
Investments
171Portfolio Exits
10Funds
4Partners & Customers
1About Atinum Investment
Atinum Investment (KOSDAQ: 021080) is a South Korea-based company principally engaged in the venture investment business. It mainly invests in information technology (IT) and communication, renewable and energy, bio and life science, materials and components, as well as media and content sectors. Atinum Investment was founded in 1988 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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Latest Atinum Investment News
Sep 27, 2023
XL8 , a San Jose, CA-based deep-tech startup specializing in AI-powered machine translation technology, closed $7.5m Series A funding round. The round, which brought total fundraising thus far to $11.5m, was led by KB Investment with participation from existing investor Atinum Investment. The company intends to use the funds to enhance product offerings and further develop the core platform business, including leveraging generative AI capabilities into its proprietary AI technologies, facilitate global reach through international expansion into Europe, the Middle East, as well as further expansion throughout the Americas. Founded in 2019 and led by Tim Jung, CEO, and Josh Pine, Chief Revenue Officer, XL8 provides AI-powered machine translation (MT) solutions specially optimized for media content. Its technology aims to enable efficient workflows by providing: in-line editing, automated media transcription with time coding, automated subtitling, synthesized voice dubbing, real-time meeting interpretation, and live subtitling. Its specialized translation engines have been built from the ground up utilizing professionally trained, human-perfected subtitles curated from media industry’s content producers. Since its inception, XL8 has surpassed translating 800,000 hours of content and more than 2.2 billion words, and currently supports more than 45 languages. The company has already initiated its global market expansion earlier this year into the UK, Turkey, and the UAE. Beyond media and entertainment, XL8 aims to build partnerships and integrate solutions with companies in diverse industries that require localization, including live broadcasts, e-commerce, call centers, and live events and conferences. FinSMEs
Atinum Investment Investments
171 Investments
Atinum Investment has made 171 investments. Their latest investment was in Rapport Labs as part of their Series B - II on July 7, 2023.

Atinum Investment Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/31/2023 | Series B - II | Rapport Labs | $27.41M | No | 2 | |
7/28/2023 | Series A | Blackstorm Company | $11.75M | Yes | 4 | |
7/24/2023 | Series B | IMBiologics | $15.64M | No | Ad Partners, Atinum Investment, CJ Investment, KB Investment, KINGO Investment Partners, LSK Investment, Partners Investment, Prodigy Investment, Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Venture Investment, Solidus Investment, TIMEFOLIO Asset Management, Woori Bank, Wooshin Venture Investment, and Yuanta Securities Korea | 1 |
6/29/2023 | Series A | |||||
5/30/2023 | Bridge |
Date | 7/31/2023 | 7/28/2023 | 7/24/2023 | 6/29/2023 | 5/30/2023 |
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Round | Series B - II | Series A | Series B | Series A | Bridge |
Company | Rapport Labs | Blackstorm Company | IMBiologics | ||
Amount | $27.41M | $11.75M | $15.64M | ||
New? | No | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Ad Partners, Atinum Investment, CJ Investment, KB Investment, KINGO Investment Partners, LSK Investment, Partners Investment, Prodigy Investment, Shinhan Capital, Shinhan Venture Investment, Solidus Investment, TIMEFOLIO Asset Management, Woori Bank, Wooshin Venture Investment, and Yuanta Securities Korea | ||||
Sources | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Atinum Investment Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
Atinum Investment has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was WATCHA on December 05, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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12/5/2022 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
11/7/2022 | Acq - Pending | 2 | |||
5/17/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 12/5/2022 | 11/7/2022 | 5/17/2021 | ||
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Exit | Corporate Majority | Acq - Pending | Acquired | ||
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Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Atinum Investment Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Atinum Investment acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Bunjang on January 16, 2020.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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1/16/2020 | Other Venture Capital | $139.14M | Acq - Fin | 7 |
Date | 1/16/2020 |
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Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $139.14M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 7 |
Atinum Investment Fund History
4 Fund Histories
Atinum Investment has 4 funds, including KoFC-Atinum Pioneer Champ 2010-16 Venture Capital Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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8/31/2010 | KoFC-Atinum Pioneer Champ 2010-16 Venture Capital Fund | Secondary Direct/Portfolio | Closed | $21.7M | 1 |
Atinum Growth Investment Association 2020 | |||||
Atinum Growth Investment Fund | |||||
Atinum Growth Investment Association 2023 |
Closing Date | 8/31/2010 | |||
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Fund | KoFC-Atinum Pioneer Champ 2010-16 Venture Capital Fund | Atinum Growth Investment Association 2020 | Atinum Growth Investment Fund | Atinum Growth Investment Association 2023 |
Fund Type | Secondary Direct/Portfolio | |||
Status | Closed | |||
Amount | $21.7M | |||
Sources | 1 |
Atinum Investment Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Atinum Investment has 1 strategic partners and customers. Atinum Investment recently partnered with Bio Design Lab on .
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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Partner | South Korea |
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Country | South Korea |
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Atinum Investment Team
4 Team Members
Atinum Investment has 4 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, Gi-Cheon Shin.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Gi-Cheon Shin | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Gi-Cheon Shin | |||
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Title | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Status | Current |