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Aju IB Investment

Last cheque observed Dec 2025; 67 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ASeries BMachine LearningPaymentsInvestment Banking

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27%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 67 on record
Since the last cheque335days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$8.8MRounds led0 of 67Sole investor9 roundsMostly inSouth Korea, 60%
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Aju IB Investment highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 9 rounds, median $5.8M

What they do

An undisputed leader in the multistage VC and PE Investment We provide multi-stage investment to innovative companies at any stage of development.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Machine LearningPaymentsInvestment Banking
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first67 appearances

  1. 2025

    6 rounds

  2. Dec
    ENCellDebt$15MWith 2 others
  3. Nov
    QymuneSeed · US$10MWith 1 other
  4. Nov
    Quantum AIGrant$480KWith 1 other
  5. Oct
    Dexter StudiosDebt$9.5MWith 1 other
  6. Sept
    SelvaticoGrant$864KWith 2 others
  7. Jan
    ReturnitVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  8. 2024

    10 rounds

  9. Nov
    Astron SecurityVenture$500KWith 3 others
  10. Sept
    Fine OneVenture$3.7MWith 1 other
  11. Sept
    PGTSeries D$30MWith 2 others
  12. Sept
    SigzenGuruSeries A$2.0MSole investor
  13. Aug
    HuroticsSeed · KR$2.6MWith 1 other
  14. Aug
    BeauBrain HealthcareSeries A · KR$3.0MWith 2 others
  15. Aug
    PrimemasVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. Mar
    VEStellaLabSeries B · KR$1.1MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    DEEPXSeries C · KR$83MWith 3 others
  18. Jan
    Home CheckSeries A$1.4MWith 1 other
  19. 2023

    10 rounds

  20. Dec
    Kanaph TherapeuticsSeries C · KR$18MWith 2 others
  21. Nov
    CaremediSeries B$20MWith 2 others
  22. Sept
    Dot MillVenture$12MWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    BoramVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    EnflowSeries A$5.4MWith 2 others
  25. Jul
    BRLabSeed · KR$1.9MWith 2 others
  26. May
    COM2US ROCASeed$4.5MWith 1 other
  27. May
    Live AnywhereSeries A$3.8MWith 3 others
  28. Mar
    Dreammark OneVenture$31MSole investor
  29. Jan
    M3SENSeries A$6.4MWith 2 others
  30. 2022

    11 rounds

  31. Dec
    YipscellSeries B$10MWith 3 others
  32. Dec
    DOWHATSeed$918KWith 2 others
  33. Dec
    Onconic TherapeuticsSeries B$20MWith 3 others
  34. Dec
    WavebridgeSeries B$7.8MWith 2 others
  35. Nov
    GenKOreSeries A$12MSole investor
  36. Jun
    Tibit CommunicationsSeries C · US$30MWith 2 others
  37. May
    Mxt BiotechSeries A$3.9MWith 1 other
  38. Feb
    iN TherapeuticsSeries B$22MWith 1 other
  39. Feb
    Value Link OilSeries A$5.8MSole investor
  40. Jan
    Organoid SciencesSeries B$18MWith 3 others
  41. Jan
    iMediSyncSeries C$6.3MSole investor
  42. 2021

    11 rounds

  43. Dec
    Happy MoondaySeries A$9.3MWith 2 others
  44. Nov
    OnuiiSeries A$12MWith 3 others
  45. Sept
    ImmunoBiomeSeries B$18MWith 2 others

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The team

We hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Aju IB Investment. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment7rounds togetherKorea Investment PartnersVC firm6rounds togetherIndustrial Bank of KoreaVC firm5rounds togetherKB InvestmentVC firm5rounds togetherKorea Development BankGovernment5rounds togetherInterVest Co.VC firm4rounds togetherKorea Credit Guarantee FundVC firm4rounds togetherMirae Asset Venture InvestmentFund of funds4rounds togetherShinhan Venture InvestmentVC firm4rounds togetherHana VenturesCorporate VC3rounds togetherLB InvestmentPrivate equity3rounds togetherPartners InvestmentVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Aju IB Investment put money into.

Qymune$10M · Nov 2025ReturnitJan 2025Hurotics$2.6M · Aug 2024BeauBrain Healthcare$3.0M · Aug 2024PrimemasAug 2024VEStellaLab$1.1M · Mar 2024

Quick answers about Aju IB Investment

What does Aju IB Investment invest in?

Aju IB Investment invests most often at Series A and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Machine Learning, Payments and Investment Banking.

How active is Aju IB Investment?

67 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2025.

What has Aju IB Investment invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: ENCell (Debt, Dec 2025), Qymune (Seed, Nov 2025) and Quantum AI (Grant, Nov 2025).

How big are Aju IB Investment's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.8M.

Does Aju IB Investment lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 67 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Aju IB Investment invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (60%) and the United States (40%).

Is Aju IB Investment investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Aju IB Investment invest alongside?

Most often Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (7 rounds together), Korea Investment Partners (6 rounds together) and Industrial Bank of Korea (5 rounds together).

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