# Investors based in Seoul (2026 list) > 380 investors based in Seoul, 12% active in the last 12 months. Led by Korea Investment Partners, Korea Development Bank, Hashed. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-seoul (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors based in Seoul Updated 7 November 2026 Firms with an address in Seoul. A head office is a fact about the firm; where it invests is on its own page. [See all 380 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-seoul)The top 25 **380** investors on the list No change this week **196** cheques in 12 months *-41%* against the market **$9.4M** median round they joined *+18%* against the market median **12%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **5%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (22) - 1 [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **298** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 2 [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **205** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Hashed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hashed) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **174** **$6.9M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 4 [Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **129** **$5.2M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 5 [BonAngels Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bon-angels) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **125** **$4.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 6 [Smilegate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smilegate-investment) *Deploying now* Growth equity · South Korea **122** **$5.4M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 7 [Industrial Bank of Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrial-bank-of-korea) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **119** **$6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Hana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hana-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · South Korea **102** **$6.2M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 9 [SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **100** **$3.3M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 10 [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **99** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [Premier Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premier-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **78** **$15M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 12 [Lotte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lotte-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **76** **$2.1M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen - 13 [NAVER D2SF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naver-d2sf) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **74** **$4.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [InterVest Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intervest-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **72** **$12M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen - 15 [LB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lb-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · South Korea **72** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 16 [Partners Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **72** **$9.3M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 17 [Aju IB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aju-ib-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **68** **$9.3M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Softbank Korea](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-korea) dormant VC firm · South Korea **62** **$18M** median round **Dec 2019** last seen - 19 [Stonebridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonebridge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **59** **$9.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [Atinum Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atinum-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **58** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 21 [Coolidge Corner Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coolidge-corner-investment) quiet VC firm · South Korea **29** **$458K** median round **Dec 2014** last seen - 22 [Stonebridge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stonebridge-capital) quiet Private equity · South Korea **28** **$1.4M** median round **Aug 2014** last seen - 23 [Mashup Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mashup-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **26** **$1.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Company K Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/company-k-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **10** **$44M** median round **May 2026** last seen - 25 [LG Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lg-electronics) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · South Korea **9** **$29M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **355 more on this list** All 380 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-seoul) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[URobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/urobotics)** Series A · $30M *With* [Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schmidt) - **4** Nov **[Thermit](https://millionrounds.com/company/thermit)** Seed *Led by* [Mashup Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mashup-ventures) - **4** Nov **[Nums AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/nums-ai)** Pre-seed · $1.5M *With* [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) - **3** Nov **[1ST Biotherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/1st-biotherapeutics)** Other · $7.6M *With* [Murex Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/murex-partners) - **3** Nov **[TDS Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/tds-innovation)** Pre-seed · $4.8M *Led by* [LB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lb-investment) - **3** Nov **[Muvin](https://millionrounds.com/company/muvin)** Series A *With* [NAVER D2SF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naver-d2sf) ## Stages This Year 123 rounds - Venture **24%** - Series A **17%** - Seed **16%** - Series B **13%** - Other **7%** - Other **23%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **44** - Biotech **13** - Robotics **9** - Healthcare **8** - Hardware & Electronics **8** - Big Data & Analytics **8** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 94 Q1 25 60 Q2 25 87 Q3 25 106 Q4 25 60 Q1 26 27 Q2 26 26 Q3 26 35 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors based in London 4,496](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-london) - [Investors based in CA 3,746](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-ca) - [Investors based in NY 3,658](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-ny) - [Investors based in WA 2,473](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-wa) - [Investors based in San Francisco 2,377](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-san-francisco) - [Investors based in TX 2,250](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-tx) - [Investors based in Dubai 1,922](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-dubai) - [Investors based in Los Angeles 1,261](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-los-angeles) - [Investors based in Chicago 1,255](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-chicago) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors based in Seoul ### Who are the most active investors based in Seoul? By cheques observed, the most active are Korea Investment Partners, Korea Development Bank, Hashed, Capstone Partners and BonAngels Venture Partners. ### How many investors based in Seoul are there? 380 are on record. 12% made an investment in the last 12 months and 5% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors based in Seoul back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (25%) and Seed (24%). ### How big are the rounds investors based in Seoul join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $8M. ### Which sectors do investors based in Seoul back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Biotech and Robotics. ### Which investors based in Seoul lead the most rounds? Hashed (3 led), Korea Investment Partners (2 led) and LB Investment (2 led). ### What have investors based in Seoul invested in recently? Recent rounds include URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Schmidt), Thermit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Mashup Ventures) and Nums AI (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Korea Investment Partners). ### How is this list of investors based in Seoul ranked? By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night. Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)