Investments abroad · VC firm · South Korea
Kakao Ventures' investments in the United States
Kakao Ventures, based in South Korea, has backed 17 startups in the United States in rounds we track, $216M between them, grouped by their main sector.
AI
11
Funding by segment
- AI$66M11
- Biotech$83M2
- Healthtech$7.5M2
- Edtech$60M2
Where they are based
- United States17$216M
United StatesFounded
6 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M12
- $10M to $50M3
- $50M to $250M2
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
11 of 17 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States17
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
AI
11 startups · $66M raised
LinqAlphaLinqAlpha is an AI-native company based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in automated financial research for global public markets.United States$29M
Contoro RoboticsContoro Robotics is an Austin-based startup focused on automating the unloading of floor-loaded shipping containers and trailers uUnited States$14M
CochlCochl is a deep-tech startup making a foundation model for sound AI.United States$5.0M- BBinaryVRUnited States$4.9M
BlueSpace.aiBlueSpace.ai is an autonomous driving software company based in Silicon Valley, founded in 2019.United States$3.5M
TzafonTzafon is an AI research and development company dedicated to advancing machine intelligence through scalable systems and multimodal models.United States$3.0M
ArgoArGo is an India-based blockchain company that offers serverless application deployment and decentralized hosting services for businesses.United States$2.5M
RunbearRunbear is an AI-based IT operation automation service provider.United States$1.8M
Healthtech
2 startups · $7.5M raised
Intelon OpticsIntelon Optics is a medical device company founded in 2011, specializing in advanced non-contact biomechanical imaging solutions fUnited States$5.9M
KompassKompass is a coaching company that provides leadership development coaching services.United States$1.6M
Edtech
2 startups · $60M raised
- MPMivera ProjectUnited States$57M
Minerva ProjectMinerva Project is designed to prepare students for leadership and innovation, combining liberal arts and sciences curriculum.United States$3.1M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Kakao Ventures as an investor and is based in United States. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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