# Series A investors in South Korea (2026 list)

> 53 series A investors in South Korea, 98% active in the last 12 months. Led by Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup, Korea Investment Partners, Altos...

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# Series A investors in South Korea

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms we have watched take part in a Series A round raised by a company in South Korea in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

[See all 53 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Fseries-a-investors-in-south-korea)The top 25

**53** investors on the list *+19* this week

**319** cheques in 12 months *-34%* against the market

**$9.3M** median round they joined *+16%* against the market median

**98%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**30%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (24)

- 1 [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
- 2 [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **298** **$8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **230** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 4 [Sting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sting) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **219** **$1.5M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 5 [KB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kb-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **214** **$7.5M** median round **Apr 2026** last seen
- 6 [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) *Deploying now* Government · South Korea **205** **$12M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **137** **$1.8M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 8 [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **136** **$4.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **136** **$14M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 10 [Strong Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/strong-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **130** **$2.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 11 [BonAngels Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bon-angels) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **125** **$4.3M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 12 [Mirae Asset Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mirae-asset-venture-investment) *Deploying now* Fund of funds · South Korea **113** **$9.1M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 13 [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **108** **$4M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 14 [SBVA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sbva) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **99** **$11M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [Bluepoint Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluepoint) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **91** **$1.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 16 [HB Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hb-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **76** **$9.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 17 [NAVER D2SF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naver-d2sf) *Deploying now* Accelerator · South Korea **74** **$4.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [Partners Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **72** **$9.3M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 19 [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
- 20 [Shorooq Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shorooq-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Arab Emirates **66** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 21 [Primer Sazze Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sazze-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **63** **$4.4M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Atinum Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atinum-investment) *Deploying now* VC firm · South Korea **58** **$11M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 23 [SL Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sl-investment) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **46** **$7.3M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen
- 24 [Voyager Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/voyager-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **39** **$8.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 25 [Scale-Up Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-up) quiet VC firm · Brazil **16** **$15M** median round **Nov 2025** last seen

**28 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 *Led by* [Kiwoom Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kiwoom-investment)
- **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)
- **4** Nov **[Journify](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)** Series A · $12M *With* [Shorooq Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shorooq-partners)
- **3** Nov **[TDS Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/tds-innovation)** Pre-seed · $4.8M *With* [FuturePlay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/futureplay)
- **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

215 rounds

- Venture **23%**
- Series A **20%**
- Seed **18%**
- Series B **11%**
- Grant **7%**
- Other **21%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **74**
- Biotech **18**
- Big Data & Analytics **14**
- Healthcare **12**
- Entertainment **10**
- Hardware & Electronics **10**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

119 Q1 25

103 Q2 25

132 Q3 25

175 Q4 25

102 Q1 26

50 Q2 26

32 Q3 26

63 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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- [Seed investors in United Kingdom 692](https://millionrounds.com/lists/seed-investors-in-united-kingdom)

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## Reading for founders at Series A

- Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies Reid Hoffman · 2018 3.95 from 7,118 ratings on Goodreads Scaling and operations Leading and managing Moats and competition About the book Foreword by Bill Gates LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. What entrepreneur or founder doesn’t aspire to build the next Amazon, Facebook, or… On AmazonListen on Audible
- One Page Talent Management: Eliminating Complexity, Adding Value Marc Effron · 2010 4.00 from 311 ratings on Goodreads Leading and managing Hiring and culture Scaling and operations About the book A Revolutionary Approach to Talent Management You know that winning in today’s marketplace requires top quality talent. You also know what it takes to build that talent, and you spend significant financial and human resources to make it happen. Yet somehow, your company’s… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Sales Development Playbook: Build Repeatable Pipeline and Accelerate Growth with Inside Sales Trish Bertuzzi · 2016 4.18 from 696 ratings on Goodreads First sales Hiring and culture About the book Raise your hand if your company needs more new customers. I suspect your hand is (figuratively) up. This book is about not just growth, but high-growth, explosive-growth, the kind of growth that weather satellites can see from space. The success of any business-to-business… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups Daniel Coyle · 2017 4.24 from 37,412 ratings on Goodreads Hiring and culture Leading and managing About the book What do Pixar, Google and the San Antonio Spurs basketball team have in common?The answer is that they all owe their extraordinary success to their team-building skills. In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the most effective organisations in the world and… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&stage=series_a).

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## Quick answers about series A investors in South Korea

### Who are the most active series A investors in South Korea?

By cheques observed, the most active are Korea Tech Incubator Program For Startup, Korea Investment Partners, Altos Ventures, Sting and KB Investment.

### How many series A investors in South Korea are there?

53 are on record. 98% made an investment in the last 12 months and 30% have led a round.

### Which stages do series A investors in South Korea back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (28%) and Seed (25%).

### How big are the rounds series A investors in South Korea join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $7.5M.

### Which sectors do series A investors in South Korea back most?

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

### Which series A investors in South Korea lead the most rounds?

Altos Ventures (5 led), IMM Investment (4 led) and Korea Investment Partners (2 led).

### Where are series A investors in South Korea based?

Among the most active, most are based in South Korea (17), the United States (6) and the United Arab Emirates (1).

### What have series A investors in South Korea invested in recently?

Recent rounds include URobotics (Series A, Nov 2026, with Kiwoom Investment), Nums AI (Pre-seed, Nov 2026, with Korea Investment Partners) and Journify (Series A, Nov 2026, with Shorooq Partners).

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