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KB Investment

Corporate VC

Seoul · Seed–Series B

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Stage
Seed–Series B
Check
$743K – $40M
HQ
Seoul, KR
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
15

What they invest in

from 14 of 15 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×5Fintech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3Consumer ×2Cybersecurity ×2Developer Tools ×2Media & Entertainment ×2

HQs:South Korea×6United States×4United Kingdom×1Indonesia×1Malaysia×1

Investments · 15 tracked

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By year:2025 · 22024 · 22023 · 15 dated

DSRVdsrv.comin𝕏✓ verified

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)Hyung-Kyu Choi(Founder)in

Co-investorsHashedNaverSamsung NextHan River Partners

Dsrvlabsdsrvlabs.comin𝕏✓ verified

DSRV provides on-chain finance infrastructure for financial institutions, including tokenization, on-chain payments, embedded wallets, institutional staking, and custody, alongside multi-chain RPC node services (All That Node) and blockchain validator operations.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsSamsung NextHashedNaverTBT

Hypersoniclaboratorieshypersoniclaboratories.comin𝕏✓ verified

Hypersonic Laboratories is a game studio building HELIX, a sandbox platform with tools that let players create and host their own detailed virtual worlds and games.

Gaming

Co-investorsAppWorksSamsung Next

Soundplatformsoundplatform.io✓ verified

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

Whynotwhynot.videoin✓ verified

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

ACTion Battery Technologies

Advanced ManufacturingDallas, US

Jin Lim(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardVictor Liu(Director)Joshua Speros(Director)Lillian Shattock(Director)

Co-investorsBASF Venture Capital GmbHLG Technology Ventures

Contorocontoro.comMar 2025 · $12M

Austin, US

Youngmok Yun(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua Duyan(Director)Ilyong Choi(Director)Ashish Deshpande(Director)

Co-investorsKakao VenturesLB Investment

Datumodatumo.comin𝕏Aug 2025 · $15.5M

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

Essentialessential.aiin𝕏Dec 2023 · $56.5M

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 Tools

Ashish Vaswani(CEO)

Co-investorsConvictionMarch Capital PartnersNVIDIAThrive Capital

Fefifofefifo.coin

Fefifo is a full-stack agri-food company operating "Co-Farming" solutions across Asia Pacific, building smart farms with local B40 communities, governments, and landowners and connecting them through a digital network that gives farmers tools, training, and technology.

AgTechClimate TechFoodTech

Kelveen Soh(Co-Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsMSW VenturesQuest VenturesRHL Ventures

Idfyidfy.cominMar 2024 · $27M

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

Pathalyspathalys.comin𝕏Aug 2024 · $105M

Pathalys Pharma is a private biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for kidney disease, including upacicalcet, which is in late-stage development.

BiotechHealthtechResearch Triangle Park, US

Co-investorsCatalys PacificOrbiMedSamsara BioCapitalAbingworth

Qoalaqoala.app

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 IndonesiaSTRIVEAppWorksEurazeo+6 more

Seadronixseadronix.com

Seadronix develops AI-based systems for the maritime industry, including autonomous navigation, navigation assistance, and port monitoring, focused on port-vessel connectivity and autonomous shipping.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsLB InvestmentKorea Development Bank

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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

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Frequently asked questions

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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