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IBK Capital

Last cheque observed Feb 2026; 25 cheques on record.

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Corporate VCDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BBiotechnologyManufacturing

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17%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 25 on record
Since the last cheque277days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.4MRounds led0 of 25Sole investor3 rounds
Pitch IBK Capital

IBK Capital highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 56% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.2M

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
BiotechnologyManufacturing
Based in
South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first25 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Feb
    Open AssetVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  3. 2025

    6 rounds

  4. Dec
    MeissaVenture$6.8MWith 2 others
  5. Nov
    FUST LabSeed · KR$2.1MWith 3 others
  6. Oct
    DSRV LabsSeries B · KR · Ventureburn$9.6MWith 7 others
  7. Oct
    AutoHandsVenture$11MSole investor
  8. May
    Namdo MarketSeed$1.1MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    Dime BioSeries A$8.2MWith 2 others
  10. 2024

    10 rounds

  11. Dec
    LookinsightSeed$1.0MWith 1 other
  12. Dec
    HJ WaveVenture$32MWith 2 others
  13. Dec
    SoomviVenture$5.5MWith 1 other
  14. Nov
    StorelinkSeries C$2.9MWith 4 others
  15. Oct
    LuluMedicSeed$7.6MWith 1 other
  16. Sept
    Fine OneVenture$3.7MWith 1 other
  17. Aug
    AiVSeries C$15MWith 3 others
  18. Aug
    NaivyGrowth$683KSole investor
  19. Jul
    SeaVantageVenture$2.2MWith 1 other
  20. Jul
    GeneCastVenture$4.0MWith 3 others
  21. 2023

    8 rounds

  22. Dec
    MOP MaterialsSeries B$8.4MWith 3 others
  23. Nov
    Graphene SquareVenture · KR$15MWith 2 others
  24. Nov
    Eight TechSeries A$6.4MWith 1 other
  25. Nov
    Nature MobilitySeries B$1.2MSole investor
  26. Oct
    CellemedySeries A$7.4MWith 3 others
  27. Sept
    SupergateSeries B$9.7MWith 3 others
  28. Sept
    HN NovatechSeries A$4.0MWith 1 other
  29. May
    PLATFOSVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

B CapitalVC firm7rounds togetherKB SecuritiesVC firm4rounds togetherIndustrial Bank of KoreaVC firm3rounds togetherPartners InvestmentVC firm3rounds togetherHana VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherKorea Development BankGovernment2rounds togetherKorea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment2rounds togetherLB InvestmentPrivate equity2rounds togetherShinhan CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies IBK Capital put money into.

Open AssetFeb 2026Meissa$6.8M · Dec 2025FUST Lab$2.1M · Nov 2025Lookinsight$1.0M · Dec 2024LuluMedic$7.6M · Oct 2024AiV$15M · Aug 2024

Quick answers about IBK Capital

What does IBK Capital invest in?

IBK Capital invests most often at Venture and Seed (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology and Manufacturing.

How active is IBK Capital?

25 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2026.

What has IBK Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Open Asset (Venture, Feb 2026), Meissa (Venture, Dec 2025) and FUST Lab (Seed, Nov 2025).

How big are IBK Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.4M.

Does IBK Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

Is IBK Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does IBK Capital invest alongside?

Most often B Capital (7 rounds together), KB Securities (4 rounds together) and Industrial Bank of Korea (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is IBK Capital?

IBK Capital is a corporate VC based in South Korea.

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