South Korea · Investor

Softbank Korea

No cheque observed since Dec 2019, after 62 earlier cheques, and the website is dead.

DormantVC firm

GrowthSeedSeries AAppsAugmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)B2B

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 62 on record
Since the last cheque2516days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led2 of 62Sole investor20 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inSouth Korea, 49%
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Softbank Korea highlights

  1. 01

    62 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Venture: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 20 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
AppsAugmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)B2B
Based in
Seoul, South Korea
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first62 appearances

  1. 2019

    4 rounds

  2. Dec
    Style TheorySeries B · ID · TechCrunch$15MLed
  3. Nov
    OPaySeries B · NG · FinSMEs$120MWith 9 others
  4. Jun
    MythicSeries B · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 10 others
  5. Apr
    BlueshiftSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MLed
  6. 2018

    2 rounds

  7. Jul
    ZeplUS · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  8. Apr
    PlaySight InteractiveSeries C · US · FinSMEs$21MWith 1 other
  9. 2017

    2 rounds

  10. Nov
    MyMusicTasteSeries C · KR · TechCrunch$11MWith 6 others
  11. Nov
    ShopBackSG · TechCrunch$25MWith 8 others
  12. 2015

    4 rounds

  13. Nov
    Lunit Inc.Venture · KR$2.0MWith 2 others
  14. Aug
    RedMartSeries C · SG$27MWith 4 others
  15. Jun
    MangoPlateSeries A · KR$6.1MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    enumaSeries A · US$4.0MWith 6 others
  17. 2014

    21 rounds

  18. Dec
    ChinadaSeries A · KR$1.0MWith 1 other
  19. Nov
    Toss Lab, Inc.Seed · KR$2.0MWith 1 other
  20. Oct
    MangoPlateSeed · KR$900KWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    KnowReVenture · US$6.8MWith 4 others
  22. Sept
    HelloNatureVenture · KR$1.4MWith 1 other
  23. Aug
    KorbitSeries A · KR$3.0MWith 5 others
  24. Aug
    Qualson IncSeries A · KR$1.6MWith 2 others
  25. Jul
    Wave3StudioSeries A$500KSole investor
  26. Jul
    NaldoSeries A · KRUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Jul
    Wildfire KoreaSeries AUndisclosedSole investor
  28. Jul
    RedMartSeries B · SG$23MWith 5 others
  29. Jul
    iFunFactorySeries A · KR$2.0MWith 2 others
  30. Jun
    Stronghold TechnologySeries A · KR$981KSole investor
  31. Jun
    SYSTRANGrowth · FRUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Apr
    Real Estate DirectSeries A$1.4MSole investor
  33. Apr
    Dadam GameSeed · KR$3.8MWith 1 other
  34. Mar
    Turbo StudiosSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  35. Mar
    Ini3 DigitalTHUndisclosedSole investor
  36. Jan
    coconeJP$4.7MSole investor
  37. Jan
    BuzzvilSeries A · KR$3.0MSole investor
  38. Jan
    IDINCUSeries B · KR$4.0MWith 2 others
  39. 2013

    16 rounds

  40. Oct
    Play MegaphoneSeries B · US · marketbrief.com$4.3MSole investor
  41. Aug
    MirageWorksSeries C · KRUndisclosedSole investor
  42. Aug
    HealcerionSeries A · KR$717KSole investor
  43. Aug
    DramaFeverDebt · US$1.5MSole investor
  44. Jul
    SEWORKSSeed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  45. Jul
    SEWORKSSeries A · US · besuccess.com$2.0MWith 1 other
  46. Jun
    Bellwave CoVenture · KR$13MWith 1 other

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The team

We hold 7 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

DramaFeverBought by SoftBankUndisclosedOct 2014

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Softbank Korea put money into.

Quick answers about Softbank Korea

What does Softbank Korea invest in?

Softbank Korea invests most often at Series A and Venture (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and B2B.

How active is Softbank Korea?

62 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Softbank Korea invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Style Theory (Series B, Dec 2019), OPay (Series B, Nov 2019) and Mythic (Series B, Jun 2019).

How big are Softbank Korea's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does Softbank Korea lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 62 investments on record (3%).

Where does Softbank Korea invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (49%), the United States (30%) and Singapore (8%).

Is Softbank Korea investing now?

It looks quiet: no investment on record since Dec 2019.

Who does Softbank Korea invest alongside?

Most often Stonebridge Capital (8 rounds together), Capstone Partners Korea (4 rounds together) and KTB Ventures (3 rounds together).

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