Kakao Ventures — 2025 Investments

SemiAI builds AI systems designed for semiconductor manufacturing process data, including overlay/defect prediction, human-in-the-loop root cause analysis, and domain-fusion ML, to automate decision-making on fab production lines.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSemiconductors

TJTaekwon Jee(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsSCSchmidt

Contoro Robotics builds AI-powered, teleoperation-assisted robotic arms that unload floor-loaded truck trailers and containers.

Austin, US

YYYoungmok Yun(Executive Officer, Director)inJoshua Duyan(Director)Ilyong Choi(Director)Ashish Deshpande(Director)

Co-investorsLBLB InvestmentLOLontra VenturesKBKB Investment

Flonics develops medical imaging software that automates blood flow analysis using MRI technology for diagnosis and management of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesSeoul, KR

Homeco is a home repair and maintenance service platform that connects customers with licensed professionals for tasks like plumbing, electrical work, and painting.

B2B MarketplacesPropTechSeoul, KR

HEHarley Edwin Rouda(Executive Officer)Shawn Eugene Adams(Executive Officer)Mark Raymundo Dilbeck(Executive Officer)Mona Leigh Rose(Executive Officer)

Parallax Worlds provides AI-powered robots for factory floors, combining 3D digital twin technology with robot training to enable production-ready deployment in two weeks.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRobotics

TATanmay Agarwal(Founder)inAumkar Renavikar(Founder)

Co-investorsGAGaingelsLILightscape PartnersPEPear VCSTStartXBOBoost VCCOConviction+4 more

Trillion Labs develops specialized foundation models designed to build and operate the physical infrastructure — energy, chips, and facilities — of AI factories that train AI.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech

Jaemin Shin Juneyoung Park(Founder)Jay Shin(Founder)

Co-investorsBABAM VenturesTHThe Ventures CoGOGoodwater CapitalTHTheVentures

Vibers builds AI-powered products for clients using technologies such as LLMs, RAG, vector databases, and generative AI, delivering complete products including UX rather than only the AI layer.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS

Jayne Shin(CEO / Co-Founder)Jaekyung Kim(CSO / Co-Founder)Yeongchae Kim(CTO / Co-Founder)Hanul Jung(CTXO / Co-Founder)

Yeji X builds an AI layer that reads patients' EHR, imaging, and claims data to identify individuals heading toward avoidable cost events and recommend the next best intervention.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNashville, US

DJDavid Jung(Founder & CEO)inARAndrew Rittler(US Go-to-Market Lead)in

BoardPCProfessor Chang-Min Park(Scientific Advisor)

Co-investorsSCSchmidt

What-Time is a luxury goods trading platform that buys and sells high-end items through a network of dealers across 7 countries, using real-time market data to optimize selling prices for customers.

B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureSeoul, KR

Co-investors50500 GlobalMAMashup Ventures

Portrai analyzes spatial transcriptomics data together with tissue staining images using AI to generate insights for drug development, supporting drug licensing asset evaluation and drug repurposing.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechSeoul, KR

Hongyoon Choi(Founder)in이대승(CEO)최최홍윤(CTO)임형준(CSO)나권중(CMO)Daeseung Lee, MD, MBAin

Co-investorsBOBonAngels Venture PartnersPEPearl Abyss CapitalSCSchmidtENEnvisioning PartnersSTSTIC Ventures