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Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.

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Seoul ยท Series Aโ€“Growth

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Investment thesis

Atinum Investment focuses on the intrinsic value of companies, backing promising startups in Korea and abroad. The firm targets startups that have entered a growth stage and are scaling rapidly through market and technological innovation. It concentrates on IT and bio/healthcare startups that lead paradigm shifts, positioning itself to accompany innovative companies throughout their growth journey.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 28, 2026.

Stage
Series Aโ€“Growth
Check
$100K โ€“ $2M
HQ
Seoul, KR
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1988
AUM
$40M
Tracked investments
268

What they invest in

from 158 of 268 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ร—57Biotech ร—34SaaS ร—31Healthtech ร—27Medical Devices ร—27Hardware ร—25Consumer ร—22Deep Tech ร—20

HQs:South Koreaร—104United Statesร—16Israelร—2Indonesiaร—1Singaporeร—1

Who they back

founder profiles across 54 portfolio companies
70%
solo founders
38 of 54 mapped founding teams
32%
repeat founders
of 31 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founderร—382 foundersร—103 foundersร—34+ foundersร—3

Where their founders studiedfrom 34 founders with education data

Seoul National University ร—9Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ร—7Pohang University of Science and Technology ร—5Harvard University ร—2Tsinghua University ร—2University of California, Berkeley ร—2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 31 founders with career history

Samsung Electronics ร—3Stanford University ร—3Kakao Corp ร—2LG Electronics ร—2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ร—2Republic of Korea Army ร—2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ร—4

9 founders hold a PhD (of 32 with degree data)

Investments ยท 268 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 ยท 12023 ยท 22022 ยท 22021 ยท 27 dated

Profusaprofusa.comin๐•NASDAQ: PFSA

Profusa develops injectable hydrogel biosensors and AI-driven health platforms that enable real-time measurement of body chemistry from within tissue.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Bill Fawcett(Co-founder)Natalie Wisniewski(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Healy(CEO)Ben Hwang(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardQianye Karen Liu(Director)Thomas Gutshall(Director)

Co-investors3E Bioventures CapitalAsset Management CompanyBioVentures

ใˆœ๋ธŒ์ด์—์ด๊ฒŒ์ž„์ฆˆvagames.co.kr๐•โœ“ verified

VA Games is a South Korean game developer focused on subculture-style visual games that go beyond animation.

Gaming

Co-investorsKakao VenturesCrit Ventures

Caremedicaremedi.co.krโœ“ verified

CareMedi is a South Korean medical device company, founded as a university spinout from Sogang University in 2015, that develops wearable drug-delivery devices based on its proprietary plate electroosmotic pump (PEOP) technology.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Woon Sup Shin(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsKorea Investment Partners

Rapportlabsrapportlabs.krinโœ“ verified

Rapport Labs operates Quinit (ํ€ธ์ž‡), a lifestyle commerce platform targeting Korean consumers in their 40s and 50s, spanning categories such as luxury goods, underwear, golf, outdoor, and living/home products.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsAltos VenturesKakao VenturesSoftBank Group

S Graphenes-graphene.comโœ“ verified

S-Graphene is a materials company that develops graphene application technology, including mass-production methods for forming nano-holes in graphene and growing graphene on metal.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsSemiconductors

Lee Kwan-hyung(CEO (๋Œ€ํ‘œ์ด์‚ฌ))

Co-investorsBluepoint PartnersEnvisioning PartnersKB SecuritiesYuanta Investment

(์ฃผ)์Šค์บํ„ฐ๋žฉscatterlab.co.kr

ScatterLab builds Zeta, an AI-native entertainment app where users co-create interactive story experiences with AI characters in real time, powered by its own fun-optimized AI model Spotwrite-1.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming

Kim Jong-yoon(CEO)

Co-investorsDaesung Private Equity

9Splay9splay.com

9Splay is a Taiwan-based mobile game developer, publisher and distributor of digital gaming platforms.

AB180ab180.co

AB180 provides full-stack AI solutions for marketing and advertising technology, including deep linking, attribution, product analytics, customer engagement, and intelligent monetization capabilities.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

Co-investorsStorm Ventures

Abion Venture Capitalabionbio.comin๐•

Abion is a biotech company focused on precision oncology, researching and developing novel anticancer drugs.

BiotechHealthtech

Shin Young-ki(CEO (๋Œ€ํ‘œ์ด์‚ฌ))

Co-investorsHyundai Venture Investment CorporationIMM Investment JapanSolidus Investment

ABL Bio Venture Capitalablbio.com

ABL Bio develops biotherapeutic drugs using dual antibody platform technology for immunotherapy cancer treatments and degenerative neurological diseases.

BiotechMedical DevicesSouth Korea, KR

Sang Hoon Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan

Able Cncable-cnc.com

ABLE C&C is a Korean company that maintains an investor relations page providing information for its shareholders.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness

Aboutpetaboutpet.co.kr

AboutPet is a South Korean online store for pet supplies, selling food, treats, litter, and accessories for dogs and cats, with next-day delivery.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Abovabov.co.kr

ABOV Semiconductor is a South Korean fabless chip company designing 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers and logic ICs.

Adtech21adtech21.com

South Korean manufacturer of PE, PVC and PET surface protective tapes and semiconductor dicing tapes.

AI translation company

Company specializing in AI translation/interpretation solutions and building language data for LLM training, based on a platform of 14 million global users.

Alloallo.ioin๐•

ALLO is a visual project collaboration tool that combines a canvas for briefs, files, drafts, and feedback with project management views (List, Kanban, Calendar, Timeline, Dashboard), letting teams review versions, comment on work, and record decisions in one place.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsAscendo Ventures

Apptronikapptronik.comin๐•

Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsAustin, US

Jeff Cardenas(CEO)inNicholas Arden Paine(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardClarence Gordon Daugherty, IV(Director)Howard Lee Morgan(Director)inGeorge Samuel Rose(Director)

Co-investorsAssembly VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain HoldingsCapital Factory+22 more

Autoimmune antibody company

Develops next-generation antibody therapeutics that selectively target pathogenic antibodies in autoimmune disease.

Autowiniautowini.com
Azcurisazcuris.com

Korean drug discovery startup developing oral small-molecule therapeutics for immune and allergic diseases.

Bagelcode Venture Capitalbagelcode.com

Bagelcode is a global mobile game company founded in 2012 that develops and publishes mobile games for players worldwide, using technology and data to improve its game services.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentMobility & TransportationSeoul, KR

Donghoon Cha ๋‹˜(Founder)in

Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationGroom InvestmentIMM Investment JapanLB Investment

Banksaladbanksalad.com

Banksalad is a financial comparison platform that matches consumers with personalized banking products and services based on their financial profiles.

B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplaces

Co-investorsDunamu & PartnersKiwoom InvestmentWe Ventures

Bcncbcnc.co.kr
Bcwpbcwp.co.kr

BCWorld Pharm is a South Korean pharmaceutical company specializing in DDS (drug delivery system) technology, developing and manufacturing injectable and other prescription drugs.

BiotechHealthtech

Benjaminonebenjaminone.com

Benjamin is a consumer rewards app that lets users earn cash by doing everyday activities such as playing games, shopping, scanning receipts, completing surveys, and watching ads.

AdTechConsumerGamingNew York City, US

Nouh Alkhafif(Founder)

Co-investorsExpert DOJOPlay Ventures

Beyondosbeyondos.net

BeyondOS is an AI research lab and software company building generative tools and workflows for making interactive games and content.

Bifidobifido.com

Bifido is a South Korean microbiome company that researches and develops Bifidobacterium strains and pharmabiotics โ€” human microbiome-derived materials intended for the prevention or treatment of disease.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthFoodTechHealthtechHongcheon, KR

Geun-Eog Ji(Founder / Professor (Seoul National University))Myeong Soo Parkin

Bio/Healthcare RNA drug company

RNA drug company that first identified brain somatic mutation mechanisms and develops ASO-based therapeutics for intractable epilepsy.

Biodesignlabbiodesignlab.net

Bio Design Lab develops biopharmaceuticals using synthetic biology and systems-level genetic and genomic design.

BiotechDeep Tech

hawon chung(Founder)in

Bionotebionote.co.kr

Korea-listed BioNote manufactures rapid human and animal diagnostic kits plus diagnostic raw materials such as antigens and antibodies.

Biosensor diagnostics company

Diagnostics company with a portfolio of glucose meters and continuous glucose monitors based on advanced biosensor technology.

Bitelabbitelab.co.krin

Bitelab is a South Korean K-Beauty company that develops and sells haircare, skincare, and lifestyle brands aimed at consumers.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Blackstormcompanyblackstormcompany.com

Blackstorm is a game studio focused on designing immersive player experiences, refining every touchpoint from graphics, systems, and UI to sound and live operations.

GamingMedia & Entertainment

Bos Semibos-semi.comin

BOS designs automotive semiconductors, including chiplet-based system-on-chip and AI accelerator products for ADAS, in-vehicle infotainment, and physical AI applications in vehicles, advanced mobility, and robotics.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductors

Brandybrandy.kr
BRIAbria.aiin๐•

Bria provides visual generative AI infrastructure for tech companies, offering APIs and SDKs for image generation, editing, and optimization built on foundation models trained exclusively on licensed, attributed data.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalEntrรฉe CapitalGFT VenturesIN VentureRed Dot Capital PartnersSamsung Next+3 more

Brukercellularanalysisbrukercellularanalysis.com

Bruker Cellular Analysis develops technologies for live single-cell biology research, combining optofluidics, live single-cell imaging, functional cell biology, and multiomic data to study cellular function and molecular mechanisms.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Bunjangbunjang.co.kr

South Korean peer-to-peer resale marketplace for secondhand goods, streetwear, sneakers and K-pop collectibles.

Catenoidcatenoid.netin

Catenoid is a Korean Video Technology as a Service (VTaaS) provider offering video AI solutions and infrastructure, including OTT architecture, a global CDN, Multi-DRM, transcoding, and viewership analytics for corporate streaming businesses.

Cloud ComputingMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Cell therapy company

Develops next-generation cell therapies using AI-based protein design to program T cells to overcome the immunosuppressive environment of solid tumors.

Celltrioncelltrion.comin๐•

Celltrion is a biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures, and markets biosimilars and novel biologic therapeutics across therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, hematology, ophthalmology, and endocrinology.

BiotechMedical DevicesIncheon, KR

Co-investorsIMM Investment JapanOne Equity Partners

Channel Corp Venture Capitalchannel.ioin๐•

Channel.io offers Team Chat, a messaging app for internal team communication that supports direct messages, group chats, and remote team collaboration.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsColopl NextIMM Investment JapanKDDI Open Innovation FundLaguna Investment

Chorocchoroc.com

Choroc operates an online grocery store selling fresh and packaged food products, including fruits, vegetables, rice and grains, seafood, meat, dairy, health foods, and household goods.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech

Cimplrxcimplrx.com

CIMPLRX discovers and develops drug candidates using its own explainable AI platform, CEEK-CURE, which builds machine learning models for target- and compound-based hit identification, lead optimization, and mechanism-of-action analysis.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechAnyang-si, KR

Sung Jin Choin

Cjbiosciencecjbioscience.com

Korean microbiome company developing AI-discovered live biotherapeutics for oncology and inflammatory bowel disease.

Cjenmcjenm.com

CJ ENM is a South Korean content company that produces and distributes TV shows, films, music programs, animation, and musicals, and operates digital content studios, MCN, and influencer businesses.

Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Classtingclassting.com

Classting (Homo Docens) builds AI-based education technology, including a knowledge-tracing engine that tracks in real time what learners know and don't know to personalize learning paths.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Hyun-gu Cho(Founder)inJaesang Yoo(Founder)in

Co-investorsISU Venture Capital

CLOclo3d.comin๐•

CLO is 3D garment design software that lets fashion designers visualize the fabric, fit, and silhouette of clothing in real time.

Advanced ManufacturingRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsIMM Investment JapanPearl Abyss Capital

Clobotclobot.co.krin

Clobot is a Korean robotics service provider that builds software for autonomous and heterogeneous robots, including CHAMELEON for general-purpose autonomous driving robots and CROMS, a cloud-based fleet management and operations system.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSeongnam, KR

Kim Chang-gu(CEO (๋Œ€ํ‘œ์ด์‚ฌ))

Co-investorsKorea Development BankNaverShinhan Venture InvestmentGroom InvestmentLotte VenturesPremier Partners

CMES Roboticscmesrobotics.ai

CMES Robotics develops AI-based 3D vision software that lets industrial robots pick and handle unstructured objects.

Co-investorsDAYLI PartnersKiwoom Investment

CMI Partners (MooMooz)moomooz.co.kr

Moomooz operates an online shopping mall that includes an open marketplace where individual third-party sellers list and sell products, with the company acting as an intermediary rather than the seller of those items.

E-commerceMarketplacesSeoul, KR

Eunju Lee(Founder)

Cobxbiocobxbio.comin๐•

CoBX Bio is a drug discovery company working in chemical proteomics.

BiotechDeep Tech

Com2uScom2us.com

Com2us is a game development and service company.

Gaming

Co-investorsStorm VenturesWalden International

Coxemcoxem.comin

COXEM designs and manufactures scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipment, including tabletop and full-size electron microscopes along with accessories such as ion beam polishers, sputter coaters, and detectors.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew Materials

Craver Corporationcravercorp.com

Craver is a consumer brand incubator focused on beauty, developing beauty products and brands.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsGroom InvestmentPremier Partners

CryptoQuantcryptoquant.com

South Korea-founded on-chain data and analytics platform serving crypto traders, investors and institutions.

Ki Young Ju(Founder)in

Co-investorsHillspring InvestmentYoubi CapitalHashed

CUPIXcupix.comin๐•

Cupix offers a digital twin platform that converts 360ยฐ video captured with a consumer-grade camera into mesh-based 3D maps and panoramic virtual tours using a cloud vision AI engine.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaS

Simon (Seockhoon) Bae(Founder)in

Co-investorsPearl Abyss CapitalPremier PartnersSazzePrimer Sazze Partners

Curocellbtxcurocellbtx.com

Curocell is a Korean biotech company developing CAR-T cell therapies for cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia, as well as autoimmune conditions like lupus.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Gunsoo Kim(CEO / Founder)

Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationIMM Investment JapanLB Investment

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. made?
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. has 207 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. invest at?
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.'s typical check size?
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. typically writes checks of $100K โ€“ $2M.
What sectors does Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. focus on?
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. located?
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
Who does Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. co-invest with?
Atinum Investment Co. Ltd. most often shares deals with IMM Investment Japan, LB Investment, Aju IB Invesment Corporation, among 162 tracked co-investors.

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