# Investors in South Korea (2026 list) > 158 investors in South Korea, 94% active in the last 12 months. Led by 500 Global, Plug and Play, Google for Startups. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-south-korea (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors in South Korea Updated 26 October 2026 Firms observed in a round raised by a company in South Korea in the last two years, wherever the firm itself is based. What matters to a founder is who writes cheques into their market. [See all 158 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-in-south-korea)The top 25 **158** investors on the list *+22* this week **2,045** cheques in 12 months *-27%* against the market **$9.8M** median round they joined *+23%* against the market median **94%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **31%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,557** **$5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Google for Startups](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-for-startups) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **811** **$1.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 4 [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **765** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Antler](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **723** **$1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 6 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **647** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 7 [Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tips-program) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **597** **$2.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 8 [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **526** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 9 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **494** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Global Brain Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-brain-corporation) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **480** **$7.6M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 11 [SBI Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbi-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · Japan **330** **$8.7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 12 [Animoca Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/animoca-brands) *Deploying now* Accelerator · Hong Kong SAR China **317** **$5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 13 [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **310** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **305** **$7.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 15 [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **305** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **295** **$8M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 17 [Legend Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/legend-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · China **287** **$26M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **278** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **262** **$7M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 20 [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **230** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 21 [Sting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **219** **$1.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 22 [KB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kb-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **214** **$7.5M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen - 23 [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **210** **$6.5M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 24 [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **203** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Japan **200** **$10M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen **133 more on this list** Login free to see all 158, filter by stage, sector and market, and keep the ones that fit. [See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-in-south-korea) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **26** Oct **네이션에이** Series A *With* [KDB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdb) - **25** Oct **[Biomee](https://millionrounds.com/company/biomee)** Series B *With* [Scale Up Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-up-partners) - **24** Oct **[Necta Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/necta-group)** Seed · $5M *Led by* [Portal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portal-ventures) - **23** Oct **[RhymeQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhymeq)** Pre-seed · $2.2M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - **23** Oct **[Trior](https://millionrounds.com/company/trior)** Series C · $25M *With* [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) - **23** Oct **네이션에이** Series A *With* [KDB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kdb) ## Stages This Year 1,632 rounds - Seed **23%** - Venture **22%** - Series A **16%** - Series B **8%** - Pre-seed **7%** - Other **25%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **633** - Fintech **97** - Biotech **93** - Healthcare **87** - Big Data & Analytics **79** - Financial Services **67** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 671 Q1 25 674 Q2 25 734 Q3 25 817 Q4 25 630 Q1 26 455 Q2 26 362 Q3 26 71 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors in United States 5,562](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-united-states) - [Investors in United Kingdom 1,828](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-united-kingdom) - [Investors in Germany 870](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-germany) - [Investors in Canada 836](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-canada) - [Investors in Australia 820](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-australia) - [Investors in France 745](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-france) - [Investors in India 580](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-india) - [Investors in Brazil 571](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-brazil) - [Investors in Netherlands 567](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-netherlands) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors in South Korea ### Who are the most active investors in South Korea? By cheques observed, the most active are 500 Global, Plug and Play, Google for Startups, Insight Partners and Antler. ### How many investors in South Korea are there? 158 are on record. 94% made an investment in the last 12 months and 31% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors in South Korea back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (32%) and Series A (23%). ### How big are the rounds investors in South Korea join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.5M. ### Which sectors do investors in South Korea back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Biotech. ### Which investors in South Korea lead the most rounds? Insight Partners (43 led), Headline (23 led) and B Capital (14 led). ### Where are investors in South Korea based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), South Korea (5) and Japan (3). ### What have investors in South Korea invested in recently? Recent rounds include 네이션에이 (Series A, Oct 2026, with KDB), Biomee (Series B, Oct 2026, with Scale Up Partners) and Necta Group (Seed, Oct 2026, with Portal Ventures). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)