KB Investment
Corporate VCSeoul · Seed–Series B
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What they invest in
from 22 of 23 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Fintech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3Media & Entertainment ×3Robotics ×3SaaS ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:South Korea×12United States×5Indonesia×2United Kingdom×1Malaysia×1
Investments · 23 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 32024 · 32023 · 12022 · 32021 · 12019 · 113 dated
DSRV builds on-chain finance infrastructure for financial institutions, including a platform for tokenization, on-chain payments, embedded wallets, institutional staking, and custody.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Jiyun Kim(Founder)inHyung-Kyu Choi(Founder)in
Co-investorsHashedNaverSamsung NextHan River PartnersIBK CapitalIntervest
DSRV Labs provides infrastructure for managing digital assets and transactions on-chain, including wallet services, payment settlement, and treasury management for institutions and applications.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSeoul, KR
Co-investorsSamsung NextHashedNaverTBT
Hypersonic Laboratories is a game development studio with a distributed team of developers and artists building original games.
Gaming
Co-investorsAppWorksSamsung Next
SoundPlatform is a sound-tech company built on audio mastering technology, offering an AI mastering solution (Munute) trained on real audio data along with a music distribution and audio-equipment retail platform.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessDaejeon, KR
Seo Jung-hoon(CEO)
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
WhyNot Media is a South Korean content studio producing web dramas, entertainment shows, and animation for digital and OTT platforms, with over 6.7 million subscribers and more than 147 content IP series.
ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsKDDI Open Innovation Fund
Banksalad is a financial comparison platform that matches consumers with personalized banking products and services based on their financial profiles.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplacesSeoul, KR
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Dunamu & PartnersKiwoom InvestmentWe VenturesCompany K PartnersIMM Investment+2 more
Cakap is an Indonesian online learning platform offering interactive, two-way language classes in English, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Indonesian taught by certified local and foreign teachers, including classes for children and corporate clients.
EdTechFuture of Work
Tomy Y.(Founder)in
Co-investorsMandiri Capital IndonesiaMDI Ventures
Contoro Robotics builds AI-powered, teleoperation-assisted robotic arms that unload floor-loaded truck trailers and containers.
Austin, US
Youngmok Yun(Executive Officer, Director)inJoshua Duyan(Director)Ilyong Choi(Director)Ashish Deshpande(Director)
Co-investorsKakao VenturesLB Investment
Datumo Eval is an LLM evaluation platform that generates industry-specific question datasets from source documents and assesses LLM models and LLM-powered services using default or custom metrics via an agentic flow of multiple LLM agents.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Michael Hwang(Founder)inMichael (Minyoung) Hwang(Founder)in
Co-investorsACVC PartnersKiwoom InvestmentSalesforce VenturesSBI InvestmentShinhan Venture Investment
Essential AI builds an open platform for AI research and development, providing open models, tooling, and evaluation frameworks designed for global collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Ashish Vaswani(CEO)inNiki Parmar(Executive Officer, Director)James Montgomery(Director)
Co-investorsConvictionMarch Capital PartnersNVIDIAThrive Capital
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Fefifo operates a farm-to-shelf regenerative food business built around smart co-farms, providing greenhouse spaces, irrigation, IoT sensors, and hydroponic/aquaponic infrastructure for aspiring farmers.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTechIoT
Kelveen Soh(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsMSW VenturesQuest VenturesRHL Ventures
HabitFactory provides tools that support the insurance workflow from consultation to contract completion, and helps users through loan processes by reducing paperwork and interest-rate comparison using AI-based tools and expert consultation.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTech
Co-investorsWe VenturesZ Venture CapitalKolon Investment, Inc.Korea Development BankShinhan Venture InvestmentSmilegate Investment
Idfy offers a trust infrastructure platform for identity verification and fraud prevention, providing an interconnected system aimed at stopping fraud at its source.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Ashok Hariharan(Founder)in
Co-investorsElev8 Venture PartnersTenacity VenturesBlume VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Trifecta Capital AdvisorsTransUnion
MORAI builds a digital twin simulation platform for developing, validating, and certifying ADAS and autonomous systems, enabling engineering teams to generate reproducible, regulator-aligned validation evidence.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationSeoul, KR
Jiwon Jung(CEO & Co-Founder)inJun Hong(CEO)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Kakao VenturesKorea Development BankKorea Investment Partners
Pathalys Pharma is a biotechnology company developing and improving therapeutic treatments for patients with chronic kidney disease.
BiotechHealthtechResearch Triangle Park, US
BT Slingsby(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)in
Co-investorsAbingworthCatalys PacificOrbiMedSamsara BioCapital
Qoala is an online insurance platform that lets consumers compare and buy insurance products, including health, life, and car insurance.
ConsumerFintechInsurTech
Harshet Lunani(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesIndogen CapitalMandiri Capital IndonesiaMDI VenturesSTRIVEAppWorks+6 more
Robros develops full-stack humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans in industrial environments, building both the hardware and AI intelligence required for autonomous collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSeoul, KR
Co-investorsLotte VenturesSazze
Seadronix develops AI-powered solutions for maritime navigation, including autonomous navigation systems, navigation assistance, and vessel monitoring for the shipping and logistics industry.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply Chain
Byeolteo Park(CEO, Ph.D.)inKyongsoo Noh(COO)inDonghoon Kim(CTO, Ph.D.)Hankeun Kim(CTO, Ph.D.)
Co-investorsLB InvestmentKorea Development Bank
Seoul Robotics develops autonomous vehicle fleet control technology for industrial logistics operations including automotive factories, ports, and distribution hubs.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSeoul, KR
Co-investorsFuturePlayArtesianKDB CapitalKorea Credit Guarantee Fund
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Kristy Kim(Founder)inKevin Irwin(Director)Ashwini Gupta(Director)Dukkyu Park(Director)Soyeon Kim(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBAM VenturesBeni Venture CapitalBronze InvestmentsLewis & Clark VenturesTechstarsUlu Ventures+3 more
VIRNECT develops integrated Physical AI solutions combining extended reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics to enhance worker productivity and safety in industrial settings.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRobotics
Co-investorsLotte VenturesKTB NetworkSTIC Ventures
Voithru provides an end-to-end platform for content globalization and distribution, supporting translation, localization, dubbing, subtitles, and file management for webtoons and video content creators seeking international markets.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSeoul, KR
이상헌(대표자 (CEO))
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsEssentialacq. by NVIDIA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Seoul Robotics · techtimes.com · Sep 3, 2026
Voithru · northeasttimes.com · Aug 26, 2026
Datumo · en.wowtale.net · Aug 3, 2026
Robros · globalnewstop.com · Jun 23, 2026
Contoro · finsmes.com · Apr 15, 2026
Idfy · m.economictimes.com · Feb 13, 2026
TomoCredit · forbes.com · Feb 6, 2026
DSRV · dsrv.medium.com · Jan 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has KB Investment made?
- KB Investment has 23 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does KB Investment invest at?
- KB Investment invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is KB Investment's typical check size?
- KB Investment typically writes checks of $743K – $40M.
- What sectors does KB Investment focus on?
- KB Investment focuses on AI & Machine Learning, SaaS.
- Where is KB Investment located?
- KB Investment is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
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