SBVA
Venture capitalSeoul · Seed–Series C · 7 people tracked
Also known as SBVA CORP.
Investment thesis
SBVA focuses on disruptive, innovative technologies capable of producing significant impact on society and people, and seeks to discover startups with such potential. The firm sees large investment opportunities in traditional industries that have not fully undergone digital transformation, concentrating particularly on Korea and the broader Asian region. It also invests across internet, media, and software business models, including in China, and emphasizes sustainable fund management built on disciplined investment and exit strategies, effective risk management, and investor trust.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 50 portfolio companiesConsumer ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7E-commerce ×6Marketplaces ×6SaaS ×5Logistics & Supply Chain ×3Social ×3Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:South Korea×7United States×7Singapore×2China×1Indonesia×1
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2016 · 12015 · 12 dated
Mythic builds analog processing units based on compute-in-memory architecture designed to run AI workloads efficiently in real-world applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Taner Ozcelik(CEO / Board Member)Steven Pho(CFO)
Co-investorsCatapult VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Atreides ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Linse CapitalLockheed Martin Ventures+6 more
blank Corp. is a South Korean consumer products company that develops lifestyle brands, including Bodyluv, known for its filtered showerheads.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Blueshift creates AI-driven solutions for customer engagement and marketing intelligence that enable consumer marketers to execute data-driven campaigns across multiple channels.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Mehul Shah(Founder)inVijay Chittoor(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvatar Growth Capital PartnersConductive VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)R136 VenturesRunway Growth Capital+1 more
Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan
Singapore-headquartered online used-car marketplace operating an automotive ecosystem across seven Asia-Pacific markets.
Kelvin Chng(Founder)in
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalEndeavor CatalystGMO VenturePartnersGolden Gate VenturesInsignia Ventures Partners+6 more
Co-investorsLotte Ventures
San Francisco, US
Ahreum Kang(Executive Officer, Director)Da Woon Kang(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardOsuke Honda(Director)
Co-investorsAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesGingerbread CapitalLightbankQuest Venture PartnersZ Venture Capital+2 more
Daangn is a community-based mobile marketplace and social platform that connects neighbors for buying, selling, sharing, and helping each other in local communities across South Korea.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocialSeoul, KR
Gary Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsGaldana VenturesKakao VenturesReverent Partners
BiotechNew York, US
Byungkyu Kang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsSparkLabs Global Ventures
Consumer
Bo Young SONG(Founder)inBo UnknownDaeun UnknownGong Hoon Sa
Co-investors500 Global
June Homes offers flexible short- and long-term rental housing with streamlined digital leasing and move-in support for individual renters.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Sergii Starostin(CEO, Co-founder)Oleksandr Prykhodko(COO, Co-founder)
Co-investorsEvolution VC PartnersOlive Tree CapitalReshapeTq Ventures Llc
Louis Jinhwa Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsBAM VenturesDigital Currency GroupPantera Capital
Uisikju Company (Life Goes On) operates Laundrygo, a South Korean laundry service offering door-to-door pickup and delivery, smart unmanned laundromats (Laundry24), and B2B hotel and industrial laundry, all supported by proprietary smart-factory and IT technology.
Circular EconomyConsumerLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsAju IB Invesment CorporationHan River PartnersKT investment Inc.
Law&Company operates Lawtalk, a South Korean legal-tech platform connecting consumers with lawyers, and develops legal AI products such as the "Super Lawyer" AI legal assistant.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.We Ventures
Yanolja (NOL) is a global travel technology company offering cloud-based and AI-powered hospitality solutions for travel enterprises, along with consumer platforms spanning travel, leisure, and culture.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Lunit develops AI-powered cancer diagnostics and biomarker analysis tools used by hospitals and biopharmaceutical companies.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Anthony Paek(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Groom InvestmentIMM Investment JapanKakao VenturesKT investment Inc.
Must It is a luxury goods e-commerce marketplace that sells branded fashion items, accessories, and lifestyle products from designers such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and others to consumers in South Korea.
E-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechSeoul, KR
Co-investorsIMM Investment Japan
China-based C2C resale platform.
Co-investorsCoatue Management
RedMart is an online grocery service, now part of the Lazada platform, where customers order groceries and household products for delivery.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTech
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersGolden Gate Ventures
Operates SNKRDUNK, a Japanese marketplace specializing in sneakers and streetwear.
Co-investorsi-nest capitalSoftBank Vision Fund
Starmerx operates a global portfolio of home-lifestyle brands—spanning furniture, appliances, MRO, tools, and toys—selling across marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and OTTO in 50+ countries.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSeattle, US
Sunrate provides global payments, collection, and treasury management services for businesses, supporting payments across 130+ currencies in 190+ countries and collection in 30+ currencies.
FintechSingapore, SG
Joshua Bao(Founder)inPaul Meng(Founder)
Co-investorsPeak XV PartnersProsperity7 Ventures
SuperApp is a mobile shopping platform that enables users to browse, purchase, and receive deliveries through a single app.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesSurabaya, ID
Michael Rendy Tanuwidjaja(Founder)inSteven Wongsoredjo(Founder)in
Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Y CombinatorAlpha JWC VenturesGold House VenturesTNBAuraTPG
Syncly is an AI-native platform that monitors brand mentions and sentiment across video social platforms like TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, and identifies creators for influencer marketing campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US
Joseph Lee(Founder)inJongsoo Keum(Founder)inKwan Yoon(Founder)inAlex Hong
Co-investors500 GlobalY CombinatorFast VenturesRebel Fund
Chicago, US
Eric Lefkofsky(Founder)in
Co-investorsCompoundLightbankNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)RevolutionTMC Venture Fund
Upstage builds enterprise AI for document processing, including tools to convert PDFs, scans, and emails into machine-readable text (Document Parse), extract structured data from invoices, claims, and contracts (Information Extract), and its Solar LLM language model family.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsTBT
Manufacturer of household and commercial consumer products (exited).
Started as a peer-to-peer secondhand marketplace and grew into a local community-based platform.
Leading Korean luxury goods commerce platform.
Operates a social media-based mobile commerce platform.
Operates an online art platform.
Operates 'AndNGuide', an online platform for co-purchasing art.
Korea's largest meal-kit manufacturer.
Co-investorsISU Venture CapitalLotte Ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCoffee Meets Bagel · old.desktop.barcelona.casa.education · Aug 6, 2026
Super · wired.com · Jul 15, 2026
Syncly · ycombinator.com · Apr 1, 2026
Mythic AI · beamstart.com · Dec 18, 2025
Carro · prnewswire.com · Oct 30, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SBVA made?
- SBVA has 19 tracked investments.
- What stage does SBVA invest at?
- SBVA invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
- What is SBVA's typical check size?
- SBVA typically writes checks of $1.7M – $168M.
- What sectors does SBVA focus on?
- SBVA focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is SBVA located?
- SBVA is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
- Does SBVA lead rounds?
- SBVA typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does SBVA co-invest with?
- SBVA most often shares deals with 500 Global, Coatue Management, i-nest capital, among 8 tracked co-investors.
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