Kolon Investment, Inc.
Venture capitalSeoul · Seed–Late Stage
Investment thesis
Kolon Investment is a Korean venture capital firm founded in 2000. It manages a variety of investment partnerships that allow it to invest in companies at every stage of development, from the earliest startup phase through growth-stage expansion and M&A situations.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 13 of 27 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×3Biotech ×3Hardware ×3Healthtech ×3New Materials ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Construction Tech ×2Mobility & Transportation ×2
HQs:South Korea×10United States×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathPreclinical CRO expanding into animal products and pharmaceuticals using veterinary and imaging expertise.
Neuromeka designs and manufactures collaborative robots (cobots) such as its "Indy" line, high-speed delta robots ("LASER" series), and core robot components, and is developing humanoid platforms and AI models for intelligent automation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Jonghoon Park(CEO & Founder)
C&R Research is a contract research organization providing end-to-end clinical trial services, including regulatory and non-regulatory trials as well as multinational studies.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
ICH Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in high-performance advanced composite materials, developing advanced materials and components for the global market.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
New-materials production equipment firm developing CNT production technology and facilities for electric vehicles.
Korea's only laser diode specialist, internalizing Epi growth and packaging of optical semiconductors including VCSELs.
Online/mobile game company of multiple studios, known for titles such as Battlegrounds and Tera.
Manufacturer of 3D inspection equipment, primarily PCB inspection systems for various customers.
Kolon Global (KOLON LSI) is a South Korean corporate group with business divisions spanning construction, trading/commerce, leisure, and asset management.
Construction TechSector Agnostic
SureSoftTech is a Korean software safety company that provides automated software verification tools and services for mission-critical, high-reliability industries such as automotive, defense, nuclear, aerospace, medical, and railway.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeongnam, KR
Bae Hyun-seop(Co-CEO)Oh Seung-wook(Co-CEO)
Kolon Global is a Korean company operating across construction, trading/commerce, leisure, and asset management (AM) businesses.
Construction Tech
Kolon Mobility Group is a Korean automotive distributor and dealer group that imports and sells premium car brands including BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce, Volvo, Polestar, and Lotus, along with audio brands such as Bang & Olufsen and Bowers & Wilkins.
Mobility & TransportationRetail Tech
Kolon Spaceworks, a Kolon Group company launched in 2024, develops advanced composite materials and structures for aerospace, space, defense, and mobility applications.
Mobility & TransportationNew MaterialsSpace TechSeoul, KR
안상현(대표이사 (CEO))
KOCETAL® is a polyacetal (POM) copolymer engineering plastic used in automotive components (gears, fuel pump modules, door latches), appliance drive parts, and consumer goods like buckles and zippers.
Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyNew Materials
A South Korean company that focuses on creating products and services through its own style and design.
Consumer
Kolon Pharmaceuticals develops pharmaceuticals and runs an oncology drug-discovery platform, using orthotopic transplant animal models and clinical translational research to identify anticancer targets, with a focus on pancreatic and ovarian cancer indications.
BiotechHealthtech
Kolon TissueGene is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies for degenerative musculoskeletal diseases.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Quantum Semiconductor International manufactures compound semiconductors, producing laser diodes as finished products and offering foundry and device manufacturing services for VCSEL, RF devices, and Micro LED.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Kolon Investment, Inc. invest at?
- Kolon Investment, Inc. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Kolon Investment, Inc.'s typical check size?
- Kolon Investment, Inc. typically writes checks of $3K – $22M.
- What sectors does Kolon Investment, Inc. focus on?
- Kolon Investment, Inc. focuses on Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Kolon Investment, Inc. located?
- Kolon Investment, Inc. is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
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