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Kakao Ventures — 2026 Investments

20 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

엔크레더블ncredible.aiApr 2026✓ verified

meatOS is an autonomous manufacturing operations platform that integrates field data, business systems, and worker interactions through AI agents for the food and meat processing value chain.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Lee Jaehyuk(Co-founder, Manufacturing AI Expert)Hong Juyeol(Co-founder, Food Industry Expert)

Co-investorsThe Ventures CoTheVentures

A2Sysa2sys.aiJun 2026

a2sys develops an agent-native inference operating system that integrates AI, software, and hardware on memory-centric infrastructure, optimized for agentic workloads and LLM-based tool-calling at scale.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSeongnam, KR

Dongsoo Lee(Chief Executive Officer)inMinsoo Rhu(Chief Research Officer)inBaeseong Park(Chief Product Officer)inSe Jung Kwon(Chief Strategy Officer)in

Co-investorsCompany K PartnersKorea Investment PartnersMirae Asset Venture InvestmentSBVA

Aditadit.nowJan 2026

Adit is an advertising platform that lets brands run campaigns across a curated network of editorial magazines, creators, and UGC seeding channels on social media under a single budget.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Co-investorsMashup Ventures

Algorixalgorix.ioJul 2026

Algorix provides AI research and development services spanning NLP, generative AI, computer vision, and audio processing, as well as cloud infrastructure and digital platform design for enterprise clients.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software

Co-investorsKiwoom InvestmentQuad VenturesWe Ventures

Aristoaristo.soJun 2026

Aristo develops a context-aware AI memory layer that lets users control their own data, focusing on on-device model optimization and efficient AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Axiomaxiom.coin𝕏Aug 2026

Axiom is a fully managed, petabyte-scale event store and observability platform that ingests schema-less, high-cardinality event data and lets teams query it using its piped query language (APL).

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Seif Lotfy(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersFly VenturesLocalGlobeMango CapitalFuturePlay

Axiomaxiomadvisors.cominAug 2026

Axiom Advisors is a California-based government and public affairs firm that provides integrated advocacy, policy strategy, and communications services to companies seeking to influence state regulatory and legislative outcomes.

GovTechSacramento, US

Cassie Gilson(Founder)inJason KinneyKevin SchmidtDustin MooreJared Ficker

Co-investorsSvoboda Capital PartnersFuturePlayMenlo Ventures

Config Intelligenceconfig.incin𝕏Apr 2026

Config builds data infrastructure and a robot foundation model (CFG-1) for general-purpose, two-handed (bimanual) robotic manipulation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRoboticsSan Jose, US

Minjoon Seo(Executive Officer, Director)inHyungmok Son(Founder)inKimin Lee(Founder)inKeug Jae Bang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsGS FuturesHillspring InvestmentKT investment Inc.LG Technology VenturesSamsung NextSk Telecom Venture Capital, Llc+3 more

Coronacorona.coAug 2026

Corona sells bathroom fixtures, fittings, and accessories including modern faucets, furniture, and storage solutions for home renovation.

Construction TechConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Co-investorsVictoria CapitalMashup Ventures

DeepGrovedeepgrove.aiin𝕏Jul 2026 · $1.1M

DeepGrove builds ultra-efficient ternary-weight AI models intended to run frontier-level intelligence on edge and low-power devices.

Enterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Shayaan Emran(CTO)Edward Zhang(CEO)in

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESOlive Tree CapitalTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorBonAngels Venture PartnersGreylock Partners+2 more

Deploydeploy.coJul 2026

The page describes a partnership between BBVA and OpenAI to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across the bank, expanding to 120,000 employees in 25 countries to support employee workflows, decision making, and customer experiences.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCaffeinated CapitalParadigmSchmidtTeam8

Magnendomagnendo.cominJul 2026

Magnendo develops a magnetically steerable soft-robotic guidewire system for neurovascular endovascular procedures, enabling physicians to access hard-to-reach targets in the brain's blood vessels for stroke and aneurysm treatment.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesRoboticsNewton, US

Yoonho Kim(President, CEO and Secretary)inYoonho Kim, Ph.D.(President & CEO)Jeffrey Arnold(Chairman and Treasurer)Aman Patel(Chief Medical Officer)Meir Rosenberg(Chief Development Officer)Xuanhe Zhao(Director)

Modepickmodepick.co.krJul 2026

Korean startup running an AI agent-based cross-border purchase-agency platform for overseas fashion and limited-edition goods.

Redbrickhouseredbrickhouse.ggJul 2026

Redbrickhouse is a global indie game publisher that partners with independent developers to publish their titles.

GamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsDevsisters Ventures

Roadicroadic.co.krAug 2026

Roadic (로딕) is a South Korean skincare brand focused on sustainable skincare, selling a plasma device alongside supporting products such as a base gel, an anti-aging firming serum, and a calcium barrier cream.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsFuturePlay

Runtimeruntm.cominApr 2026 · $3.2M

Runtime provides a cloud platform for deploying coding agents that work with popular AI models across teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Gus Trigos(CEO)inCarlos Volante(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzFlyover CapitalFoundation CapitalMashup VenturesMirae Asset Venture Investment+1 more

Sixpencesixpence.aiin𝕏Aug 2026 · $1.4M

Sixpence is an on-chain money market for tokenized equities, letting users supply tokenized stocks and ETFs as collateral, borrow USDC against them, or deposit stablecoins into curated vaults to earn yield.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Chen Chen(Founder)inKevin Y(Founder)Yuchen J.(Founder)in

Co-investorsEterna Capital

Spectraintelspectraintel.co.krJul 2026

Spectra Intel develops hyperspectral imaging instruments and analysis software for astronomical observation and industrial/environmental monitoring.

Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech

Sumesume.soAug 2026

Sume operates a platform that brings foundation models for video, image, audio, and language into a single workflow, letting users pick a model, submit a prompt or reference, and generate output without switching between providers.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS

David Im(Founder)in

Co-investorsFuturePlayFounders

Tynapsetynapse.cominApr 2026 · $3.2M

Tynapse provides a governance and trust layer for AI systems used in regulated industries, monitoring live prompts, outputs and tool calls to enforce policy compliance, detect deviations, and produce auditable records of AI decisions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSeoul, KR

Co-investorsMashup VenturesMirae Asset Venture InvestmentMurex Partners

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.