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Investment thesis
NAVER D2SF backs early-stage startups built on technology capable of changing everyday life, concentrating on fields such as AI, robotics, spatial computing, mobility, healthcare, and manufacturing. Founded on the belief that collaboration between NAVER and startups enables greater ambition and growth, the firm invests early, focuses on tech, and seeks to partner long term — helping young companies grow while building synergy with NAVER, and in some cases leading to acquisition by NAVER.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's websiteFounder of MakinaRocks, an industry-specific AI company for manufacturing founded in 2017.
Founder of MOVIN, a real-time markerless motion capture company founded in 2023.
Founder of GenGenAI, an AI synthetic data generation company founded in 2022.
Founder of Elice, an AI-based online education SaaS company founded in 2015.
Founder of NdotLight, a 3D asset creation SaaS company founded in 2020.
Co-founder of MORAI, an autonomous driving simulation company founded in 2017.
Co-founder of MORAI, an autonomous driving simulation company founded in 2017.
Founder of KRISTIN COMPANY, a data-driven shoe manufacturing platform founded in 2019.
Founder of Rembrand; previously behind data platform BlueKai (acquired by Oracle) and AI platform Voicea (acquired by Cisco).
Founder of Summer Robotics, a laser event sensor-based robot vision company founded in 2020.
Founder of DAIM Research, an AI-driven smart manufacturing factory solution company founded in 2020.
Founder of 포지, with experience in Korea's naval special warfare flotilla and in founding and investing in defense startups, bringing understanding of domestic and international defense and manufacturing industries.
What they invest in
from 33 of 109 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Advanced Manufacturing ×7Deep Tech ×7Data & Infrastructure ×5Digital Health ×5Hardware ×5SaaS ×5Robotics ×4
HQs:South Korea×19United States×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×43 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ×3Seoul National University ×3
What their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×8Engineering ×7
Where their founders worked beforefrom 13 founders with career history
Cisco ×2Google ×2Kakao Corp ×2Microsoft ×2NVIDIA ×2Samsung Electronics ×2
Investments · 109 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 18 dated
AIM Intelligence provides an AI security platform combining automated red teaming for discovering model vulnerabilities and hallucinations with real-time guardrails that block malicious prompts and mask sensitive data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Learney is an AI learning platform that provides personalized, real-time support to help students build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills aligned with national education standards.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSeoul, KR
Kiyoung Kim(CEO)in
Co-investorsKakao VenturesLotte Ventures
Clobot is a Korean robotics service provider that builds software for autonomous and heterogeneous robots, including CHAMELEON for general-purpose autonomous driving robots and CROMS, a cloud-based fleet management and operations system.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSSeongnam, KR
Kim Chang-gu(CEO (대표이사))
Co-investorsKorea Development BankNaverShinhan Venture InvestmentAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Groom InvestmentLotte Ventures+1 more
DAIM (Daim Technology / Daim Research) provides a Physical AI-based robot orchestration platform for autonomous manufacturing and unmanned factories, covering logistics automation from design and simulation to deployment and operation.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.
Datarize offers an AI-powered product recommendation widget for online stores that analyzes each shopper's recent views, cart contents, and purchase history to automatically surface the items they are most likely to buy.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSeoul, KR
Gyumin Lee(Co-Founder & CISO)inSeongmoo Kim(Founder)inMinseong Park(Co-Founder & CSO)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.We VenturesMirae Asset Venture InvestmentStonebridge Ventures
DSRV provides blockchain infrastructure products for institutions and businesses, including on-chain treasury management, wallet integration, digital asset payments, and asset tokenization.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Jiyun Kim(Founder)inHyung-Kyu Choi(Founder)in
Co-investorsHashedKB InvestmentNaverSamsung NextHan River PartnersIBK Capital+1 more
Elice is an AI full-stack company providing AI infrastructure, cloud services, and industry-specific solutions, including modular AI data centers ("Elice AI PMDC"), the learning and practice platform "Elice LXP," the "Helpy" industry-specialized AI model series, and MLOps pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEdTechGangneung, KR
Jae Won Kim(CEO)inSuin Kim(Chief Research Officer (CRO))in
Co-investorsLB Investment
Emocog develops conversational cognitive training programs delivered through smart speakers, aimed at improving memory, executive function, and working memory in older adults.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsKakao Ventures
Seoul-based robotics startup building Floware, an AMR and software system that automates e-commerce warehouse picking.
Co-investorsKakao VenturesBluepoint PartnersBSK InvestmentIndustrial Bank of KoreaKorea Development Bank
GenGenAI builds domain-specific generative AI that creates synthetic training data and annotations for vision AI models, addressing data scarcity for scenarios that are rare or costly to capture in the real world.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
ImpriMedicine provides live-cell-based predictive analytics to identify effective drugs for treating blood cancers in dogs and cats, offering patient-specific drug response predictions.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech
Jamin Koo(Founder)Sungwon Lim(Founder)
Co-investorsBlue Bear VenturesDFJ DragonFundDraper AssociatesHan River PartnersPear VCPlug and Play Ventures+3 more
Kristin Company is a footwear tech company that connects planning, design, sampling, and production through AI-driven shoe design and manufacturing platforms.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRetail Tech
Laplace Analytics is a data analytics platform that automatically integrates data from ad channels, online stores, ERP, and CRM into a single platform, using an ontology-based AI agent to measure metrics like ROAS and LTV and detect anomalies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail Tech
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
Letinar develops wearable display technology for augmented reality and mixed reality applications, offering low-power, lightweight optical solutions compatible with various AR form factors including glasses and headsets.
Deep TechHardwareAnyang-si, KR
Jae-hyeok Kim(CEO (Chief Executive Officer))Jeong-hun Ha(CTO (Chief Technology Officer))
Co-investorsAF WPartnersGlobal BrainKakao VenturesKDDI Open Innovation FundLotte VenturesKorea Development Bank
Runway is an AI operating system that helps enterprises deploy, scale, and manage specialized AI models across their infrastructure while optimizing GPU resource utilization.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSeoul, KR
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesWe VenturesXquared VC
Mobiltech creates hyper-realistic digital twins and HD maps using multi-sensor fusion technology (LiDAR, cameras, GNSS/INS) for use in autonomous mobility, smart cities, and simulation across various industries.
Data & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationPropTechSeoul, KR
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Groom InvestmentWe VenturesIndustrial Bank of KoreaStonebridge Ventures
MORAI builds a digital twin simulation platform for developing, validating, and certifying ADAS and autonomous systems, enabling engineering teams to generate reproducible, regulator-aligned validation evidence.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechMobility & TransportationSeoul, KR
Jiwon Jung(CEO & Co-Founder)inJun Hong(CEO)
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Kakao VenturesKB InvestmentKorea Development BankKorea Investment Partners
MOVIN makes MOVIN TRACIN, a single-device, markerless full-body and hand motion capture system that uses on-device AI and LiDAR to deliver real-time mocap data at 60fps with low latency.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGamingHardwareMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.
Munice is a sleep-tech startup that develops Renight, a mobile app offering science-based, personalized solutions to improve users' sleep.
ConsumerDigital HealthWellness & FitnessSeoul, KR
Shawny Kwon(Founder)in
Co-investorsSamsung NextSchmidtThe Ventures CoZ Venture Capital
Ncerebro (주식회사 엔서) develops medical and wellness devices, including near-infrared spectroscopy-based instruments for measuring blood oxygen saturation, olfactory-based screening for cognitive impairment, and brain wellness devices for sleep and stress.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesGwangju, KR
김재원(대표자 (CEO/Representative))
Co-investorsColopl Next
NDotLight develops AI-powered 3D CAD design automation and simulation-ready data generation tools for manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechSeongnam-si, KR
Jinyoung Park (박진영)(Founder)
Co-investorsCapstone Partners KoreaIMM Investment JapanKrew Capital VentureIMM InvestmentOurCrowdStonebridge
Plco (플코) offers a data-driven sports training platform that analyzes athletes' physical data to provide personalized training programs and remote management, aimed at preventing injuries and improving performance.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSports Tech
Podonos provides a platform for evaluating and analyzing voice AI models across multiple languages and locales.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsSerac VenturesKaist Venture Investment Holdings
ReconLabs is a South Korean technology company focused on developing new technologies and products, with a team weighted toward R&D and graduate-level talent.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeep TechSaaSSeoul, KR
반성훈(CEO)
Co-investorsKakao VenturesLotte Ventures
Rembrand provides virtual placement technology for advertisers to integrate non-intrusive, contextually relevant ads into content and media, scaling programmatically across digital channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningPalo Alto, US
Omar Tawakol(Founder)inAhmed Saad(Founder)inRishav Jalan(Founder)inSameh Khamis(Founder)inAbdelrahman Mohamed(Founder)Abdelrahman Mohamed(Founder)
Co-investors2.12 AngelsFPVGood FriendsGreycroftOmega Venture Partnerssuper{set}+3 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 CapitalMashup Ventures
A cross-border purchasing and shipping service that lets Korean shoppers buy Japanese pop-culture and anime merchandise—such as figures, plush toys, and trading cards—directly, with proxy-purchase fees and initial international shipping waived.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Seoul-based AI inference optimization startup whose compression and quantization software cuts the cost of running AI models.
Hyungjun Kim(Founder)Hyungjun Kim Taesu Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsKakao VenturesSamsung NextPOSCO CAPITAL
Summer Robotics builds laser-event sensing technology, a camera-free perception system that lets industrial robots recognize, track, measure, and adapt to parts in real time with 100-micron precision and fast reaction times.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsCampbell, US
Gerard Dirk Smits(Director)Schuyler Alexander Cullen(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAju IB InvestmentSeabed VCApplied VenturesNaverSolasta Ventures
Nuvilab builds an AI food scanner and vision AI that analyze meals served and consumed to support digital operations at daycares, kindergartens, schools, hospitals, and corporate cafeterias.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthFoodTech
Korean franchise-startup platform 마이프차, connecting prospective founders, franchise HQs and suppliers with data and location analytics.
Co-investorsLaguna Investment
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 VenturesLaguna InvestmentQuad Ventures
Adriel is a business intelligence platform that consolidates marketing and advertising data from 650+ sources into a single dashboard, enabling marketers to track cross-channel campaign performance, ROAS, and KPIs without manual data processing.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaS
Sophie Soowon Eom(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrit VenturesKT investment Inc.KT Strategic Investment Fund 4Korea Investment Partners
Pozalabs develops AI-based music generation technology aimed at reducing the time and cost of producing music and expanding access to music creation.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
F4GE operates instrumented precision manufacturing on a trusted production base, producing parts at production scale while capturing process data and building software that creates a verified record for every part.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechHardware
Other
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesClone · thesaasnews.com · May 20, 2026
Summer Robotics · finsmes.com · Oct 1, 2025
Podonos · thesaasnews.com · Sep 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Naver D2SF made?
- Naver D2SF has 109 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Naver D2SF invest at?
- Naver D2SF invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Naver D2SF focus on?
- Naver D2SF focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, E-commerce, EdTech, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
- Where is Naver D2SF located?
- Naver D2SF is headquartered in Seongnam, KR.
- Who does Naver D2SF co-invest with?
- Naver D2SF most often shares deals with Atinum Investment Co. Ltd., Kakao Ventures, Lotte Ventures, among 42 tracked co-investors.
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