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Pearl Abyss Capital

Venture capital

Seoul ยท Seedโ€“Late Stage ยท 10 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The firm positions itself as a patient, founder-first investor that does not operate on traditional fund cycles, allowing companies to exit on their own timeline. It is deliberately stage-, sector-, and size-agnostic, backing founders it believes in from seed through pre-IPO. Rather than writing the largest checks or spreading across many deals, the firm emphasizes concentration and close, committed partnership over marketing-driven value-add promises. Some of its earliest founders have remained partners for years, reflecting a long-term relationship-oriented approach.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 17, 2026.

Stage
Seedโ€“Late Stage
HQ
Seoul, KR
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2018
Tracked investments
43

Team ยท 10 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Kyungyub Kimยท CEO / ๋Œ€ํ‘œ์ด์‚ฌin

CEO of the firm; previously worked at Nexon Korea, Stonebridge Capital, and Atinum Investment.

What they invest in

from 20 of 43 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ร—8SaaS ร—8Consumer ร—6Deep Tech ร—4Direct to Consumer ร—4E-commerce ร—4Marketing Tech ร—3Creator Economy ร—2

HQs:South Koreaร—14Franceร—1Singaporeร—1United Statesร—1

Investments ยท 43 tracked

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ใˆœํ”ผ์น˜์Šค๊ทธ๋ฃน์ฝ”๋ฆฌ์•„peachesoneuniverse.com

An e-commerce platform selling apparel and lifestyle products through online retail channels.

ConsumerCreator EconomyDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSeoul, KR

Co-investorsCrit VenturesHillspring Investment

4by44by4inc.co.kr

4BY4 creates and distributes immersive high-quality visual content for various display environments, from large installations to home televisions and mobile devices.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSeoul, KR

Active Communication Tool for Educationclassum.com

Co-investorsDunamu & PartnersStorm Ventures

ATU Partnersatupartners.com
AZYTazyt.com
Bass Investmentbass.vc

BASS Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with founders pursuing ambitious ideas, offering support such as talent pool access and team building.

Sector Agnostic

Battle Entertainment Venture Capitalbattleent.com

Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan

Battlefy Battlefybattlefy.com

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Amino CapitalTYLT VenturesAmplify.LA

CLOclo3d.comin๐•

CLO is 3D garment design software that lets fashion designers visualize the fabric, fit, and silhouette of clothing in real time.

Advanced ManufacturingRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.IMM Investment Japan

CodeBrick
CodeItcodeit.krin

CodeIt provides employee training and upskilling programs in UI/UX design and generative AI for corporate clients.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise Software

CUPIXcupix.comin๐•

Cupix offers a digital twin platform that converts 360ยฐ video captured with a consumer-grade camera into mesh-based 3D maps and panoramic virtual tours using a cloud vision AI engine.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaS

Simon (Seockhoon) Bae(Founder)in

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Premier PartnersSazzePrimer Sazze Partners

d'Alba Globaldalbaglobal.com

dalba global operates the premium vegan skincare brand d'Alba, built around white truffle ingredients, along with related lines including d'Alba Signature (lifting skincare), Veganery (inner beauty/health functional foods), and the Truffle di Alba fine dining restaurant.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & FitnessSeoul, KR

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EN2CORE Technologyen2core.com

Co-investorsTEL Venture Capital, Inc.

Flittoflitto.com

Flitto creates, refines, and validates large-scale multilingual and multimodal datasets (text, speech, and image) for training AI models, sourced through its crowd platform Flitto Arcade with 14 million users across 173 countries.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.aVentureBallpark VenturesColopl NextPremier Partners

Genome&Company

Co-investorsPremier Partners

Hashedhashed.comin๐•

Hashed is a venture firm and team of blockchain specialists that backs and helps founders building in the crypto and blockchain space.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechSeoul, KR

Co-investorsMirana Ventures

Hyprsensebinaryvr.com

Face recognition and tracking solution (acquired by Epic Games)

Burlingame, US

Jungwoon Park(Founder)

Co-investorsKT investment Inc.

Kakao Ventureskakao.vc
MiraeAsset Capitalmiraeasset.com
Nabu Studio
NANOnanointerface.com
Nexterialsnexterials.com

Nexterials develops boron nitride (BN) material synthesis and technologies for lithium metal batteries and electrolyte membranes (protective films).

Deep TechEnergyNew Materials

OpenSurveyopensurvey.co.krin

OpenSurvey offers a synthetic persona platform that enables brands and businesses to conduct consumer research by conversing with AI-generated personas based on real survey data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSeoul, KR

ํ™ฉํฌ์˜ (Hee Young Hwang)

Co-investorsWe Ventures

Paprika Care
Plugoplugo.coin

Plugo offers PlugoLinks, a branded link-in-bio tool that consolidates a user's sales channels and social media accounts into a single customizable landing page.

AdTechCloud ComputingCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSocialSingapore, SG

PO:DLpodl.co.kr

Podl (ํฌ๋“ค) is an online beauty store selling skincare products directly to consumers, featuring curated selections, exclusive items, and video/social content.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Pouchardpouchardparis.com

Pouchard is a Paris-based perfume house and guild of archaeologists, perfumers, and artisans that recreates historical fragrances and sells them as curated collections, including a signature six-perfume gift set.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerParis, FR

Qualson
SBVAsbvacorp.com
Sir's
Tigris Investmenttigrisinvestment.com

Tigris Investment is an investment firm that provides financing, venture investment, and management consulting services to technology-focused companies and startups.

FintechSector AgnosticSeoul, KR

Jung Young-go

TUNiBtunib.aiin

TUNiB builds in-house small large language models (sLLM) and multi-persona chatbots, offering domain-specific model development and chatbot APIs.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSaaS

WorkNJoyworknjoy.co.kr

GPRO is a cloud-based HR and administrative management platform that handles HR records, work schedules, leave policies, expense controls, approval workflows, and multi-faceted performance evaluations for companies.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Y Biologics
Yujin Technology
Zigbang

Korean proptech / real estate platform.

Co-investorsCapstone Partners KoreaID VenturesPremier Partners

๋ž˜๋””์˜ค๋นŒradioville.com

Co-investorsISU Venture Capital

์ž๋น„์Šค์•ค๋นŒ๋Ÿฐ์ฆˆ3o3.co.kr

3o3 (์‚ผ์ฉœ์‚ผ) is a Korean tax service that helps individuals file comprehensive income tax returns and find unclaimed tax refunds, providing income, tax, and spending diagnostic reports rather than acting as a licensed tax agent.

Fintech

์ง์‹ธzimssa.kr

Zimssa operates a platform that connects consumers with vetted partners to obtain quotes for moving, cleaning, transport, and internet services in South Korea.

ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplaces

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ํฌํŠธ๋ž˜์ดportrai.ioin

Portrai analyzes spatial transcriptomics data together with tissue staining images using AI to generate insights for drug development, supporting drug licensing asset evaluation and drug repurposing.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

์ด๋Œ€์Šน(CEO)์ตœํ™์œค(CTO)์ž„ํ˜•์ค€(CSO)๋‚˜๊ถŒ์ค‘(CMO)

Co-investorsBonAngels Venture PartnersKakao Ventures

ํ™”์ดํŠธํ๋ธŒchlngers.com๐•

Challengers (์ฑŒ๋ฆฐ์ €์Šค), operated by Whitecube, is a marketing platform that helps consumer brands increase product visibility and sales through campaigns run across its user base of about 2 million members.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechSeoul, KR

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Pearl Abyss Capital made?
Pearl Abyss Capital has 43 tracked investments.
What stage does Pearl Abyss Capital invest at?
Pearl Abyss Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Pearl Abyss Capital focus on?
Pearl Abyss Capital focuses on Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
Where is Pearl Abyss Capital located?
Pearl Abyss Capital is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
Who does Pearl Abyss Capital co-invest with?
Pearl Abyss Capital most often shares deals with Premier Partners, Atinum Investment Co. Ltd., IMM Investment Japan, among 23 tracked co-investors.

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