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Laguna Investment

Venture capital

Seoul ยท Seedโ€“Series B ยท 10 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The firm's name is inspired by the lagoons found in the Bolivian desert near the Uyuni salt flats, where mineral-rich lakes support flamingos and other life. Founded on the idea of becoming a lifeline for the venture ecosystem the way these desert lagoons sustain their surroundings, Laguna Investment positions itself as a nurturing, supportive presence for startups and the broader venture community.

Invests inCrypto & Web3GamingSaaSAsia-PacificJapanSeoulSouth KoreaUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seedโ€“Series B
Check
$741K โ€“ $35M
HQ
Seoul, KR
Instruments
Equity
Tracked investments
156

Team ยท 10 people

from the firm's website
Koo, Kyung Moยท Executive Director
Park, Dae Wungยท Vice President
An, Sujinยท Senior Manager
Park, Hee Changยท Senior Manager
Jang, Nu Riยท Manager
Kim, Ji Aยท Assistant Manager
Min, Beomgiยท Analyst
Seo, Ye Naยท Assistant

What they invest in

from 67 of 156 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ร—23Consumer ร—16SaaS ร—13Gaming ร—11Media & Entertainment ร—11Creator Economy ร—8Deep Tech ร—8E-commerce ร—8

HQs:South Koreaร—38United Statesร—3

Investments ยท 156 tracked

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์šฐ์ฃผ๋ฌธ๋ฐฉ๊ตฌ '์Šคํ† ๋ฆฌ๋„ค์ด์…˜' & '์บ๋ฆญํ„ฐ๋„ค์ด์…˜'universestationery.io๐•โœ“ verified

Universe Stationery Corp. is a South Korea-based company operating in the webtoon and digital content space, working with partners across media, studios, and platforms.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentBucheon, KR

Park Ho-jun(CEO (๋Œ€ํ‘œ์ด์‚ฌ))

์นด์ฐนcarchapapp.comโœ“ verified

Carchap operates 'HiCare', an ICT-based platform and cloud ERP solution for hydrogen vehicles and hydrogen charging stations, offering real-time station information, reservations, and smart payments for drivers plus management systems for station operators.

CleantechClimate TechMobility & Transportation

HYBEhybecorp.comApr 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Seoul

Bang Si-Hyuk(Executive Officer, Director)Kim Byunggyu(Director)Park Jiwon(Executive Officer, Director)Lim Soo-Hyon(Director)Lee Jin-Hyung(Executive Officer, Director)Hahm Yunseek(Director)

Board seatPark, Younghoยท per SEC Form D ยท filed May 2021

Alsemy Incalsemy.comin

Semiconductor-focused company referenced alongside structural evolution of semiconductors.

Channel Corp Venture Capitalchannel.io

Channel.io offers Team Chat, a messaging app for internal team communication that supports direct messages, group chats, and remote team collaboration.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

IdeaHubideahub.co.kr

Sector Agnostic

Lyclelycle.kr

Lycle operates an online marketplace for bicycles and personal mobility products, offering road bikes, mini velos, electric bikes, electric scooters, kickboards, and delivery accessories, along with bike recommendation guides and Q&A features.

E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeoul, KR

Kim Baek-beom(CEO / Representative)

Market Stadiummarketstadium.comin๐•

Market Stadium provides urban-planning-based market analytics for real estate due diligence, offering analyses such as green view index, gentrification proximity, commuting patterns, employment hubs, and retail heatmaps.

Data & InfrastructurePropTechSaaS

Modhausmod-haus.com๐•

Modhaus is a K-pop entertainment agency that operates as an open architecture platform, aiming to create a fan-centered music industry ecosystem by incorporating blockchain and metaverse technologies.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSeoul, KR

Jaden Jeong

Polestarpolestargames.comin๐•

Polestar Games develops online multiplayer games and MMORPGs, focusing on open-world fantasy experiences for global players.

Gaming

Dongkyou Lee(CEO & Co-founder)Jongkuk Cho(CTO & Co-founder)

SHOH
Steinfeldsteinfeld.co
๋‚˜๋‚ ์ด ์ŠคํŠœ๋””์˜ค

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๋‚˜๋‚ ์ด ์ŠคํŠœ๋””์˜ค '์›์‹œ์ „์Ÿ' & 'ํฌ๋ ˆ์ŠคํŠธ์•„์ผ๋žœ๋“œ' ๋“ฑnanali.netin

๋‚˜๋‚ ์ด ์ŠคํŠœ๋””์˜ค (Nanali Studio) develops and operates "Forest Island," an idle animal healing mobile game where players raise animals and build an island, featuring high-quality ASMR sounds and a relax mode.

ConsumerGaming

๋ฐ•์žฌํ™˜(๋Œ€ํ‘œ (CEO))

๋‚˜๋‹ˆ์•„๋žฉ์Šคnarnia.ai

Narnia Labs builds AslanX, a generative and agentic AI platform for manufacturing that automates the repeated design, simulation, and evaluation steps of product development.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

๋”์žฌ๋ฏธthejaemi.com

๋”์žฌ๋ฏธ(The Jaemi) is a South Korean game development studio that builds mobile and action games, including titles such as Legendino, ActionCat Universe, and Michelle (๋ฏธ์‰˜), a post-apocalyptic survival action game.

AI & Machine LearningGaming

๋ฐ์ผ๋ฆฌ์ƒทdailyshot.co

Dailyshot is an alcohol-shopping platform and app that lets consumers browse a wide range of liquors, compare prices across stores nationwide, and order for pickup at partner shops, liquor stores, or convenience stores (CU, Emart24), as well as home delivery and overseas purchasing.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

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๋ฐํ‚ค์ŠคํŠธ '๋ผ๋””์˜ค๋…ธ๋“œ'radionode365.comin

Radionode365 makes wireless IoT sensors and cloud data loggers that measure temperature, humidity, gas concentrations (CO, CO2, O2, H2S, and combustible gases), and worker safety events, using WiFi, PoE, and LoRaWAN connectivity.

๋„๋น„์บ”๋ฒ„์Šคdobby-canvas.com๐•

Dobby Canvas is an interactive entertainment company that builds a generative-AI platform where users create their own stories and content rather than only consuming them.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment

๋””๋”ค์„ผ์„œdeediim.com

Deediim develops machine vision sensors for surface inspection, using free-illumination and surface-property-imaging technology to detect defects.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

๋”œ๋ฆฌ๋ฒ„์Šคdelivus.team

Delivus provides an AI-based same-day delivery and same-day return service (branded Deliverabbit) for businesses and sellers, offering nationwide one-stop shipping.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain

๋”ฅ์„œ์น˜deepsearch.com

DeepSearch builds financial data infrastructure and AI agents that perform tasks such as company research, investment analysis, and valuation for finance professionals.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech

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๋ผ์ดํ‚คlikey.me

Likey is a platform where content creators build paid communities for their fans, offering monthly membership payments, exclusive communities, online classes, live video fan meetings, virtual gifts, and messaging.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial

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๋ก ํ”ฝronfic.com

Ronfic builds robotics-based smart fitness machines and training equipment, including a smart pulley, robotic power-training machine, and a cardio fitness robot, along with a network of training locations.

HardwareRoboticsSports TechIncheon, KR

๋ฃฉ์ฝ”
๋ฃฉ์ฝ” '์—์ดํด๋กœ์ ฏ'acloset.app

Acloset is a mobile and desktop app that uses AI to build a digital wardrobe from photos, generate outfit recommendations based on weather, schedule, and mood, and track wearing patterns.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness

๋ฆฌ์ €๋ธŒํ™€๋”ฉ์Šคrsv.club

Reserve Holdings operates offline talk sessions ("Vision & Voice") that connect people's experiences, along with a social space for enjoying music, beer, and gatherings with friends.

ConsumerSocialSeoul, KR

๊น€์ฐฌํ˜(๋Œ€ํ‘œ (CEO))

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๋ฆฌํ„ฐ๋†€ '๋ฆฌํ„ฐ๋‹ˆ์ฆˆ'returneeds.com

Returneeds (๋ฆฌํ„ฐ๋‹ˆ์ฆˆ) operates a dedicated reverse-logistics center that handles product returns for e-commerce brands, including automated pickup, vision-AI-based inspection with high-resolution photos, and restocking or disposal.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech

๋งˆ์ฝ”๋นŒmacovill.com

Macovill (๋งˆ์ฝ”๋นŒ) is a South Korean entertainment content company that creates original character IP and produces animation, games, and comics through a media-mix strategy.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

๋งค๋‹ˆํŒจ์ŠคํŠธmanyfast.ioin

Manyfast is an AI-powered product planning tool that helps product managers create planning documentsโ€”from PRDs and requirements to feature specs and wireframesโ€”within a single canvas.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

๋ฉ”๋ผํ‚คํ”Œ๋ ˆ์ด์Šค
๋ฉ”๋ผํ‚คํ”Œ๋ ˆ์ด์Šค '๋‚˜๋งŒ์˜ ๋‹ฅํ„ฐ'my-doctor.io

MyDoctor (๋‚˜๋งŒ์˜๋‹ฅํ„ฐ) is a South Korean telemedicine platform offering 24/7 phone-based consultations with medication pickup at nearby pharmacies, plus tools to compare non-covered treatment prices across hospitals and clinics.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces

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Yongin, KR

๋ฐฑ์—”๋“œ์—‘์Šคbackendx.ai

BackendX provides managed backend systems that handle deployment, server operation, monitoring, and traffic usage tracking so developers can build and launch applications without managing backend infrastructure themselves.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS

๋ฒ—๋ทฐ๋ฆฌํ’€
๋ฒ—๋ทฐ๋ฆฌํ’€ 'truloop'truloop.app

truloop is a mobile app that turns group plans into shareable invitations, consolidating time, place, reservation name, map, attendee responses, and arrival status onto a single screen.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocial

๋ณผ๋“œํ”Œ๋ ˆ์ด๊ฒŒ์ž„์ฆˆ

Maker of ๋ธ”๋ž™ ์Šคํ‹ฐ๊ทธ๋งˆ (Black Stigma)

๋ธŒ๋ ˆ์ด๋ธŒ์—”ํ„ฐํ…Œ์ธ๋จผํŠธ
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๋ธŒ๋ฆฟ์ง€์›์Šค '์บ์‹œ๋ชจ์–ด'cashmore.kr

Cashmore is a mobile rewards app where users photograph any offline purchase receipt and receive cash back paid directly to their bank account, with higher cashback at partner stores plus a pedometer feature.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSeoul, KR

๋ธŒ์ด๋“œ๋ฆผvdream.co.kr

Vdream operates Vwork, an HR platform for remote-work employment of people with disabilities, using AI-based job matching to handle recruiting, attendance, payroll, and labor-compliance documentation.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

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Rows marked โ€œSEC filingโ€ are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D โ€” public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Laguna Investment invest at?
Laguna Investment invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
What is Laguna Investment's typical check size?
Laguna Investment typically writes checks of $741K โ€“ $35M.
What sectors does Laguna Investment focus on?
Laguna Investment focuses on Crypto & Web3, Gaming, SaaS.
Where is Laguna Investment located?
Laguna Investment is headquartered in Seoul, KR.

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