Japan · Investor

Nexon

Last cheque observed May 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

VentureSeries ASeries BE-CommerceInternetGaming

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque4535days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor5 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 43%
Pitch Nexon

Nexon highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $889K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
E-CommerceInternetGaming
Based in
El Segundo, Japan
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. May
    SocialspielSeries A · ATUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2013

    2 rounds

  4. Oct
    RumbleSeries B · US · finsmes.com$18MWith 3 others
  5. Feb
    RobotokiUS · pehub.comUndisclosedSole investor
  6. 2011

    4 rounds

  7. Aug
    6WavesVenture · HK · sec.gov$35MWith 1 other
  8. Aug
    FlaskonVenture · KRUndisclosedSole investor
  9. Mar
    A Bit LuckyVenture · US · sec.gov$7.7MWith 5 others
  10. Jan
    SMATOOSVenture · KR$889KSole investor
  11. 2010

    1 round

  12. Oct
    BoomBangventurebeat.comUndisclosedSole 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

A Bit LuckyBought by ZyngaUndisclosedSept 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

gloops$468MOct 2012

Quick answers about Nexon

What does Nexon invest in?

Nexon invests most often at Venture and Series A (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Internet and Gaming.

How active is Nexon?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2014.

How big are Nexon's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Does Nexon lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Nexon invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (43%), South Korea (29%) and Austria (14%).

Is Nexon investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2014.

What kind of investor is Nexon?

Nexon is an investment firm based in El Segundo, Japan.

When was Nexon founded?

Nexon was founded in 2002.

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