# Strong Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Strong Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 130 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Strong Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 130 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $38M, Dec 2024 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Industry Online Games Ride Sharing

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**33%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 130 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.4M** Rounds led **0 of 130** Sole investor **32 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **South Korea, 62%**

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## Strong Ventures highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 72% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 32 rounds, median $849K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Strong Ventures is a generalist VC firm based in LA and Seoul, backing early-stage startups with a focus on Korean founders. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Industry Online Games Ride Sharing
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **130 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Roboligent](https://millionrounds.com/company/roboligent)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Unastella](https://millionrounds.com/company/unastella)** Series B · KR · TechCrunch **$24M** With 6 others
- **May** **[REMEX Liquidation](https://millionrounds.com/company/remex-liquidation)** Series B · US **$4.2M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Hupo](https://millionrounds.com/company/hupo)** Series A · SG **$10M** With 3 others
- **2025** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Adro](https://millionrounds.com/company/adro)** Series B · US **$6.8M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Trillion Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)** Venture · KR **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Driving Teacher](https://millionrounds.com/company/driving-teacher)** Series A **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Honest Flower](https://millionrounds.com/company/honest-flower)** Series A **$721K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[SQUARES](https://millionrounds.com/company/squares)** Series A · KR **$1.6M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Realry](https://millionrounds.com/company/realry)** Series A **$4.6M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Lunch Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunch-lab)** Seed **$565K** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Newndy](https://millionrounds.com/company/newndy)** Seed **$342K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Hopfia](https://millionrounds.com/company/hopfia)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Class101](https://millionrounds.com/company/class101)** Series B · KR **$2.4M** With 3 others
- **2024** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Specter](https://millionrounds.com/company/specter)** Series A · BE **$7.7M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Kihya](https://millionrounds.com/company/kihya)** Series A **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[WASHSWAT](https://millionrounds.com/company/washswat)** Series C · KR **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Unastella](https://millionrounds.com/company/unastella)** Series A · KR **$15M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[READi Robust Machine](https://millionrounds.com/company/readi-robust-machine)** Series A **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Ugly Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/ugly-lab)** Seed **$1.9M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Trillion Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)** Seed · KR **$4.2M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Theta One](https://millionrounds.com/company/theta-one)** Seed · US **$726K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Navier](https://millionrounds.com/company/navier)** Series A · US **$111K** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Black Circle](https://millionrounds.com/company/black-circle)** Series B · KR **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Breakaway Music Festival](https://millionrounds.com/company/breakaway-music-festival)** Venture · US **$955K** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Mindlogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/mindlogic)** Series B · KR **$5.2M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Pay Months](https://millionrounds.com/company/pay-months)** Series A **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Spotlite](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotlite)** Seed · PT **$450K** With 1 other
- **2023** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Carvazo](https://millionrounds.com/company/carvazo)** Venture **$1.2M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Gbike](https://millionrounds.com/company/gbike)** Series C · KR **$9.1M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Streami](https://millionrounds.com/company/streami)** Venture **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Boram](https://millionrounds.com/company/boram)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Pillyze](https://millionrounds.com/company/pillyze)** Series A · KR **$9.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Finda](https://millionrounds.com/company/finda)** Series C · KR **$37M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Test Valley](https://millionrounds.com/company/test-valley)** Series A **$3.8M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[InHandPlus](https://millionrounds.com/company/inhandplus)** Series A · KR **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Plating](https://millionrounds.com/company/plating)** Series A · KR **$2.4M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Serpot](https://millionrounds.com/company/serpot)** Seed · KR **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Wefun](https://millionrounds.com/company/wefun)** Series C **$15M** With 1 other
- **May** **[CellMEAT](https://millionrounds.com/company/cellmeat)** Series A · KR **$13M** With 1 other

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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

JN **John Nahm** Holder of An Assignee Interest in Strong Ventures, LLC i Form ADV

KB **Kihong Bae** Manager of Strong Ventures OF III GP, LLC i Filing they signed

MS **Mikyoung Shin** Holder of An Assignee Interest in Strong Ventures, LLC i Form ADV

We also hold **3** 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$369M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Strong Ventures, LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 166019

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Simply Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/simply-social)** Bought by Matchfire Co **Undisclosed** May 2015

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

New fund on file

**$38M**

raised in Dec 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$2.4M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$849K**

Led 0 of 130 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 32 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *57*
- Series A said *32*
- Venture *15*
- Series B said *15*
- Series C *5*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) 14
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 9
- [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) 9
- [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) 8
- [Bluepoint Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluepoint) 7
- [Primer Sazze Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sazze-partners) 7

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup** Government **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program)[**500 Global** Angel **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Goodwater Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)[**BAM Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)[**Bluepoint Partners** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluepoint)[**Primer Sazze Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sazze-partners)[**KB Investment** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kb-investment)[**Korea Development Bank** Government **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank)[**Capstone Partners** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd)[**Google for Startups** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups)[**Hana Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hana-ventures)[**Kakao Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kakao-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Strong Ventures put money into.

[**Roboligent** $2.5M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/roboligent)[**Unastella** $24M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/unastella)[**REMEX Liquidation** $4.2M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/remex-liquidation)[**Hupo** $10M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hupo)[**Adro** $6.8M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/adro)[**Trillion Labs** Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/trillion-labs)

## Quick answers about Strong Ventures

### What does Strong Ventures invest in?

Strong Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Industry, Online Games and Ride Sharing.

### How active is Strong Ventures?

130 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Strong Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Roboligent (Seed, Sept 2026), Unastella (Series B, Jun 2026) and REMEX Liquidation (Series B, May 2026).

### How big are Strong Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.4M.

### Does Strong Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 130 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Strong Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in South Korea (62%) and the United States (27%).

### Is Strong Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Strong Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup (14 rounds together), 500 Global (9 rounds together) and Goodwater Capital (9 rounds together).

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