South Korea · Investor

Kakao Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 165 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADeep TechServiceDigital Healthcare

Deploying now
63%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 165 on record
Since the last cheque121days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.6MCheque size, as they say$200K – $1.0MRounds led1 of 165Sole investor32 roundsMostly inUnited States, 52%
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Kakao Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 32 rounds, median $848K

What they do

Kakao Ventures is a group of the top expert reviewers in the fields of deep tech, services, digital healthcare, and games.Translated from Korean, from their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Deep TechServiceDigital Healthcare
Based in
Seongnam-si, South Korea
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first165 appearances

  1. 2026

    8 rounds

  2. Jul
    LinqAlphaSeries A · US · TechStartups$22MWith 15 others
  3. Jul
    MagnendoSeries A · US$18MWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    UVifyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  5. May
    ConfigSeed · US$27MWith 1 other
  6. Apr
    Contoro RoboticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    Polestar GamesVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Feb
    UVifyVenture · US$42MWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    RunbearSeed · US$1.1MSole investor
  10. 2025

    23 rounds

  11. Dec
    PortraiSeries B$9.9MWith 1 other
  12. Dec
    GoiSeries A$6.1MWith 2 others
  13. Nov
    TimetreeSeries F · JP$10MWith 3 others
  14. Nov
    Return ZeroSeries C · KR$3.5MWith 5 others
  15. Nov
    Buffett SeoulSeries B · KR$6.8MWith 3 others
  16. Nov
    Parallax WorldsSeed · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  17. Nov
    vibers.aiSeed · KR$750KSole investor
  18. Oct
    Trillion LabsVenture · KRUndisclosedWith 3 others
  19. Sept
    Home & CoGrant$362KSole investor
  20. Sept
    RebellionsSeries C · KR$250MWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    Smart Radar SystemVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Aug
    TzafonPre-seed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  23. Aug
    FlonicsSeed · KR$717KSole investor
  24. Aug
    JNPMEDIVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  25. Jul
    CutbackSeed$2.5MWith 2 others
  26. Jul
    TechtakaVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  27. Jun
    23rd Century ChildrenSeed$2.8MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    breezmSeries B · KR$5.6MWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    GreppVenture · KR$2.7MWith 2 others
  30. Apr
    SeedNSeries A$4.5MWith 2 others
  31. Mar
    Contoro RoboticsSeries A · US$14MWith 3 others
  32. Feb
    ConnecteveSeed$9.7MWith 3 others
  33. Feb
    BindSeries A$2.7MWith 2 others
  34. 2024

    23 rounds

  35. Dec
    NeutuneSeed · KR$1.4MWith 3 others
  36. Dec
    EmocogSeries B$15MWith 2 others
  37. Dec
    ArgoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  38. Nov
    Artificial SocietyVenture$543KWith 3 others
  39. Nov
    KompassSeed · US$1.6MWith 1 other
  40. Aug
    Trillion LabsSeed · KR$4.2MWith 4 others
  41. Aug
    Market StadiumSeed · US$1.1MWith 3 others
  42. Aug
    IskraVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 3 others
  43. Jul
    FloaticVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 11 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 5 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Kakao Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Kakao Ventures

What does Kakao Ventures invest in?

Kakao Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Deep Tech, Service and Digital Healthcare.

How active is Kakao Ventures?

165 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Kakao Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: LinqAlpha (Series A, Jul 2026), Magnendo (Series A, Jul 2026) and UVify (Venture, Jun 2026).

How big are Kakao Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.6M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $1.0M.

Does Kakao Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 165 investments on record (1%).

Where does Kakao Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (52%) and South Korea (40%).

Is Kakao Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Kakao Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (38 rounds together), Shinhan Capital (13 rounds together) and Korea Development Bank (12 rounds together).

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