South Korea · Investor

Altos Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 230 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $23M, Apr 2019VC firm

VentureSeries ASeries BE-commerceFintech

Deploying now
43%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 230 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led5 of 230Sole investor50 roundsExits9 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 69%
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Altos Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 50 rounds, median $3.0M

  4. 04

    9 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
E-commerceFintech
Based in
South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first230 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Sept
    AfterQuerySeries B · US$30MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    FirecrawlSeries B · US$75MWith 4 others
  4. Jul
    NexuDebt · MX · LatamList$143MWith 6 others
  5. May
    SquidVenture · CH$6.0MWith 3 others
  6. Apr
    General AnalysisSeed · US · TechStartups$10MLed
  7. Jan
    LightyearVenture · GB$16MWith 4 others
  8. Jan
    InnoxusSeries A$9.6MSole investor
  9. Jan
    AiderXSeed$6.8MWith 2 others
  10. 2025

    26 rounds

  11. Dec
    PandaDocTechStartups$5.9MWith 3 others
  12. Dec
    PermitFlowSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$54MWith 5 others
  13. Dec
    PureSpaceSeries A · KR$4.1MWith 1 other
  14. Dec
    MedistreamVenture$19MWith 3 others
  15. Nov
    Amae HealthSeries B · US$25MWith 3 others
  16. Oct
    LaundrygoVenture$7.0MWith 2 others
  17. Oct
    PathVenture · US$5.9MSole investor
  18. Oct
    MOFAC StudioVenture$4.2MSole investor
  19. Aug
    SorabanVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  20. Jul
    QuartrVenture · SE$10MSole investor
  21. Jul
    BiplantSeries A$5.1MSole investor
  22. Jul
    MemeboxUS$6.5MWith 4 others
  23. Jul
    BHSNVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    TechtakaVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    MercasoDebt · US$10MWith 2 others
  26. May
    ZigBangDebt$43MWith 3 others
  27. Apr
    Urban SkySeries B · US · New Stack Ventures$30MLed
  28. Apr
    SalsaSeries A · US$20MWith 4 others
  29. Apr
    LinguixAIPre-seed · US$2.0MSole investor
  30. Apr
    PopulixSeries B · Intudo Ventures$4.3MWith 5 others
  31. Mar
    XILOSeries A · US · New Stack Ventures$7.2MLed
  32. Mar
    ConduitSeries A · US$30MWith 4 others
  33. Feb
    CinamonVenture$7.6MWith 1 other
  34. Feb
    ClutchSeries D · US$35MWith 4 others
  35. Jan
    Bonfire StudiosVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  36. Jan
    Channel TalkVenture · KR$7.5MWith 4 others
  37. 2024

    18 rounds

  38. Nov
    Soombit.AISeed$3.6MSole investor
  39. Nov
    NirvananaSeries A · KR$1.4MWith 1 other
  40. Oct
    PushPressSeries B · US$20MWith 1 other
  41. Oct
    MarqVision (Marq AI)Series A · US$16MWith 3 others
  42. Oct
    MakestarSeries D · KR$22MWith 1 other
  43. Oct
    VoyagerXVenture$12MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

ALAnthony LeeManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
HKHan KimManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
HNHodong NamManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

4+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed9 in all

SeeControlBought by AutodeskUndisclosedAug 2015
CalmSeaBought by CoupangUndisclosedMay 2014
OutsparkBought by gamigoUndisclosedFeb 2013
ProvadeBought by Pinnacle Technical ResourcesUndisclosedOct 2011
DemandTecListedUndisclosedFeb 2011
Immunet CorporationBought by Sourcefire$21MJan 2011
GuardianEdge TechnologiesBought by Symantec$70MApr 2010
Nishan SystemsBought by McDATA CorporationUndisclosedAug 2003

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Altos Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Altos Ventures

What does Altos Ventures invest in?

Altos Ventures invests most often at Venture and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-commerce and Fintech.

How active is Altos Ventures?

230 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Altos Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: AfterQuery (Series B, Sept 2026), Firecrawl (Series B, Sept 2026) and Nexu (Debt, Jul 2026).

How big are Altos Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does Altos Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 230 investments on record (2%).

Where does Altos Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (69%) and South Korea (15%).

Is Altos Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Altos Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (14 rounds together), Goodwater Capital (13 rounds together) and Thomvest Ventures (11 rounds together).

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