Investments
273Portfolio Exits
14Funds
8Partners & Customers
3About Kakao Ventures
Kakao Ventures is Kakao's corporate investment arm. The firm invests in all things mobile, ranging from mobile services and games, to deep tech. Its focus has been on the seed stage to growth stage startups. K Cube Ventures also invests in startups before product launch, service conception or even during team building stage.
Want to inform investors similar to Kakao Ventures about your company?
Submit your Analyst Briefing to get in front of investors, customers, and partners on CB Insights’ platform.
Research containing Kakao Ventures
Get data-driven expert analysis from the CB Insights Intelligence Unit.
CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Kakao Ventures in 2 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Aug 6, 2020.
Latest Kakao Ventures News
Mar 8, 2023
In January 2023, Business Canvas attracted a cumulative investment of 12.3 billion won from Sui Generis Shinhan Venture Investment, Infobank, Kakao Ventures, and Shinhan Capital. The latest investment is expected to support the company’s plans to launch new products and services, including generative AI-related products that match consumers’ preferences. Business Canvas is the creator of Typed, a document tool used by global users in 184 countries, which received the ‘Product of the Day’ recognition on the popular software ranking site ‘Product Hunt’ last year. With the successful attraction of the A2 investment, Business Canvas plans to accelerate its expansion into the global market through talent recruitment and establishing a global base in the second half of 2023. Sui Generis CEO Kim Han-jae, who led the additional investment multi-closing after the 1st A2 round, said, “In addition to the new products and services that Business Canvas is currently preparing to launch, the results of research and development of generative AI-related products that match the consumer’s eye level and confidence is the background that led to the multi-closing.” Kim Tae-young, head of finance at Business Canvas, said, “In addition to Typed, which was previously introduced, products and services the company is preparing to launch have received good reviews from investors.” What’s your thoughts?
Kakao Ventures Investments
273 Investments
Kakao Ventures has made 273 investments. Their latest investment was in Medithings as part of their Bridge on March 3, 2023.
Kakao Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/22/2023 | Bridge | Medithings | Yes | D.CAMP, and Kakao Ventures | 2 | |
2/16/2023 | Seed VC - II | Moyo | $2.33M | No | 1 | |
1/17/2023 | Bridge | Hilokal | Yes | 5 | ||
1/9/2023 | Series A | |||||
1/2/2023 | Seed VC - IV |
Date | 3/22/2023 | 2/16/2023 | 1/17/2023 | 1/9/2023 | 1/2/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Bridge | Seed VC - II | Bridge | Series A | Seed VC - IV |
Company | Medithings | Moyo | Hilokal | ||
Amount | $2.33M | ||||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | D.CAMP, and Kakao Ventures | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Kakao Ventures Portfolio Exits
14 Portfolio Exits
Kakao Ventures has 14 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Kasa on March 15, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/15/2023 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
2/14/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
12/5/2022 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
Kakao Ventures Fund History
8 Fund Histories
Kakao Ventures has 8 funds, including KIF-Kakao Woori Bank Finance Technology Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/18/2017 | KIF-Kakao Woori Bank Finance Technology Fund | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $70.73M | 1 |
5/29/2017 | K Cube NEO Fund | ||||
3/7/2016 | Kakao Game Growth Share Fund | ||||
3/7/2016 | Kakao Sharing Games Growth Fund | ||||
12/18/2015 | Kakao Digital Contents Fund |
Closing Date | 12/18/2017 | 5/29/2017 | 3/7/2016 | 3/7/2016 | 12/18/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | KIF-Kakao Woori Bank Finance Technology Fund | K Cube NEO Fund | Kakao Game Growth Share Fund | Kakao Sharing Games Growth Fund | Kakao Digital Contents Fund |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $70.73M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Kakao Ventures Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
Kakao Ventures has 3 strategic partners and customers. Kakao Ventures recently partnered with CONNECTEVE on August 8, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/1/2022 | Partner | South Korea | |||
1/1/2022 | Partner | ||||
3/14/2021 | Partner |
Date | 8/1/2022 | 1/1/2022 | 3/14/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | South Korea | ||
News Snippet | |||
Sources |
Kakao Ventures Team
2 Team Members
Kakao Ventures has 2 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, ShinA Chung.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
ShinA Chung | Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | ShinA Chung | |
|---|---|---|
Work History | ||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | |
Status | Current |
Discover the right solution for your team
The CB Insights tech market intelligence platform analyzes millions of data points on vendors, products, partnerships, and patents to help your team find their next technology solution.