# Investors from South Korea in the United States (2026 list)

> 62 investors from South Korea in the United States, 95% active in the last 12 months. Led by Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup, Altos Ventures, Hashed.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-from-south-korea-in-united-states (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Investors from South Korea in the United States

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms based in South Korea that we have watched in a round raised by a company in the United States in the last two years. The investors who already make this crossing, ranked by how many of those rounds they joined.

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**62** investors on the list No change this week

**350** cheques in 12 months *-41%* against the market

**$11M** median round they joined *+32%* against the market median

**95%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**39%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by rounds in the United States, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (25)

- 1 [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **16 of 597** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 2 [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **16 of 230** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 3 [Hashed](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hashed) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **12 of 174** **$6.9M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 4 [Kakao Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kakao-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **11 of 165** **$3.6M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 5 [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **10 of 205** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [BonAngels Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bon-angels) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **10 of 125** **$4.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 7 [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **9 of 298** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 8 [NAVER D2SF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naver-d2sf) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **9 of 74** **$4.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 9 [KB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kb-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **7 of 214** **$7.5M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 10 [Bluepoint Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluepoint) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **7 of 91** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 11 [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **6 of 99** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 12 [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **5 of 136** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [Smilegate Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smilegate-investment) *Deploying now* Growth equity · South Korea **5 of 122** **$5.4M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 14 [Premier Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premier-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **5 of 78** **$15M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 15 [Mashup Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mashup-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **5 of 26** **$1.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 16 [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **4 of 108** **$4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **4 of 100** **$3.3M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 18 [DSC Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dsc-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **4 of 86** **$7.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [InterVest Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intervest-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **4 of 72** **$12M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 20 [CRIT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crit-ventures-inc) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **4 of 48** **$5.2M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen
- 21 [Hanwha Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hanwha-asset-management) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **4 of 7** **$225M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Capstone Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capstone-partners-co-ltd) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **3 of 129** **$5.2M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 23 [Samsung Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-venture-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **3 of 104** **$5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 24 [Lotte Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lotte-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **3 of 76** **$2.1M** median round **Jan 2026** last seen
- 25 [LB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lb-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · South Korea **3 of 72** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen

**37 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **6** Nov **[URobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/urobotics)** Series A · $30M *With* [Aju IB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aju-ib-investment)
- **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 **[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 *Led by* [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp)
- **3** Nov **[MOVIN](https://millionrounds.com/company/movin)** Series A · $7.6M *Led by* [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp)

## Stages This Year

204 rounds

- Venture **24%**
- Series A **17%**
- Seed **17%**
- Series B **9%**
- Grant **6%**
- Other **26%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **73**
- Big Data & Analytics **16**
- Biotech **15**
- Healthcare **13**
- Hardware & Electronics **12**
- Consumer Apps **10**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

153 Q1 25

110 Q2 25

167 Q3 25

209 Q4 25

116 Q1 26

57 Q2 26

47 Q3 26

41 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Quick answers about investors from South Korea in the United States

### Who are the most active investors from South Korea in the United States?

By rounds in the United States, the most active are Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup, Altos Ventures, Hashed, Kakao Ventures and Korea Development Bank.

### How many investors from South Korea in the United States are there?

62 are on record. 95% made an investment in the last 12 months and 39% have led a round.

### Which stages do investors from South Korea in the United States back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (25%) and Seed (25%).

### How big are the rounds investors from South Korea in the United States join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $5.4M.

### Which sectors do investors from South Korea in the United States back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Big Data & Analytics and Biotech.

### Which investors from South Korea in the United States lead the most rounds?

Altos Ventures (5 led), IMM Investment (4 led) and Hashed (3 led).

### Where are investors from South Korea in the United States based?

Most of the leading investors here are based in South Korea (25 of the top 25).

### What have investors from South Korea in the United States invested in recently?

Recent rounds include URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Aju IB Investment), Thermit (Seed, Nov 2026, with Mashup Ventures) and Nums AI (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Korea Investment Partners).

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