We Ventures
Venture capitalSeoul · Seed–Series B
Investment thesis
We Ventures describes itself as a startup within the VC industry, formed by venture capitalists experienced in discovering strong startups. The firm aims to challenge new value with new systems, seeking to invest in creative, ambitious, honest, and diligent founders. It emphasizes hard work and dedication in finding and helping good companies, hoping to be a trustworthy partner supporting sustainable growth. The team brings together reviewers with expertise and networks across various fields, enabling multi-dimensional investment evaluation and stage-appropriate support. The firm views investment as merely the beginning of a relationship and pursues partnerships aligned with founders' ambitions to change the world.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 105 of 194 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×22Consumer ×18E-commerce ×16Deep Tech ×15Hardware ×14Biotech ×13Media & Entertainment ×13Medical Devices ×13
HQs:South Korea×70United States×4Japan×1
Investments · 194 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path33m2 operates an online platform for monthly/short-term housing rentals in South Korea, connecting tenants with landlords for furnished apartments and rooms.
MarketplacesPropTech
42dot is the global software center of Hyundai Motor Group that develops software-defined vehicles with advanced AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & Transportation
Park Min-woo(CEO)
Action Power is a South Korean AI company that develops AI partner services, including Daglo (a speech-to-text/transcription product with an API) and ELLI.
AI & Machine Learning
Produces immersive VR concert content with proprietary cameras and cloud tools.
West Hollywood, US
Ernest Lee(Executive Officer, Promoter)Daeryun Nam(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Seung Joon Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jae Bum Lee(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardJoon Ho Hwang(Director)
AMCG is a cardiac diagnostic and reading solution company that offers MCG-S, an all-in-one heart disease diagnostic method using AI and big data imaging.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesSeoul, KR
Sunnyvale, US
Seung-Hwan Song(Executive Officer, Director)Sihwan Kim(Director)
BoardShahrzad Naraghi(Director)Samir Chokshi(Director)
Arontier uses AI and language models to design antibody therapeutics, focusing on generative methods for CDR backbone design, deimmunization, and epitope-specific antibody classification.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSeoul, KR
Autosilicon (주오토실리콘) is a South Korean semiconductor company.
SemiconductorsSeoul, KR
Aventi is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for sarcopenia, with plans to treat geriatric sarcopenia and expand to other age-related diseases.
BiotechLongevity
BANF develops a real-time tire profiling system combining a wireless sensor (iSensor with 3-axis acceleration, TPMS and Bluetooth) and a Smart Profiler that wirelessly powers sensors inside spinning tires to monitor tire pressure, temperature, tread depth, load, wheel alignment and lug nut security.
HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Banksalad is a financial comparison platform that matches consumers with personalized banking products and services based on their financial profiles.
B2B MarketplacesFintechMarketplaces
Bilix develops therapeutics using a proprietary PEGylated bilirubin platform (BRIXELLE) aimed at anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer drug applications, as well as contrast agents for cancer diagnostics and theranostics.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtech
BnH Research develops therapeutics for chronic conditions with an initial focus on central nervous system disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease, PTSD, addiction, amblyopia, and stroke, with drug candidates aimed at reopening cortical plasticity.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechChuncheon-si, KR
Upswell helps restaurants drive grand openings, re-openings, and repeat customer growth using creator campaigns, tracked customer data, paid amplification, and CRM.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMarketing Tech
Childy is an online select shop offering kids' fashion brands and curated apparel items for children, marketed toward mothers.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Chungdam Global is a South Korean company focused on global distribution and export of brands, with an emphasis on K-Beauty products across international channels and markets.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
San Jose, US
Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)
BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)Ben Yu(Director)Bill Moore(Director)
Colley operates a community platform and marketplace for fans of collectible and character goods ("덕질" culture), where users share trends, collecting news, and buy or sell items.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocial
CureStream develops a consumables-based replaceable insulin pump patch and AI software that integrates with continuous glucose monitors to automatically dose insulin in real time for diabetes patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
박성민(대표 (CEO))
DHOLIC provides fulfillment services and operates offline retail stores in Japan (such as locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya) to help brands run brand marketing.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
The page is an essay published under Disquiet discussing traits the author observes in bottom-up founders.
Future of WorkMedia & Entertainment
DRAXfit sells fitness equipment including treadmills, exercise bikes, ellipticals, stair climbers, and strength and stretching machines.
HardwareSports TechWellness & Fitness
Studio Episode is a Korean content studio run by content specialists who create YouTube channels and produce viral video content.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSeoul, KR
ESteem Group operates a website that collects personal information through artist applications and job postings, referencing categories such as name, gender, nationality, height, and weight.
Media & Entertainment
Exostemtech develops exosome-based therapeutics using platform technologies derived from adult stem cells for treating diseases including osteoarthritis, obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and fibrosis.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
WashSwat (Sebtukdaebae) operates an on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service that collects clothing at the customer's door, cleans it in a smart factory, and delivers it back, with real-time process tracking and fixed pricing.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSeoul, KR
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSoomgo · kedglobal.com · Jun 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does We Ventures invest at?
- We Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is We Ventures's typical check size?
- We Ventures typically writes checks of $743K – $19M.
- What sectors does We Ventures focus on?
- We Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is We Ventures located?
- We Ventures is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
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