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16

Portfolio Exits

1

Funds

2

About Saehan Venture Capital

Saehan Venture Capital is an investment firm based in South Korea.

Headquarters Location

Seoul,

South Korea

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AWS to support Korean startups with Generative AI Accelerator

Aug 8, 2023

The Korea Times Posted : 2023-08-08 15:52 Updated : 2023-08-08 16:02 Luke Anderson, managing director of Generative AI and Machine Learning at AWS APJ, speaks during a press conference at AWS Korea's headquarters in Seoul, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Baek Byung-yeul By Baek Byung-yeul Amazon Web Services (AWS) will help Korean AI startups grow with its Generative AI Accelerator, a program that combines powerful AI tools with business, technical mentors and experts, the global-leading cloud computing service provider said Tuesday. Luke Anderson, managing director of Generative AI and Machine Learning at AWS APJ, said AWS Korea will launch a six-week-long AI startup accelerator program in cooperation with local venture capitals ― Saehan Venture Capital and KB Investment to help creative Korean companies grow with AWS' superior AI technology and accelerator programs. Startups participating in the AWS Generative AI Accelerator program will receive up to $200,000 in AWS credit in addition to a variety of technical support. AWS has been offering various support tools to better help customers in the field of generative AI, which has been recognized as a game changer in the IT industry. They are AWS Bedrock, a tool that allows customers to create generative AI services on the cloud computing service, and AWS SageMaker JumpStart, a tool that can be used for machine learning. "We want to be the easiest place to build foundational models in the world," Anderson said. "Also, we want to be the most performance-focused one. As you are seeing from the rise in generative AI applications, performance is going to be key both in terms of training as well as inferencing the models. The third one is we want to build and help our customers build generative AI-powered applications. And finally, one of the biggest things we hear from our customers is flexibility and choice. There won't be one model to rule them all. It is going to be a combination of multiple foundation models to deliver the awesome outcomes." Generative AI is powered by machine learning models, often referred to as foundational models (FM), which are very large models with massive amounts of data. According to global market research firm CB Insights, global generative AI investment in 2021 was about $1.15 billion, and capital investment in generative AI startups globally was over $2.65 billion in 2022, proving that this sector shows no signs of slowing. "With its global-leading digital infrastructure, creative cultural genes, sophisticated user base and top-notch AI professionals, Korea is well positioned to become a key region for generative AI," Kim Yoon, a partner at Saehan Venture Capital said. "We will work with creative entrepreneurs to develop and nurture innovative applications and services that will transform both the digital and analog worlds."

Saehan Venture Capital Investments

16 Investments

Saehan Venture Capital has made 16 investments. Their latest investment was in Katcher's as part of their Series A on July 7, 2022.

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Saehan Venture Capital Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

7/25/2022

Series A

Katcher's

$9.91M

Yes

2

6/10/2022

Series A

YJ Cerapeutics

$5.46M

Yes

1

6/2/2022

Series B

Doctornow

$32.1M

No

3

1/18/2022

Seed VC

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$99M

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10

1/5/2022

Series A

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$99M

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10

Date

7/25/2022

6/10/2022

6/2/2022

1/18/2022

1/5/2022

Round

Series A

Series A

Series B

Seed VC

Series A

Company

Katcher's

YJ Cerapeutics

Doctornow

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Amount

$9.91M

$5.46M

$32.1M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

No

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Co-Investors

Sources

2

1

3

10

10

Saehan Venture Capital Portfolio Exits

1 Portfolio Exit

Saehan Venture Capital has 1 portfolio exit. Their latest portfolio exit was Syntekabio on December 17, 2019.

Date

Exit

Companies

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Acquirer

Sources

12/17/2019

IPO

$99M

Public

2

Date

12/17/2019

Exit

IPO

Companies

Valuation

$99M

Acquirer

Public

Sources

2

Saehan Venture Capital Fund History

2 Fund Histories

Saehan Venture Capital has 2 funds, including SAEHAN Venture Fund 2.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

6/13/2008

SAEHAN Venture Fund 2

Multi-Stage Venture Capital

Closed

$5.53M

1

8/23/2006

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Closing Date

6/13/2008

8/23/2006

Fund

SAEHAN Venture Fund 2

mvpc 13 investment fund

Fund Type

Multi-Stage Venture Capital

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Status

Closed

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Amount

$5.53M

Sources

1

10

Saehan Venture Capital Team

1 Team Member

Saehan Venture Capital has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, Jung Woo Lee.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Jung Woo Lee

Chief Executive Officer

Current

Name

Jung Woo Lee

Work History

Title

Chief Executive Officer

Status

Current

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