Laguna Investment
Venture capitalSeoul · Seed–Series B · 10 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Laguna Investment draws its identity from the lagoons found across the desert between Uyuni, Bolivia and the Chilean border — small lakes that take on varied colors from mineral-rich streams and sustain flamingos and other life. Just as these lagoons serve as a lifeline for the surrounding desert ecosystem, the firm was founded with the aspiration of becoming a source of support and a haven for the venture ecosystem, helping the startups and founders within it thrive.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 28, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 70 of 151 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×27Consumer ×17SaaS ×15Gaming ×13Media & Entertainment ×12Deep Tech ×9Healthtech ×9Creator Economy ×8
HQs:South Korea×46United States×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×44+ founders×1
Investments · 151 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 32024 · 32023 · 32022 · 22021 · 62020 · 120 dated
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 (대표이사))
GNA Company develops technology to measure, connect, and reward gameplay, including a game-play measurement engine, ad technology linking games with advertisers, a reward system, and a gamer community.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming
Co-investorsTBT
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
Co-investorsFuturePlayShinhan CapitalMando
South Korean music and entertainment group behind BTS, operating multiple labels plus the Weverse fan platform and a games arm.
Seoul
Bang Si-Hyuk(Executive Officer, Director)Park Jiwon(Executive Officer, Director)Lee Jin-Hyung(Executive Officer, Director)Lenzo Yoon(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPark Youngho(Director)inKim Byunggyu(Director)
Board seatYoungho Park· per SEC Form D · filed May 2021
Co-investorsKiwoom InvestmentLB InvestmentDaesung Private EquityShinhan Venture Investment
Acloset is an AI-powered fashion app that digitizes users' wardrobes to help them organize clothes, rediscover items they own, and generate outfit suggestions.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyConsumerWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsKT investment Inc.
Alsemy builds AI-driven platforms that generate neural network-based device compact models and optimize semiconductor design and manufacturing through process modeling, simulation, and DTCO.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Co-investorsAscendo VenturesLG Technology Ventures
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
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Colopl NextGlobal BrainIMM Investment JapanKDDI Open Innovation Fund
Cocoheali is a kids' cosmetics brand that offers play-based color and beauty products designed to support children's creativity, play experiences, and sense of self-identity.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSeoul, KR
박은정(Owner)
Co-investorsAF WPartners
Fluffy Duck Co., Ltd. is a Korean company; the page is primarily a recruiting/branding message and does not describe a specific product or service.
Media & EntertainmentBusan, KR
Seoul-based patent licensing and monetization company that lets individual and institutional investors invest in patent rights.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsGroom Investment
Lawform (로폼) is a legal AI platform that verifies legal requirements rather than generating text probabilistically, offering document generation, analysis, and compliance in a connected workflow.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
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)
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
Market Stadium offers a real estate analytics and urban intelligence platform that scores US locations at census tract-level granularity, providing current, growth, and forecast scores drawn from hundreds of real estate data sets.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Martin Seongsoon Park(Founder)inDennis Lee(CEO)inRyan Kang(President)in
Co-investorsKakao VenturesSazze
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(CEO)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Global BrainKDDI Open Innovation FundLB InvestmentNonagonReflexive Capital+2 more
MyDoctor (나만의닥터) 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
Polestar Games develops online multiplayer games and MMORPGs, focusing on open-world fantasy experiences for global players.
Gaming
Dongkyou Lee(CEO & Co-founder)inJongkuk Cho(CTO & Co-founder)
Co-investorsKakao VenturesSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Retentics is a Shopify app that integrates with Klaviyo to build AI-driven email flows for ecommerce brands, predicting when each customer will reorder and generating personalized product recommendations and send timing.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Co-investorsSazzeKakao VenturesPrimer Sazze PartnersSmilegateValon Capital
SuperRabbit Games is a game studio developing RPG and hybrid-casual titles using data-driven decision-making, with releases including "Tales of Crown" and an upcoming project.
GamingSeongnam, KR
Webtoon Today is a webtoon studio and agency that offers data analytics for webtoons, a free self-publishing platform for creators to post work and gauge reader response, and marketing tools for insights, ad campaign execution, and performance measurement.
Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCrit Ventures
Nanali Studio (나날이 스튜디오) is a South Korean game developer that creates casual and indie games for families, including mobile, VR, and console titles.
ConsumerGaming
박재환(대표 (CEO))
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
THEJAEMI is a game development company where cross-functional teams of five to ten people build games together.
AI & Machine LearningGaming
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-commerceMarketplacesSeoul, KR
Co-investorsWe Ventures
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.
Co-investorsISU Venture Capital
Deediim develops machine vision sensors for surface inspection, using free-illumination and surface-property-imaging technology to detect defects.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Korean content IP startup that develops 'multi-usable' original IP and expands it across games, media and other content formats.
Co-investorsSchmidtIndustrial Bank of KoreaKiwoom InvestmentKorea Investment PartnersLotte VenturesNH Investment & Securities
Delivus is a technology-focused logistics company that builds systems to deliver packages faster and more accurately.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsHana VenturesHashedKorea Development Bank
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
Co-investorsAju IB InvestmentHyundai Venture Investment Corporation
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
Ronfic combines AI exercise/movement data with robotic hardware to build integrated training systems, targeting sports, medical, fitness, and senior-care users.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechRoboticsSports TechIncheon, KR
Co-investorsLotte VenturesThe Ventures Co
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
김찬혁(대표 (CEO))
Returneeds (리터니즈) 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
Korean franchise-startup platform 마이프차, connecting prospective founders, franchise HQs and suppliers with data and location analytics.
Co-investorsNaver D2SF
Macovill (마코빌) 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
Lee Joohyun(Founder)in
Co-investorsMirae Asset Venture Investment
먼치팩토리 operates 아워플레이스, a Korean platform for hourly booking of homes, offices and studios as content shooting locations.
V-Art manufactures proprietary display components and decorative materials for appliances, mobile devices, automotive electronics, and building materials.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareYongin, KR
Kim Ji-woong
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
truloop is a mobile app that consolidates the scattered parts of organizing a get-together — planning, scheduling, and photo sharing — into a single thread, letting users create one invite and share a link.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSSocial
Korean sports-tech company developing TOURPUTT, an AI-based golf putting analysis and training system, and distributing custom putters.
Co-investorsISU Venture Capital
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
Co-investorsThe Ventures Co
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
Vely Monkeys (블리몽키즈) operates a retail platform that helps Korean beauty (K-beauty) brands enter the Indian market, connecting some 1,300 vetted brands from listing through local distribution via a proprietary AI system.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketplacesSeoul, KR
Co-investorsSchmidtCompany K PartnersMashup VenturesQuad VenturesSmilegate Investment
Surginex develops lipid nanoparticle and RNA platforms for therapeutic applications, serving pharmaceutical and biotech companies in drug development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsKiwoom Investment
SUNCYAN is a game studio that develops The Spike, a 2D volleyball sports game with fast-paced gameplay and stylized characters, which has reached tens of millions of downloads worldwide.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Cellebrain is a biotech company developing stem cell-based gene therapies for intractable diseases that currently lack pharmacological treatments.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
SCON is a Korean media-tech company that creates entertainment content using virtual characters and 3D content technology.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment
기준수(대표 (CEO))
Co-investorsSM Culture PartnersCrit VenturesNaver D2SFQuad Ventures
Space Oddity is a music creative group that supports artists and musicians with creative and campaign work in the music industry.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsKiwoom InvestmentSBI Investment Korea Co. Ltd.
CDMOgen (씨드모젠) is a contract development and manufacturing organization specializing in viral vector- and mRNA-based gene therapies and vaccines, offering CDO, CMO, and CRO services including GMP manufacturing and quality/analytical testing.
Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtech
ADENASOFT provides IT solutions and white-label turnkey software for the financial services industry, serving fintech clients such as FX brokers, crypto exchanges, and payment service providers.
Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSeoul, KR
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Korea Investment PartnersPremier Partners
Platform for multi-channel content management, distribution, and monetization for creators expanding into China.
Co-investorsAscendo VenturesWe Ventures
Eoding is a Korean SaaS platform providing website building, ERP and distribution tools for travel agencies.
SDT Inc. is a Korean quantum technology company working across quantum computing, quantum cloud, quantum communication, and quantum sensing, including development of a full-stack quantum computer and quantum-AI hybrid computing systems.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSeoul, KR
Jiwon Yune(CEO)inJiwon Yoon(Founder & CEO)
SN Display is a startup developing light-emitting perovskite nanocrystals and related optoelectronic devices for display applications, based on patented materials technology.
Deep TechHardwareNew Materials
Tae-Woo Lee(Founder)
APITbio develops antibody-based therapeutics using a proprietary fully human antibody library, with platforms for antibody discovery, engineering, optimization, production, and bispecific antibody creation.
BiotechHealthtech
Co-investorsHyundai Venture Investment CorporationKB SecuritiesShinhan Venture Investment
Exostemtech develops stem cell-derived exosome therapeutics and exosome platforms, including plant-derived exosomes, and offers research-use materials such as research stem cells and exosomes.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsDSC InvestmentIMM InvestmentWe Ventures
Exosystems develops AI-based digital biomarkers for the assessment, monitoring, and treatment of neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders, supporting diagnosis, severity assessment, and disease progression tracking for conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's, ALS, SMA, sarcopenia, and myasthenia gravis.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesSeongnam-si, KR
Co-investorsKakao VenturesSBI Investment Korea Co. Ltd.SBI Investment
NKMAX (엔케이젠바이오텍코리아 / NKGen Biotech Korea) is an immune cell therapy company focused on Natural Killer (NK) cells, developing NK-based immunotherapies, precision immune testing (NK cell activity tests), and immune health functional foods.
BiotechHealthtechWellness & Fitness수원, KR
L&K Biomed develops spinal medical devices and related surgical products.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesYongin, KR
Co-investorsHyundai Venture Investment Corporation
OP.GG is a global gaming platform that began in 2012 as a League of Legends stats search engine and now provides game data and analytics for players.
ConsumerData & InfrastructureGamingMedia & Entertainment
Cheonwoo ParkinSangrak Choi(Founder)inCheonwoo Park ího inh(Founder)inChoi Sang-rak(CEO)
Co-investors500 GlobalAF WPartnersDunamu & Partners
Allganize builds AI Coworkers and an enterprise AI platform called Alli, offering vertically integrated tools spanning LLM selection, RAG 2.0 document handling, agent execution, deployment, and security compliance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPleasanton, US
Changsu Lee(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardYoon Kang(Director)Yasuhiko Yurimoto(Director)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.KDDI Open Innovation FundLG Technology VenturesSk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSpark Labs Korea Accelerator Fund 4FuturePlay+4 more
Allwin Air operates a global travel commerce platform providing travel services and technology, including airline and travel agency API integrations, ancillary airline services, and web/mobile e-commerce interfaces.
E-commerceSaaSTravel & Hospitality
WorkerInSpace develops versatile robotic spacecraft (VEROS) for on-orbit servicing (OOS) and in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM), offering satellite life extension, refueling, repair, deorbiting, and debris removal.
Deep TechRoboticsSpace TechJinju, KR
Co-investorsD·CAMPIMM InvestmentMirae Asset Venture InvestmentShinhan Venture Investment
Wonder Squad is a game studio that develops warbot.io, a 3D robot action io-game supporting up to 100 simultaneous players with Free for All, Last One Standing, and offline Practice modes.
GamingSeoul, KR
Co-investorsFast Ventures
Korean biotech developing first-in-class targeted and immuno-oncology drugs guided by treatment-response predictive biomarkers.
Korean senior healthcare company operating '좋은케어', an O2O platform matching caregivers with patients and hospitals.
Korean life-science R&D company developing pharmaceuticals and selling active pharmaceutical ingredients from Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
Korean content developer building games plus metaverse platforms and education services for public-sector and B2B clients.
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.
EGONGEGONG (이공이공) is a North American distribution and brand accelerator that sources Korean consumer products, launches them on Amazon and across US retail, and invests directly in the brands it grows.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsLotte VenturesSolidus InvestmentKorea Investment PartnersSmilegate Investment
Innerverz (이너버즈) builds generative AI solutions that improve production efficiency for content creation companies, including tools for long-form and short-form animation, webtoon/comics production, and virtual humans such as virtual influencers and AI anchors.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
JungHyuk Imin
Co-investorsBluepoint Partners
Korean biotech developing targeted protein degradation drugs using PROTAC and AUTAC-type degrader platforms.
EasyTEM is a manufacturer that originated from medical-device technology patents and expanded into home-use beauty devices, handling research, development, and production as a connected process.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHardwareMedical Devices
Co-investorsKiwoom InvestmentWe Ventures
Jayden Choi 님(Founder)in
Korean bio manufacturer of health functional foods, cosmeceutical cosmetics and eco-friendly household products, certified as a social enterprise.
Zincure is a biotech company developing treatments for brain disorders, focusing on acute conditions such as stroke and neurodegenerative diseases including ALS and multiple sclerosis.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechSeoul, KR
Jae-Young Koh(Professor / Founding Scientist)Yang-Hee Kim(Professor / Founding Scientist)Sangwon Chung(CEO)정상원(Chief Executive Officer)고재영(Chief Science Officer)김양희(Chief Technical Officer)
Corca (코르카) develops AI technology and solutions, including large language model-based AI agents such as its "Moonlight" product and research-assistant tools aimed at researchers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
정영현(대표 (CEO))Younghyun Chung(Founder)in
Korean edtech company running KOKIRI, a Korean-language learning service built on K-content such as dramas, variety shows and K-pop.
Co-investorsSM Culture Partners
콘스탄트는 사이토카인 특허 성분과 AI 두피 진단을 결합한 탈모·두피 홈케어 브랜드 '리필드'를 운영한다.
Korean blockchain software developer behind MiL.K, an app that consolidates loyalty points from partner brands.
2bytes builds and operates an H5 game platform delivered via an in-app "Game Center" and SDK, covering platform development, game sourcing, localization, and live operations to increase user engagement and retention.
GamingSaaS
Co-investorsKT investment Inc.Pearl Abyss Capital
Trashbusters offers a single-source platform for event supplies and infrastructure, spanning 14 product categories such as tents and lighting, so event planners can source everything in one place instead of coordinating multiple vendors.
Circular EconomyClimate TechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces
TJLABS develops spatial intelligence technology that converts physical movement—such as people walking or equipment operating—into digital data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechIoT
Co-investorsKakao Ventures
Korean pet-pharmacy startup distributing and manufacturing companion-animal medicines through a B2B platform for animal pharmacies.
Co-investorsD·CAMP
Featuring offers an AI-based influencer marketing platform that helps marketing teams discover, group, and manage influencers, along with content and schedules, and predict and track campaign performance.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaSSeoul, KR
장지훈(CEO)Jang Ji-hun(CEO (대표))
Co-investorsKiwoom InvestmentHana VenturesKorea Development BankMagna InvestmentSTIC Ventures
Dong-hyun Shin(Founder)in
TimeTree is a shared calendar application that allows users to manage multiple calendars and coordinate schedules across groups like families, hobbies, and schools.
ConsumerSaaS
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.IMM Investment JapanKakao VenturesSeibu Shinkin CapitalMirae Asset Venture Investment
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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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.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Laguna Investment made?
- Laguna Investment has 151 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Laguna Investment invest at?
- Laguna Investment invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Laguna Investment focus on?
- Laguna Investment focuses on Crypto & Web3, Gaming, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Laguna Investment located?
- Laguna Investment is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
- Does Laguna Investment lead rounds?
- Laguna Investment has led 12 of the 36 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Laguna Investment co-invest with?
- Laguna Investment most often shares deals with Atinum Investment Co. Ltd., Kakao Ventures, Kiwoom Investment, among 34 tracked co-investors.
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