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Xquared VC

Venture capital

Seoul · Growth · 5 people tracked

Also known as Xquared

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Investment thesis

Xquared invests in exponential growth, aiming to connect founders who create new opportunities with investors who recognize their value, producing an 'X squared' synergy. The firm presents itself as a long-term partner that helps entrepreneurs create greater value than before. Describing its team as young professionals, Xquared seeks to stay a step ahead of rapidly changing industries, looking past minor fluctuations to the underlying essence of opportunities. It emphasizes building trusted, growth-oriented partnerships with founders and working alongside its own investors to drive significant change in the world.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.

Stage
Growth
HQ
Seoul, KR
Instruments
Equity
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
9
IPOs
1

Team · 5 people

from the firm's website
김병규· 대표
배민수· 대표
조강희· 대표
한기범· 팀장
윤지현· 매니저

What they invest in

from 9 of 9 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×4Deep Tech ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×2AdTech ×1Biotech ×1Cloud Computing ×1

HQs:South Korea×4United States×2

Investments · 9 tracked

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CarbonSixcarbon6robotics.comApr 2026

CarbonSix develops AI-powered robots that learn manufacturing tasks from human operator demonstrations, enabling automation of high-mix, high-variance factory work that traditionally requires manual labor.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsSeoul

Jehyeok Kim(Executive Officer, Director)Seongmin Kang(Director)Taeyeon Moon(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFoothill VenturesLB InvestmentStorm Ventures

MakinaRocksmakinarocks.aiin

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 VenturesNaver D2SFWe Ventures

Orum Therapeutics Venture Capitalorumrx.comin𝕏

Orum is a global biopharmaceutical company developing cancer therapies that combine protein degraders with antibodies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

SJ Lee(CEO)inOlaf Christensen(CMO)inChad May(CSO)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Clocktower VenturesIMM Investment JapanLB InvestmentSolidus Investment+3 more

Upgrade Manufacturingupgrademfg.comin

Upgrade Manufacturing is a company operating in the manufacturing space, founded by a team with backgrounds in mechanical and industrial engineering.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareBurlington, US

라이트에이아이 주식회사laight.ai

Laight AI builds an AI agent called Lighthouse that specializes in performance marketing, helping companies manage multi-brand digital marketing operations across complex media environments.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

강성주(Co-Founder & CEO)김우상(Co-Founder & Chief Data Architect)

주식회사 메디트릭스meditrix.co.kr

MeditriX develops digital medical devices for mental health treatment, including the MindChair, a VR neuro-biofeedback motion chair designed to treat depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders.

Digital HealthMedical DevicesMental HealthSeoul, KR

전홍진 (Jeon Hong-jin)(Founder & CEO)

주식회사 아크로스테크놀로지스akrostec.com

Akros turns investment theses into launch-ready ETF products, translating a client's thesis into an index methodology with screens, scores, and weights, then supporting index operations, sales materials, regulatory documentation, and ongoing intelligence.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsZ Venture Capital

주식회사 제너러티브랩generativelab.co.kr

Generative Lab builds an AI-powered virtual customer service agent that automates customer inquiries for e-commerce and retail businesses.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaSSeoul, KR

박근영

주식회사 카본블랙carbonblackgroup.comin

CarbonBlack Group is a team of entrepreneurs, operators, and engineers that works with founders to build and scale companies across the physical industry.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechEnterprise Software

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Xquared VC made?
Xquared VC has 9 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Xquared VC invest at?
Xquared VC invests at the Growth stage.
Where is Xquared VC located?
Xquared VC is headquartered in Seoul, KR.
Who does Xquared VC co-invest with?
Xquared VC most often shares deals with LB Investment, Acrew Capital, Clocktower Ventures, among 13 tracked co-investors.

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