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Capstone Partners

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 129 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ASeries BEducationYoung AdultsEducation

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19%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 129 on record
Since the last cheque272days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.2MRounds led1 of 129Sole investor20 roundsMostly inUnited States, 50%
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Capstone Partners highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $2.9M

What they do

A 'first mover' in the venture investment industry, leading the way in discovering the next generation of promising entrepreneurs.Translated from Korean, from their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EducationYoung AdultsEducation
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first129 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Feb
    CertaintiVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  3. Jan
    AniaiSeed · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  4. 2025

    6 rounds

  5. Nov
    Buffett SeoulSeries B · KR$6.8MWith 3 others
  6. Oct
    TRSeries A$1.8MWith 1 other
  7. Sept
    Colosseum CorporationVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  8. Aug
    FriendliAISeed · US · Crunchbase News$20MLed
  9. Mar
    Artist United$12MWith 3 others
  10. Mar
    AberraSeed$691KWith 1 other
  11. 2024

    16 rounds

  12. Dec
    NUUASeries A$9.3MWith 3 others
  13. Dec
    Seoul Trading UnlistedSeries A$1.4MWith 2 others
  14. Dec
    ABLY CorporationVenture$71MWith 4 others
  15. Nov
    POSCORESeed$645KSole investor
  16. Oct
    LinerSeries B · US$29MWith 3 others
  17. Aug
    InnerverzSeed$1.1MWith 2 others
  18. Jul
    LemontreeSeed · KR$1.7MWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    TooningSeed$944KSole investor
  20. Jul
    G2GBIO$3.6MWith 1 other
  21. Jul
    Mand.roSeed$1.1MSole investor
  22. Apr
    DoongjiSeries A$1.5MWith 3 others
  23. Mar
    IBEX Medical SystemSeries B$5.0MWith 1 other
  24. Mar
    jeongyookgakVenture$7.5MWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    GlucoFitSeed$901KWith 1 other
  26. Feb
    DEEPXSeries C · KR$83MWith 3 others
  27. Jan
    IneejiSeries A$6.1MWith 1 other
  28. 2023

    13 rounds

  29. Nov
    Ingenium TherapeuticsSeries A$4.1MSole investor
  30. Nov
    LucentblockSeries B$11MWith 1 other
  31. Nov
    GPCR TherapeuticsVenture$3.2MWith 1 other
  32. Sept
    DeaverSeries A$2.3MSole investor
  33. Aug
    PillyzeSeries A · KR$9.0MWith 4 others
  34. Jul
    Somsidang CompanySeries A$2.4MWith 1 other
  35. Jun
    PlatingSeries A · KR$2.4MWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    innoFIT PartnersSeed$383KSole investor
  37. Jun
    EastendSeries B$3.8MSole investor
  38. Jun
    N.LightSeries A$1.7MWith 4 others
  39. May
    Bryn PharmaVenture · US$27MSole investor
  40. May
    MaumjuSeed$1.5MSole investor
  41. Mar
    Today's WebtoonVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. 2022

    23 rounds

  43. Dec
    Xingxing MobilitySeries B$16MWith 2 others
  44. Nov
    HAIISeries B$5.6MWith 1 other
  45. Oct
    AkaraSeries A$18MSole investor

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

We hold 4 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 Capstone Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Capstone Partners KoreaVC firm31rounds togetherKorea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment24rounds togetherKB InvestmentVC firm10rounds togetherKorea Development BankGovernment10rounds togetherDSC InvestmentVC firm7rounds togetherIMM InvestmentVC firm6rounds togetherPremier PartnersVC firm6rounds togetherInterVest Co.VC firm5rounds togetherKakao VenturesVC firm5rounds togetherSBVAVC firm5rounds togetherShinhan Venture InvestmentVC firm5rounds togetherStrong VenturesVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Capstone Partners put money into.

Aniai$4.0M · Jan 2026Buffett Seoul$6.8M · Nov 2025TR$1.8M · Oct 2025FriendliAI$20M · Aug 2025NUUA$9.3M · Dec 2024POSCORE$645K · Nov 2024

Quick answers about Capstone Partners

What does Capstone Partners invest in?

Capstone Partners invests most often at Series A and Seed (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Education, Young Adults and Education.

How active is Capstone Partners?

129 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has Capstone Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Certainti (Venture, Feb 2026), Aniai (Seed, Jan 2026) and Buffett Seoul (Series B, Nov 2025).

How big are Capstone Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.2M.

Does Capstone Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 129 investments on record (1%).

Where does Capstone Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%) and South Korea (50%).

Is Capstone Partners investing now?

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

Who does Capstone Partners invest alongside?

Most often Capstone Partners Korea (31 rounds together), Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (24 rounds together) and KB Investment (10 rounds together).

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