | Infinity Ventures Crypto | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Jul 2025 | Kilofun | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Jul 2025 | Taisu | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Jul 2025 | Dingaling | Delabs Games | Series A | $5.2M |
| Nov 2024 | Ton Ventures | Delabs Games | Seed | — |
| May 2024 | Kakao Ventures | GPUN | Seed | $1.2M |
| May 2024 | Kona Venture Partners | GPUN | Seed | $1.2M |
| Jul 2023 | HashedLED | Delabs Games | Seed | $4.7M |
| Jul 2023 | Spartan Group | Delabs Games | Seed | $4.7M |
| Jul 2023 | Polygon | Delabs Games | Seed | $4.7M |
| Jul 2023 | Planetarium Labs | Delabs Games | Seed | $4.7M |
| Jul 2023 | Merit Circle | Delabs Games | Seed | $4.7M |
| Jan 2023 | Hana Financial Group | Stoic Entertainment | Series A | $4.7M |
| Jan 2023 | Hanwha | Stoic Entertainment | Series A | $4.7M |
| Jan 2023 | SW Financial | Stoic Entertainment | Series A | $4.7M |
| Jan 2023 | ES Investor | Stoic Entertainment | Series A | $4.7M |
PC and Console Game Developers investors in other cities
Other markets in Seoul