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SparkLabs Korea
Venture capitalPalo Alto · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 7 people tracked
Also known as SparkLabs Global · SparkLabs Global Ventures
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Investment thesis
SparkLabs Group positions itself as an innovation ecosystem builder that helps local startups expand globally, operating the leading accelerator network in Asia. Its various funds target different segments: the SparkLabs-Shinhan Opportunity Fund backs Series A and seed-stage, technology-based startups mostly across Asia; the Smart SparkLabs Cloud Fund I invests in seed-stage B2B SaaS companies leveraging cloud, AI, 5G, and fintech; and the Cosmetic Fund I focuses on online promotion/sales platforms, global cosmetics distribution services, and cosmetics/cosmeceutical brands. SparkLabs Global Capital invests in later-stage startups worldwide with partners across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 17 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Enterprise Software ×8Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4SaaS ×4Cloud Computing ×3Fintech ×3Hardware ×3
HQs:United States×15United Kingdom×1South Korea×1Pakistan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 5 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with education data
Harvard University ×3University of Toronto ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×6Engineering ×4Business & Management ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Google ×5Stanford University ×2
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12020 · 12018 · 22017 · 15 dated
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Founder)inJohn Zimmer(Founder)inDavid Risher(Chief Executive Officer)inErin Brewer(Chief Financial Officer)Lindsay Llewellyn(Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary)Marcus Cohn(Founder)
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAidenlair CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen Horowitz+54 more
42 provides a data consolidation and reporting platform designed for retail teams to access business insights in one centralized dashboard.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nick Porter(CTO)inCathy Han(CEO)inNicolas PorterPeter D. Yang(CEO)inLars Butzmann(Chief Analytics Officer)Kevin Stewart(Staff Software Engineer)
Co-investors500 GlobalY Combinator3one4 CapitalAgrolimen VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCRCM Ventures+4 more
Chillabit is a social feed platform where students share thoughts, questions, and stories with their peers.
ConsumerSocialSan Francisco, US
Kyle Kaiser(CEO)inSabby Choudhary(CMO)inTamara Bain(CTO)inMark Galloway(Technical)inBenjamin Lavin(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorMatrix
DeepReach runs a data-collection network where individuals ("Data Partners") wear a shipped device to record real-world operation data and get paid per accepted task.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementVela PartnersWSSxNova VC (Aries)Y CombinatorAIspace Ventures+10 more
Dharma Labs operates an Ethereum wallet that connects US bank accounts to decentralized exchanges, allowing users to purchase cryptocurrency tokens and access DeFi yield opportunities from a mobile app.
Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US
Nadav Hollander(Project Lead)inGraeme Boy(Director of Engineering)Brendan ForsterEd Burns(Lead Technical Recruiter)
Co-investorsY CombinatorBlockchange VenturesCantos VenturesCoinbase VenturesDraft Ventures LlcGreen Visor Capital+8 more
Endstack is a cloud-based operating system that provides a persistent desktop environment accessible from any device, equipped with an integrated AI agent that can manage files, run commands, and use applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareLos Angeles, US
Sam Park(CEO)inJosh Park(CTO)in
Co-investorsHub71Phoenix FundPioneerY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAmino Capital+5 more
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Genies creates AI personas with visual avatars that can be customized and deployed across various applications, games, websites, and brands, functioning as AI companions, NPCs, and enterprise agents.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US
Akash Nigam(Founder)inEvan Rosenbaum(Founder)inAkash Nigam Evan Rosenbaum(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBase Venture Management, Inc.Bond Capital ManagementBreyer CapitalCoinbase VenturesCoinFund+29 more
BiotechNew York, US
Byungkyu Kang(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
Co-investorsDAYLI PartnersSpark Labs Korea Accelerator Fund 4SBVASparkLabs Global Ventures
San Diego, US
Chun-Chen Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Hsin-Wei Wu(Director)Bing-Chang Wu(Director)Kangli Hao(Director)Da Ging Kuo(Director)Albert Liu(Founder)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesGaingelsHorizons VenturesKube VCQualcomm VenturesSand Hill Angels+7 more
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Lamb Labs develops custom silicon chips and a post-training technique that converts existing language models to a diffusion-based architecture for faster AI inference at lower power.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLondon, GB
Niki Kotecha(CEO)inThomas Lanning(CTO)in
Co-investorsRedbud Trail GroupStreamlined VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementVela PartnersY CombinatorCRV (Charles River Ventures)+12 more
Levro provides a multicurrency account and payments platform that allows businesses to hold and transact in over 30 currencies at exchange rates significantly lower than traditional banks and money transfer services.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Cathy Han(Founder)inAbeer Agrawal(Founder)inKa Mo(Advisor)Lucas Lemanowicz(Engineering)Kayo Teramoto(Engineering)Sahil Jolly(Engineering)
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFOG VenturesFrontline VenturesMoonfire VenturesSouth QuadY Combinator+14 more
Mahaana is a fintech platform that helps Pakistanis save and invest through tools like automated savings features, retirement planning, and investment funds.
FintechSaaSKarachi, PK
Muhammad Shamoon Tariq(Founder)inShamoonKhuram Hussain
Co-investorsVEFY Combinator
MEMEBOX (미미박스/MBX) is a global beauty company that builds and sells K-beauty brands and products, marketed to consumers in over 40 countries.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSeoul, KR
Hyungseok (Dino) Ha(CEO)inHyungseok Ha(CEO / Representative)inDino Ha(Founder)Pat
Co-investorsClick VenturesCota CapitalCowboy VenturesFundersClubMontage CapitalOrbiMed+14 more
Crypto data, research and disclosure platform covering 40,000+ assets; acquired by Blockworks in June 2026.
Ryan Selkis(Founder)inDan McArdle(Founder)Eric Turner(Founder)
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsCoinbase VenturesFabric VenturesFenbushi Capital+20 more
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OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sam Altman(Founder)inElon Musk(Founder)inGreg Brockman(Founder)inIlya Sutskever(Founder)inWojciech Zaremba(Founder)inJohn Schulman(Founder)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalA-Rod CorpA.Capital VenturesA'Z AngelsAdvent InternationalAliya Capital Partners+98 more
Sophia provides modular, space-native edge computing hardware designed to process satellite data in orbit.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSpace TechPasadena, US
Dr. Leon Alkalai(Exec. COB & CTO)Robert DeMillo(Founder)inRob DeMillo(CEO)in
BoardSanjay Reedy(Director)James Russell(Director)
Co-investorsAlpha FundsGaingelsGold Dragon VenturesMätch VCUnlock Venture PartnersAlpha
Thunder Compute develops GPU virtualization software that improves utilization of graphics processing units in data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Carl Peterson(CEO)inBrian Model(CTO)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalPreston-Werner VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesAvesta Fund+3 more
Vectara is an enterprise AI agent platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents with retrieval-augmented generation, offering high accuracy and low hallucination rates.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCupertino, US
Tallat M. Shafaat(Founder)inAmr Awadallah(Founder)inAmin Ahmad(Founder)Tallat Shafaat(Founder)
Co-investorsRace CapitalBrighter CapitalFeld VenturesFusionMDSV CAPITALPage One Ventures+10 more
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2LyftNASDAQ: LYFTDharma Labsacq. by Opensea
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesKneron · upmarket.co · Sep 4, 2026
Thunder Compute · siliconangle.com · Aug 19, 2026
DeepReach Inc. · ycombinator.com · Aug 13, 2026
Lamb Labs · ycombinator.com · Aug 3, 2026
OpenAI · openai.com · Jul 21, 2026
Messari · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has SparkLabs Korea made?
- SparkLabs Korea has 19 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does SparkLabs Korea invest at?
- SparkLabs Korea invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does SparkLabs Korea focus on?
- SparkLabs Korea focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is SparkLabs Korea located?
- SparkLabs Korea is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
- Who does SparkLabs Korea co-invest with?
- SparkLabs Korea most often shares deals with Cowboy Ventures, FundersClub, OrbiMed, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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Welcoming at SparkLabs Saudi Launch 2023
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AI for Business Panel at SparkLabs DemoDay20
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