South Korea · Investor

Industrial Bank of Korea

Last cheque observed Nov 2025; 118 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Series ASeries BVentureClassifiedsCommercial Insurance

Deploying now
6%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 118 on record
Since the last cheque359days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.9MRounds led0 of 118Sole investor28 rounds
Pitch Industrial Bank of Korea

Industrial Bank of Korea highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 28 rounds, median $5.1M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ClassifiedsCommercial Insurance
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first118 appearances

  1. 2025

    25 rounds

  2. Nov
    FUST LabSeed · KR$2.1MWith 3 others
  3. Nov
    UmagVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. Oct
    Korea Deep LearningSeries A$8.6MSole investor
  5. Oct
    Dexter StudiosDebt$9.5MWith 1 other
  6. Oct
    Gadget koreaVenture$7.7MWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    SCBIOSeed$10MWith 1 other
  8. Sept
    Raion RoboticsSeries A$17MWith 3 others
  9. Sept
    ASETSeed$2.1MWith 1 other
  10. Aug
    Smart Food NetworksSeries C$11MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    StudioBsideVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Jul
    ArobotSeries A$7.3MWith 2 others
  13. Jul
    PreneuVenture$11MSole investor
  14. Jul
    HT BeyondSeries B$5.1MSole investor
  15. Jun
    AD SystemSeed$2.2MSole investor
  16. Jun
    MommomSeries A$3.6MWith 2 others
  17. May
    CARANGSeries B$4.9MWith 1 other
  18. Apr
    Heum LabsSeries B$7.1MSole investor
  19. Apr
    SeedNSeries A$4.5MWith 2 others
  20. Apr
    INTAKE foodsSeries C$9.2MWith 3 others
  21. Apr
    GuhadaSeries B$5.7MWith 1 other
  22. Mar
    HanpassSeries D$7KWith 1 other
  23. Mar
    Works MateSeries B$2.7MWith 1 other
  24. Mar
    RaywattSeries A$5.9MWith 2 others
  25. Jan
    Korea Credit ServiceSeed$1.4MSole investor
  26. Jan
    enhansSeries B · KR$12MWith 3 others
  27. 2024

    30 rounds

  28. Dec
    NUUASeries A$9.3MWith 3 others
  29. Dec
    The Grim EntertainmentVenture$15MWith 3 others
  30. Dec
    JOINANDJOINSeed$4.7MWith 3 others
  31. Dec
    PLANACrowdfunding$309KWith 2 others
  32. Dec
    KorasRoboticsSeries A$2.4MSole investor
  33. Nov
    MepsgenSeries C$15MWith 2 others
  34. Nov
    RoumitVenture$4.3MSole investor
  35. Nov
    Kookmin BioSeries B · KR$2.4MWith 1 other
  36. Nov
    StorelinkSeries C$2.9MWith 4 others
  37. Oct
    H EnergySeries C$30MWith 3 others
  38. Oct
    Bio Design LabSeries B · KR$5.0MWith 3 others
  39. Oct
    FIRMMITSeries B$7.4MWith 3 others
  40. Sept
    PGTSeries D$30MWith 2 others
  41. Sept
    CHEXCARSeries B$5.2MWith 2 others
  42. Sept
    FinitSeries A$5.2MWith 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Korea Investment PartnersVC firm18rounds togetherKorea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment16rounds togetherKorea Development BankGovernment12rounds togetherB CapitalVC firm10rounds togetherKorea Credit Guarantee FundVC firm10rounds togetherKB InvestmentVC firm6rounds togetherKB SecuritiesVC firm6rounds togetherSmilegate InvestmentGrowth equity6rounds togetherAju IB InvestmentVC firm5rounds togetherFuturePlayAccelerator5rounds togetherHana VenturesCorporate VC5rounds togetherAtinum InvestmentVC firm4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Industrial Bank of Korea put money into.

FUST Lab$2.1M · Nov 2025UmagNov 2025Raion Robotics$17M · Sept 2025ASET$2.1M · Sept 2025Smart Food Networks$11M · Aug 2025StudioBsideJul 2025

Quick answers about Industrial Bank of Korea

What does Industrial Bank of Korea invest in?

Industrial Bank of Korea invests most often at Series A and Series B (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Classifieds and Commercial Insurance.

How active is Industrial Bank of Korea?

118 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2025.

What has Industrial Bank of Korea invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FUST Lab (Seed, Nov 2025), Umag (Venture, Nov 2025) and Korea Deep Learning (Series A, Oct 2025).

How big are Industrial Bank of Korea's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.9M.

Does Industrial Bank of Korea lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 118 investments on record names it as the lead.

Is Industrial Bank of Korea investing now?

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

Who does Industrial Bank of Korea invest alongside?

Most often Korea Investment Partners (18 rounds together), Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (16 rounds together) and Korea Development Bank (12 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Industrial Bank of Korea?

Industrial Bank of Korea is a VC firm based in Seoul, South Korea.

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