South Korea · Investor

Korea Development Bank

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 205 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $5.6B, Oct 2026GovernmentWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries ASeries BSmart Factory3d-printingAdvanced Manufacturing

Deploying now
76%of best year31cheques in 12 months, 205 on record
Since the last cheque1days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$12MRounds led0 of 205Sole investor15 roundsMostly inSouth Korea, 55%
Pitch Korea Development Bank

Korea Development Bank highlights

  1. 01

    31 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 15 rounds, median $11M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
Smart Factory3d-printingAdvanced Manufacturing
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first205 appearances

  1. 2026

    21 rounds

  2. Oct
    NanoForge AISeed · KR · Wowtale$11MWith 5 others
  3. Oct
    FuriosaAISeries D · KR · Google News search$620MWith 30 others
  4. Oct
    TriorSeries C · KR · Wowtale$25MWith 9 others
  5. Sept
    National Mechanical ServicesSeries A · US · Google News search$250KWith 3 others
  6. Aug
    LinerSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$36MWith 8 others
  7. Jun
    UnastellaSeries B · KR · TechCrunch$24MWith 6 others
  8. Jun
    NventricVenture · US$23MWith 3 others
  9. May
    XCENASeries B · KR · TechCrunch$135MWith 6 others
  10. May
    Superb AIGrant · US$9.5MWith 2 others
  11. May
    ConfigSeed · US$27MWith 1 other
  12. Apr
    MangoBoostSeries B · US$6.7MWith 4 others
  13. Mar
    BOS SemiconductorsSeries A · KR · KoreaTechDesk$65MWith 4 others
  14. Mar
    ActionPowerSeries B$4.1MWith 2 others
  15. Mar
  16. Feb
    GaluxSeries B · KR · TechStartups$29MWith 9 others
  17. Feb
    UpstageVenture · KR$33MWith 2 others
  18. Feb
    UniqconnSeries B$13MWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    PABLO AIRVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  20. Jan
    EnlightenVenture$21MWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    AniaiSeed · US$4.0MWith 4 others
  22. Jan
    AiderXSeed$6.8MWith 2 others
  23. 2025

    37 rounds

  24. Dec
    NiobiumSeed · US · TechStartups$23MWith 10 others
  25. Dec
    MedistreamVenture$19MWith 3 others
  26. Dec
    Share ItSeries C$5.4MWith 1 other
  27. Dec
    MeissaVenture$6.8MWith 2 others
  28. Dec
    RideFluxVenture · KR$14MWith 1 other
  29. Dec
    NeubilitySeries B · KR$17MWith 3 others
  30. Dec
    Orum Therapeutics$98MWith 4 others
  31. Dec
    GINTSeries C$9.8MWith 1 other
  32. Dec
    My BrownVenture$12MSole investor
  33. Nov
    DAIM ResearchVenture · KR$15MWith 4 others
  34. Oct
    Habit FactorySeries D$24MWith 3 others
  35. Oct
    ApartmentaryVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    Daedong AgtechVenture$11MWith 1 other
  37. Oct
    Snap CompanyVenture$15MSole investor
  38. Sept
    YeoshinSeries C$7.2MWith 2 others
  39. Aug
    Qunova Computing, Inc.Series A$10MWith 1 other
  40. Jul
    AmogyUS · TechCrunch$23MWith 4 others
  41. Jul
    Beyond HoneycombSeries A$7.3MWith 2 others
  42. Jul
    Illimis TherapeuticsSeries B$42MWith 2 others

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Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Korea Development Bank put money into.

Quick answers about Korea Development Bank

What does Korea Development Bank invest in?

Korea Development Bank invests most often at Series B and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Smart Factory, 3d-printing and Advanced Manufacturing.

How active is Korea Development Bank?

205 investments on record, 31 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Korea Development Bank invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: NanoForge AI (Seed, Oct 2026), FuriosaAI (Series D, Oct 2026) and Trior (Series C, Oct 2026).

How big are Korea Development Bank's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

Does Korea Development Bank lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 205 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Korea Development Bank invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (55%) and the United States (45%).

Is Korea Development Bank investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 31 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Korea Development Bank invest alongside?

Most often Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (53 rounds together), KB Investment (29 rounds together) and Korea Investment Partners (26 rounds together).

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