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Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as MASHUP ANGELS VALUE UP FUND2 · MASHUP ANGELS VALUE UP FUND3
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Advisor to the firm, associated with Moloco.
Sang Won Lee is a Venture Partner at Mashup Ventures with over 20 years of experience in technology and mobility sectors. He has founded companies that resulted in a successful exit and has worked on product development, AI/ML commercialization, university and enterprise partnerships, IP licensing, and mergers and acquisitions.
What they invest in
from 17 of 17 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9SaaS ×5Consumer ×4Enterprise Software ×4Advanced Manufacturing ×3Creator Economy ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2E-commerce ×2
HQs:South Korea×7United States×2Colombia×1
Investments · 17 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 82025 · 42024 · 12022 · 12019 · 115 dated
Porta Studio is a web-based, no-code integrated development and operations environment for building and running PortaCON-based field/edge control systems, letting users define control logic and industrial communication protocols without specialized developers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwareIoTSaaSSeoul, KR
KIJOONG (Larry) KIM(Founder)in
Co-investorsKakao Ventures
NOTAG KOREA is an AI-driven platform that manages cross-border trade and distribution for fashion and beauty brands across multiple Southeast Asian countries and sales channels.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSector AgnosticSeoul, KR
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
Adit is an advertising platform that lets brands run campaigns across a curated network of editorial magazines, creators, and UGC seeding channels on social media under a single budget.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsKakao Ventures
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Austin Lockwood(CEO)inHaomiao Huang(Founder)inMichael Vitus(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorApolloBlackRockKakao Ventures
Arc is a web browser that organizes online activity through features like Spaces, Profiles, Split View, and themes, with a focus on privacy and security.
ConsumerSaaS
Co-investorsNextView VenturesAndreessen Horowitz
Beeble develops AI and graphics tools to bring VFX capabilities to a broader range of creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Hoon Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesFikaKakao VenturesFika Ventures
Corona sells bathroom fixtures, fittings, and accessories including modern faucets, furniture, and storage solutions for home renovation.
Construction TechConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsVictoria CapitalKakao Ventures
Cuckoo is a broadband provider offering full fibre internet to consumers, positioning itself on simpler pricing, fairer deals and customer service.
Consumer
Tommy Toner(Founder)in
Co-investorsRTP GlobalBonAngels Venture PartnersSchmidtSmilegate InvestmentY Combinator
Cuckoo is an AI-powered real-time translator that works within video conferencing, chat, and communication platforms to enable multilingual conversations for global teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSeoul, KR
Yong Hee Lee(COO)inGunwoo Kim(CEO)in
Co-investorsSchmidtY CombinatorBass InvestmentBonAngels Venture PartnersSAV (Scale Asia Ventures)Smilegate Investment+1 more
Morph Systems builds AI and LLM-based operating systems for specific verticals, including mission-brief tools for military aviation, decision-making systems for trading companies and their offline B2C distributors, and supply chain visibility software for large-scale factory construction.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Mingyu Parkin민규 박
Co-investors500 Global
Runtime provides a cloud platform for deploying coding agents that work with popular AI models across teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Gus Trigos(CEO)inCarlos Volante(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzFlyover CapitalFoundation CapitalKakao VenturesMirae Asset Venture Investment+1 more
Safetics develops safety intelligence technology for collaborative robots, letting them operate at speed near people without fences, sensors, or stops.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSaaS
Co-investorsBig Basin CapitalNaver D2SF
Tynapse provides a governance and trust layer for AI systems used in regulated industries, monitoring live prompts, outputs and tool calls to enforce policy compliance, detect deviations, and produce auditable records of AI decisions.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechSeoul, KR
Co-investorsKakao VenturesMirae Asset Venture InvestmentMurex Partners
Viologen builds AMPS, a compact modular microwave thermal reactor that converts feedstocks such as methane, natural gas, and ammonia into clean hydrogen and CO–H₂ syngas on demand.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsAsia2G Capital
MoeLive is a platform where creators design interactive AI characters and fans influence how those characters develop through interaction.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator Economy
Co-investorsZ Venture CapitalCMCC GlobalHashedTheVentures
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-investorsLaguna InvestmentSchmidtCompany K PartnersQuad VenturesSmilegate Investment
What-Time is a luxury goods trading platform that buys and sells high-end items through a network of dealers across 7 countries, using real-time market data to optimize selling prices for customers.
B2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureSeoul, KR
Co-investorsKakao Ventures500 Global
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTynapse · thesaasnews.com · Jun 2, 2026
Runtime · ycombinator.com · Apr 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Mashup Ventures made?
- Mashup Ventures has 17 tracked investments, including 12 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Mashup Ventures invest at?
- Mashup Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Mashup Ventures focus on?
- Mashup Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, SaaS.
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