LG Technology Ventures
Corporate VCSanta Clara · Seed–Growth · 20 people tracked
Investment thesis
LG Technology Ventures backs early-stage innovators, offering more than capital by connecting portfolio companies to knowledge, partnerships, and opportunities across the LG Group's extensive global network, including LG affiliates and other Korean companies. The firm positions itself as long-term, strategic capital, supporting companies through later rounds and beyond IPO. Testimonials highlight support in areas such as deep tech, OLED/display solutions, biotech, and AI.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 20 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 41 of 90 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×26Enterprise Software ×10Deep Tech ×9Developer Tools ×7Hardware ×6Robotics ×6SaaS ×6Energy ×5
HQs:United States×34
Investments · 90 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAardvark Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics, with programs and expertise spanning metabolic disease, obesity, diabetes, and oncology.
BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Zachary Hornby(Director)Jerel Banks(Director)Tien-Li Lee(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Chi(Director)Henry Ji(Director)Bob Shin(Director)
Aurora Labs develops AI technology for understanding and managing complex embedded systems, AI infrastructure, and data-center environments.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US
Charles Alexander Wearn(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Wearn(Director)
Brelyon develops headset-free virtual displays using optical and computational techniques to create 3D depth and panoramic imagery for gaming, entertainment, and enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Mateo, US
Calvin Chin(Director)Alok Mehta(Director)Barmak Heshmat Dekhordi(Executive Officer, Director)
San Jose, US
Dong-Su Kim(Director)Siu Kei Auyeung(Executive Officer)Jiangwei Li(Executive Officer)Zongqiang Yu(Executive Officer, Director)Li Han(Director)
Board seatDong-Su Kim· per SEC Form D · $5.3M raise · filed Mar 2016
World's first eSIM store providing digital SIM cards to eliminate high roaming charges.
West Hollywood, US
Ernest Lee(Executive Officer, Promoter)Joon Ho Hwang(Director)Daeryun Nam(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Seung Joon Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jae Bum Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Yann LeCun(Founder)
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Dario AmodeiDaniela Amodei
Arcellx develops CAR T-cell therapies that are individually designed for each patient, using the immune system to target and attack cancer.
BiotechHealthtechGaithersburg, US
Han Lee(Executive Officer)Lewis T. Rusty Williams(Director)Jill Carroll(Director)David Lubner(Director)Ali Behbahani(Director)Rami Elghandour(Executive Officer, Director)
Brandlight helps brands optimize their visibility and positioning in AI-driven search and recommendation systems.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Imri Marcus(CEO)
San Jose, US
Keug Jae Bang(Executive Officer, Director)Minjoon Seo(Executive Officer, Director)
ConnectDER manufactures meter socket adapters that simplify the installation of distributed energy systems, including solar, EV charging, and battery storage solutions for homeowners and installers.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwarePhiladelphia, US
Whitman Fulton(Executive Officer, Director)Ivo Steklac(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Gustafson(Director)
BoardDaniel Goldman(Director)Rajan Gupta(Director)Matt Coleman(Director)
Cresta provides a unified platform combining human and AI agents to automate and augment customer service interactions for enterprise contact centers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US
Sebastian Thrun(Co-founder)Tim Shi(Co-founder)inZayd Enam(Co-founder)Ping Wu(CEO)in
BoardRob Theis(Director)Douglas Leone(Director)
LiveRamp is a data collaboration platform that connects first-, second-, and third-party data to enable AI-driven advertising and marketing for brands, publishers, and platforms.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Scott Howe(CEO)
Deep Instinct develops a data security platform powered by deep learning that detects and blocks zero-day attacks across cloud, applications, NAS, and endpoints in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Guy Caspi(Co-founder)Nadav Maman(Co-founder)Dr. Eli David(Co-founder)Lane Bess(CEO)
DeepHow creates video-based training and AI-powered standard operating procedure (SOP) verification for frontline operations workers in manufacturing.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEdTechNew York City, US
Ben Yu(Director)Sivakumar Lakshmanan(Chief Executive Officer)Xianjun Zheng(Director)Patrik Matos da Silva(Director)Zhe Huang(Director)
BoardIan Chiu(Director)
Duality provides a platform based on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) that lets organizations securely collaborate, analyze, and run AI on encrypted data while meeting data privacy regulations and protecting IP.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureMaplewood, US
Kurt Rohloff(Executive Officer)Rina Shainski(Executive Officer, Director)Alon Kaufman(Executive Officer, Director)Shafi Goldwasser(Executive Officer)Roi Bar-Kat(Director)Vinod Vaikuntanathan(Executive Officer)
Dyna develops general-purpose robots powered by foundation models that adapt across environments and learn new skills rapidly, with deployment across a fleet that continuously improves.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Eko develops FDA-cleared digital stethoscopes and AI-powered software that enables healthcare professionals to detect and diagnose cardiovascular disease with greater accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Connor Landgraf(Co-Founder and CEO)Tyler CrouchJason Bellet(Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer)
Element Energy develops an adaptive battery management system that improves safety, longevity, and energy output for battery packs through cell-level monitoring and management algorithms.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mati Staniszewski(Founder & CEO)
Fiddler provides an AI control plane that offers monitoring, guardrails, and governance for enterprise AI agents and compound AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Krishna Gade(Founder & CEO)in
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Jesse Coors-Blankenship(Director)Lee Randaccio(Executive Officer)Grant Hosking(Director)Dana Berlin(Executive Officer)Brett Adcock(Executive Officer, Director)Logan Berkowitz(Executive Officer)
Advanced ManufacturingLouisville, US
Bill Flecky(Executive Officer)Dennis Townsend(Director)Paul Lichty(Executive Officer, Director)Jack McFarland(Executive Officer)David King(Director)James Trevey(Executive Officer, Director)
Sebastian G. Schneeweiss(Director)William Geary(Director)Jeremy Rassen(Executive Officer, Director)
Hume AI develops infrastructure for emotionally intelligent voice AI, providing datasets, speech models, evaluation frameworks, and human preference pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
John Beadle(Director)Janet Ho(Executive Officer)Andrew Weissman(Director)Marc Rubinstein(Director)Alan Cowen(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey Kraut(Director)
Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Pineville, US
Gholamali Farhadi(Mr. Farhadi is the Chief Operating Officer of the Issuer.)Rajesh Swaminathan(Director)"Xu ""Henry""" Han(Mr. Han is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)Nolan Schmidt(Mr. Schmidt is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Issuer.)Adam Jackson(Director)David Young(Mr. Young is the Chief Technology Officer of the Issuer.)
Lygos uses genetically engineered microorganisms to produce industrial chemicals from sugar feedstocks, focusing on compounds where fermentation offers cost advantages compared to fossil fuel-based manufacturing.
Climate TechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Eric Steen(Founder/CSO)inJay D. Keasling(Director)Jeffrey A. Dietrich(Executive Officer, Director)Leonard Katz(Director)
May Mobility develops multi-policy decision-making technology for autonomous vehicles that processes real-time sensor data to analyze driving scenarios and optimize safety.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsAnn Arbor, US
Edwin Olson(Founder/CEO)inDr. Edwin Olson(CEO and Founder)in
Moloco provides an AI-based advertising platform that runs performance marketing campaigns across mobile apps, connected TV, and retail media, serving app developers, retailers, and publishers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPalo Alto, US
Jeongho Chang(Director)Ikkjin Ahn(CEO)Jaebum Lee(Director)
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
- What stage does LG Technology Ventures invest at?
- LG Technology Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does LG Technology Ventures focus on?
- LG Technology Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech.
- Where is LG Technology Ventures located?
- LG Technology Ventures is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.
- Does LG Technology Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, LG Technology Ventures leads investment rounds.
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